NIL money has basically hurt the second round of the draft

it's even harder to find gems now

This is the summer we really moving on from the LeBron era to the Luka era… unless LeBron takes a pay cut to win, I think he is gone, maybe we can do a sign and trade. Reaves sucks on defense and isn’t as good in the playoffs when there is somewhat defense. The key would be to trade Reaves this summer.

Who would your favorite trade target in a sign and trade? Ideally we surround Luka well a more well rounded player. We suck in the playoffs because our defense is trash

We must keep Rui and Kennard, they are good rotation players on title teams

Needs:
C: ???? , Hayes
F: ????, Theiro
F: Rui , Kennard
G: Smart, ????
G: Luka, ???

Trade Reaves for center or LeBron placement. We need more speed and defenders from our backup guards too…

would like for us to take a flyer on branden carlson. two-way player for okc. 7' footer, shot-blocker and shoots the 3 at high-volume. we had a player exactly like that in jay huff and let him go.

Who’s out 3 2 way guys again?

Mannnon- I think he can be a solid role player. We always scared to play young guys and give up on guys too soon. He could be a 3 and D wing…

Timme- he gotta go.. an undersized big who is only good on offense in g league. He’s never going be featured in the nba. He’s useless on defense and the boards. Hes wasting a spot

Think we should keep Manon too, seems like he's nba ready defensively, just needs development offensively.

Sign Carlson as the other 2 way, he's restricted though.

Jason Kidd was fired recently.. we should bring back some of his staff.. Phil Handy as shooting coach.. have him work with Lavria, Vandy, and Mannon on shooting.. we dont need those guys to create, just play D, hit open 3s, and play athletic and fast. that's how you hold down a rotation spot

wouldnt hurt also bring in
Mike Penberthy: Assistant Coach / Shooting Coach - he was a great shooter back in the day. former laker

idk if Frank Vogel would come back.... he is a defensive guru... show him the money with new ownership

even bring in Jason Kidd... he has a relationship with Luka and former laker coach

... we have a lot of money to throw around. we can only use so much on players. be smart to invest in coaching staff

I would bring back Kobe for 2 way. hes still only 22

2 way

Wing - Mannon, Kobe

Drop Timme

have an open 2 way for an UDFA. Unless we can find a better UDFA than Kobe and sign 2 rookies

I started looking at this draft class and I'm confident we can add a solid bench player with potential to develop into a starter

Bigs
Morez Johnson - D, Boards type of big , athletic
Jayden Quaintance - D , Boards type of big, athletic
Lugio Suigo - huge at like 7'2 - big body who's athletic
Henri Veesaar - 7 footer who's a stretch 5. Could be the next Harvenstein
Trevon Brazile - D, Boards type of big , athletic
Tarris Reed - measured bigger at combine. Elite college player. Post game, can protect the paint. not sure why he isn't ranked higher

F
Josh Jefferson - reminds me of a raw Rui. Has Skills and can be a stretch 4
Koa Peat - good on offense. I just don't know about his defense so a little iffy. Wouldnt be mad at the pick. He is talented
Baba Miller - 7 foot forward who has skills, and athletic

Wing
Dailyn Swain - big athletic wing who projects to be a 3/D wing. kinda reminds me of Peyton Watson
Isiah Evans - kinda reminds me of a small Brandon Ingram. Skinny but a better shooter. would be nice bench piece

PG
Christian Anderson - polish PG. could add another playmaker to the bench . Isn't slow like JHS
Ebuka Okorie - not sure why he isn't rated higher. 6'2 but has 6'7 wingspan so he plays bigger. Elite playmaking freshman. isn't slow like JHS
Sergio De Larrea - big skilled PG. really good in Europe
Jack Kayil- big skilled PG.athletic too

I hope we buy another top 2nd round pick like with Max and Tiero. Spurs and Thunder are full of young talent. I know Lebron like vets, but we need more speed and athletes to compete

$48M could do a lot man, this nigga Bron can’t take one for the team and take the minimum?

Brunson on his way to the Finals for sacrificing his salary

Now we’re talking

That's kinda expensive with the picks involved imo

Also depends on how else the roster is gonna be filled out but I don't think Yves much better than Javalle Jr. He also not long enough imo, No Diddy

no

no thanks

he might take alot less or even the minimum under the right conditions

No one really knows what he's gonna do yet

don't take the reports too seriously

Lakers announce Yao Williams II as vice president and head of global partnerships

"There is a growing anticipation that Prosper Karangwa will elect to stay with the 76ers after the hiring of Mike Gansey as the team’s new president of basketball operations.

Karangwa is the Sixers’ vice president of player personnel and has drawn interest in recent weeks from the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas."

marcstein.substack.com/p/monday-best-the-nbas-latest-trade

Two guys that might go undrafted that I like is

Peter Suder and Jaden Henley

Both of them had their Laker workouts this past week

Jaden Henley

give him a two way

Peter Suder

Austin Reaves clone ?

give him a two way

What’s his wingspan and can he shoot 3s ?

We need to free up some roster spots

Time to dump Vandy, Bronny, Timme

Bring back: Reaves, Hayes , Kennard, Rui

Luka , Jake, Ayton , Smart, Thiero, N Smith,Knecht, Laker 1st

Give us room for 3 free agents plus 2 separate 2 ways

Was on a hate watch for half the season waiting for this guy and Miami to lose a game. Reaves Jr for sure

He has a 6'6 wingspan so it's a neutral wingspan.

He's inconsistent from three

Freshman year: 37% from 3
Sophomore year: 27% from 3
Junior year: 35.1% from 3
Senior year: 25% from 3

I need to see more tape of him to see why his 3 point shot varied season to season but it's one of the main reason why he's ranked so low.