All things considered (including Luka trade), how successful do you consider this season?

ThreePointBomber · Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 6:59 am Post subject:

JJ coached two games worse than Darvin Ham ever did.
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Vancouver Fan · Franchise Player Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 17780

50 wins 1st round exit is an unsuccessful season but we got Luka hopefully for his prime years.
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RI Laker · Star Player Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 7992

Unsuccessful. I think some are saying successful because of our recent stinkage. We have an avenue to improve (especially if LeGramps takes a haircut). I have ZERO faith in Rob. Prove me wrong (bleep)!!!! Please.

DLaker · Star Player Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 1613

I consider this season a success. Although I had dreams of lifting the Championship this season, I know our roster has flaws. We needed the matchup to go our way to have a chance. Minnesota is just a bad match due to there length and physicality. Ref didn't help either. Rookie coach and the Luka trade although was great looking to the future was done last minute that roster changes can't be made. My eye will be on Pelinka this offseason, we need a more balance roster and athletic bodies.

Theseus · Franchise Player Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 17293

We got Luka and someone to build upon for years. Keeping us relevant past Lebron years, I don't know how this season could be unsuccessful after that.

Championship or bust mentality would be the case if we had kept AD. We opened our window for another 3 or 4 years. We just need to get a better big man and I think we can win with virtually the same roster.

danzag · Posted: Thu May 01, 2025 8:45 am Post subject:

Getting Luka gave this franchise a future. Moderate success.

J.C. Smith · Franchise Player Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 12919

I think the Lakers are in the best positions they've been in since 2021. Lebron could realistically take a paycut this summer. They have Luka in place. All their major pieces other than he and Lebron are under contract already except for DFS (who has a player option).

Reaves still has one more year on his cheap contract, and has trade value, as does Rui. Gabe and Kleba have quite tradeable expiring contracts as filler. They also have tradeable picks.

I'd imagine Reaves and/or Rui will be moved this summer. They have the most value. Lakers need a starting center and a 3&D guard. If they can make some smart moves this summer, they could be set up to contend for years.

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MJST · Retired Number Joined: 06 Jul 2014 Posts: 30322

We lost in the first round with Luka and LeBron.

The season was a failure.

If we sign Luka long term this off-season, that is good for future prospects, but any time you have talent like Luka and LeBron on the same team, with 3rd options averaging near 20 and 4th options like Rui and you go out in the 1st round. It's a failure, no matter how you slice it.

Having Luka is good for the future if we sign him long term. But in terms of a season, it was a failure. You don't go out in Round 1 with a team so talented LeBron freaking James is the 2nd option. That's insanity.
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lakersken80 · Retired Number Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 40206

They weren't going to contend for a championship whether they kept AD or traded for Luka. The midseason success was a surprise but unsustainable considering the roster holes. I give it a 7 out of 10, would have been an 8 had they gone deeper in the playoffs.

Goldenwest · Star Player Joined: 28 Nov 2009 Posts: 2854

Pretty disappointing season. I think you can only see this season as successful if Luka goes on to have a HOF career with the Lakers with at least a title or two. Then you can look back and say that was the year of the big trade.

Similar to the 96-97 season. You cant call that season successful, we got bounced in the first by the Jazz 4-1, sort of like this year. But that was the year we got no. 8/24

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TooMuchMajicBuss · Posted: Fri May 02, 2025 6:35 am Post subject:

If we could go back in time to last September, and someone were to tell all of us we'd get 50 wins, bow out in the first round, but end up with a roster that includes Luka Doncic and role players who play stout defense, I think most Laker fans would either be ecstatic or we'd tell that poster to shut up with the fantasies.

Really disappointing playoff appearance, but this Laker squad has a future, a superstar who for once is not at the twilight of his career, a base we can build around now for legitimate championship contention for years to come.

In light of where we stood at the start of the season, it was a very successful year.

Dominator · Posted: Fri May 02, 2025 6:35 am Post subject:

I think the season was fairly successful. We now have a superstar to build around for the next 10 years, assuming JJ's big mouth doesn't run him off.

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cathy78 · Star Player Joined: 21 Jan 2013 Posts: 1477

Guys, there is a difference between unsuccessful and disappointing. I wouldn't call it highly successful, but unsuccessful is the wrong choice.