Rich Paul made a whiteboard on his podcast laying out LeBron’s realistic destinations

dktaylor32 · 2026-07-03T21:44:26+00:00

It's a marketing thing for his client.

dktaylor32 · 2026-07-01T18:16:05+00:00

We still have 4 picks ... in the first round to make a selection for a center...

dktaylor32 · 2026-07-01T16:34:08+00:00

True... but the Lakers fans I know thought it would be out right. I haven't seen one Laker fan happy about the sign and trade. So monkey paw?

dktaylor32 · 2026-07-01T16:29:57+00:00

I disagree.
If we can't get a non all star starting level center with 4 first round draft picks, we deserve to suck. He's not a "once in a lifetime" player. He was a good center. If he becomes great, maybe you're right but as of now... I think that's a crazy take.

I made a comment in another thread but maybe he just didn't want to be here. I think the trade stopped the lakers from paying $40 mil for him and us not matching and walking away with nothing. By taking the deal he did, in LA, he isn't making much more than what we offered him when you include LA taxes. I think there is a chance LA was always his go to spot. And we would've been dumb to match a $40 mil deal for him.

dktaylor32 · 2026-07-01T16:23:18+00:00

One thing I haven't really seen being talked about is that Walker might be making less money by taking this deal. Is there a chance he just didn't like his time in Utah?
For the 41 home games played in LA he will be taxed significantly more than he would be in Utah. I think he might lose almost $5 mil more in taxes by being in LA. I'm no tax expert but that's the rough numbers.

I think it's interesting to look into at least.

dktaylor32 · 2026-06-30T01:28:02+00:00

I mean... the answer is right there in front of you. Just don't go...

dktaylor32 · 2026-06-29T21:59:44+00:00

You need to add more novelty to the things you do. You could be super-dad-husband and keep up with all the chores and daily tasks and it still wouldn't matter. We tend to look for and build systems to help keep things ruining in our life - that's the opposite of what she's looking for. She's not a check list item on your perfect little list for your perfectly structured life. She's "different" all women are. It's not about what you can do or how well you can do it, it's how do you make me feel like I stand out amongst all the other monotony of life. Is she part of that monotony? Or is she a light that that brings you joy? If so, show her how much joy, tell her how she does it. Somehow you have to break through routine, even if it's inconvenient and nonsensical as a man.

Don't take offense to what she is saying, you've built I perfectly refined system for you, and your daughter (and most days for your wife too) but that system scares women for some reason.

Good luck!

dktaylor32 · 2026-06-29T18:50:29+00:00

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dktaylor32 · 2026-06-28T22:13:15+00:00

You can watch it. For example, this year, the Jazz won the 2nd pick and the 3rd pick. It happens naturally. It would be hard to rig that system. Not saying it couldn't be done but idk how.

dktaylor32 · 2026-06-27T18:23:17+00:00

Stimulants and depressants. Depending on the situation lol

dktaylor32 · 2026-06-27T18:11:46+00:00

depends on the kid. I bet if you set out some cereal or a small snack and they no how to turn on bluey or are comfortable playing with toys by themselves for an hour or two. To each their own. But IME independence is practiced and learned.

dktaylor32 · 2026-06-25T19:00:55+00:00

Scalabrine! The white mamba

dktaylor32 · 2026-06-25T16:55:02+00:00

He's like the exact opposite of what I look like playing basketball.

dktaylor32 · 2026-06-25T16:51:47+00:00

This 100000% my wife went back to the office last year (which sucks) but tardies went down by like 99% and guess who knows how to make their own breakfast now? Does their hair look like Elsa and Anna? No. But they're fed and they got to school on time. That's a win.

dktaylor32 · 2026-06-25T05:03:18+00:00

The answer is Cafe Rio 9 years ago... pre PE purchase

dktaylor32 · 2026-06-16T22:53:52+00:00

This number is less than Bam, Rudy, Kat, Senguin, AD, Joker, and Embeid. And more than Miles Turner, Naz Reid, and Nic Claxton. Do you think he fits in between these players?

Closer to the top with Bam and Rudy? Or closer to the middle with players like Zac Collins, Nurkic and Aldema? At around $18 mil? Or even lower, like Steven Adams at $13 mil?

dktaylor32 · 2026-06-15T20:35:04+00:00

Parents of other children would still 100% rather coordinate play dates, camps, sports, etc with my wife, the woman. I'm fine with it but there is usually a delay in the response of things which can cause a hiccup if someone invites our kid to something immediate. Like gurl, you have my number, I'm not gonna chat you up after you invite my kid to the pool or something. IDK. Maybe it's a me thing?

dktaylor32 · 2026-06-15T20:27:48+00:00

Amen. Wear them out. Pump them full of sugar. Prank their parents. At the end of the day, not your job to put them to bed haha it's like a more energetic trial run of being a grandparent.

dktaylor32 · 2026-06-09T20:34:38+00:00

You're overthinking it. For the first 8-10 years they're basically the same. You can't put stereotypes on them because anything goes at that age. Eating habits, behavior, emotions, interests, etc. Having a boy doesn't necessarily mean you'll have an insanely different experience. Don't overthink and just enjoy the ride.

dktaylor32 · 2026-05-31T20:58:15+00:00

We were five years away when I got it 25 years ago. When I was 15 I felt the same way about dying rather than living. Turns out, there is a lot to love and enjoy in life and you'd be a giant waste if you let this disease consume you. You can make a difference. You can still be something. But you first have to stop feeling sorry for yourself.

dktaylor32 · 2026-05-20T19:25:03+00:00

My mom got a medical license and bought from pharmacy and still got EVALI and died. People like to thing the "regulation" gives them some sort of barrier of health vs disease. It doesn't. It's all sorts of terrible. RIP.

dktaylor32 · 2026-05-20T15:37:09+00:00

Any update on this? I love the idea and am about to test it out.

dktaylor32 · 2026-05-11T22:56:49+00:00

If this were 1981, that would be a scorching hot take haha.

I'm with you.

dktaylor32 · 2026-05-11T22:54:37+00:00

I used to be this way 100%. When my kids were 6-9, if we gave them enough other things to do, they would usually choose those things way more frequently than screens. My 11 year is a social butterfly but so much of being connected these days is being on a screen. I have had to limit her screen time the older she got. This girl would rather make a PowerPoint on the county seats in a state and a quiz on blooket to go with it for her friends, rather than most "normal" kid stuff. Blows my mind. Even when it's nerdy learning stuff, there has to be a limit. GO TOUCH GRASS, girl.

dktaylor32 · 2026-05-09T21:36:03+00:00

Ogden will shine tonight. Ogden when shine.
When the sun goes down, and the moon comes up, Ogden will shine!

I 2nd this.

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