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 Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2024 5:38 pm Post subject: Report: Lakers have there sights set on Luka Doncic as future of franchise after LeBron retires |
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A report came out today by KOC that the Lakers are planning to make a Hail Mary run at Luka once LeBron retires, this is interesting because I don’t think the Lakers would be interested if they didn’t have some sense that it could be realistic. I gotta say the great thing about Jeanie is that she takes care of her stars and guys like Luka Doncic see that as well
https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/10132966-lakers-rumors-luka-doncic-eyed-as-future-of-franchise-after-lebron-james-retires.amp.html |
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| Who doesn’t? I’d be surprised if Cubes gives him up, although Cubes is out of the front office isn’t he….???? So you’re saying there’s a chance! |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2024 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| I think what makes Luka coming to the Lakers a possibility is that he respects LeBron so much he might be willing to take the keys from LeBron and be the Lakers franchise player when LeBron walks away from basketball, and like I said Jeanie willing to take care of her stars is awesome to the future FAs |
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The only thing this tells me is that the Lakers aren't going to make moves and are distracting fans by "promising" something in the future.
Remember when the Lakers didn't make moves at the trade deadline because they were just waiting for the off-season?
This just isn't going to happen, for a variety of reasons.
Even LeBron was just a late career move to go to a specific place he wanted to go to. He had business opportunities in LA and his sons were going to school there.
Fans need to get real about the chances of players walking to the Lakers in FA. How many times did the Lakers strike out between signing Shaq in 1996 and LeBron in 2018?
Not to mention the CBA gives players more financial incentive than ever to stay with their teams. |
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| Luka to me.. seems to be that guy who wouldn’t mind moving on from his team.. you think about how Jokic has been putting out feelers about teaming up with Luka, there has been noise about Luka going to New York. I don’t think he’s coming to the Lakers when he becomes a FA but the keyword in all of this is the fact that HE might become a FA which means there becomes a chance that we can land him |
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| Japago wrote: |
The only thing this tells me is that the Lakers aren't going to make moves and are distracting fans by "promising" something in the future.
Remember when the Lakers didn't make moves at the trade deadline because they were just waiting for the off-season?
This just isn't going to happen, for a variety of reasons.
Even LeBron was just a late career move to go to a specific place he wanted to go to. He had business opportunities in LA and his sons were going to school there.
Fans need to get real about the chances of players walking to the Lakers in FA. How many times did the Lakers strike out between signing Shaq in 1996 and LeBron in 2018?
Not to mention the CBA gives players more financial incentive than ever to stay with their teams. |
How many times did they strike out between getting 2 Top 10 All-Time players? Re-read that and realize how ridiculously spoiled that sounds.
I'm not saying we getting Luka... But name any other franchise that has been able to sign 2 Top 10 Players All Time as free agents?
As far as free agents in that time-range: Karl Malone, Gary Payton, Ron Artest, re-signing Derek Fisher. Those guys were instrumental in getting us to 2 of our 7 Finals in that time-frame and winning 1 championship.
I know it's almost like a meme at this point that spoiled Lakers fans expect to get every dope player ever, but there's a reason for that delusion. Look at their track record when combining drafting, trades, trading for draft rights, and free agent signings:
18 of the Top 75 NBA Players have worn a Lakers uniform at some point or another (second only to the Boston Celtics with 20, but a good number of those are from the Bill Russell Dynasty teams). If you include snubbed Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol that would make 20. 6 of them are in most peoples' Top 10 All-Time. 9 of them are in most people's Top 15-20 |
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I'd love to think we're going to get Luka, Ant or Wemby within a few years of LeBron leaving. However, the chances of that happening are slim to none (for any NBA team).
But add to that how incompetent this Lakers FO looks to the rest of the league, and those chances dwindle even further.
On the other hand, how many people thought in 1995 that we could realistically sign Shaq the following year?
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| As time goes on, these younger players can care less about the Laker history. We have been awful signing FA's and the CBA makes it far more difficult for players to sign with other teams. Luka is PIPE. He is not going to leave the Mavs especially since they are on the upswing, cost of living in Dallas, and Cuban (either though he does not have controlling interest in them). If he respects LJ that much, he will play for him when he owns a team in Vegas. |
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| As long as he works on his defense between now and then. |
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Sure, Jan.
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If Luka could become a Laker, then any player could become a Laker. Throw Wemby's name out there while ur at it. Waste of time.
Focus on winning now with Lebron because after he's gone, there's no telling when or if we'd ever get a superstar again. Saving up assets to "possibly" acquire a future superstar is really dumb. I hope the Lakers have learned from the Moz/Deng debacle.
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| slavavov wrote: | I'd love to think we're going to get Luka, Ant or Wemby within a few years of LeBron leaving. However, the chances of that happening are slim to none (for any NBA team).
But add to that how incompetent this Lakers FO looks to the rest of the league, and those chances dwindle even further.
On the other hand, how many people thought in 1995 that we could realistically sign Shaq the following year? |
New big THREE: Luka, Ant & Wemby! |
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| Japago wrote: |
The only thing this tells me is that the Lakers aren't going to make moves and are distracting fans by "promising" something in the future.
Remember when the Lakers didn't make moves at the trade deadline because they were just waiting for the off-season?
This just isn't going to happen, for a variety of reasons.
Even LeBron was just a late career move to go to a specific place he wanted to go to. He had business opportunities in LA and his sons were going to school there.
Fans need to get real about the chances of players walking to the Lakers in FA. How many times did the Lakers strike out between signing Shaq in 1996 and LeBron in 2018?
Not to mention the CBA gives players more financial incentive than ever to stay with their teams. |
You’re exactly right, Pelinka with the Jedi mind tricks. |
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| Inspector Gadget wrote: | | I think what makes Luka coming to the Lakers a possibility is that he respects LeBron so much he might be willing to take the keys from LeBron and be the Lakers franchise player when LeBron walks away from basketball, and like I said Jeanie willing to take care of her stars is awesome to the future FAs |
AD not getting the keys? |
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| Inspector Gadget wrote: | | I think what makes Luka coming to the Lakers a possibility is that he respects LeBron so much he might be willing to take the keys from LeBron and be the Lakers franchise player when LeBron walks away from basketball, and like I said Jeanie willing to take care of her stars is awesome to the future FAs |
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| Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2024 11:22 am Post subject: |
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| zambia wrote: | | Inspector Gadget wrote: | | I think what makes Luka coming to the Lakers a possibility is that he respects LeBron so much he might be willing to take the keys from LeBron and be the Lakers franchise player when LeBron walks away from basketball, and like I said Jeanie willing to take care of her stars is awesome to the future FAs |
AD not getting the keys? |
He has the keys now |
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| There's 364 million reasons why Luka remains in Big D for the rest of his prime years however one can't help but fantasize a little even in vein. I'm preparing myself for a decade of darkness once Lebron retires |
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| MookieBetts50 wrote: | | There's 364 million reasons why Luka remains in Big D for the rest of his prime years however one can't help but fantasize a little even in vein. I'm preparing myself for a decade of darkness once Lebron retires |
Its already dark. Unfortunately we are not acquiring the wealth (draft picks) that comes with it. |
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| MookieBetts50 wrote: | | There's 364 million reasons why Luka remains in Big D for the rest of his prime years however one can't help but fantasize a little even in vein. I'm preparing myself for a decade of darkness once Lebron retires |
IF this is a FO plan, it's a bad one. Planning to get some else stars is
a long shot, if it happens it happens it does. But it's a random
occurrence at best. That said, if the plan is to bring another teams
aging stars to the LAL, I'll puck.
What's reality? the Draft & picking wisely, UFA when they are available,
trades but if you have someone (or more) of value to trade back, etc.
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| RI Laker wrote: | | MookieBetts50 wrote: | | There's 364 million reasons why Luka remains in Big D for the rest of his prime years however one can't help but fantasize a little even in vein. I'm preparing myself for a decade of darkness once Lebron retires |
Its already dark. Unfortunately we are not acquiring the wealth (draft picks) that comes with it. |
Yup.
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| Getting Luka would be cool, but getting French basketball player Victor Wembanyama would be much cooler. |
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It's normally bad when your GM has to make desperation moves to try to keep their job. But it's worse when ownership let's them keep it regardless of how well they do.
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| He'll probably be 300 lbs by then. |
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| Laker's Fan wrote: | | It's normally bad when your GM has to make desperation moves to try to keep their job. But it's worse when ownership let's them keep it regardless of how well they do. |
After this summer’s masterclass of doing jack (bleep) I would imagine Jeanie is firing up another extension for Rob.
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He did keep Davis and LeBron, stayed under the 2nd apron, and the team has the most nationally televised games in the league. Season ticket demand remains strong, they have a good looking young coach to sell the fanbase, Bronny to get clicks, and none of that required significant spending.
I wouldn't be surprised if Jeanie thinks of Rob as best in the business.
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