I personally don't think we are gonna go after any of the huge FA's this year and I would like to target JJ Redick. I think he would be perfect in Luke's system. Ideally I would want a better defensive center but I don't see us being able to grab one in FA. What are your guy's thoughts?
Posted May 17, 2017, 4:16 PM UTC
Wait for next season with PGeorge. If possible, get rid of Mozgov and Deng's contracts this summer. Of course, if possible. I don't know how it is possible really.
Not sure how Redick helps, he wld cut into minutes of Russell, Ball, and Clarkson
tbh I don't see Clarkson as a part of the future Laker roster. He's not good enough on catch and shoot situations and relies a lot on having the ball in his hands to make a play, but doesn't have great vision. Assuming we draft ball and move D'lo to the 2. I would rather have Reddick be the backup sg for when/if we get PG13
would rather have clarkson then reddick.
on a future team where we have ball/d'lo/pg13 I just don't see clarkson being effective. Not enough ball to go around. Hopefully we see him improve on his catch and shoot and running around screens/offball movement this season and I'll change my tune but I just think redick would fit better on a team with 3 ball dominant players
i'm not even sold on getting Paul George yet. a future lineup of Ball Russell Ingram Randle Zubac is enough. why force a player who's going to bench one of our developing players on the roster? why not just develop?
Well if you believe what magic and rob had said about this summer, then signing reddick would be not in their plans. Honestly I would hope they get a bench role player to fill out the roster like an Ian Clark.
no one this year
We need a defender!
Nothing this year. Then next year, try to move Deng and/or Mozgov, which will be easier bc they'll only have 2 years left on their contracts, rather than 3. Obviously, go after PG, and then go from there. After that with, a solid young core, Lonzo having the Lakers playing an fun, uptempo, free flowing style and PG doing what he does, then hopefully we'll be a hot FA destination for other stars. I think we're looking at about a 3-4 time frame to serious contention, if all goes according to plan.
Nerlens Noel is a good defensive-minded center who perfectly fits into the Laker's young core.
I would love Noel on our team. Do we have a realistic chance of getting him? not sure. I think Mavs will match any offer the Lakers give him tbh
We don't have too much cap space, and we can try to offer him something reasonable and sell him through the idea of the core. I hope we don't make the mistake we make every year by going after a big name free agent then having no depth. I say go for Noel before others do.
hes a RFA, Mavs can match any offer any team gives him
Nobody really, lakers have a young and talented player or 2 at every position
I think with the guard rotation almost set with Clarkson, Russell, Ball or Fultz and Nwaba. And PF fixed with Nance Randle, we need a defensive SF and a defensive athletic center. If we can get one of those satisfied with the Houston pick we need to fill the other one via FA. If PG is coming then having a defensive athletic center via the draft that can contribute right away while having some upside would be perfect ( I hope Zubac can lower is body fat and become a little more athletic would be perfect at C)
What about going after taj gibson in FA?
Too small to play C like tarik, too many players ahead of him at PF
I agree that our roster is pretty stacked at each position. I'd want to bring in Iggy as a veteran leader and a future coach. The guy knows Luke's system and offers a lot more than Deng at around the same age.
We don't need any more guard play. Between Clarkson, Russell, Ball/Fultz, and Nwaba there won't be enough minutes to go around.
This year being aggressive in FA doesn't make much sense mainly because we have too much talent to develop. I could see us taking some 1-2 year fliers on vets to help supplant the bench.