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BRAVO, Buba!
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Never had a chance to be a girl-dad but I loved every minute of being a girl-grandad.
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Hey Tom, man, I like how you put it together. Myself, I have only two sons and one grand son, and no girl.
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I remember once complaining about too many women’s basketball articles and my wife told me I would be sorry for saying that once I had granddaughters. As usual, she was right. Loved coaching Mia and Alexa and young girls.
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That is a nice story. I love it!
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Kobe deserves every enthronization the Lakers and we, the fans, can afford for his insurmountable distinction. There will never be another Kobe Bryant, period!!
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It’ll go over like Vino.
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Lakers Acquire:
-Malcolm Brogdon
-Jerami Grant
-Robert Williams III
-Corey KispertWizards Acquire:
-D’Angelo Russell
-Gabe Vincent
-Christian Wood
-Unprotected 2029 first-round pick
-Pick swaps in 2028
-2025 second-round pick via LA ClippersTrail Blazers Acquire:
-Rui Hachimura
-Jarred Vanderbilt
-Jalen Hood-Schifino
-Cam Reddish
-Jaxson Hayes
-Maxwell Lewis
-Unprotected 2031 first-round pick
-Pick swaps in 2026
-2027 second-round pickThis deal moves the needle in so many ways for the Lakers, though it doesn’t give them their flashy third star per se. It makes them have a legit nine-man rotation if Knecht starts contributing immediately. So the Lakers become contenders in September with this trade.
The only thing stopping this trade from taking place immediately is Brogdon’s current restriction. He was recently traded to the Wizards, so two months have to pass before he can switch teams again.
We have just seen the Celtics win an NBA title with a core of eight players with elite 3-point shooting and defense. The Lakers would be replicating this. They will also be doubling down on their size approach. Adding Williams III and Grant gives them more size to go against contenders in the West like the Thunder, Timberwolves, Nuggets, and Mavericks. This deal sees them match up well against contenders in the East and West.
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Love this trade. Addresses need to replace Russell at point with Brogdon, get bigger 3&D wing in Grant, and dynamic second big to backup and play alongside AD. Have to wait for Brogdon's 60 days to pass but the trade that would make the Lakers legitimate contenders. https://t.co/2J6GKRC8GY
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USA's Anthony Davis said he was "100 percent" after appearing to tweak his ankle getting tangled up with former Lakers teammate Wenyen Gabriel.
Davis joked: "Wenyen being Wenyen. He's my guy. I was falling and he came down too and just kind of stepped on my foot."— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) July 31, 2024
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Imagine them playing 60 games combined.
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lol, in all of these fake trades I feel like nobody considers who will play when. Let’s just we can pull off this legendary Grant and Williams for detritus trade. Are we really shipping our solid players to pay a backup center $13 mil? Oh, he’s not a backup so Bron is playing the 3, nope that’s Grant, poinr guard? Not if we want something resembling defense? And so on.
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Anyhow, don’t see this happening so it’s all theory.
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Aloha,
Rui got ejected from the Japan France match up. The video showed, it was just a foul. With 5 minutes left and Japan down by one they tossed him Japan lost in OT. Rui had 24 points at the time. I guess they couldn’t let France lose to Japan, in Paris. Disgraceful. This will be controversial for years to come.
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French home coooking!
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Even the foul at the end of regulation was non-existent. Still, Japan just gotta let that dude shoot that shot and hands down. No reason to contest when you’re up 4.
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Well, at least we didn’t lose Cam Reddish! Rob has been utterly out GM’d this summer by the entire Association. Putting a lotta eggs in the “better health/no regression” baskets. We’ll see how that works out. Seems like getting Tyus for the cost of moving Cam via a 2nd rounder would have been worth it given our seeming intent to trade DLo and Vincent’s health concerns coupled with Reaves being only decent at running the point. But what do I know?
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There’s a point where Jeanie has to see Rob Pelinka has to go. The indecision and lack of confidence has paralyzed our front office.
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I’m going to give Robb a pass. I’m sure he tried to move some guys. But this is a brave new NBA world. The Nuggets had to send 3 2nd round picks for the Hornets to take Reggie Jackson. The Lakers only have 4 2nd round picks. The few sellers are trying to cash in with over pricing players, knowing there isn’t much inventory out there. I have been critical of Robb for years but I don’t see this as his fault.
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I’m assuming brave is in the sarcasm font? Not disagreeing but the fact is Max Christie’s market was not sooooo scorching he needed to be the first move. Speaking of Max I can think of 3 players off the top of my head who I’d have used the MLE his deal would have opened up. Jones, Trent Jr. or Drummond. I’d have even preferred keeping Dinwiddie. But we had to rectify Rob’s mistake of only signing him to a 2 year rookie deal. Feel free to be critical, he’s earned it.
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Remember Jamie Robb could only sign him for 2 years without giving him MLE money. Thats changed now and it’s act called the Pelinka rule.
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Well that tracks, he basically was our MLE this summer.
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All I’m saying is we dictated Max’s value, not the market. This in turn forced us into begging at the ATM of LeBeon to take massive pay cut to engage the TPMLE since I honestly never bought into him taking a $20+ mil cut. Based on the market for proven commodities like Jones and Trent Jr. it’s real hard for me to see Max getting what he got on the open market. I’d take the MLE over Max. He could be a good player but he has a lot of growth to do to live up that deal based on our actual roster needs. He’s the 4th…maybe 5th…guard in the rotation behind DLo, Reaves, Vincent and maybe even DK. I’m just not seeing the logic.
I called running back a couple months ago and nothing has changed that opinion but that doesn’t mean I won’t be astounded by illogic as I have been thus far. All I can come up with is that FO planned for or more of Wood. Hayes, and Cam to walk. That’s a bad plan when they’re your margin for error.
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Well, the “well” can’t be drier than this. Just about every player I had in my mind is gone. Nothing for me to be excited about this off-season.
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Excellent video by Pete discussing possible Lakers trade targets for center who can play with LeBron and AD. Bottom line, Pete ended up liking Robert Williams, who, if he can stay healthy, would be a great partner for Anthony Davis.
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So good to have Pete back making videos for us. Great discussion on Brook Lopez. Hyped by how much Pete likes Robert Williams.
Williams was Celtics top defensive player 3 years in a row although injured a lot. If he can stay healthy, he has the motor and game to be elite w/AD. https://t.co/Xd4vba9a7K
— LakerTom (@LakerTom) July 28, 2024
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Is that a coincidence? 8/2/24 is today’s date.
Let’s see:
8 is Kobe’s first number
2 is Gianna’s number
24 is Kobe’s second number
** 2/4 represents 4 divided by 2 = 2 (Gianna’s number)
** 2 times 4 = 8 ( Kobe’s number)
The common denominators are #2 and 4.
That’s some mystical call from heaven.
May God grant them eternal rest.