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Koalita Starting Rotation

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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 5:19 am Post subject: |
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I don't think there is a trade that returns us enough for AR right now or moving forward, but I may be wrong. At least not with his contract, so if you see a trade that would make sense please share it.
Btw, Myles Turner takes 50% more salary cap than AR. |
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 6:14 am Post subject: |
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This is our 6th man for life, our Derek Fisher _________________ “The main goal for the Lakers is to win a championship. All I care about, all we care about, is to raise another banner in the rafters.“ |
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Threatt_Level Starting Rotation

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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 7:57 am Post subject: |
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MJST wrote: | Stop trying to trade the 20 ppg scorer that we only have to pay 12M a season. Thanks. |
The 20 ppg scorer that's not great on defense that everyone wants to trade for and was just made redundant by Luka freaking Doncic. We need a big, preferably a star big man, and if we want a star big man, Reaves will be the chip that swings that trade. |
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Koalita Starting Rotation

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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 8:04 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | This is our 6th man for life, our Derek Fisher |
I like this idea
Quote: | The 20 ppg scorer that's not great on defense that everyone wants to trade for and was just made redundant by Luka freaking Doncic. We need a big, preferably a star big man, and if we want a star big man, Reaves will be the chip that swings that trade. |
I don't think there is any star big man available for 12M.
I feel AR signed the deal he signed in part because that made it 'harder' for the Lakers to trade him out, in the sense that his contract is too good to let go in a straight trade. |
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Threatt_Level Starting Rotation

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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 8:36 am Post subject: |
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Koalita wrote: | I feel AR signed the deal he signed in part because that made it 'harder' for the Lakers to trade him out, in the sense that his contract is too good to let go in a straight trade. |
He will definitely have to be packaged, but we're not winning anything with him on the team. |
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TMG Star Player

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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 9:35 am Post subject: |
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Threatt_Level wrote: | Koalita wrote: | I feel AR signed the deal he signed in part because that made it 'harder' for the Lakers to trade him out, in the sense that his contract is too good to let go in a straight trade. |
He will definitely have to be packaged, but we're not winning anything with him on the team. |
He'd be the best 6th man in the league. |
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Dr. Laker Franchise Player


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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 9:44 am Post subject: |
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Trade?
6th Man?
Just leave him as the starting SG and get out of the way. The defender will be DFS or Vando at SF.
Move Rui and change for a C.
Lakers have a chance for the most dynamic offense in history. Pair that with solid defensive rebounding and ball security and we'll get enough stops to win a chip even if we have to run Hayes/Jemison/Koloko at C the rest of the way. _________________ On Lakersground, a concern troll is someone who is a fan of another team, but pretends to be a Lakers fan with "concerns". |
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 10:59 am Post subject: |
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Koalita wrote: | Quote: | This is our 6th man for life, our Derek Fisher |
I like this idea
Quote: | The 20 ppg scorer that's not great on defense that everyone wants to trade for and was just made redundant by Luka freaking Doncic. We need a big, preferably a star big man, and if we want a star big man, Reaves will be the chip that swings that trade. |
I don't think there is any star big man available for 12M.
I feel AR signed the deal he signed in part because that made it 'harder' for the Lakers to trade him out, in the sense that his contract is too good to let go in a straight trade. |
Yeah, I’m not sure that we really want any big man that we could get for Reaves. Obviously better to keep him. _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023. |
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Kblo247! Star Player

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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 11:08 am Post subject: |
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Threatt_Level wrote: | MJST wrote: | Stop trying to trade the 20 ppg scorer that we only have to pay 12M a season. Thanks. |
The 20 ppg scorer that's not great on defense that everyone wants to trade for and was just made redundant by Luka freaking Doncic. We need a big, preferably a star big man, and if we want a star big man, Reaves will be the chip that swings that trade. |
I don’t get trying to trade him when he fits Luka
Luka and Brunson made a WCF and that was before Brunson was a star
Luka and Spencer made multiple playoff runs together
Luka and Kyrie made a nba finals together and won the west
Reaves and Luka both fit what Luka excels with which is a second iso, scoring, pick and roll guard who attacks and gets to the line. It’s exactly what Luka has always won with and done well with. Reaves is playing the best ball of his career after JJ did the pg experiment and Reaves even under ham always maintained his season averages in the playoffs
Reaves and Luka fits damn well and will work teams |
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Threatt_Level Starting Rotation

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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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Kblo247! wrote: |
I don’t get trying to trade him when he fits Luka
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Because he doesn't fit Luka + LeBron, and Reaves isn't even 40 year-old LeBron. |
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TMG Star Player

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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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Threatt_Level wrote: | Kblo247! wrote: |
I don’t get trying to trade him when he fits Luka
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Because he doesn't fit Luka + LeBron, and Reaves isn't even 40 year-old LeBron. |
AR fits being the 6th man off the bench. |
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BILBJH Star Player

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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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Threatt_Level wrote: | Kblo247! wrote: |
I don’t get trying to trade him when he fits Luka
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Because he doesn't fit Luka + LeBron, and Reaves isn't even 40 year-old LeBron. |
How much longer do you think LeBron lasts?
Do you think his body will remain frozen in time?
Reaves is worse than LBJ today but he keeps improving while Bron keeps declining and he costs 25% of Bron.
Do you think Bron will agree to play for Reaves salary in a year?
Reaves will have to be paid when he declines his player option but he'll probably be better value than 42 year old LBJ.
Maybe not, but biology says that usually isn't the case.
This is why you keep AR, because he's good value and keeps improving. |
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TMG Star Player

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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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BILBJH wrote: | Threatt_Level wrote: | Kblo247! wrote: |
I don’t get trying to trade him when he fits Luka
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Because he doesn't fit Luka + LeBron, and Reaves isn't even 40 year-old LeBron. |
How much longer do you think LeBron lasts?
Do you think his body will remain frozen in time?
Reaves is worse than LBJ today but he keeps improving while Bron keeps declining and he costs 25% of Bron.
Do you think Bron will agree to play for Reaves salary in a year?
Reaves will have to be paid when he declines his player option but he'll probably be better value than 42 year old LBJ.
Maybe not, but biology says that usually isn't the case.
This is why you keep AR, because he's good value and keeps improving. |
Im gonna go out on a limb here and say AR is not gonna be better than a 42 year old
Then again Lebron will probably retire by then so it doesn't matter. |
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BILBJH Star Player

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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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TMG wrote: | BILBJH wrote: | Threatt_Level wrote: | Kblo247! wrote: |
I don’t get trying to trade him when he fits Luka
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Because he doesn't fit Luka + LeBron, and Reaves isn't even 40 year-old LeBron. |
How much longer do you think LeBron lasts?
Do you think his body will remain frozen in time?
Reaves is worse than LBJ today but he keeps improving while Bron keeps declining and he costs 25% of Bron.
Do you think Bron will agree to play for Reaves salary in a year?
Reaves will have to be paid when he declines his player option but he'll probably be better value than 42 year old LBJ.
Maybe not, but biology says that usually isn't the case.
This is why you keep AR, because he's good value and keeps improving. |
Im gonna go out on a limb here and say AR is not gonna be better than a 42 year old
Then again Lebron will probably retire by then so it doesn't matter. |
Reaves is playing like a butler right now. He takes his lead from whatever Bron wants him to do and that's part of the reason he survives.
I think he will be a similarly good butler for Doncic.
This is why I want to keep him.
If Reaves wanted to go play on a sh*tty franchise, he'd easily put up numbers in the low 20s and 8 to 10 assists.
He's a good teammate and people don't respect what he's doing to make the old man happy. |
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TMG Star Player

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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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BILBJH wrote: | TMG wrote: | BILBJH wrote: | Threatt_Level wrote: | Kblo247! wrote: |
I don’t get trying to trade him when he fits Luka
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Because he doesn't fit Luka + LeBron, and Reaves isn't even 40 year-old LeBron. |
How much longer do you think LeBron lasts?
Do you think his body will remain frozen in time?
Reaves is worse than LBJ today but he keeps improving while Bron keeps declining and he costs 25% of Bron.
Do you think Bron will agree to play for Reaves salary in a year?
Reaves will have to be paid when he declines his player option but he'll probably be better value than 42 year old LBJ.
Maybe not, but biology says that usually isn't the case.
This is why you keep AR, because he's good value and keeps improving. |
Im gonna go out on a limb here and say AR is not gonna be better than a 42 year old
Then again Lebron will probably retire by then so it doesn't matter. |
Reaves is playing like a butler right now. He takes his lead from whatever Bron wants him to do and that's part of the reason he survives.
I think he will be a similarly good butler for Doncic.
This is why I want to keep him.
If Reaves wanted to go play on a sh*tty franchise, he'd easily put up numbers in the low 20s and 8 to 10 assists.
He's a good teammate and people don't respect what he's doing to make the old man happy. |
I am for keeping Reaves. I think he'd be a great 6th man probably the best one in the NBA.
But you cant start AR-Doncic-Lebron
Defense will take a massive hit. |
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BILBJH Star Player

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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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TMG wrote: | BILBJH wrote: | TMG wrote: | BILBJH wrote: | Threatt_Level wrote: | Kblo247! wrote: |
I don’t get trying to trade him when he fits Luka
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Because he doesn't fit Luka + LeBron, and Reaves isn't even 40 year-old LeBron. |
How much longer do you think LeBron lasts?
Do you think his body will remain frozen in time?
Reaves is worse than LBJ today but he keeps improving while Bron keeps declining and he costs 25% of Bron.
Do you think Bron will agree to play for Reaves salary in a year?
Reaves will have to be paid when he declines his player option but he'll probably be better value than 42 year old LBJ.
Maybe not, but biology says that usually isn't the case.
This is why you keep AR, because he's good value and keeps improving. |
Im gonna go out on a limb here and say AR is not gonna be better than a 42 year old
Then again Lebron will probably retire by then so it doesn't matter. |
Reaves is playing like a butler right now. He takes his lead from whatever Bron wants him to do and that's part of the reason he survives.
I think he will be a similarly good butler for Doncic.
This is why I want to keep him.
If Reaves wanted to go play on a sh*tty franchise, he'd easily put up numbers in the low 20s and 8 to 10 assists.
He's a good teammate and people don't respect what he's doing to make the old man happy. |
I am for keeping Reaves. I think he'd be a great 6th man probably the best one in the NBA.
But you cant start AR-Doncic-Lebron
Defense will take a massive hit. |
I don't really care where we play Reaves as long as we win and he is treated with respect so we can resign him.
Don't take him for granted.
He'll be good value post LeBron and we don't even know for sure if Luka will stay. |
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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I’m not the slightest bit concerned about Luka staying _________________ RIP mom. 11-21-1933 to 6-14-2023. |
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tox Franchise Player

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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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Koalita wrote: | I don't think there is a trade that returns us enough for AR right now or moving forward, but I may be wrong. At least not with his contract, so if you see a trade that would make sense please share it.
Btw, Myles Turner takes 50% more salary cap than AR. |
Keep in mind AR is only at a nice contract for one more year.
However, AR's cap hold if I read the CBA right is going to be something like $25M. So if you're thinking he earns $30M+ AAV on his next contract, then his contract has value as his cap hold is less than his projected value. Remember the cap is going up so... |
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BILBJH Star Player

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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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venturalakersfan wrote: | I’m not the slightest bit concerned about Luka staying |
After that recent quote, I feel better about it but I made my post before he declared he was in it for the long term. |
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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It was pretty trippy watching Austin matchup hunting Norm Powell today like LeBron matchup hunts smaller defenders. Just pointing at the guy he wants to come over and screen to get the switch. AR mostly took advantage too. |
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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He has been playing like a boarder line all star since the DLO trade |
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TMG Star Player

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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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Laker lifer. |
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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Versatile basketball player. That contract is a real bargain. _________________ Nobody in the NBA can touch the Laker brand, which, like the uniform color, is pure gold. |
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