Faried is only 6'8" and he is a power forward. He used to be a pretty good player when he was in this country. Not sure how he has done playing in China last two years. But he is another 31 year old player.
I can't believe why the Lakers are stacking up on old players. Are they going to blow up the team again if they do not win a championship.
Yes they will blow it up.
Why stockpile centers? There are already some concerns about Dwight and Jordan
getting significant pt. 
Throwing shyt at the wall to see what sticks...lol.
They just don't get it. They need shooters. Not more bigs. Sheeesh. We have a cple of guys
who can hit the 3 ball, tho we shall see how that goes. But no one who can do it in volume.
Since they f'd up and didn't get Sweet Lou, as I many times "strongly
suggested" 
I can't believe why the Lakers are stacking up on old players. Are they going to blow up
the team again if they do not win a championship.
The only thing that I can think is that they are planning on using him as a PF, considering that he plays both the 5 and the 4. The other thing that I thought of, was that this is an attempt to reduce minutes for both Dwight and Jordan. I honestly don't know who they are planning on starting. I have read several predictions, which all have Dwight starting. Look, if they are seeking another center, sign Cousins over Faried or just get another shooter. I think the team is what it is at this point. Don't take that the wrong way. I am excited.
Here is what I think..
1.) JJ Reddick
2.) Svi Mykhailiuk (By the way, the whole time I was bashing him, I thought we were talking about Muscala. My bad.)
On a side note, what ever happened to Dante Exum? That dude is available, but I was looking at his numbers.... Wasn't he suppose to be legit?
LiAngelo Ball?.......He lit up the summer league....lol.
Would have like Svi, but he went to Toronto a few weeks ago
Reddick made $13mill/yr the past 3 years. He's not coming for Vet Min. Otherwise I'm sure he'd be here already. He also said he's not in a hurry and will wait til mid season to play again, til someone who needs him and is willing to pay comes a knockin'. Otherwise he'd be somewhere already. There's only 5 players on the Lakers roster right now who are making over vet min.
I thought we could raise our cap this offseason btw? What happened to that idea?
I thought we could raise our cap this offseason btw? What happened to that idea?
Avery Bradley
Jeff Teauge
D. Cousins
That's all I got. We could always leave the spot available for any waived player later.
Jeff Teauge
D. Cousins
That's all I got. We could always leave the spot available for any waived player later.
You left off Ennis. Odd that Bradley hasn't been picked up tho. Tenacious D! And Cousins as well. Maybe teams know something we don't.
I was thinking the only thing missing from our old folks team is D Wade! To complete the
Lebron fantasy team
D Wade??? He has switched from the NBA to the Cube. He seems to be enjoying himself being the host of the Cube.
Not a lot about this guy. Hope they, at the very least, did the appropriate scouting.
Man, wtf are these dudes up to? Lmao. I tell
ya this Hollywood is really something else. Lol.
https://twitter.com/nbaontnt/status/1439440375135948805?s=21
ya this Hollywood is really something else. Lol.
https://twitter.com/nbaontnt/status/1439440375135948805?s=21
They were on their way to AD’s wedding. He got married on Saturday night.
Wives in the back seat?
I thought we could raise our cap this offseason btw? What happened to that idea?
We did raise our Cap Space this year, however we gave it all to Westbrook. We are at 164mil in cap right now. Salary Cap is only 112mil. We actually have the 4th highest payroll this season.
That's good then. So going forward that will be our new cap number? Too bad it's all going to 3 players.
Who's Austin Reeves. And how do we feel about that? Looks like a guard?
You beat me to it. Just watched a ten minute highlight video... He's not even a pro let alone the 14th roster spot.
I think the Lakers were looking for someone cheap, to be content sitting on the bench, and not getting any playing time.
Why not bring back Svi, if this is the sort of player they wanted?
Reaves has decent court vision, but nothing otherwise special. I predict that he will be in Europe in 3-4 years...
Well a cple of their summer guys looked pretty good. And with 2 spots left they could have had Cousins.
Btw Svi signed somewhere already. No longer available. But there's still Ennis, among others.
Would have preferred Ennis.
May have something to do with it.
Impressed with no description means filler. Imagine if Collision or Thomas had been selected. Frustration all season. The assumption is that the signing is a reward while in this case he takes the role of Dudley or Sacre on the cheap. Vogel’s rotation will probably be 8-10 players so even Rondo has been told he’s not gonna play!
Seems like an odd signing. But no one saw him play. So who knows. Plus Lakers have a weird thing of liking cheap unsigned players. Hoping to scrounge the bargain bin for a nugget. Like at a yard sale. For a player who by their own admission is 3 years away from being NBA ready, who's already 23. Does it make sense? No. Maybe they just needed a guy for the G League team? Maybe he did some favor for someone we'll never know about? Maybe they needed a token white guy to replace Caruso? Who can say.
Maybe he and LiAngelo can team up and play for LaMelo's team in LIthuania when the obvious comes home to roost.
JJ Reddick would probably play another year sitting on the end of the bench to get a ring.
You can't teach quickness and Reaves looks slow at the college level...
If LeBron likes him, it's likely because he knows he'll step aside and let LBJ run the
point, while Westbrook probably won't. 
It doesn't matter either way. He's gonna be handing out cheers, towels and Gatoraid, but I do wish it made sense.
Refuses to drive leading to bad shot selection and no perimeter defense.
Not NBA ready for 3 years in his own words you say?
How about never gonna be ready....
Here's 3 minutes of terrible...
Have you ever seen a highlight video focused upon someone who missed every shot?
In all fairness, here's a 41 and 6 game against the Sooners.
Still looks slow and awkward, but if they go in, they go in!
Token white boy....that's all...
They are calling him, “Hillbilly Kobe”…… smh
LOL
Players like the other Austin, Austin Rivers, and Patrick Beverly, often get targeted for underperforming at the NBA level, in part by Westbrook no doubt. Reaves is a training camp invite at best comparitively.
Unless some sort of transformation occurs where he suddenly can retain his dribble and create a shot inside of 35 feet, against players who are stronger, faster and playing for money, he's a sloth, a koala or a panda in the crosshairs of every team's backcourt who will salivate at the thought of his defense.
Tenacious defense is what brought Caruso out of the G League to which he added non Caucasian-like hops (LOL) and exceptional basketball IQ / decision making. Maybe Reaves can channel the other Reaves, Christopher Reaves, and surprise us all, but if all he is is an attempt to rekindle fan sentiment like Caruso, shame on Pelinka for even going there mentally, let alone actually.
Perhaps a similar player, Atlanta's Kevin Huerter, is 2 inches taller and is an exceptional 3 point shooter with balanced skills. He was dubbed the Red Mamba for his ahooting, intensity and well roundedness. Huerter's predicted upside blows Reaves away and it translated as such to the NBA.
Speaking of Caruso, keep an eye on Chicago this year... He makes teams and players better and is not considered part of the top four players including Vecuvic, DeRozan, Ball and Lavine.
The league is gonna regret not taking Bol Bol. Denver obviously saw the potential. Would have been a perfect addition for the Lakers. He's a legit fan favorite, he's huuuuungry and inexpensive for now, he's not expecting big minutes yet and he can give you 16/10/3 blocks in the blink of an eye including 3 pointers... Hindsight is 2020, but there were some obvious better choices for roster spot #14.
Hands down Lakers will take the championship this season. The big difference will be RW, he can penetrate, rebound and assist and shoot from the perimeter. The BIG THREE can create a lot of spacing and with shooters like Anthony, Ellington, Nun and Monk makes this team hard to defend.
What every happened to the 7-foot Chinese player? Wang I think his name was?
So far the pre-season ain't lookin' too good.
Avery Bradley just got waived by golden state. Maybe we should pick him up.
RW and Rondo plus Bradley would be a backlog even though it’s a good idea. Young Reaves is proving to be surprisingly adept at the 1 as well. And then there’s LeBron who’s the PG any time he touches the ball, AB would be a bench warmer.
I think the Lakers need speed at the wing. Chaundey Brown seems well suited to take Ayayi’s two way contact and could probably play that role. He can bring about 8/4 per game in limited playing time plus perimeter defense which is lost with the injuries currently. He’s a three point threat!
RW and Rondo plus Bradley would be a backlog even though it’s a good idea. Young Reaves is proving to be surprisingly adept at the 1 as well. And then there’s LeBron who’s the PG any time he touches the ball, AB would be a bench warmer.
I think the Lakers need speed at the wing. Chaundey Brown seems well suited to take Ayayi’s two way contact and could probably play that role. He can bring about 8/4 per game in limited playing time plus perimeter defense which is lost with the injuries currently. He’s a three point threat!
I'd do it.
Btw 6 pre season loses, only one was a little bit close, the last one with the Kings. The others were blow outs. Are we concerned?
Btw 6 pre season loses, only one was a little bit close, the last one with the Kings. The
others were blow outs. Are we concerned?
My only main concern is with AD. This ship will ultimately sail or drown depending on what his output is period.
So, Bradley was signed and so was a 4th center named Huff to the remaining two-way contract...
Even the writers could not figure out the logic.
With Ariza out, doesn't Chaundee Brown make perfect sense?
So Ariza had debridement surgery on his ankle. Did the Lakers not give him a physical when they signed him? Now he's out 2 months. I can see why they signed Avery. Tho I would have liked the idea anyways. So are we a wing short now? ABrad is a guard.
Even the writers could not figure out the logic.
With Ariza out, doesn't Chaundee Brown make perfect sense?
Haven't seen any games yet. And don't know much about Chaundee. But from his highlight reel and rep, I'd have to agree with you.
Ayton and PHX not getting anywhere on max contract. Might he be available next offseason as a FA? Might we come a knockin'?
