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LakersForever123
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| Megaton wrote: | HELL YEAH LETS GO!
Finally a Center! 
I do have hopes for him though. Dude showed A LOT of promise in his rookie season. And his ceiling is much higher than the garbage we have with Hayes. |
He was drafted high (33rd) in the 2nd round of the 2022 nba draft. |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2024 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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| If he can end up like Robert Williams III I will be excited |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2024 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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Just how did they get him ? We have a full roster.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2024 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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| deal wrote: | | Just how did they get him ? We have a full roster. |
2 way contract. Another 2 way contract player will have to be cut. |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2024 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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| LakersForever123 wrote: | | deal wrote: | | Just how did they get him ? We have a full roster. |
2 way contract. Another 2 way contract player will have to be cut. |
It doesn’t matter if it’s a 2 way contract, if he plays well in preseason we will have to cut someone or make a trade, the Lakers most likely have a trade lined up, as explained by our LG posters if we sign someone or waive someone we will have to still eat into the waived player’s salary, so a trade being executed is the likely outcome to make room for Koloko on the regular season roster |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2024 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Inspector Gadget wrote: | | LakersForever123 wrote: | | deal wrote: | | Just how did they get him ? We have a full roster. |
2 way contract. Another 2 way contract player will have to be cut. |
It doesn’t matter if it’s a 2 way contract, if he plays well in preseason we will have to cut someone or make a trade, the Lakers most likely have a trade lined up, as explained by our LG posters if we sign someone or waive someone we will have to still eat into the waived player’s salary, so a trade being executed is the likely outcome to make room for Koloko on the regular season roster |
Koloko is reportedly going to sign a 2-way contract.
CWood is expected to be out at least 2 months, and a 2-way player can play 50 games with the big club. So, I'd expect Koloko to get a lot of burn in the bigs.
After 50 games, if Koloko looks good, they might cut one of Cwood or Hays and try to sign Koloko longer. Both Cwood and Hayes have contracts that expire this year. 50 games into the season, the buyout cost would only be about 3/8ths the cost of their yearly contract.
The Lakers will have to release one of Colin Castleton, Blake Hinson, or Armel Traore to sign Koloko. I'd guess that it'll probably be Traore, but a slim chance it might also be Castleton - both fill the same role as Koloko. I'd suspect they'll keep Hinson for the 3&D role.
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| Zillethai wrote: | | Laker's Fan wrote: | Another clear sign of the soft rebuild. Hopefully Koloko will be able to contribute. But the goal of this year's team is clearly developmental, including the head coach.
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Im fairly certain the goal of this year is championship |
Perhaps from the fans and players, but it doesn’t look like a championship is a goal of the Lakers’ front office considering the moves (or non moves) from the deadline to the off season, even going back to last off season.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 7:50 am Post subject: |
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I'm glad to hear that. Javale has years of experience, a championship, and can school him further on the things he'll have to improve. |
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| Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 8:00 am Post subject: |
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| Hanging from Rafters wrote: | | Zillethai wrote: | | Laker's Fan wrote: | Another clear sign of the soft rebuild. Hopefully Koloko will be able to contribute. But the goal of this year's team is clearly developmental, including the head coach.
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Im fairly certain the goal of this year is championship |
Perhaps from the fans and players, but it doesn’t look like a championship is a goal of the Lakers’ front office considering the moves (or non moves) from the deadline to the off season, even going back to last off season. |
I agree with you and share your frustration. I have a good vibe about this guy. I watched him perform against the Bruins and he seemed to be a name I heard during games who gave them fits. I suspect this is a below the radar major steal if he's been putting in the off season work with Javale that's been reported. I may be wrong, but this could be a game changer with he and Knecht bring to the table.
Stay tuned. |
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| Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 9:12 am Post subject: |
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| Laker's Fan wrote: | Another clear sign of the soft rebuild. Hopefully Koloko will be able to contribute. But the goal of this year's team is clearly developmental, including the head coach.
Some people are going to hate that focus, but at the very least it's good they've made a choice. |
I don’t have a problem with that, the rebuild is obviously coming. Hang onto those draft picks.
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| Zillethai wrote: | | Laker's Fan wrote: | Another clear sign of the soft rebuild. Hopefully Koloko will be able to contribute. But the goal of this year's team is clearly developmental, including the head coach.
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Im fairly certain the goal of this year is championship |
For every team in the NBA.
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| Hanging from Rafters wrote: | | Zillethai wrote: | | Laker's Fan wrote: | Another clear sign of the soft rebuild. Hopefully Koloko will be able to contribute. But the goal of this year's team is clearly developmental, including the head coach.
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Im fairly certain the goal of this year is championship |
Perhaps from the fans and players, but it doesn’t look like a championship is a goal of the Lakers’ front office considering the moves (or non moves) from the deadline to the off season |
A healthy Lakers team playing the starting lineups we all know work for more than half a season is a Championship contender.
What we did in the 2nd half of last season when our incompetent Coach was forced to bench Prince or we were going to trade him shows that.
if we did that all season we'd have been top 4-5 in the league and our Playoff matchups would have been far different. We also did that whilst not having a healthy roster (like our 2nd best defender and our backup 1) and an incompetent Coach to boot that told a scoring off the bench PG like Dinwiddie to stand in a corner, not look to score, and just play defense, is the kind of idiocy you have Redick doesn't exhibit.
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The Lakers are the 13th favorite to win the championship
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| venturalakersfan wrote: | | Laker's Fan wrote: | Another clear sign of the soft rebuild. Hopefully Koloko will be able to contribute. But the goal of this year's team is clearly developmental, including the head coach.
Some people are going to hate that focus, but at the very least it's good they've made a choice. |
I don’t have a problem with that, the rebuild is obviously coming. Hang onto those draft picks. |
I agree, hang on to those draft picks...
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| P.K. wrote: | | Inspector Gadget wrote: | | LakersForever123 wrote: | | deal wrote: | | Just how did they get him ? We have a full roster. |
2 way contract. Another 2 way contract player will have to be cut. |
It doesn’t matter if it’s a 2 way contract, if he plays well in preseason we will have to cut someone or make a trade, the Lakers most likely have a trade lined up, as explained by our LG posters if we sign someone or waive someone we will have to still eat into the waived player’s salary, so a trade being executed is the likely outcome to make room for Koloko on the regular season roster |
Koloko is reportedly going to sign a 2-way contract.
CWood is expected to be out at least 2 months, and a 2-way player can play 50 games with the big club. So, I'd expect Koloko to get a lot of burn in the bigs.
After 50 games, if Koloko looks good, they might cut one of Cwood or Hays and try to sign Koloko longer. Both Cwood and Hayes have contracts that expire this year. 50 games into the season, the buyout cost would only be about 3/8ths the cost of their yearly contract.
The Lakers will have to release one of Colin Castleton, Blake Hinson, or Armel Traore to sign Koloko. I'd guess that it'll probably be Traore, but a slim chance it might also be Castleton - both fill the same role as Koloko. I'd suspect they'll keep Hinson for the 3&D role. |
Releasing Castleton or 1 of Hinson or Traore doesn’t mean that a roster spot is gonna open up that’s why I explained that if he balls out in preseason and wows everyone the Lakers have to cut someone from the current roster or make a trade to make room for Koloko. that’s why when the news broke on this, some Laker fans on social media like Harrison Faigen were wondering if we had a trade in the works because the roster have we have right now is 15 players so we can’t do anything unless we do something before the regular season begins |
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| Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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| P.K. wrote: | | Inspector Gadget wrote: | | LakersForever123 wrote: | | deal wrote: | | Just how did they get him ? We have a full roster. |
2 way contract. Another 2 way contract player will have to be cut. |
It doesn’t matter if it’s a 2 way contract, if he plays well in preseason we will have to cut someone or make a trade, the Lakers most likely have a trade lined up, as explained by our LG posters if we sign someone or waive someone we will have to still eat into the waived player’s salary, so a trade being executed is the likely outcome to make room for Koloko on the regular season roster |
Koloko is reportedly going to sign a 2-way contract.
CWood is expected to be out at least 2 months, and a 2-way player can play 50 games with the big club. So, I'd expect Koloko to get a lot of burn in the bigs.
After 50 games, if Koloko looks good, they might cut one of Cwood or Hays and try to sign Koloko longer. Both Cwood and Hayes have contracts that expire this year. 50 games into the season, the buyout cost would only be about 3/8ths the cost of their yearly contract.
The Lakers will have to release one of Colin Castleton, Blake Hinson, or Armel Traore to sign Koloko. I'd guess that it'll probably be Traore, but a slim chance it might also be Castleton - both fill the same role as Koloko. I'd suspect they'll keep Hinson for the 3&D role. |
Lakers can’t cut Traore. The top draft picks were French and he’s our consolation french man.
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| Quote: | | Los Angeles Lakers are waiving two-way guard Blake Hinson, sources told @hoopshype. Hinson averaged 18.5 points and shot 42.1% from 3-point range at Pittsburgh. The 6-foot-8 guard’s shooting intrigued teams following the draft. He’s now expected to draw interest in free agency. |
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| Still have to waive someone from our current roster, 2 way contracts don’t count on the roster spot, I think Cam Reddish is gonna get traded before the regular season so Koloko can earn a spot on the regular season roster |
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i thought hinson could play a little.
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| ocho wrote: | | Quote: | | Los Angeles Lakers are waiving two-way guard Blake Hinson, sources told @hoopshype. Hinson averaged 18.5 points and shot 42.1% from 3-point range at Pittsburgh. The 6-foot-8 guard’s shooting intrigued teams following the draft. He’s now expected to draw interest in free agency. |
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I get it now...We just dumb. We have over 4 Centers already forthe same thing now..
1.Castleton..a center we have had for over 2years and stiill cant crack the roation
2. Mike Brown - Another Block Master
3. Kirk Kelly - Suppose Block Master
4. Treole - underesized Center
How many people we got that can shoot three? How many times in Draft and trades we have been looking for people that can shoot threes?
Hinson not the best defender..but 6'8 with wide body and can take it to the rack and shoot from outside? thats who we let go? smh...... |
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| JustaObserver wrote: | | ocho wrote: | | Quote: | | Los Angeles Lakers are waiving two-way guard Blake Hinson, sources told @hoopshype. Hinson averaged 18.5 points and shot 42.1% from 3-point range at Pittsburgh. The 6-foot-8 guard’s shooting intrigued teams following the draft. He’s now expected to draw interest in free agency. |
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I get it now...We just dumb. We have over 4 Centers already forthe same thing now..
1.Castleton..a center we have had for over 2years and stiill cant crack the roation
2. Mike Brown - Another Block Master
3. Kirk Kelly - Suppose Block Master
4. Treole - underesized Center
How many people we got that can shoot three? How many times in Draft and trades we have been looking for people that can shoot threes?
Hinson not the best defender..but 6'8 with wide body and can take it to the rack and shoot from outside? thats who we let go? smh...... |
100% guaranteed that some of those Cs you mentioned will either get waived or assigned to G League before the regular season, the Lakers decided that having multiple Cs battling in training camp is the best course of action to take |
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| Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2024 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Curious to see how he will look next to AD |
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Not surprised Hinson was cut. Didn't show proficiency at the one thing he's supposed to be good at and didn't show upside in his weaknesses. As a guy who will turn 25 during the season and one of the most experienced players in SPL, you can't afford to look like you don't belong.
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