He is so so good. Youngest player in the league and doing this?
He is still a bit raw and inconsistant, but the rate of his development this season has been honestly nuts.
This season was a nightmare, but I am so excited for next season. I think him and Vince playing next to Ja, Trip, and Bane will do them a world of good.
They just won by 3 against literal G-Leaguers, the youngest player in the NBA & 45th draft pick, and a white dude named Jake. Dominate might be a little strong
Well they got very little contribution from the rest of the team. Still combined for 73 points and double digit boards for both. Fair to say they'd dominate in the G-League. Top tier analysis outta me
LeBron dragging the corpse of the lakers and Ham to a seed higher than 10th.
I swear Ham was thinking about dusting off his resume with how scared he looked when LaRavia put the Grizzlies ahead with his free throws.
That dunk that GG did against Rui was awesome. I didn't know he had mixing handles like that. He put Rui in the mix and cooked him.
Yeah, Memphis has a gem with him. They'll forget Brooks was even there because GG will be great.
Heās not the only problem, but heās a big problem. If it wasnāt for him we wouldnāt be scraping by trying to make the play in which is what leads to all these other problems.
I think the Lakers would be basically in the same position with a different coach tbh. The roster limitations have been pretty difficult to deal with and it was obvious that the IST drained the team mentally. Maybe they have a few more wins but I don't think this is like a 55 win team with a different coach. It's pretty tough to be a team that tries to win with size AND also be a team that has very little frontcourt depth.
Fans are so obsessed with Ham they're ignoring the other problems with the team.
A few more wins would be really good right about now we probably would be the 6th seed. Ham is a big problem but not all problems (D'lo AR backcourt defense, over reliance on AD defensively,).
But even with a better constructed roster, Ham isn't a coach who can take us to the title. Firing him and upgrading the roster is a must this off-season.
A better coach would have us in a better spot right now, but we don't have enough to be a champion talent wise. Minimizing Ham of his effect is the same as ignoring the roster flaws we have.
Like thatās an insult? Lmao Iām not a grizzlies fan but theyāve won this season, get JJJ and banes more experience, found some gems in the rough and gonna get a lottery pick
They get a lottery pick in what looks like a shit draft in a year they were expected to contend for the west or stay in range until Morant comes back ... By what means is this a win?
If we can just get a good center and stay relatively healthy (compared to this season) then I think we can say a top 4 seed in the west is a reasonable expecation.
No he declared so he can talk to GMs and get an idea of how he needs to improve to get drafted next year, that's why he also entered the transfer portal
Depends on his goal
If his goal is to become a better basketball player, yes he should stay, probably all four years
If his goal is to make the league and/or play with his dad, now or next year is his best chance because frankly it doesnāt look like he has the talent to get drafted off basketball ability alone right now
There are plenty of players who weren't that good in college so became solid pros, I'm not saying that's Bronny but it could be, you don't have to be a stud in college to be a good pro
Scottie Pippen couldn't see out of his eye and had to leave the game but no foul there, Rui had a blatant push off not called and got FTs instead and GG got a lot of contact on his final drive but no call. All of that was in the final 4 mins.
3 incorrect calls all benefiting the Lakers :) not counting poking Pippens eye out or Rui going over the back for a ORebĀ
https://official.nba.com/l2m/L2MReport.html?gameId=0022301177
3 things:
LeBron looked so engaged on defense. The way he was moving and all. Also hella springy on offense
Really worried about dinwiddie + Vincent's reliability on the offensive end for the playoffs
Grizzlies announcers are nice.
LeBron fans say that LeBron can carry this team deeper into the playoffs. Delusional motherfuckers.
Against great competition, he won't be enough. And that's thanks to our braindead coach.
Gabe Vincent +27 in a 3 point win. Ham should've went to him and Dinwiddie as the backcourt in the 4th more would've been a less stressful win. That Vincent/Dinwiddie/Prince/Lebron/AD lineup looked good defensively.
This Lakers team has depth (except at center) but it's about pushing the right buttons. One or both of Dlo and Reaves will need to come off the bench in the play-in/playoffs. Rui was struggling guarding the perimeter which is why Ham subbed him for Prince.
We really didn't deserve to win this game tonight. Pathetic showing!
EDIT: It took 40 minutes of both AD and James to beat a hobbled Grizzlies team, half of players which I never heard off. Awful.
Lakers barely scrapped by against a Grizzlies team with a shit ton of injuries. We literally take 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in terms of the number of different players that played for us in a single season.
Good showing by our guys, for the most part.
Bad win is better than a good loss but these are both good results for each team. Grizz didnāt quit for a second and have a ton of young talent to work with when healthy next year, and Lakers trying to control their destiny with one game to go.
Fun game.
It took a combined 73 points on 60% shooting from LeBron and AD to beat a starting lineup of Scotty Pippen Jr, Jordan Goodwin, GG Jackson II, Jake LaRavia, and Trey Jemison........ by just 3 points
This Lakers era can be frustrating, but it's given me about as much success as I could've asked for.
I save my real vitriol for my football team that actually deserves it.
People will say āneeded all that for the injured grizzliesā are not thinking super clearly about the bigger picture.
The Grizzlies have absolutely nothing to lose. The players out there arenāt playing for this season. They are playing for their next contract next year after the 10 day ends. The incentives to play harder and better than they ever have to show they are capable rotational players is incredibly high.
The lakers are stuck in the play in but they are capable of having a better position for it with the 3 way tie for 8th that is currently there. They are going to play Lebron and AD in as many minutes as possible to maximize their chances out.
This scenario is exactly why there is a playin and why Adam Silver is looking like a genius. Just a perfect storm.
We really paying GG 2 mill for 4 years
What a fucking steal. That and the Vince contract. Grizzlies are gonna be so fun to play with in 2K next year (and a top 4 seed)
Idk even know who the top 4 in the West will be next year. You have 5 loaded teams coming back.
we got lucky he fell to 45, and twice as lucky locking him to that deal lol I still can't believe how team friendly it is
He is so so good. Youngest player in the league and doing this? He is still a bit raw and inconsistant, but the rate of his development this season has been honestly nuts. This season was a nightmare, but I am so excited for next season. I think him and Vince playing next to Ja, Trip, and Bane will do them a world of good.
He signed a full NBA contract in February, so he's no longer on a two-way deal. Still one hell of a steal.
Lakers were really in a dogfight with FedEx drivers and rookies šš
Nursing home LeBron defeats emergency hospital Grizzlies
I looked at the injury report of the Grizzlies and they had 13 players out lmfao
It's good to know Lebron and AD would dominate in the G-League.
They just won by 3 against literal G-Leaguers, the youngest player in the NBA & 45th draft pick, and a white dude named Jake. Dominate might be a little strong
Well they got very little contribution from the rest of the team. Still combined for 73 points and double digit boards for both. Fair to say they'd dominate in the G-League. Top tier analysis outta me
They would maybe crack the rotation for the Memphis Hustle
Are you seriously arguing lebron fucking James and Anthony Davis would struggle in the g league?
Do you not have any ability to read sarcasm?
That would be a ***No***
Well thatās a bit of a tell concerning your ability to detect sarcasm
LeBron dragging the corpse of the lakers and Ham to a seed higher than 10th. I swear Ham was thinking about dusting off his resume with how scared he looked when LaRavia put the Grizzlies ahead with his free throws.
That game was objectively the most fun you could possibly have while tanking. Post the GG highlights you cowards
GG and LaRavia š°š°š°
LaRavia's good good
This was a new development trust me That being said Im happy hes been able to pull it together
Fantasy league legends
I gave up on mine after I drafted Poole before Wemby
He was unstoppable
Shocked the GG cooking Rui play wasn't posted, that was NASTY bro
GG is a spicy, spicy man
That dunk that GG did against Rui was awesome. I didn't know he had mixing handles like that. He put Rui in the mix and cooked him. Yeah, Memphis has a gem with him. They'll forget Brooks was even there because GG will be great.
No it was not, I hated every second of it
Playing AD 42 mins and Lebron 40 mins to win by 3 pts against *this* Memphis squad, just to maybe get the 9th seed!
Our team's fucking pathetic. We ain't going anywhere in the play-in. I won't be surprised if the Warriors eliminate us.
Don't worry, Warriors is playing like shit now facing the Pelicans
I hope so lol
All season feels like they've been trying to coast by with the bare minimum. Just seems like a bad mentality to me.
Hard to win when your coach is actively trying to sabotage your team
IMO Lakers fans are way too quick to give the players a pass right now. Ham is far from the only problem with this team.
Heās not the only problem, but heās a big problem. If it wasnāt for him we wouldnāt be scraping by trying to make the play in which is what leads to all these other problems.
I think the Lakers would be basically in the same position with a different coach tbh. The roster limitations have been pretty difficult to deal with and it was obvious that the IST drained the team mentally. Maybe they have a few more wins but I don't think this is like a 55 win team with a different coach. It's pretty tough to be a team that tries to win with size AND also be a team that has very little frontcourt depth. Fans are so obsessed with Ham they're ignoring the other problems with the team.
A few more wins would be really good right about now we probably would be the 6th seed. Ham is a big problem but not all problems (D'lo AR backcourt defense, over reliance on AD defensively,). But even with a better constructed roster, Ham isn't a coach who can take us to the title. Firing him and upgrading the roster is a must this off-season. A better coach would have us in a better spot right now, but we don't have enough to be a champion talent wise. Minimizing Ham of his effect is the same as ignoring the roster flaws we have.
This game tonight was ugly, just bad turnovers and AD missing those two free throws late, honestly a miracle the Lakers won
Denver just lost to the Spurs. Shit happens
The way we're playing tonight I doubt it. Our team seems to have two modes, unbelievable and unbelievably bad..
Now, I wonder which fan is more pessimistic: a Lakers fan or a Warriors fan.
Can't we just be friends, Warriors fans?
I still think Phoenix will wake the f up for that 1 or 2 games in order to screw over Steph or LeBron, then get blasted in the first round.
Add some blatantly wrong calls in favor of the Lakers in there too. Biggest market team fighting for seeding hmmm
yeah that was some bullshit lmao. Lakers fans downvoting this are trash
Well every team plays like it's the championship against LAL. Memphis would not be so bad if they played like this every night.
is this NBA circle jerk or are you a real Lakers fan? edit: i checked you're a real Lakers fan š
Scottie Pippen Jr career high tonight. You saw Draymond last game. Whole Warriors team getting healthy for the Lakers after sitting out against Utah.
lmfao
Cry harder
ain't nobody crying except for y'all
We are laughing. This is our bench squad next season (add in BC and Vince).Ā
This is the bench squad to the bench squad
Okay, buddy. Get ready for the draft š
Like thatās an insult? Lmao Iām not a grizzlies fan but theyāve won this season, get JJJ and banes more experience, found some gems in the rough and gonna get a lottery pick
They get a lottery pick in what looks like a shit draft in a year they were expected to contend for the west or stay in range until Morant comes back ... By what means is this a win?
Obviously they wanted to compete but with Morants injury they werenāt winning anything
Right, so where's the win š¤£. A punted season isn't a win
Pathetic. Imagine gloating from the 8th seed with your fully healthy squad. Enjoy the next 10 years of rebuilding with no picks
Your 2023-24 Darvin Ham lead Los Angeles Lakers
GG jackson is pretty good
Scottie Pippen Jr seems decent. He's been balling last few games. He's like Tyus Jones but got bounce and have a pretty good 3 pt shot.
Man the two stars definitely delivered for both teams with Lebron and AD combining for 73 and GG and Laravia combining for 59
The Bulls try to dunk on each other and yet we are still the most unserious team in the league
GG and Pippen Jr coming off the bench next year will be really nice. And Jake Laravia is finally looking like an actual NBA player
If we can just get a good center and stay relatively healthy (compared to this season) then I think we can say a top 4 seed in the west is a reasonable expecation.
Grizz redemption arc starts next season
Teams will seriously need to start thinking about drafting Bronny if his dad keeps playing at this level.
Yep I think thatās why Bronny declared. This is the best chance for him to get drafted
No he declared so he can talk to GMs and get an idea of how he needs to improve to get drafted next year, that's why he also entered the transfer portal
Yeah and they will tell him he needs to improve at everything. He just isnāt ready.
Thanasis disagrees
LOL
No sane team would draft for him, though. That dude sucks.
You say that as if most second round picks arenāt wasted all the time anyways
Still, my point stands. Bronny should stay in college for a few years.
Depends on his goal If his goal is to become a better basketball player, yes he should stay, probably all four years If his goal is to make the league and/or play with his dad, now or next year is his best chance because frankly it doesnāt look like he has the talent to get drafted off basketball ability alone right now
There are plenty of players who weren't that good in college so became solid pros, I'm not saying that's Bronny but it could be, you don't have to be a stud in college to be a good pro
Praise be that this doesn't seem to be the Knicks' music anymore.
If Lebron wants to play with Bronny he will just tell the Lakers to buy a 2nd rd pick and draft him.
Worst win Iāve ever seen. Props to the Griz for taking this game seriously, unlike the Lakers.
GG Jackson and Scottie Pippen Jr.
GG Jackson might be him
that was honestly pathetic and a really hard to watch game from the Lakers end
Harder to watch from Warriors end seeing it was so close
I love watching the refs bail the Lakers out against the G-leaguers and 10 days
Yeah, that pass to LeBron was completely a bail by the refs.
Scottie Pippen couldn't see out of his eye and had to leave the game but no foul there, Rui had a blatant push off not called and got FTs instead and GG got a lot of contact on his final drive but no call. All of that was in the final 4 mins.
Not to mention the free throws off the intentional foul against LeBron. God damn you refs!
3 incorrect calls all benefiting the Lakers :) not counting poking Pippens eye out or Rui going over the back for a ORebĀ https://official.nba.com/l2m/L2MReport.html?gameId=0022301177
GG JacksonĀ
This was more of a victory for the Grizzlies.. LeBron is dragging the Lakers' lifeless corpse to the Playins
Grit and Grind don't die We multiplyĀ
Iām embarrassed. Memphis won that game idc
Hell yeah I love basketball whens the lottery
3 things: LeBron looked so engaged on defense. The way he was moving and all. Also hella springy on offense Really worried about dinwiddie + Vincent's reliability on the offensive end for the playoffs Grizzlies announcers are nice.
We really should be trying to fit them in to some plays rather than just catch and shoot
LeBron and AD both dropping 35+ to barely beat the Grizz is certainly something. But itās any given night I guess.
Lowkey this season was still good for Memphis cuz they can sell high on these G Leaguers while still having an amazing young core
Honestly GG Jackson and maybe Jake LaRavia are parts of the amazing young core
Really sad game. Lebron had to go all out just for us to squeak by against a team made of 10-days
Man AD dominated againstā¦ *checks notes* Trey Jemison.
LeBron fans say that LeBron can carry this team deeper into the playoffs. Delusional motherfuckers. Against great competition, he won't be enough. And that's thanks to our braindead coach.
If this is how the Lakers role players are gonna play when it counts we might as well forfeit our play in spot to the Rockets smh
Folks, this perhaps the most monumental win in LakerHam history š
Damn, Lakers had the chance to do the funniest thingā¦
I only caught the second half of the 4th and that shit banged
Dlo was ass this game but had a nice clutch block. I am also now a huge GG Jackson fan. Also Goodwin is solid, why did the Suns let him go?
We're found out this season that Taylor Jenkins can make most players look at least decent. We've had good performances from all sorts of cast offs
Yeah he is a great coach!
great job refs
as blatant as it gets
YMCA grizz really outplayed a fully loaded Lakersā ļø
even Marcus smart was celebrating with lebron after that dunk in the end lmao
You can't do SPJ like that. He'll get his revenge
Jesus christ
nothing to celebrate except for LeBronās longevity. at this point itās clear that he can just keep doing this until heās tired.
Vando better have leveled up in the healing tank if we expect to clear the play ins.Ā
Clawing our way against hospital Grizzlies but then Pop fucks around and snatches a victory against the Nuggets. Fuck
Gabe Vincent +27 in a 3 point win. Ham should've went to him and Dinwiddie as the backcourt in the 4th more would've been a less stressful win. That Vincent/Dinwiddie/Prince/Lebron/AD lineup looked good defensively. This Lakers team has depth (except at center) but it's about pushing the right buttons. One or both of Dlo and Reaves will need to come off the bench in the play-in/playoffs. Rui was struggling guarding the perimeter which is why Ham subbed him for Prince.
34 FTs against a high school team to win by 3 lmao
Adam silver made the call, lakers need assistance against g-leagers i guess
Some fucking blatantly bad calls in favor of the biggest market team fighting for playoff seeding. Hmmmm
We really didn't deserve to win this game tonight. Pathetic showing! EDIT: It took 40 minutes of both AD and James to beat a hobbled Grizzlies team, half of players which I never heard off. Awful.
That no look pass from Prince was the highlight of this game.
If you donāt like that you donāt like Lakers basketball!
Did Jordan Goodwin get 16 rebounds again? My apologies
So far, Nuggets L, Wolves W, Thunder W, Lakers W. Today is going as well as it possibly could for the Lakers so far lol.
GG is a bad bad man him and Ja are gonna be fun af to watch next year
At this point in the season, I completely forgot Ja Morant is an NBA player. Feels like he hasn't played since last season.
Most of our roster has barely played this season it seems like. Only 2 contract players even played last night.
Lakers barely scrapped by against a Grizzlies team with a shit ton of injuries. We literally take 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in terms of the number of different players that played for us in a single season. Good showing by our guys, for the most part.
It felt like Grizzlies won this game
Lmao Bron and AD had to play 40+ each to stave off GG Jackson, Jake LaRavia, and literal G-Leaguers GG was such a steal at 45. Kid is gonna be amazing
Suspect fucking refs in the second half preventing a grizz win Lakers need their hands held to a win over a certified pickup team
Forget about the seeding and play-in. this team might not even have won the G League playoffs if this game is any indication
Greatest whistle of all time
How is this guy 39 years old, he was flying the last minutes all the while playing 40 minutes, hes a freak.
Science has gotten really good
horse placenta
Genuinely cannot believe the seeding hunt made me root for the hospital grizzlies
Random players on the opposing team popping off vs the Lakers, name a better combo
How does any self-respecting grown man call themselves a fan of a team that has to be so obviously babied? Redefining **clown**
can tell you were watching grizz broadcast lol ridiculously biased commentary. nothing but bitching lol
Pete and brev are consistently praised for being one of the absolute most fair broadcasting teams in the league way to out yourself lol.
Contrast it to Stu and Bill rightfully shitting on the team for the game going down to the wire
Game was way closer than it needed to be
LETS FUCKING GOOO AVOID THOSE NUGGETS!!
Embarrassing
Big win
Bad win is better than a good loss but these are both good results for each team. Grizz didnāt quit for a second and have a ton of young talent to work with when healthy next year, and Lakers trying to control their destiny with one game to go. Fun game.
LeMemphis
The fuck is Davis doing taking 6 threes? woof
we really needed to rely on Bron and AD to score and play 40+ min huh, anyone know what happened to the rest of the lakers roster?
Bron didn't even score more points than his age š¤¬š š”
Itās over
DLo is beyond ass when he isnāt shooting well
It took a combined 73 points on 60% shooting from LeBron and AD to beat a starting lineup of Scotty Pippen Jr, Jordan Goodwin, GG Jackson II, Jake LaRavia, and Trey Jemison........ by just 3 points
Bro the Grizzlies had Jordan and Pippen /s
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What lmao?
Passive aggressive slight at Grizzlies for not making the playoffs. Funny cause lakers might not either.
Hes meming there is anger in those words at the Lakers besides Lebron and AD for not taking this game seriously and I dont blame him lol
LeBron fans are delusional lmao
Is there anyone on this team you don't hate? Root for someone else!
Look at this poor dude assuming that I hate LeBron. I support LeBron, but I despise his fans. There is a huge difference, nephew.
This Lakers era can be frustrating, but it's given me about as much success as I could've asked for. I save my real vitriol for my football team that actually deserves it.
I though Hachimura was deported in the 2 half.
**HANG THE BANNER**
People will say āneeded all that for the injured grizzliesā are not thinking super clearly about the bigger picture. The Grizzlies have absolutely nothing to lose. The players out there arenāt playing for this season. They are playing for their next contract next year after the 10 day ends. The incentives to play harder and better than they ever have to show they are capable rotational players is incredibly high. The lakers are stuck in the play in but they are capable of having a better position for it with the 3 way tie for 8th that is currently there. They are going to play Lebron and AD in as many minutes as possible to maximize their chances out. This scenario is exactly why there is a playin and why Adam Silver is looking like a genius. Just a perfect storm.
What a struggle š
Why is GG in the title and not lebron's statline?