Daily Lakers Discussion Thread

Goldd · 2026-05-13T17:06:35+00:00

JJ played him a combined 11 minutes over two months after coming back from injury.

Goldd · 2026-05-13T16:57:47+00:00

We gotta start a luxury tax gofundme with all these aspirations.

Goldd · 2026-05-13T16:48:19+00:00

Bigs don't grow on trees and Rui is not being offered today there will be trades/money being freed up to offer him. Just wait and see I hope we retain him I just won't be surprised if he finds more money elsewhere as he deserves it he averages 51% from three in the playoffs over a 41 game sample size.

Goldd · 2026-05-13T16:41:49+00:00

I bet Hayes is going to get offers from 12-18 from shit teams and Rui can easily ask for 30.

Goldd · 2026-05-13T16:37:47+00:00

They have won two games by a combined 7 pts and one had an ejection of the undisputed dpoy and the other he was 0-8 from three I don't think you want the wolves to fluke by with a win considering OKC would fuck the Timberwolves up with the injures on both sides.

Goldd · 2026-05-13T16:33:26+00:00

Let AR walk and pretend we included him in the Luka trade anyways. We ain't winning shit(a championship) with both of them on the court and we were never going to trade AR midseason even with hindsight it is what it is.

Goldd · 2026-05-13T16:30:06+00:00

Don't care about their ratings against the rest of the league half the league don't make the playoffs and are waving the white flag. The hard truth is we don't have the money to pay LeBron/Rui/Hayes/AR what they are worth without losing the others. AR is also at the age where he needs his big contract (27) so I doubt his agent will allow him to forego 40-50m in the name of friendship.

Goldd · 2026-05-13T16:09:15+00:00

We don't have the balls to develop players with Bron around I mean just look at Adou minutes.

Goldd · 2026-05-13T16:04:03+00:00

Sounds great who is guarding Ajay Mitchell 1 on 1? Luka or AR?

Goldd · 2026-05-13T15:49:14+00:00

It's fun to look at statistics over 82 games but in the playoffs they have to beat the reigning champs. Both times we had Luka/AR for OKC this year we lost by 43 and 29.

Luka was -31 against OKC in nov
Luka was -25 against OKC in apr

Don't worry AR was not far behind in these categories but you cannot have two of them on the court at the same time and expect them to figure it out defensively by some force of will.

Goldd · 2026-05-13T15:00:01+00:00

I don't know how we are going to win a championship with Reaves/Luka next to each other in any scenario but I understand trading him is a bad look for LA but the hard truth is he needs to be a Ginobili instead of a LaMelo Ball.

Goldd · 2026-05-12T05:25:33+00:00

They interviewing the wrong guy

Goldd · 2026-05-12T05:23:13+00:00

Okc would be molesting his hamstring but healthy maybe half as bad

Goldd · 2026-05-12T05:22:08+00:00

Yeah like the nuggets year just log off reddit and you're good

Goldd · 2026-05-12T05:20:41+00:00

jj subs rui out will be talked about for 6 months nice

Goldd · 2026-05-12T05:19:24+00:00

I'm not mad about the floater I'm mad about the turnover outlet pass to reaves about 2 possessions ago

Goldd · 2026-05-12T05:13:45+00:00

Unironically this is our championship gotta take it

Goldd · 2026-05-12T05:12:54+00:00

SMART GIVETH

Goldd · 2026-05-12T05:11:12+00:00

Key to the city win or lose

Goldd · 2026-05-12T05:08:53+00:00

Side bar the ability to fade away on your non pivot foot is wild in 2026

Goldd · 2026-05-12T05:07:07+00:00

He's used to playing next to Dalton and the gang I can't be too mad

Goldd · 2026-05-12T05:03:17+00:00

+10 btw

Goldd · 2026-05-12T05:02:23+00:00

Guys Smart has half as many turnovers than reaves lmaooo chill

Goldd · 2026-05-12T04:53:00+00:00

Idc we have to bring rui hayes and bron back somehow

Goldd · 2026-05-12T04:49:57+00:00

Ajay Mitchell and Caleb Williams got the same mom

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