LA went smaller less than I would’ve thought tonight. They just dominated when they did in specific groupings and that stood out and made me think it was higher volume.
I’ll break that down more tomorrow.
— Cranjis McBasketball (@Tim_NBA) August 23, 2020
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Having Playoff Lebron on the team you root for is amazing
Having Playoff Lebron on the team you root for is amazing, I highly recommend it
— Laker Film Room (@LakerFilmRoom) August 23, 2020
Kyle Kuzma’s defensive development has been stunning
Kyle Kuzma's defensive development has been stunning. He went from a below average, to average, to a pretty damn good wing defender super quickly. This Lakers defense is goddamn suffocating, teams are going to go through hell to knock these boys out of the bubble.
— Lakers Insiders (@LALInsiders) August 23, 2020
LeBron on passing Tim Duncan on NBA Playoffs all-time wins list
If we assume the trade market for Kyle Kuzma is a rebuilding team looking to move an overpaid veteran player under contract or a free agent available via a sign-and-trade, what options remain for the Lakers to trade Kuzma?
1. Pelicans: JJ Redick
2. Thunder: Danilo Gallinari
3. Raptors: Serge Ibaka.
4. Rockets: Robert Covington
What if the Lakers include a S&T of KCP?
1. Pistons: Christian Wood
2. Thunder: Kelly Oubre
3. Nuggets: Jerami Grant
4. Pacers: Victor Oladipo
I think an interesting trade that might appeal to the Pacers would be Kuzma and KCP on a 3-year $45 million S&T for an injured Victor Oladipo. Victor slides into Green’s starting shooting guard and KCP takes over for Victor on the Pacers plus Indiana gets a high upside combo forward in Kuzma.
I love the offense and defense of a Schroder and Oladipo backcourt.