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24 May 2016 21:57:35
What the Lakers should do this offseason.
#1)let jordan Clarkson walk. Look he's a good ball player and has upside but he is a ball dominant player like Russell. So he won't fit well next to russell. He also doesn't shot the 3 ball well and is a horrible defensive player.
#2)trade the #2nd and 32nd picks for jimmy bulter. The #2 pick is a gamble plan and simple. Getting jimmy butler will be cheaper than derozan. It also will provide the Lakers a franchise player who is a all star offensively and defensively. Bulter is also on his 2nd contract allowing the Lakers to get a star who is young and fits with the paths of the Lakers young core.
#3)attempt to sign Harrison Barnes. Offer him a max contract on the first hour of free agency. He's a guy who could be a 2nd or 3rd scoring option, he's a decent 3 point shooter, and elite athelete and defender. He is also really young and fits the time line of the young laker core.
#4) attempt to trade nick young for future #2 round pick.
#5) don't sign any other free agents to more than a year long contract. We need to preserve our cap space for 2017 summer free agents.
#6) allow back centers to start and develop in hopes of making solid bench players for the future.
These moves allow Lakers to grab a franchise player and a potential all star in Barnes. Protects the cap space to sign one more stud player next year and allows the Lakers to stay really young.
1.) 24 May 2016 22:21:19
There has to be a contigency plan if GS matches. Also Clarkson would have to be part of the trade with Butler as a S&T. And they have to sign a center Biyombo 4/60 or Whiteside 4/84. They would have the cap space still for another max in 2017
2.) 24 May 2016 22:25:23
1) Letting Jordan Clarkson for nothing in return makes no sense. He has value.
2) Jimmy Butler will make $17M next year. DeRozan around $19M to $20M. Not much of a difference. Lakers would be better signing DeRozan and selecing #2 & #32. Growth is much better as well.
3) Trading Nick Young for a future second round pick will be impossible. He will have to be package with a young core player for a star or waived.
4) If we don't sign other players to anything other than 1 year contracts then the team will lose games under your plan. Salary cap is only good if somebody takes it. The core is good and I like the development but we need other players such as a center to help win now to attract players in 2017. Signing a quality center on the free agent market will cost a 2 to 3 year contract.
3.) 25 May 2016 14:38:39
I would Keep Clarkson. He's improved every year he's been in the league. Just checkout his stats. His 3 point shooting has improved along with his defense and all around game. If he sucked defensively it's probably because the entire team sucked defensively. I think with another year or 2 he could be an allstar.
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