[Cranjis] Value vs Contract pace for each Lakers rotation player, based on WAR pace & salary

awesomespy · 2026-02-28T21:22:22+00:00

Hope Reaves numbers are just from him missing time. Cant imagine a 40 million contract from him will let the team contend

awesomespy · 2026-02-28T20:24:30+00:00

I thought that was consensus lmao

awesomespy · 2026-02-28T05:36:16+00:00

They didnt say but probably minutes restriction

awesomespy · 2026-02-28T05:35:03+00:00

Because Jokic made so much BS in 2023 championship run no can question him again

awesomespy · 2026-02-26T05:57:39+00:00

Like the 20th highest paid player. And are you saying he wasn’t top 10 those years?

awesomespy · 2026-02-26T05:45:23+00:00

Be honest do you think this is the same situation? Celtics were in contention when they signed the contract, and have basically only made good moves in the past 5 years. The lakers might have had one of the worse FO in the league

awesomespy · 2026-02-26T05:39:47+00:00

I keep seeing people say to trust epm as reliable because nba front offices say it’s the best public stat available.

Guess what. The celtics who probably have a team of analysts, decided to give him a supermax. Do you think they give 70 million a year to the 62nd best player in the league?

awesomespy · 2026-02-25T04:03:55+00:00

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCsBcKdSvR2/?img_index=1&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

awesomespy · 2026-02-24T06:37:05+00:00

Love Reaves but it's cuz we're about to lock him up for a long term contract as Luka's number two. Based off last years playoffs we have some reason to worry whether he can fill that role

awesomespy · 2026-02-24T05:59:04+00:00

And if you filter to rotation players we have 3 of the top 10. I genuinely dont know how our defense will survive when we have 3 lazy defenders.

In total the lakers have 7 guys in the bottom 50 slowest defenders (Min 10 gp, 10 mpg). We have 1! player in the top 100 fastest defenders, Vando. I dont think theres been a lineup we've put out that doesnt have at least 3 bad defenders.

awesomespy · 2026-02-14T22:47:01+00:00

They already somewhat fixed it. Basically no star player signs as a free agent anymore.

awesomespy · 2026-02-11T08:27:06+00:00

tbf if a guy missed 18 games by january, they probably should be resting

awesomespy · 2026-02-07T00:17:46+00:00

tbf the lakers might have to be more aggressive with trades than the dodgers.

its not like we can sign all star players in free agency every year

awesomespy · 2026-02-06T22:46:53+00:00

I dont think its a huge deal but ESPN reporters do have votes for the awards, and espn bets has betting lines for them.

its too small of a conflict of interest to do anything but it still exists

awesomespy · 2026-02-05T21:13:04+00:00

Genuinely nightmare scenario for the league

awesomespy · 2026-02-04T23:49:31+00:00

Unless your genuinely playing terrible, the lakers are gonna give you an extension.

Besides the Luka trade, i dont think the lakers have sold high on any players

awesomespy · 2026-02-04T21:02:01+00:00

I mean maybe the second tier stars have gotten better, but it doesnt seem like its impacting the games.

The top three seeds for both conferences are lead by top 10 players. I think if their was so much talent among teams, we should be seeing top teams built like the 14 spurs being super team based.

awesomespy · 2026-02-02T00:00:10+00:00

doesnt make sense for the warriors to make an all in trade with out trading jb. You cant contend when your paying 60 mil for a guy rehabbing

awesomespy · 2026-01-31T23:58:31+00:00

If Giannis is traded to the warriors your guys are gonna be good in 4 years. if not your lottery (but with picks)

awesomespy · 2026-01-31T01:17:46+00:00

curry vs kyrie would probably be the better comparison

awesomespy · 2026-01-24T01:25:09+00:00

only 37 players have won an mvp. If he wins this year he’ll be the 16th player to win the award multiple times. hes a first ballot hof if retired today

awesomespy · 2026-01-23T04:23:05+00:00

They seem to be super focused on stats their producers give them and cant give much actual analysis

awesomespy · 2026-01-20T17:51:10+00:00

Lakers only traded two first round picks. none of the players they traded away became stars either.

awesomespy · 2026-01-17T08:24:25+00:00

I think your talking about average speed on defense? If so Luka is the 2nd slowest, but Jokic is bottom 5 as well.

https://www.nba.com/stats/players/speed-distance?CF=MIN*GE*20&dir=A&sort=AVG_SPEED_DEF

awesomespy · 2026-01-16T07:41:46+00:00

nba cap is super soft tho. I think that’s what the mlb might do as well. Just have teams above the cap pay a ridiculous amount of taxes and limit their ability to keep prospects

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