2018-19 NBA Thread: Magic Johnson leaves Lakers in order to pursue other jobs to be completely terrible at (4 Viewers)

[modogg]

So did LeBron make the Cavs trade for Nance and Clarkson just to get them out of LA?

kind of has to be. Nice oversight NBA, keep up the good work Silver

 

[MAC_32]

What’s a 35 win LA team do when they bring everyone back and add Lebron?  How many wins is Lebron worth?

Depends how seriously he takes the regular season

 

[bosoxs45]

I don't see why every one is so mad at LeBron. The guy has played more minutes than anyone the last 10 years. I don't see why it so bad if he takes a June off, maybe even a May. 

Trainwreck 2 now in production. 

 

[Ghost Rider]

Depends how seriously he takes the regular season

There's no coasting through the regular season in the West. 

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Can't wait until the Cavs draft Bronny and don't resign LeBron.

 

[Sammy3469]

Depends how seriously he takes the regular season

Yup...it’ll be interesting to see what they do with Randle now.  They still have a couple of moves to make, but they should be a 45-50 win team.

 

[MAC_32]

There's no coasting through the regular season in the West. 

I dont think it has really been coasting. It's been pacing himself. And if history is any indication the first 2-3 months will probably be more bad than good no matter what.

 

[Britney Spears]

I know you are just speculating, but I know that won't happen. They aren't taking Deng.

Can Deng still play at all?

 

[GOB]

https://twitter.com/MarcJSpearsESPN/status/1013599924510789632?s=19

Pretty much playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers.

 

[msudaisy26]

Can Deng still play at all?

I really have no idea.

 

[The General]

https://twitter.com/MarcJSpearsESPN/status/1013599924510789632?s=19

Pretty much playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers.

You don't want any part of Orlando next year.

 

[Capella]

You don't want any part of Orlando next year.

East wide-open imo 

 

[DJackson10]

lol, ok DJackson i think you have said enough. One, i am the only one butt-hurt here, not the rest of the Sixers fan. This ###-Clown cost me money because he defied rational thought and any reasonable basketball IQ. And in all honesty, NBA fans in general should be a little dissapointed in not being able to see some great 76er-Celtics games in the playoffs and the growth of a promising young team. 

I do think @Insein is right that last year just beat him down and he signed a 4 year contract to coast into retirement. 

I agree with @Insein too though. I met no disrespect just more so kind of smiling given some of the Sixers fans I've come across including friends who thought Lebron was guaranteed to Philly and all the BS I heard for yrs. As well as some of the behavior directed to me by some fans. This was the part I kept telling people don't get your hopes up on. You may think with the young team ad all Lebron goes there but fans always tend to overvalue their players or what they have over what others think. Plus like I said my gut feeling all along was George and James weren't gonna chose the Sixers over some other options. More surprised at what option though PG took that didn't involve Lebron. I know I'll take my lumps being a Bulls fan in Philly no matter what but some of the stuff I was receiving from people when discussing the Sixers in general without hate just an opinion was over the line. Simple trying to have a discussion and people thought I slept with their mom or sister and knocked them up. 

And just an FYI I always wanted Lebrun to go west

 

[thecatch]

Current Laker players should withhold their tweets until the dust settles ....

https://twitter.com/kingjosiah54/status/1013582876271493121?s=21

 

[GOB]

You don't want any part of Orlando next year.

Just next year??? 

 

[Bobcat10]

Can't wait until the Cavs draft Bronny and don't resign LeBron.

Dan with the last laugh....that would be pretty funny.

 

[Zegras11]

Yup...it’ll be interesting to see what they do with Randle now.  They still have a couple of moves to make, but they should be a 45-50 win team.

Laker were 21-20 in the second half.    50-55 is more like it.

 

[Insein]

I agree but did you forget Wilt Chamberlain played in the NBA for yrs? He's a top 2 player that many consider the best all time. 

Centers are different. Always have been.

 

[timschochet]

Great great news for the Lakers. No they will not win a championship in 2019, but they will probably win 50 games and compete in the playoffs. Come 2020 all bets are off. 

With the sole exception of the New York Yankees, the Lakers are the most amazing franchise in American sports history. What’s remarkable is that for the last 70 years they have been consistently relevant with only a few 3-4 year stretches during that time of mediocre or bad teams. This last stretch, since the end of Kobe, has been one of the worst, worse than the retirement of Jerry West and Wilt, worse than the end of Magic and Kareem. 

And now it’s officially over. As Kobe says, Jeanie Buss is the Mother Of Dragons. 

 

[modogg]

Laker were 21-20 in the second half.    50-55 is more like it.

and 1/3 of the league tanked. i think all will curse the day that brought the whole Lakers crowd back. happy for @Gr00vus though and some in here

 

[flranger]

You don't want any part of Orlando next year.

Hey, we are projected to sign Ray Felton.  Respect our process!

 

[modogg]

Great great news for the Lakers. No they will not win a championship in 2019, but they will probably win 50 games and compete in the playoffs. Come 2020 all bets are off. 

With the sole exception of the New York Yankees, the Lakers are the most amazing franchise in American sports history. What’s remarkable is that for the last 70 years they have been consistently relevant with only a few 3-4 stretches during that time of mediocre or bad teams. This last stretch, since the end of Kobe, has been one of the worst, worse than the retirement of Jerry West and Wilt, worse than the end of Magic and Kareem. 

And now it’s officially over. As Kobe says, Jeanie Buss is the Mother Of Dragons. 

:X

 

[GOB]

Oh ? I forgot about this Timsocks guy

 

[GroveDiesel]

I don't think it is.  All Leonard has to say is he's going to be a Laker in a year and it forces all hands.

No it doesn't. Spurs could hold him for one more year or trade him to another team and it would cost Leonard a whole lot of money if he hopped to the Lakers  in free agency. Is he willing to give up that much money?

 

[Zegras11]

and 1/3 of the league tanked. i think all will curse the day that brought the whole Lakers crowd back. happy for @Gr00vus though and some in here

 

[DJackson10]

30 years ago this would seem right.

I don't know how you can say that when Wilt LITERALLY CHANGED THE LEAGUE RULES. 

 

[timschochet]

Oh ? I forgot about this Timsocks guy

It’s been a tough couple of years. I try to watch, but it’s really hard when they keep losing. 

 

[Zegras11]

No it doesn't. Spurs could hold him for one more year or trade him to another team and it would cost Leonard a whole lot of money if he hopped to the Lakers  in free agency. Is he willing to give up that much money?

Why would anyone trade for him and give up a lot for one year?

 

[Bobcat10]

Modogg can you please get these taken care of please?

 

[modogg]

It’s been a tough couple of years. I try to watch, but it’s really hard when they keep losing. 

oh c'mon. no one wants to hear "woe is me" from Lakers fans at this point. 

 

[GOB]

It’s been a tough couple of years. I try to watch, but it’s really hard when they keep losing. 

Some of us were Laker fans before today in here. All I am saying

 

[DJackson10]

So obviously LeBron never met with the Nuggets or he wouldn't be a Laker right now.

Did his agent ever meet with the 76ers either then? 

 

[timschochet]

oh c'mon. no one wants to hear "woe is me" from Lakers fans at this point. 

We’re not used to failure. 

 

[DJackson10]

Mario Hezonja has agreed to a one-year, $6.5 million deal with the Knicks, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

That seems like a really good deal for the Knicks. When did they start doing that with FA's?

According to Ian Begley Mario wanted to go to the Knicks and turned down a few better offers. 

 

[scoobus]

The Lakers are good again?  To the bandwagon!

 

[modogg]

Modogg can you please get these taken care of please?

will be funny to see what happens to those. Luckily Philly fans maintain their passion when getting burned too. could see a whole lot of excrement on that #23

 

[timschochet]

Some of us were Laker fans before today in here. All I am saying

I’ve been one for 48 years. Saw Wilt play live. And Magic, and Kareem, and Shaq, and Kobe. It’s been a sweet life. 

 

[DJackson10]

Does Windhorst need to get his own place in LA or does he just live in LeBrons's pool house?

when didn't Windhorst become a bigger LeBron nut hugger then Chris Broussard? 

 

[Ghost Rider]

And yet the Celtics have still been the more amazing NBA franchise than the Lakers. Championships, count 'em. 

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Some of us were Laker fans before today in here. All I am saying

Do you have a Mike Smrek jersey to prove your point?

 

[Ghost Rider]

when didn't Windhorst become a bigger LeBron nut hugger then Chris Broussard? 

Broussard is a LeBron nut hugger?  Uh, no.  

 

[modogg]

Did his agent ever meet with the 76ers either then? 

it's funny if had Harris and those guys fly out there for nothing. Josh Harris is a gross human being, but man if they went to LA to look at business outside of basketball, Harris will have Lebron and all those associated with him by the balls. 

 

[Capella]

It’s been a tough couple of years. I try to watch, but it’s really hard when they keep losing. 

That’s because you’re a bandwagon fan. 

 

[timschochet]

And yet the Celtics have still been the more amazing NBA franchise than the Lakers. Championships, count 'em. 

I think they have 1 or 2 more? But they’re not more amazing. They had a more amazing run, but it hasn’t stretched nearly as long. 

UCLA has the most college basketball championships but they don’t quite belong with Kentucky, Duke or North Carolina because the Bruins haven’t been able to stay relevant decade after decade. It’s the same for Boston. 

 

[Zegras11]

Do you have a Mike Smrek jersey to prove your point?

Darrell Imhoff work for ya?

 

[timschochet]

That’s because you’re a bandwagon fan. 

It’s a 50 year bandwagon though. 

 

[timschochet]

Do you have a Mike Smrek jersey to prove your point?

Somewhere at my parents home I have a Don Ford autographed basketball. 

 

[Bobcat10]

will be funny to see what happens to those. Luckily Philly fans maintain their passion when getting burned too. could see a whole lot of excrement on that #23

Just take them home before it gets all messy...traffic is already bad enough over there.

 

[DJackson10]

We’re not used to failure. 

I can fathom with Lakers fans. I'm an AC Milan fan and ever since winning the Italian League Serie A Title in 2010/11 it's been a downward spiral of poor play, terrible signings, Silvio signing to a China man who seems to not have the money and we're now banned from Europe for a year because of our new owner. 

 

[timschochet]

Anyhow: 

Ball

Ingram

Randle

Kuzma

Ball is not a great fit for LeBron. (With his jerk dad he may not be a great fit for anybody.) But Ball wants the ball in his hands and so does LeBron. I think they should look to trade Ball.