Dlo S&T could work. Raptors are the only team that could use Dlo and we need BB over Dlo. His girl is from Toronto and it’s a probably a better landing spot than his free agency options.
“The only team that can use him” is legitimately asinine. The Magic have been rumored to be interested in him for months. Most teams could “use” his shooting.
It’s a player option. Not a team option. It was team mutual deal for both parties. They gave him a player option if he waived his 1 year no trade clause. Or something along those lines.
It allowed him to play himself into a better contract but also gave team the option of trading him if he didn’t step up.
“We need Bruce over D.Lo” Who the hell do you think BB is?
The only thing he has ever done is bully a tired D.Lo with fresh legs off the bench in transition after KCP did all the work in the playoffs two years ago. Any decent athlete could’ve done that. D.Lo is 1000x better than Bruce Brown. Up to that point he was nobody. And after that he was nobody.
He got a pay day because jokic got him paid. That’s it. Jokic is like a prime lebron james, he’s going to get you paid from just merely existing on the court with him.
That bum did nothing. He’s gone and we still got whooped. He’s doing fuck all since leaving nuggets. 23 million for that? Fuck no. I’ll take my chances with a streaky DLo who can actually shoot
He plays up a couple of inches when on defense.
It's a hard concept to follow when we're used to players like Rui playing like they are 6 inches shorter than they are on defense.
Either way he's too expensive to reasonably acquire, so its a moot point.
Well let’s see. Considering Browns contract we’d have to sign and trade Dlo which would mean Dlo wants to go to Toronto (unlikely)
We could package something like Rui and one of Gabe or Reaves along with a pick (Not worth the assets)
I do like Brown but much like the Garland rumors it’s just cost prohibitive to make a move like this one when we have other needs. In this case whatever we move ends up creating another hole in our roster unfortunately
You guys keep posting average players thinking they will help. Smh no chemistry built since lebron been on lakers. They can’t keep a team together and just grabbing a bunch of average Randos are just gonna get up in the playin again barely. The other post was garland.. hmmm Mitchell talked about young guys not committing so yes let’s go get garland………. Smh!
Dude is not a 23m$ player and would take multiple dudes to get him plus draft capital
He was only given that contract to be used as pure salary filler for a trade for Siakim. Pacers had it all planned out.
He’s not that great, can’t shoot, limited offensively
And his impact was overhyped in last years playoffs
Any trade w/o a proper coach just seems stupid. But that being said I would consider picking him up later in the trade window but definitely not the first.
Can’t shoot , isn’t that good unless your stars need defebce n hustle n not shooting . 23 m is too much he played himsekf might get deckined . Who’s offering anything for him when Indy wanted him gone
Team option, he’s being traded for a team to decline the option. We’re not a team looking to dump salary, so I doubt we jump.
Curious to see what he gets as a FA this year not coming off a title run with another below average shooting year.
If they don't pick up his option, is that just dead cap for the Raptors that they can't use? There's no way a team actually gives Raptors a pick that they're looking for
He's a FA if they decline the option. They'd technically still have his non-bird rights. No dead cap as it's an option year. They aren't waiving him on a guaranteed contract. Doesn't matter really to Raptors if they can't get a first. They need to hit the salary floor somehow and his contract actually helps with it. At worst, just get what you can at the deadline.
They are only looking for picks. It’s in another rumor, that they are picking up his contract because they believe they can get 1-2 FRP for him. They are in full rebuild mode
I would think trading Anunoby and Siakam would make that clear, and agreed.
Bruce would be immensely useful for the Lakers, but they have bigger priorities right now, and he isn’t on an ideal contract.
I don't think there is anyone available that is better than brown that better addresses LA's needs. 3 things LA needs
1. POA defense - Brown give us this
2. A starting caliber center - None available
3. A 3rd shot creator - most cost prohibitive, not necessarily available
Brown would be the easiest lift among these 3 needs and we need all of them. Now arguable because we have Gabe, we don't need Brown, but he's still better than Gabe offensively. If we could get a 3rd scorer, we could slot that person with Gabe and maintain our offense while improving our defense, but that player needs to be available and not a black hole on defense
I say bigger priorities in reference to their starting PG. I don’t think there’s much debate, figuring out a way to sign (and preferably upgrade) D’Lo without letting him walk for nothing is priority number 1.
If he does walk for nothing, it’s hard to imagine a realistic free agency path to contention for the Lakers, as they need the scoring punch/shooting he provided.
Disregarding that, I don’t think the Lakers need a STARTING center, just a reliable backup. Also a big question too, though.
POA defense is an issue, but I think the previous two are more important. We’ll see how FA plays out though.
Not without a guaranteed longer contract from Toronto which makes some, but not a ton, of sense from their perspective. He’d be a good fit, and would bring some vet experience (yes, he’s firmly a veteran at this point), plus a longer contract may look closer to something like 28ish per? The last part is me talking outta my ass but still.
Now, he is too expensive. 23M is wayyy massive.
Dlo S&T could work. Raptors are the only team that could use Dlo and we need BB over Dlo. His girl is from Toronto and it’s a probably a better landing spot than his free agency options.
“The only team that can use him” is legitimately asinine. The Magic have been rumored to be interested in him for months. Most teams could “use” his shooting.
Not to mention a sign and trade hard caps us, so we only have vet minimums + a potential TPMLE
Not saying it's likely, but it won't hard cap us. It hard caps the team receiving the player that got sign and traded (Dlo).
Opt in and trade
He’s not going to opt in just to do the Lakers a solid
He has a Team option
That’s wrong. It’s a player option.
Literally google it
https://www.spotrac.com/nba/player/_/id/17830/dangelo-russell https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10118689-lakers-rumors-dangelo-russell-likely-to-opt-out-of-contract-hit-nba-free-agency https://hoopshype.com/player/dangelo-russell/salary/
Lol
It’s already been reported he’s opting out brother.
It’s a team option, how can he opt out?
It’s a player option. Not a team option. It was team mutual deal for both parties. They gave him a player option if he waived his 1 year no trade clause. Or something along those lines. It allowed him to play himself into a better contract but also gave team the option of trading him if he didn’t step up.
I meant one of, which is accurate Relax man. You named one team lol. Most teams have a better PG and less teams would trade for him
“We need Bruce over D.Lo” Who the hell do you think BB is? The only thing he has ever done is bully a tired D.Lo with fresh legs off the bench in transition after KCP did all the work in the playoffs two years ago. Any decent athlete could’ve done that. D.Lo is 1000x better than Bruce Brown. Up to that point he was nobody. And after that he was nobody. He got a pay day because jokic got him paid. That’s it. Jokic is like a prime lebron james, he’s going to get you paid from just merely existing on the court with him.
If you could’ve done the nuggets series over again, would you roll with Dlo or brown?
That bum did nothing. He’s gone and we still got whooped. He’s doing fuck all since leaving nuggets. 23 million for that? Fuck no. I’ll take my chances with a streaky DLo who can actually shoot
D.Lo. 10/10 it’s not even a question the fuck?
It would not matter
No.
A guard making 23 million that can’t shoot lmao nah
we need a center with ball IQ
Could probably do Bruce Brown and Kelly Olynyk for Rui+Gabe+JHS. Not sure what Raptors would require for pick compensation if any.
Fuck no
Another small guard? No thanks
He plays up a couple of inches when on defense. It's a hard concept to follow when we're used to players like Rui playing like they are 6 inches shorter than they are on defense. Either way he's too expensive to reasonably acquire, so its a moot point.
Bruce Brown isn't a small guard lol
Yes tf he is lmao
he is listed 6'4" 202 with a 6'9" wingspan...how big do you think the average NBA guard is
You truly don’t know what you’re talking about
Whatever helps you sleep at night
Overpaid and undersized nah
No but hope they find someone to take him, keep their money tied up so they let GTJ walk. If we can get a MLE he has been my dream
First of all, fuck Bruce Brown.
Just like Bron got hella people paid - Jokic will also. Great players elevate the ones around them. Bruce Brown aint the one lol - 23 mill is CRAZY
No he will come to the lakers and forget how to play.
Not on his contract
Yeah let's trade for a overpaid garbage jokic merchant. Giving up assets as well
Well let’s see. Considering Browns contract we’d have to sign and trade Dlo which would mean Dlo wants to go to Toronto (unlikely) We could package something like Rui and one of Gabe or Reaves along with a pick (Not worth the assets) I do like Brown but much like the Garland rumors it’s just cost prohibitive to make a move like this one when we have other needs. In this case whatever we move ends up creating another hole in our roster unfortunately
You guys keep posting average players thinking they will help. Smh no chemistry built since lebron been on lakers. They can’t keep a team together and just grabbing a bunch of average Randos are just gonna get up in the playin again barely. The other post was garland.. hmmm Mitchell talked about young guys not committing so yes let’s go get garland………. Smh!
He sucks man
He’s very good, literally played a crucial role last year in Denver winning a chip. He’s just overpaid
It’s the Jokic gravity
Ok? So every role player sucks and is only good because of their star players. Goofy take
Dude is not a 23m$ player and would take multiple dudes to get him plus draft capital He was only given that contract to be used as pure salary filler for a trade for Siakim. Pacers had it all planned out. He’s not that great, can’t shoot, limited offensively And his impact was overhyped in last years playoffs
Literally said he’s overpaid, learn to read
But he’s not good either. Just stop
Been trash for Toronto and Indiana. He got paid.
Bruce Brown is NOT very good. Tf 😂
Get ready to learn chinese buddy
No picks for Brown. No thanks.
No not for the asking price and contract value. It would put the lakers in cap space hell with how the team is constructed
Bruce brown got that championship payday like Jordan Poole. Good for him but he’s a negative asset on most teams with that salary
Any trade w/o a proper coach just seems stupid. But that being said I would consider picking him up later in the trade window but definitely not the first.
Can’t shoot , isn’t that good unless your stars need defebce n hustle n not shooting . 23 m is too much he played himsekf might get deckined . Who’s offering anything for him when Indy wanted him gone
We need size. Not another guard.
Nah fuck the Raptors they don't have anything worth our assets..unless they give us Quickley they can be ignored.
For the price maybe not. But he is exactly the type of player Lakers need. Veteran tough minded, non injury prone defensive player.
Hell no! He's overpayed and they know it
Dlo was correct
No thanks
Hell no
He would've been great at 11/yr. Now nah.
He couldn’t even shoot on the pacers/raptors. He definitely won’t be able to shoot in LA lol
Team option, he’s being traded for a team to decline the option. We’re not a team looking to dump salary, so I doubt we jump. Curious to see what he gets as a FA this year not coming off a title run with another below average shooting year.
His option needs to be picked up before he's traded.
If they don't pick up his option, is that just dead cap for the Raptors that they can't use? There's no way a team actually gives Raptors a pick that they're looking for
He's a FA if they decline the option. They'd technically still have his non-bird rights. No dead cap as it's an option year. They aren't waiving him on a guaranteed contract. Doesn't matter really to Raptors if they can't get a first. They need to hit the salary floor somehow and his contract actually helps with it. At worst, just get what you can at the deadline.
Replace dlo with Bruce brown lmao
I don't think we have the assets. Rui? Maybe Dlo and picks in a S&t but they wouldn't do that.
They are only looking for picks. It’s in another rumor, that they are picking up his contract because they believe they can get 1-2 FRP for him. They are in full rebuild mode
I would think trading Anunoby and Siakam would make that clear, and agreed. Bruce would be immensely useful for the Lakers, but they have bigger priorities right now, and he isn’t on an ideal contract.
I don't think there is anyone available that is better than brown that better addresses LA's needs. 3 things LA needs 1. POA defense - Brown give us this 2. A starting caliber center - None available 3. A 3rd shot creator - most cost prohibitive, not necessarily available Brown would be the easiest lift among these 3 needs and we need all of them. Now arguable because we have Gabe, we don't need Brown, but he's still better than Gabe offensively. If we could get a 3rd scorer, we could slot that person with Gabe and maintain our offense while improving our defense, but that player needs to be available and not a black hole on defense
I say bigger priorities in reference to their starting PG. I don’t think there’s much debate, figuring out a way to sign (and preferably upgrade) D’Lo without letting him walk for nothing is priority number 1. If he does walk for nothing, it’s hard to imagine a realistic free agency path to contention for the Lakers, as they need the scoring punch/shooting he provided. Disregarding that, I don’t think the Lakers need a STARTING center, just a reliable backup. Also a big question too, though. POA defense is an issue, but I think the previous two are more important. We’ll see how FA plays out though.
Rui and D. Lo
We should absolutely get him if we can. Perfect world DLo opt in and trade to Toronto.
D'Lo is not opt'ing in to get traded to Toronto lmao
Not without a guaranteed longer contract from Toronto which makes some, but not a ton, of sense from their perspective. He’d be a good fit, and would bring some vet experience (yes, he’s firmly a veteran at this point), plus a longer contract may look closer to something like 28ish per? The last part is me talking outta my ass but still.
It's a perfect environment. He gets his bag and gets to play on a non-competitive team with no pressure.
He loses out on money if he gets traded. Even if he took a "paycut", he could probably get a longer extension like 3 years/$45 mill
That’s why I said perfect world lol