tanking for wiggins

Money23 · Star Player Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 1324

complete rebuild bring kobe back with new contract with Wiggins and use cap space to get players with Dwight as well

NotFromAroundHere937 · Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:09 am Post subject:

Sounds good! *do it whoever our next gm is*

Chronicle · Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:10 am Post subject:

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56 · Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:13 am Post subject:

The Lakers have too much pride and class to tank.

srm90 · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 10662

No
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nbalegend · Sixth Man Joined: 13 Apr 2013 Posts: 42

Some of these folks in here certainly don't like to hear the word "tank" but realistically, they just pretending. To be honest with you, OP.. if the Lakers get Wiggins in '14, this site will EXPLODE with joy and you wouldn't heard a single "no, too much pride and class to tank or what's not". They would be happy as (bleep).

Chad09 · Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 3:29 am Post subject:

How can we tank, and we don't even have a pick.

mad55557777 · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 23571

RI Laker · Star Player Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 7172

Depending on KB's injury and if we resign DH, we could definately be tanking next year. We do have our 1st for 2014, we will have a ton of $, and KB will come back. If we were a lottery team, at least Stern will be gone, so he can not manipulate BALLS.

Philfan · Starting Rotation Joined: 08 Jan 2013 Posts: 264

Tanking doesn't guarantee that you'll get the top pick. It would be a gamble we would likely lose.

And this is the Lakers. We win championships. We don't tank.

hype · Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:15 am Post subject:

wow, i think im done posting for the morning.. some straight up pathetic fans up right now after looking in a few threads.. i can see why fans of other teams think of us the way they do at times....

George the Greek · Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:15 am Post subject:

You guys wanna live through rebuilding years? Are you sure?
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Galacticos · Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:18 am Post subject:

(bleep) Wiggins.
It's not worth the embarassement. LAKERS TANKING, YOU CRAZY?

RI Laker · Star Player Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 7172

We have to be real about the situation. Two big unknowns right now are when KB comes back and whether we resign DH. If KB is out for the year (a real possibility) and if DH walks (another real possiblility), we are DONE for next year. Its not tanking on purpose, its tanking because we would have ZERO options. We are in salary cap hell, so there will be no moves. We are not going to take on contracts because we would have no chance of winning a championship (without KB and DH), and we will not jeapordize 2014. Time will tell, but we have to be real about the situation. Again, if the aforementioned comes true, its tanking because these are the cards that are dealt to us, and we would not be tanking on purpose. Prayers to KB for a speedy recovery.

ElginBaylor · Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 5:07 am Post subject:

Already assuming Kobe is out entirely for next season? You guys really haven't been following his career have you?
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Yong · Star Player Joined: 08 Oct 2009 Posts: 9024

poetic justice if true

yinoma2001 · Retired Number Joined: 19 Jun 2010 Posts: 119487

Don't even know if we need to "try." Possibility now that Dwight bolts. Then you basically have a Pau/Nash team? That's a lottery team. If Pau/Nash gets hurt, then you're seriously talking about a top pick.

If our team will be naturally horrible next year, it's a blessing in disguise to have cap space in 2014 AND a player like Wiggins locked in a long term rookie pay scale. Then you can see Kobe come back for a year or so.

Have to play this next season out correctly.
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yinoma2001 · Retired Number Joined: 19 Jun 2010 Posts: 119487

Oh, and as a parting gift, wouldn't be beyond Stern to rectify CP3 and um...ensure that Wiggins somehow falls to the Lakers.
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Chair · Starting Rotation Joined: 04 Dec 2012 Posts: 920

How? You need to lose 60+ games to have a good chance. With a healthy Dwight, no way this team loses that many. Even if you trade Pau.

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Lakers95 · Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:02 am Post subject:

Go on the Clippers forum if you want tanking teams. Lakers have too much pride and class to pull that kind of (bleep).

Chair · Starting Rotation Joined: 04 Dec 2012 Posts: 920

moonwalker8701 · Starting Rotation Joined: 20 May 2010 Posts: 581

Do we even have a draft pick?

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cganesh75 · Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:24 am Post subject:

we traded a lottery protected draft pick to get Nash. if we dont make the playoffs we get to keep it. Lakers can do lot of things this offseason, NOt sure if they will.

1. if kobe is out for a year, they can and "should" amnesty his $30M contract to get under the tax.
2. trade pau + meta (worth $30M total) for some young players .. or just let them finish the last year contract.
3. re-sign dwight
4. get a draft pick and possibly trade with one of the expiring contracts and get a player on longer contract + higher draft pick.