Everything 2018 Off Season

[Hotshot]

We've expressed interest in.....

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Thomas Bryant

Standing nearly 6'11 with shoes, Bryant measured a 7'6 wingspan and a 9'4.5 standing reach at the 2017 NBA Combine.

The downside: Poor defender and below average BBIQ.

[psrs1]

2014 draft was on June 26. That was 2 years away from being 2 years away. Bruno is now officially here!

In retrospect that really was a waste of a first round pick.

[saints91]

In retrospect that really was a waste of a first round pick.

Ya that was a misfire. He really swung for the fences there but besides that pick he’s had an excellent draft record

[DanH]

In retrospect that really was a waste of a first round pick.

Most late first round picks fall under that category. Nothing to worry about.

[Ebonhawke]

Rumblings are that PG13 is staying in OKC

[Ebonhawke]

A bit of schadenfreude - but wouldn't it be something if the Lakers spent all year hyping up the possibility of having two superstars join the team this offseason, and not a single one signs with them?

And you think the Raptors forum got ornery at times

[A.I]

A bit of schadenfreude - but wouldn't it be something if the Lakers spent all year hyping up the possibility of having two superstars join the team this offseason, and not a single one signs with them?

And you think the Raptors forum got ornery at times

That happens often to the Lakers. Its LA, they’re connected to every big free agent every year.

[KeonClark]

That happens often to the Lakers. Its LA, they’re connected to every big free agent every year.

People still think market matters. It rarely does. Money (which is always better with your current team), winning, co workers, family comfort..all these things rank ahead of "drooool new York & LA"

[golden]

A bit of schadenfreude - but wouldn't it be something if the Lakers spent all year hyping up the possibility of having two superstars join the team this offseason, and not a single one signs with them?

And you think the Raptors forum got ornery at times

They don’t have to do anything big this off-season because they already know that Kawhi is coming next year.

[DanH]

If the Spurs really do resist the Kawhi-LAL deal option, and with George signing elsewhere the Lakers grab Cousins to go with LBJ - I wonder if the Lakers would trade for DeMar using their bevy of picks/prospects if the Raps take Deng's salary. Would be a questionable fit - but the Lakers don't seem too worried about fit - their stated intention is landing big stars, not building a good team, and DeMar fits that mold. And it would be nice to see DeMar head to LA to be closer to family (which is part of the reason behind my previous LAC suggestion as well).

[DanH]

They don’t have to do anything big this off-season because they already know that Kawhi is coming next year.

If they want to land LeBron this summer, they most certainly do have to do other big stuff this summer.

[Jclaw]

Woj is bombing

[Ebonhawke]

Page 147 of the offseason thread, and free agency is only just about to open

[Scraptor]

This is an excellent example of why you have to take a risk and swing for the fences sometimes. The Thunder caught some heat for gambling on a one-year rental, but now they get Paul George for a couple more years.

Same situation applies to Kawhi except with the added uncertainty of the injury.

If we really believe that this is a first class organization and that our five years of winning culture matters, we should be going hard after Kawhi.

[007]

George staying in OKC...could still be a short-term deal, but very interesting to see how this affects Lakers/LeBron given how a year ago he was seen as a sure thing to head to LA