The questions surrounding the Lakers summer continues as the return of Thomas Bryant via Free Agency has the team closing in on what could be its final roster. Is it a crew that can make waves in the Western Conference? What about Kyrie Irving and the continuing posturing with the Brooklyn Nets? What’s going on with that Jeannie Buss cryptic tweet? Tune in as LakerTom from lakerholics.com and Joe Soro from lakersball.com as they try to answer the questions with Gerald Glassford from the Pop Culture Cosmos on if the team is poised for a return to prominence and if drama is still getting in the way. All this and we preview the team’s arrival in Vegas for Summer League action on another great Lakers Fast Break podcast!
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Great show guys. The return of Thomas Bryant could be a really great thing. Damien probably tops out as the better defender but Bryant is a far more accomplished and diverse offensive talent. Either way we got younger and more athletic at the 5 which was a huge goal for the summer.
Welcome aboard, grandson of LT!
I think the flip from old to young along with adding the Bryant/Jones tandem which creates a very different dynamic is good for 2-3 wins, maybe more if Bryant really turns back the clock and is this season’s Malik Monk. I also kinda feel like “Youth Movement” undersells it a bit as, while young, all these guys have been around a few seasons and are entering prime talent range.
Hard for the Lakers to get a windfall given the tools they had to work with. I think that, outside LW4, they’ve done a pretty decent job.
The Klutch Konnection rears it’s head lol.
Granted I’m not holding my breath waiting for Russ news everyday as I see a very good chance we start camp. If not even later.
Also it’s all dependent on health to LeBron and AD the rest of this debate is massaging the gray areas around those 2.
Nice Sasha imitation Gerald.
That’s it in a nutshell Jamie. No trades even matter if AD and LeBron can’t stay on the court. That’s the case with all teams. Other teams man not have fallen as far as the Lakers did when their stars went down but they had better depth. Bottom line is you don’t win a ring when star players are hurt.
This team will defensively. We will have to wait and see if we can get enough offense to support the improved defense.
That’s going to hinge heavily on the shooting from trading Kyrie.
If we open the season with Russ, we’re going to suffer.
Thanks for watching guys. A few things still have to fall into place before the Lakers can truly compete at the top of the Western Conference. Hopefully getting younger is a good start to that.