Make someone your brother and trade him. 😬😬😬😬😬

If Laker Tom really wants Lowry, he has to live with the idea that might include DeMar DeRozan…

I wouldn’t mind DeRozan if we had the 3-point shooting of Lowry but the problem is Lowry would hard cap us so that it would be difficult to add DeRozan unless we give up Caruso and THT. And we would not have enough room under the hard cap to add a 3&D small forward to help balance the shooting.

That’s why LeBron to the 4 and AD to the 5 is so important as it eliminates the non-shooting center and allows you to include a great midrange jump shooter like DeMar because you can still surround him with 3-point shooters, including LeBron and AD.

It’s the same logic I use to support trading for Westbrook. In this case, since it’s not a S&T, we can still go out and add a couple of elite 3-point shooters like Hield and McDermott to offset Russ’ lack of gravity from deep.

NBA Free Agency Rumors: DeMar DeRozan & Kyle Lowry Have Interest In Joining Lakers https://t.co/9SswMvibSH via @lakersnation

— LakerTom (@LakerTom) July 23, 2021

DeRozan, who starred at Compton High and USC, has interest in returning home to play for the Lakers, even if it is for less than the $27.7 million he earned last season in San Antonio, according to people not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

Though the Lakers didn’t acquire Lowry at the trade deadline, he remains interested in joining them, according to people with knowledge of his situation.

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While there is a path to the Lakers bringing in both Lowry and DeRozan, it certainly won’t be easy considering the Lakers’ lack of cap space.

If they want to sign Lowry then it likely would come via a sign-and-trade with the Raptors, potentially involving Schroder and others. That would hard-cap the Lakers though, leaving them basically forced to fill out the roster with minimum players.

They would have one mid-level exception to hand out, however, which would likely go to DeRozan in this scenario. Turner mentioned that DeRozan would be willing to take a pay cut to play for his hometown Lakers, but going from making $27.7 million to $5.7 million is a giant one so it remains to be seen if he’s willing to do that.

There’s no doubt that adding both Lowry and DeRozan, or even just one of them, would put the Lakers firmly back in the championship picture, so it will be interesting to see what Rob Pelinka is able to pull off this summer to make it happen. Pelinka is known for taking big swings since taking over the Lakers’ front office, and this would certainly categorize as another one.

Whole lotta moving parts in that thing and a gigantic paycut for DeRozan. I won’t hold my breath on this one…

If both want to play together it’s either in New York or they have to take major paycuts. The Lakers would have to toss the roster out the window for this to work and then re build it with vet min guys. Feels highly unlikely but I suppose it could happen. I think it far more likely these 2 take a paycut than Chris Paul does. The President of the Players Union ain’t throwing money back at the owners, the optics would be awful and he’s fought for a lot of the mechanisms in the modern CBA for too long. Having said that, the allure of a title is strong and Chris’s clock has to be ticking loudly in his ears.

Pretty much anything they were gonna do was better than what they had. Just keep the ‘C’ on the caps.

Other teams can give him a poison pill contract that is first two years for around $10M and then two years at max for a 4-year $84 million offer. Lakers can match if they want.

Since THT is a Klutch client, the Lakers wouldn’t try and S&T THT unless it was for a great contract on a team where he is a good fit. Same as with Trezz, another Klutch client.

10mill is a good haul for THT considering his limited experience on the court. Hopefully nobody goes crazy and makes a ridiculous offer causing us to lose him. Really wanna keep him & AC here at around that price. Decent value.

Good to see Pistons finally get some good luck. No way they’re not going to draft Cade. Future superstar.

lol

If the change makes you better able to wake up with a smile on your face, then you did the right thing, Sean. We’re all rooting for you. Take it from an old man. Only one life so don’t waste it.

Like the soap opera title: One Life to Live

Hi, Sean.

Suns in 7! Have to go with the underdog.
Not sure Giannis can or should return.

Yep. Clippers will rue trading him at some point in the future, Sean.

Just by a hair over the AL East in Baseball ⚾️ and NFC West in NFL 🏈…really really tough you’re playing 14-16 tough divisional games now.

Both the Clippers and Lakers have been linked to Kemba and Spence.

As I remember saying to Tom when the CP3 trade leaked, I know you hate the way Chris plays, Tom. He’s a pest, love him on your team hate him otherwise.

Good move..CP3 wasn’t even mad..in game 5 either. DAWG recognize DAWG. Pat Bev does some dumb shit but like JVG said, he wouldn’t even be in the league if he was any different.

‘F’ Pat Beverley. He’s a dirty, cheap shot, bush league player whom I would never want on any team I rooted for. Someday, somebody’s going to get seriously hurt by his antics and someday, karma’s going to bite him big right in his mfing ass. And there will be a lot of people cheering when that happens. He’s piece of shit loser for whom I have zero respect.

Always have to commend folks for doing the right thing. Without compassion there can be no growth. Patrick has some demons left over from his early years on planet Earth. He’s fortunate to have the NBA, hence my suggestion he get with MWP who really toned down his antics as his career wound on for the better. It can be done. It should be encouraged more.