Everything Christian Koloko

[golden]

Hmm. A professional athlete is deciding between LA and Toronto. Nothing to see here.

[The Great One]

Who cares.

[LJ2]

He can sign with a young and developing team which he could have a future with or with the Lakers which will discard him at LeBrons whim. Hmmm

[planetmars]

Lakers have 15 guys signed to deals, and are only $45K from the second apron. So if they waive a guy like Maxwell Lewis or Cam Reddish and even give Koloko the minimum they will be over the second apron.

I just can't see him going there.

But yeah would be pretty crappy to lose him.

[Primer]

Who cares.

Everyone in this thread. You've got the memory of a pigeon. Koloko looked great his rookie season. Without the blood clot issue he's our backup C and maybe good enough we could deal Poeltl.

[Shredder]

I'm pretty sure Koloko is a clutch athlete. This sounds like a stretch to get a few more dollars out of either the Clippers or the Raptors. As planetmars said the Lakers are so close to the second apron that I don't see them doing so for Koloko. But stranger things have happened.

I sure hope we can nab him. He proved in his rookie season we needed a proper 5. If there was a Jak trade that made sense, it would make watching the season a little more enjoyable given that we still have a true 5 on the floor. Even if we don't he always looked like a mobile big that could really excel in today's game.

[SkywalkerAC]

Lakers are a team that could legitimately start him if they want AD at the 4. He just has to take less money…

[LJ2]

Lakers are a team that could legitimately start him if they want AD at the 4. He just has to take less money…

Lakers aren't going g to start a guy with one rookie season under his belt that is coming off zero basketball after being away from the game due to health concerns.

Koloko is probably going to be really bad at basketball for a while. He needs development which Raps would be perfect for....if they'll even want him.

[The Great One]

Everyone in this thread. You've got the memory of a pigeon. Koloko looked great his rookie season. Without the blood clot issue he's our backup C and maybe good enough we could deal Poeltl.

He looked so great that he was their 3rd/4th big. Lol. He was a foul machine. Didn't have any offensive skill.

You're talking like he's Hakeem Olajuwon. Smh. He was drafted in the 2nd round for a reason. Most second round picks don't turn into rotation players. Y'all need to stop this lovefest with mediocre players. The standard has to be higher.

[Primer]

He looked so great that he was their 3rd/4th big. Lol. He was a foul machine. Didn't have any offensive skill.

You're talking like he's Hakeem Olajuwon. Smh. He was drafted in the 2nd round for a reason. Most second round picks don't turn into rotation players. Y'all need to stop this lovefest with mediocre players. The standard has to be higher.

Yep, your memory is shit.

He played 14 mpg and even started 19 games. That is really good for a rookie and more than a 3rd or 4th big plays.

Rookie big men have foul trouble, that is normal.

Koloko is an excellent shot blocker, he'd be among league leaders if he got consistent minutes. His defensive impact numbers were great.

How does saying he looked good his rookie year mean I'm talking like he's Hakeem? Smh.

Players selected at the top of the 2nd end up being good all the time.

You're hyped on Mogbo (also a 2nd round pick) and Koloko is a way better prospect.

[The Great One]

Yep, your memory is shit.

He played 14 mpg and even started 19 games. That is really good for a rookie and more than a 3rd or 4th big plays.

Rookie big men have foul trouble, that is normal.

Koloko is an excellent shot blocker, he'd be among league leaders if he got consistent minutes. His defensive impact numbers were great.

How does saying he looked good his rookie year mean I'm talking like he's Hakeem? Smh.

Players selected at the top of the 2nd end up being good all the time.

You're hyped on Mogbo (also a 2nd round pick) and Koloko is a way better prospect.

You're really going to argue whether a player is good or not with me again? how did it worked out last time(Nwora?).

I don't give a shit about stats. I told you this a long time ago when you kept bringing up Nwora's numbers in Milwaukee and Indy as to why he's a rotation player.

As for my "memory" Birch and Precious were the two bigs going into that season. Boucher played the 4 and the 5....so yeah Koloko was their 3rd/4th big. And yes, Koloko started 19 whatever games for them. Why? because Birch was absolute dogshit and Nurse preferred Precious and Boucher coming off the bench. Koloko was the ONLY option.

Koloko is a way better prospect than Mogbo? you wanna bet on this?

[The Great One]

Last thing, second round picks don't excite me because MOST of these guys don't turn into rotation players. The last Raptor second round pick that excite me was Norman Powell in 2016. I can't find the thread but I'm pretty sure I created the Everything Norman Powell thread as I was very excited about that pick.

As for this year's second round picks, not sure about the other guy but I think Mogbo is going to be a rotation player this season.

[BrydenB]

Koloko at one point was mocked as high as 18 on his draft. He had a promising rookie season and was looking like he was developing a 3 ball too. He would absolutely be the backup C this year. It would be a big blow to the team in terms of young prospects on the roster if he were to go elsewhere

[LJ2]

Meh if he goes somewhere else I don't think it will be a big deal. He's probably going to spend half a season just getting into basketball shape and catching up on all the development he missed out on while recovering. He'd spend the year with 905.

[Primer]

You're really going to argue whether a player is good or not with me again? how did it worked out last time(Nwora?).

I don't give a shit about stats. I told you this a long time ago when you kept bringing up Nwora's numbers in Milwaukee and Indy as to why he's a rotation player.

As for my "memory" Birch and Precious were the two bigs going into that season. Boucher played the 4 and the 5....so yeah Koloko was their 3rd/4th big. And yes, Koloko started 19 whatever games for them. Why? because Birch was absolute dogshit and Nurse preferred Precious and Boucher coming off the bench. Koloko was the ONLY option.

Koloko is a way better prospect than Mogbo? you wanna bet on this?

Yeah, love to. I'm fairly sure Mogbo is a G League guy. 6'6 C who can't shoot. Koloko is an NBA C, hence why several teams are rumored to sign him.

Also your memory still sucks ass. We started Pascal/Scottie at C to begin the season and Koloko was getting 15mpg off the bench in game 1, 19 minutes in game 2, he was used as backup C out of the gate. Birch was usually a DNP and never started once, he played 20 games and averaged 8mpg. Then we used Koloko as a starter when Scottie got hurt. What do you call the player who gets a start when the starter is injured? Oh yeah, the backup. He also wasn't a foul machine. Averaged 2.2 PF per game, which is less than Poeltl did as a rookie playing less minutes.