2021-2022 17 TIME WORLD CHAMPION Los Angeles Lakers Thread

Originally posted by 49erKing:
And tbh, even though this trade was shady af, as a basketball fan I am very intrigued by what happens in the West. I would love to see the new-look Warriors face off against the new-look Lakers and the winner take on the Thunder in the WCF.

I don't even know what happened with this trade...So many damn reports on it, but nobody with notoriety has called this some conspiracy theory, there's some good ones out there, and I think the truth lies somewhere in between. But ya it does seem hard to understand how this was a legit trade though lol.

Why didn't other teams get notified about this? If you are the Mavs, you would want to leak news that Luka might be available. This was a steal the Lakers got. They could've got a lot more from other teams. I'm not gonna complain tho

Originally posted by 49erKing:

Originally posted by 4ML:

Originally posted by 49erKing:

Originally posted by 4ML:
Lebron James!

This trade has saved me so much time. I can watch both Bron & Don play basketball at the same time!

TY TY TY Mavs for this trade!

Thank the Celtics. The ass whoopin they laid on dongcic and the mavs in last year's finals no doubt was one of the underlying reasons behind the stupid-ass trade :)

eh...more to do with mavericks with dumb & scared to pay supermax contract to someone who doesn't keep in shape.

Who knows really. After what Clay Bennett did to the Seattle Sonics, I would not be surprised if Mavs ownership are intent on moving to Vegas per that other theory. And yes, Luka's conditioning during the Finals was exposed as Jaylen Brown shut him down defensively when it mattered most :)

Luka was also injured in the finals but yes - those injuries are bc of poor conditioning and it has long been exposed - it wasn't anything new, to be fair.

Originally posted by GoreGoreGore:
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/QAWnMa2pd0

That's pretty funny lol.

Also 4ml, you ever check Nick Young's and Gilberts arena show/podcast? It's entertaining as hell and a lot of wild stories they share.

Check out some of their YouTube Shorts

Haha yea I've heard dwade tell that story before lol.

I've seen their show before. It's pretty entertaining. Short on time these days with the baby but I see clips of it on twitter from time to time. Those guys are wild. I don't believe half the things they say though lol

Originally posted by GoreGoreGore:
I don't even know what happened with this trade...So many damn reports on it, but nobody with notoriety has called this some conspiracy theory, there's some good ones out there, and I think the truth lies somewhere in between. But ya it does seem hard to understand how this was a legit trade though lol.

Why didn't other teams get notified about this? If you are the Mavs, you would want to leak news that Luka might be available. This was a steal the Lakers got. They could've got a lot more from other teams. I'm not gonna complain tho

I think if Luka finds out he is being traded - he would dictate where he will go with 1 year left on the contract and then that deal would be more like 4 draft picks and swaps and couple young players and Pels are a good example of how that blows up in your face.

Originally posted by 4ML:

Originally posted by GoreGoreGore:
I don't even know what happened with this trade...So many damn reports on it, but nobody with notoriety has called this some conspiracy theory, there's some good ones out there, and I think the truth lies somewhere in between. But ya it does seem hard to understand how this was a legit trade though lol.

Why didn't other teams get notified about this? If you are the Mavs, you would want to leak news that Luka might be available. This was a steal the Lakers got. They could've got a lot more from other teams. I'm not gonna complain tho

I think if Luka finds out he is being traded - he would dictate where he will go with 1 year left on the contract and then that deal would be more like 4 draft picks and swaps and couple young players and Pels are a good example of how that blows up in your face.

Maybe he did want to go to LAL, and secretly told Nico as to not anger the fans. So Nico took the blame and a bad deal to help Lebron

Anyone know how long Reeves going to be out for?

Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:
Anyone know how long Reeves going to be out for?

It's a day to day thing.

Rui on the other hand, looks like he will be missing a few weeks.

Originally posted by GoreGoreGore:

Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:
Anyone know how long Reeves going to be out for?

It's a day to day thing.

Rui on the other hand, looks like he will be missing a few weeks.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NBATalk/s/vMTWyZSAPm

Originally posted by GoreGoreGore:
https://www.reddit.com/r/NBATalk/s/vMTWyZSAPm

another link without clicking.

Crazy how much better this team has been under JJ than Ham. It's a night and day difference when it comes to gameplans and rotation, and getting players to buy in.

If he had a legit C, I would call us favorites to win it all.

I have us #3rd in the West right now. You still gotta give the Nuggets their respect, and obviously OKC is playing really damn good. Although I like our matchup with OKC better.

Boston is going to be the problem if we make it to the finals. We won't have much of an answer for Porz, and Vando can't defend both Brown and Tatum.

Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:

Jaxson Hayes is the NUMBER 1 defensive center in the NBA since Feb 1 🔒 (102.5 DEF RTG, MIN 20+ MPG) pic.twitter.com/CwYfCjhDoM

— Basketball Forever (@bballforever_) March 4, 2025

He's been good at help defense and switching, but his lack of strength is noticeable at times. He's having a solid game so far, but Zion when he drives on him, he's got no chance.

JJ and the staff is doing a great job with their game plan, which has helped him.

As far as this game goes: ENOUGH f**kING 3s, get in the f**king paint lol