2024 NBA Season

[yahoo62278]

Their new coach Darvin Ham says in public that he can work with Westbrook, as to what stretch? we will know later. And I think they are going to retain LBJ, AD and Russ as the core and maybe chance the supporting cast all over again. They should learn from the Warriors organization as how to build a championship team, a dynasty. The only problem is that those stars are also aging, so maybe a couple of years to see if they can make another championship run.

They're just saying they could retain Westbrook coz they might be looking for a perfect piece to trade Westbrook. I mean they had the whole season, it didn't work, Westbrook does not fit to the Lakers system. Darvin Ham should perform a magic trick if he decides to retain Westbrook and the Lakers big 3 to make it work. There's still chances for them though, but a big adjustments must be done. Limit turnovers, play defense, and be more consistent offensively specifically in the 2nd half and crunch time.

Westbrook is washed up. The Lakers need to run as far away from him as they can, but the issue is his contract. I don't know that anyone wants to pay that kind of money for a selfish has been.

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[YuginKadoya]

Their new coach Darvin Ham says in public that he can work with Westbrook, as to what stretch? we will know later. And I think they are going to retain LBJ, AD and Russ as the core and maybe chance the supporting cast all over again. They should learn from the Warriors organization as how to build a championship team, a dynasty. The only problem is that those stars are also aging, so maybe a couple of years to see if they can make another championship run.

I really think every team, not just the Lakers should learn from the Golden State Warriors From keeping their core team members to release their rookie's potential, and they should get a person that can spot a potential player when he sees one, I guess never underestimating anybody on the new draft because you can never know who will become the next Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins, Kevon Looney, or Jonathan Kuminga to be, by building experience and enhancing his potential I think the younger player will soon build their ceiling towards their career on the NBA,

For me it's ok to hear those chatter behind, it's very competitive out there so they players need to fuel more fire inside of them and proved them wrong. Just like what the Warriors did this season, they said that they can't be a champion without Durant, and they did. They said that Curry can't win FMVP and he did. And in the end, Warriors hear all those noises behind and turn it into a motivation. Lakes should to the same instead of being affected negatively.

I surely agree, Motivation can sure fuel every player until they reach their certain goals, the Golden State Warriors are a unique team because they don't really care about those Critics what they are saying they only know one thing, and that is to reach their goals and fueling themselves on that negative comments of other to be a positive drive to get their goals,


Talking about the upcoming draft I know many teams will surely take their eyes on the #1 ranked player people are certain teams will surely want to get their hand on that player but I just want to share this Filipino player Kai Sotto entering the NBA Draft, I think he has a huge potential and a huge ceiling to still progress when he enters NBA and I think there are many teams right now that wants him onboard 1st is the Portland TrailBlazer but I will never be going to say another team yet without further information, I really want Kai Sotto to enter on the NBA and if he does he will be the 1st Filipino that had enter the NBA, or playing inside the NBA,

[LogitechMouse]

Their new coach Darvin Ham says in public that he can work with Westbrook, as to what stretch? we will know later. And I think they are going to retain LBJ, AD and Russ as the core and maybe chance the supporting cast all over again. They should learn from the Warriors organization as how to build a championship team, a dynasty. The only problem is that those stars are also aging, so maybe a couple of years to see if they can make another championship run.

LeBron and Russ will remain with the Lakers. AD? Maybe we might see him getting traded but with how fragile he is, I don't think that there will be any team who will risk it but who knows. As to Coach Ham, it will be his first season as a head coach of a team but he is an assistant coach with the Bucks and we don't know if he will be a perfect fit for the team. Let's not expect too much at first I guess. Maybe he will be like Coach Ime Udoka that he carried his team in the NBA Finals with his first season as a head coach or he will get fired and pick another coach again.

The problem with the Lakers last season is their management. They made some ridiculous trades and because of that, we've seen a roster of players who mostly aged 30 or more. Aside from the Coach which is already done, maybe they might need to change the whole management or if they don't do it then I just hope that they will make a good trades that will help them get a title again. Those aged players in the Lakers must be traded and get younger and more talented players. A good job for the Warriors organization and how they are built.

[Vaculin]

Their new coach Darvin Ham says in public that he can work with Westbrook, as to what stretch? we will know later. And I think they are going to retain LBJ, AD and Russ as the core and maybe chance the supporting cast all over again. They should learn from the Warriors organization as how to build a championship team, a dynasty. The only problem is that those stars are also aging, so maybe a couple of years to see if they can make another championship run.

LeBron and Russ will remain with the Lakers. AD? Maybe we might see him getting traded but with how fragile he is, I don't think that there will be any team who will risk it but who knows. As to Coach Ham, it will be his first season as a head coach of a team but he is an assistant coach with the Bucks and we don't know if he will be a perfect fit for the team. Let's not expect too much at first I guess. Maybe he will be like Coach Ime Udoka that he carried his team in the NBA Finals with his first season as a head coach or he will get fired and pick another coach again.

The problem with the Lakers last season is their management. They made some ridiculous trades and because of that, we've seen a roster of players who mostly aged 30 or more. Aside from the Coach which is already done, maybe they might need to change the whole management or if they don't do it then I just hope that they will make a good trades that will help them get a title again. Those aged players in the Lakers must be traded and get younger and more talented players. A good job for the Warriors organization and how they are built.

I don't know if it's a good thing to trade Davis, I mean he was the one who help the Lakers win a championship, without him, Lebron would not win a championship. Lakers needs a good center, and since Westbrook is very inconsistent, then I would not expect the Lakers to improve next season.

[Russlenat]

Warriors have had a huge dominance in the recent ten years in NBA. They were able to get to the finals most of the time even if they didn't win at the end sometimes. They won another championship this season and I really wonder if there will be another team or teams to stop them for some years. I started to think that Warriors can't be stopped that easy as long as they have especially Curry. Besides Curry, the rest of the team are performing really nicely too. We have started to watch them playing better as a team too.

That is right! Well, we can slightly say that they have some kind of advantage and that is because their head coach which is Steve Kerr is really an experienced basketball player during his time playing ball. Kerr made 5 rings during his time, 3 in Chicago Bulls and 2 in San Antonio Spurs and now 4 rings being a head coach in Golden State Warriors. He surely knows how to invest in some proper players and know how to utilize their each skills to make it a strength. Look at his roster now, it's hard to deny that they will be still dangerous in the upcoming 3 or 4 seasons minimum.

[jakdanyel]

Warriors didn't have one of their most impressive seasons actually. I saw some other teams being more promising than them to achieve the championship. But they still managed to achieve it at the end of the final series. I found Celtics more impressive than them before the final series actually as I really liked their defense especially. Warriors still benefited from their high experience in the recent years and managed to keep Celtics away from the championship one more season. It's been 15 years for Celtics now.

[blockman]

Warriors didn't have one of their most impressive seasons actually. I saw some other teams being more promising than them to achieve the championship. But they still managed to achieve it at the end of the final series. I found Celtics more impressive than them before the final series actually as I really liked their defense especially. Warriors still benefited from their high experience in the recent years and managed to keep Celtics away from the championship one more season. It's been 15 years for Celtics now.

It's always like that, just like the last season (not this recent), IIRC, it was Utah Jazz where most of the fans have been picking that they'll be the ones that shall reach the finals and eventually will get the ring. But, the ending was they didn't.
That's also the same case for the other teams that we always see having a good run at the early of the season but eventually, they're choking when they're near to the playoffs and the actual playoffs.

[Russlenat]

^ Today’s rumor seems to be that the Nets aren’t happy with Kyrie and might not extend another contract offer to him. That’s already having people calling for him to join the Lakers. There just isn’t enough money to pay for Kyrie, Bradley Beal, Demar Derozan, along with LeBron, Anthony Davis, & Westbrook. I’m not sure if they’ll be able to make any moves at all. Lots of smoke, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they run it back with the same squad next year just because they can’t make any moves. We’ll see. Lots of rumors…

I'd go with Stephen on this one even though Kyrie is one of my top NBA players on my list. Man, he doesn’t play as much as he should. He lacks consistency. The team he leaves always ends up doing better. Kyrie doesn't put the team first. He was doing that for himself. I'd say, if you are looking to make a great team you should avoid Kyrie like the plague. I think Lakers, hiring Kyrie would be a huge mistake.

Correct, I think Durant's know that, he needed Kyrie's help last year but he is absent. Rumors as well that Kyrie and Westbrook traded, but again this is not confirmed.

But if Kyrie started to play good early and zone-in, the Nets will be a different team next season. They are still the second favorite as far as betting odds goes to win the championship next year, behind the Warriors and tied with Celtics.

Rumors of the lakers trading Westbrook to the Nets for Kyrie? Lol why on earth would the Nets make such a terrible move? Westbrook isn’t on anyone want list anymore. 

I agree, if Kyrie were to have played for the entirety of last year, things would like have been different. Especially once they get Ben Simmons up and running, the Nets could be very legitimate next year.

That's a different rumor the Brooklyn Nets certainly doesn't want to add Westbrook in their team, they already have some problems in their present roster and I doubt they will add another one with the likes of Westbrook. The Lakers made a terrible mistake during that trade and now there's no team in the league who's interested of Westbrook after his performance in the recently ended season.

[Yaunfitda]

Warriors didn't have one of their most impressive seasons actually. I saw some other teams being more promising than them to achieve the championship. But they still managed to achieve it at the end of the final series. I found Celtics more impressive than them before the final series actually as I really liked their defense especially. Warriors still benefited from their high experience in the recent years and managed to keep Celtics away from the championship one more season. It's been 15 years for Celtics now.

It's because Celtics adjusted on the second half of the regular season, and then they give up Kemba Walker early. Although he has a good season, but when he gets injured and return back, he wasn't the same. So it was a good move for them and then developed into a championship team. Although Tatum was a big let down on the series against the Warriors. Hopefully he gain that needed experience and maybe next year they will still go to the finals.

[btc_angela]

^ Today’s rumor seems to be that the Nets aren’t happy with Kyrie and might not extend another contract offer to him. That’s already having people calling for him to join the Lakers. There just isn’t enough money to pay for Kyrie, Bradley Beal, Demar Derozan, along with LeBron, Anthony Davis, & Westbrook. I’m not sure if they’ll be able to make any moves at all. Lots of smoke, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they run it back with the same squad next year just because they can’t make any moves. We’ll see. Lots of rumors…

I'd go with Stephen on this one even though Kyrie is one of my top NBA players on my list. Man, he doesn’t play as much as he should. He lacks consistency. The team he leaves always ends up doing better. Kyrie doesn't put the team first. He was doing that for himself. I'd say, if you are looking to make a great team you should avoid Kyrie like the plague. I think Lakers, hiring Kyrie would be a huge mistake.

Correct, I think Durant's know that, he needed Kyrie's help last year but he is absent. Rumors as well that Kyrie and Westbrook traded, but again this is not confirmed.

But if Kyrie started to play good early and zone-in, the Nets will be a different team next season. They are still the second favorite as far as betting odds goes to win the championship next year, behind the Warriors and tied with Celtics.

Rumors of the lakers trading Westbrook to the Nets for Kyrie? Lol why on earth would the Nets make such a terrible move? Westbrook isn’t on anyone want list anymore. 

I agree, if Kyrie were to have played for the entirety of last year, things would like have been different. Especially once they get Ben Simmons up and running, the Nets could be very legitimate next year.

And that's why it is called a rumor, maybe the Lakers and Nets are desperate to get those players out of their roster, Lol. Well you can say that to Kyrie as well, ever since he move from Cavs to Celtics, and then to Nets, he have that issues. That's why Kyrie really need to focus, it's not about ego, he should be a better teammate. So we will see, but I think the Nets are going to trade him, just my opinion.

[Captain Corporate]

From the news I am seeing on reddit, Warriors are willing to pay everyone what they want, to keep the team going. I mean we know the salaries of curry, klay, draymond already. But they are willing to pay Wiggins the max, Poole gets 25 million a year for 4 years, and some other players as well. They will certainly be waaay above the luxury tax limit, and probably a repeater thing right? So it will be even more. We are talking about around 500 million dollars a year. Thats not impossible for them to pay, they are making a good revenue, won a ring, and could do this for the time being but its definitely the highest paid NBA team I can remember.

[RealMalatesta]

I don't know if it's a good thing to trade Davis, I mean he was the one who help the Lakers win a championship, without him, Lebron would not win a championship. Lakers needs a good center, and since Westbrook is very inconsistent, then I would not expect the Lakers to improve next season.

He "was" the one that helped them, I mean just because he did, doesn't mean he should get a contract forever, that makes no sense at all. It would be a lot smarter if they could get rid of him right now and get someone who can continue to provide something.

Just the other day AD was on some show or something and he was talking about how he didn't picked up a ball since April, that is all you need to know about him and why he is a bad player, plus he gets injured all the time, even if you keep him and he plays well, there is a chance he could get injured. It is much better to get rid of him now, and get a player that will get you the ring this year, instead of the one that got it 2-3 years ago.

[dwyane36]

Just the other day AD was on some show or something and he was talking about how he didn't picked up a ball since April, that is all you need to know about him and why he is a bad player, plus he gets injured all the time, even if you keep him and he plays well, there is a chance he could get injured. It is much better to get rid of him now, and get a player that will get you the ring this year, instead of the one that got it 2-3 years ago.

I think it's normal for players to take a couple of months off after a tough regular season. However, that decision doesn't speak well for Davis, given that he missed half the season due to injuries. Of course, he still has plenty of time to regain his game shape before next season, but I'm more than sure he'll get injured again. So maybe you're right that the Lakers should trade Davis because they obviously can't rely on him because of his injury-prone nature.

[Dave1]

Just the other day AD was on some show or something and he was talking about how he didn't picked up a ball since April, that is all you need to know about him and why he is a bad player, plus he gets injured all the time, even if you keep him and he plays well, there is a chance he could get injured. It is much better to get rid of him now, and get a player that will get you the ring this year, instead of the one that got it 2-3 years ago.

I think it's normal for players to take a couple of months off after a tough regular season. However, that decision doesn't speak well for Davis, given that he missed half the season due to injuries. Of course, he still has plenty of time to regain his game shape before next season, but I'm more than sure he'll get injured again. So maybe you're right that the Lakers should trade Davis because they obviously can't rely on him because of his injury-prone nature.

Yeah, probably he just wanted to get his mind on basketball so we should understand where is he coming from. But I do agree that he is injury-prone maybe his body can't take it or he just perform at high level every night. Perhaps they should look at his training and what needs to be included specially that nagging knee injury of his. Sports medicine has advance already that I think they can make some tweaks and adjustment on his training so that he can take the grueling 82 games.

[vennali]

Just the other day AD was on some show or something and he was talking about how he didn't picked up a ball since April, that is all you need to know about him and why he is a bad player, plus he gets injured all the time, even if you keep him and he plays well, there is a chance he could get injured. It is much better to get rid of him now, and get a player that will get you the ring this year, instead of the one that got it 2-3 years ago.

I think it's normal for players to take a couple of months off after a tough regular season. However, that decision doesn't speak well for Davis, given that he missed half the season due to injuries. Of course, he still has plenty of time to regain his game shape before next season, but I'm more than sure he'll get injured again. So maybe you're right that the Lakers should trade Davis because they obviously can't rely on him because of his injury-prone nature.

Who would they get by trading Davis? Not many superstar centers that can also stretch the defense I see these days. 80's and early 90's, there used to be dominant centers/big men and plenty of them but now that the game has evolved. Rebounding seems to have become more tactical by boxing out the enemy instead of powering through them  . Going back to the topic, which team (other than Lakers) can use Davis and become a Championship contenders and which player should Lakers get to replace him?

[yahoo62278]

Just the other day AD was on some show or something and he was talking about how he didn't picked up a ball since April, that is all you need to know about him and why he is a bad player, plus he gets injured all the time, even if you keep him and he plays well, there is a chance he could get injured. It is much better to get rid of him now, and get a player that will get you the ring this year, instead of the one that got it 2-3 years ago.

I think it's normal for players to take a couple of months off after a tough regular season. However, that decision doesn't speak well for Davis, given that he missed half the season due to injuries. Of course, he still has plenty of time to regain his game shape before next season, but I'm more than sure he'll get injured again. So maybe you're right that the Lakers should trade Davis because they obviously can't rely on him because of his injury-prone nature.

Who would they get by trading Davis? Not many superstar centers that can also stretch the defense I see these days. 80's and early 90's, there used to be dominant centers/big men and plenty of them but now that the game has evolved. Rebounding seems to have become more tactical by boxing out the enemy instead of powering through them  . Going back to the topic, which team (other than Lakers) can use Davis and become a Championship contenders and which player should Lakers get to replace him?

I watch TheHerd a lot and they were talking Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis trade makes sense. Kevin Durant can't depend on Kyrie and the Nets could use another big man as well as Kyrie already played with Lebron in Cleveland and they get along.

It's just speculation at this point, but it does make sense. I think the Lakers would want more then just Kyrie for Davis but as Dwayne already said a few post above, Anthony Davis will likely get injured yet again, so If I'm the Lakers I get rid of him.

[Yogee]

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as well as Kyrie already played with Lebron in Cleveland and they get along.

Did they not split because Kyrie was unhappy being with Lebron after they lost the championship? Sure they patched up their relationship off the court but that doesn't really mean they can play together again and do well. Kyrie will probably the dominant Alpha on that Lakers team if the trade happens and I'm not sure if an aging Lebron would be happy about that.

[LogitechMouse]

I don't know if it's a good thing to trade Davis, I mean he was the one who help the Lakers win a championship, without him, Lebron would not win a championship. Lakers needs a good center, and since Westbrook is very inconsistent, then I would not expect the Lakers to improve next season.

Yes he helped Lebron to get one championship but what matters now is the future of the team and with that said, I think it would be better if they will find another younger center that has a potential instead of staying with Davis because it is a big risk considering how injury-prone he is. We don't know what is the future of Davis with the team and I don't also think that there are any teams interested in getting him.

With Westbrook, I don't know but I'm kinda optimistic about him and I believe that he will be better this upcoming season than he was last season. With the new coach, a huge adjustments will be made and it will help the team (hope so).

Just hours ago, I saw on a Facebook Page (NBA Buzz) that the Lakers are planning to trade Westbrook, THT and 2026 first round pick to Malcolm Brogdon. The Pacers declined on it. Any thoughts about this proposed trade?

[danherbias07]

From the news I am seeing on reddit, Warriors are willing to pay everyone what they want, to keep the team going. I mean we know the salaries of curry, klay, draymond already. But they are willing to pay Wiggins the max, Poole gets 25 million a year for 4 years, and some other players as well. They will certainly be waaay above the luxury tax limit, and probably a repeater thing right? So it will be even more. We are talking about around 500 million dollars a year. Thats not impossible for them to pay, they are making a good revenue, won a ring, and could do this for the time being but its definitely the highest paid NBA team I can remember.

Correct. I think it will all change mid-season if they won't see good results after preserving the roster and paying the luxury tax. They may cut down some of them if they will give them problems. As for profit, I also think even at around 500m they can still make some with their advertisements and item sales.
Also, from the looks of Lacob and Guber during the Warriors parade interview, they don't look like they are going to give up any player soon.

Jordan Poole's hard work has now paid off. Is that legal though? From $3.9M to 25M? Change of contract? I am not familiar with this type of details.

[TravelMug]

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as well as Kyrie already played with Lebron in Cleveland and they get along.

Did they not split because Kyrie was unhappy being with Lebron after they lost the championship? Sure they patched up their relationship off the court but that doesn't really mean they can play together again and do well. Kyrie will probably the dominant Alpha on that Lakers team if the trade happens and I'm not sure if an aging Lebron would be happy about that.

If their aim is to get another ring together then why not? I think Lebron has experimented with a lot of Alpha as well in the past (with Miami) and then Kyrie in Cleveland and also with Davis in Lakers.

And I think they have matured already, Kyrie needs someone like Lebron or Durant (Nets) to win another ring for him. He was a disaster in Celtics when he tries to become the Alpha. He needs someone that can compensated and play with him, he can't do it alone.