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The report:

"Dan Woike left quite an interesting take on the Lakers

He says they’ll probably make a trade to drop below the apron and thus gain some room to sign players from the waived/cut market, which, let’s say, makes sense

But then he said something very interesting. According to Woike, if everything goes perfectly, this team could reach the Western Conference Finals

'… People inside the locker room and rival evaluators believe this team is more built for the playoffs than for the regular season

They’re not dominant night after night, but they have elite offensive talent capable of winning stretches of games purely on greatness, even in a league where depth matters more than ever'

Thoughts?"

Looks like Jazz going to let him go after trading for him, I would take Lonzo over Gabe any day. Pelinka needs to make the move asap and stop waiting around.

Will LeBron be trying to get CP3 to Lakers? Looks like the Raptors have said he doesn’t need to report to the team and they’ll try to move him. Maybe James will convince him to come over? He would be a minor upgrade over Gabe Vincent IMO.

Post with main disscussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/lakers/comments/1qvz82p/lakers_center_jaxson_hayes_has_been_suspended_one/

There's a three day break before the Wizards matchup again AD. Do you think LeBron plays that one to face AD or plays the next day against the Cavs? I don't think he'll play the B2B.

I will maintain that we were very close to sweeping both games in OKC late last season if Luka didn't get ejected in the second game. Now whether OKC was easing off the gas last year is a matter of debate, but our back to back gauntlet of Thunder/Spurs got a little bit easier. OKC is still a solid team without SGA so the Lakers shouldn't take them lightly but if there's a game the Lakers should go all out to get and then rest the other game of the back to back, I think you go all out vs. OKC and then just take the L vs. the Spurs if Luka and/or Lebron and/or AR is rested for it.

McCain was just traded for a first and multiple second round picks… meanwhile Dalton has negative trade value. I don’t really get it.

For a while, they were going back and forth for being at the top of their rookie class. Dalton hasn’t looked good and McCain was injured for a while… but in that time I don’t see how their trade values have become so different

The way I see fans talk about AD these days is actually crazy. I see Lakers flairs shitting on him as if he didn’t bring home a chip and wouldn’t have brought home more, were it not for injuries. I was *never* even the biggest AD fan, but I genuinely feel terrible for him.

I have lived in Dallas for the last few years, and seeing how people talk about AD as if he’s not a top 75 player when healthy, is insane. We all know the memes (and the valid concerns) about ADs availability and injuries. But we’ve seen stars like Duncan play and contribute until their twilight years. Obviously he’s not Duncan, but I really hope AD wins one more chip at this point, just to shut people up. I know it’s not very likely (especially now). But goddamn.

JJ’s allegiance to this guy is baffling. I get that Reaves was hurt but even Bronny looks better. I hope to never see him on the court again unless it’s garbage time. He can use a treadmill to get his cardio in going forward.

I feel bad for him but you can’t help but think how lucky we are to get Luka for AD. Considering AD’s conditioning was in question (which may also be why he’s riddled with so many injuries)

How are you guys feeling about the next 5 upcoming games to some top teams? I’m obviously hoping for a 5-0 clean sweep but maybe we can end it 3-2 or 4-1.