Hardly any superstars over 30 left.
Young Man’s Game
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Yes, it is a young man’s game. Truth is it is going to take a while before I get used to their power or the right to rule and control.
We all gotta work together to make space for all of us on the planet until we can safely leave it.
Yup.
Can’t disagree with that, but good luck to the USA in NOV!
Lakers aren’t going to unhook themselves from the S.S. James, AD plays/feels/(is?) older than he actually is. No edge tweaks/fringe moves are gonna change that. So, if we trade any of the other core players it has to still be a younger player. The over 30 superstar, not even elite, tier players are: Siakhim, White, KCP(?), LaVert(?), Anderson and, let’s be honest, those last 3 as the main guy on their own team would scare nobody. They are elite role players which I would say shows how we can’t forget the lesson of the Laker AARP team of 21-22 with regard to vet minimum deals.
Lol, forgot the Mavs. Kyrie and Hardaway Jr.
Not sleeping on the Mavs, they can go as far as Luka’s knee goes. OKC is going to push, push, push tho.
The big issue I see is the constant raises, outpacing growth in the cap, for these old cats. They’re getting more and more washed as their salaries get more and more punitive to team building. You got Ant killing it every night with those young legs, while guys by their mid 30’s are doing that once every 3 or so games. No one looks at the atrocious, self-serving over 38 rule CP3 instituted as “union” leader. Realistically those old guys salaries should be far more limited than the true superstars of the league. You should never sniff 30% of the cap unless you’re a top-5 MVP vote getting, 25% for all-nba, 20% for everyone else.
Yeah, CP3 can’t really talk about he expanded the earning power for the mid tier dudes. They got marginalized big time.
I am hoping we don’t do something stupid again. Vando and Austin are 25. Rui is 26. They haven’t reached their prime yet and all 3 will get better. As the Nuggets proved, continuity matters. And you can’t turn the roster over with trades every year and expect to win.
Me too but don’t put much faith in Rob.
https://lakeshowlife.com/2023/02/03/rob-pelinka-trade-grades-lakers/
Vanderbilt will hopefully be desired by other teams in a trade package. He is far from being a regular contributor and his contract was premature. However it will be useful in salary matching in trades.