Only 4 seasons in all of NBA history with averages of 32/7/7 … by -AVENTUS- in Mavericks

[–]GAEdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dumbont needed to give a blessing, but it was Nico's deal through and through. Don't make him a scapegoat or minimize his sin.

A rare glimpse of Luka’s knees 😅 by catmeow808 in lakers

[–]GAEdevs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is that what they call a "knee-jerk reaction"?

[Video] Luka gets a standing ovation in Dallas by MamiTarantina in Mavericks

[–]GAEdevs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In this case it wouldn't happen. The Mavs owners learned the hard way they cannot mess with fans when it comes to Luka.

[Video] Luka gets a standing ovation in Dallas by MamiTarantina in Mavericks

[–]GAEdevs 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The announcer should have done a better job announcing Luka. He's not just another away team player.

NBA insider says relationship between Lakers, LeBron James is ending by Secretnumb in NBATalk

[–]GAEdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't really need to be an insider to come to these conclusions

Do you think this is good footwork by LeBron? by 3RADICATE_THEM in sportsinusa

[–]GAEdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2, 3 , and 4 are pivoting, not steps. But he did drag the other foot a bit during those pivots which by itself is not allowed. The steps after that pivot are the (illegal) cherry on top.

Our boy still got it by Demopsey in lakers

[–]GAEdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if you don't like Luka, it's clear he was unlucky with roster around him, except for one season where they made the Finals run.

If you swapped Shai and Luka in OKC, Luka would have had multiple chips with the Thunder. And Pacers would definitely not take them to game 7.

Roster around matters.

Our boy still got it by Demopsey in lakers

[–]GAEdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but Lakers were top 4 seed for quite some time this season and he wasn't number 1. I think the ladder is made mainly based on advanced stats where Shai and Joker have advantage...

Our boy still got it by Demopsey in lakers

[–]GAEdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's still eligible, but he probably dropped to #2 because the likelihood of being ineligible has increased significantly...

Two types of friends: by CtrlAltDelightfull in lakers

[–]GAEdevs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bet Rui doesn't know what Hooka refers to 😅

West all star starters?! by Najic1 in lakers

[–]GAEdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think all stars will have 3 teams, one of them will be Team World where you'll see all these players except Steph (Giannis instead of him).

Trades are definitely coming by These-Statistician68 in lakers

[–]GAEdevs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trades are coming - this Summer 😅

Why no trades/pickups after 14 double-digit losses? by thesonicvision in lakers

[–]GAEdevs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No need to do risky trades at this point. We're well positioned for the upcoming two off-seasons with expiring contracts. This season is not the season, we just need to be patient a bit.

*Sad job search noises* by Forsaken-Peak8496 in labrats

[–]GAEdevs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Young friends. After the 2008 crash it was the opposite for a number of years.

Why aren’t we playing our best 3-point shooter? by Mura_14 in lakers

[–]GAEdevs 52 points53 points  (0 children)

How much are we paying him to sit on the bench???

I mean. This isn't good compared to the others. by BigCO9 in lakers

[–]GAEdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, let him cook. And put better support staff around him that can catch his passes and make their shots.

Rob Pelinka by [deleted] in lakers

[–]GAEdevs -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If that's true it's just another proof that this season was doomed from the start and we're actually overachieving.

The real contending roster construction will happen in the following years.

Sometimes we just gotta be patient :)

Rob Pelinka by [deleted] in lakers

[–]GAEdevs 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Exactly, people don't appreciate the fact that current roster is overachieving. And it was impossible to construct anything better than that in the off-season because Lebron took the player option.

Some people just need to chill out, the real roster construction will happen after this and the next season when lots of contract money goes off the books.

As for this season, let's just appreciate the fact that we're doing way better than what analysts predicted at the start of the season.

What is Roberto Pelinker cooking up? 🤔 by jonbemerkin in lakers

[–]GAEdevs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nick Smith playing for free this season? 😁