2024 NBA Season

[BALIK]

I thought initially that if they are going to get Simmons, they are going to partner him with Fox in Sacramento. But it seems that they have change their narratives? But I think its a win win for both teams specially if they will include Tobias Harris in the trade. Again, dealing Harris is for long term for the Sixers as they will clear their salary cap enough to get another big names in the future.

I have to say, if there are some teams that willing to eat up Harris contract, that should 100% be Lakers. Tobias Harris is not really a horrible player and he has been playing awesome, give westbrook to sixers and get Harris and Simmons. Plus Simmons uses Klutch agency as well so it shouldn't be that hard to handle. Do Lakers have that kind of space? They do not, so they will have to send someone else as well to get these two.

Simmons wouldn't be helpful and he would be net negative when playing with Lebron for sure, but at the very least, they would be getting rid of Westbrook and getting Harris, then they are stuck with Simmons as an extra, just use him as that. Sixers could get Fox and Sacremento can get Westbrook if it is a three team deal. Or maybe Lakers gets Harris, Sacremento gets Simmons and Sixers gets Westbrook, not a "horrible" trade.

Lakers could only get decent players if they will trade Westbrook, I am not sure if they are ready to make that kind of decision despite their situation now. Westbrook is definitely not a team player, he does not suit most of the teams if he does not handle the ball much, so I'm afraid that he might still be ineffective with the Sixers.

I think the trade won't save the Lakers. I also don't think that there will be trading offers regarding Russell Westbrook. Browsing some of the NBA rumors, there's no even mentioned or involving Westbrook about it. The best is, limit the playing time of Russell Westbrook and let alone the young guys to take over.

Westbrook will surely understand that to save the team. And he won't complain about that.

And what if, the next chapter will be, "Lakers traded Russell Westbrook to Ben Simmons" lol. Do you guys even see that possible to happen?

I also haven't seen any rumors about the Lakers trading out Westbrook or something. Limiting his playing time might get him enraged I don't know!

But really his playing time needs to be cut off and the younger players need to be given a chance instead of him. He is now aging and now his age will get the better of him. Starting now he will start to fade away. His pace has also decreased and also his accuracy. The only thing that increases is his turnover counts  . Let's what the future holds for Westbrook with the Lakers..

[btc_angela]

How about that for the Lakers to win against a Jazz team that is on the top of offensive and defensive statistics.
Lakers found their new baby. His name is Stanley Johnson. Who the hell is that guy?!  2015 1st Round pick number 8. He is a former Raptors who averages just 4-5 points per game but in this game against the Jazz he shine the most at the fourth quarter of the game. The hustle to pick up the rebound against Gobert, to shoot perimeters while none is trying to defend him, and just doing the right thing. Avoiding errors could always enhance the chance to win the game and they did.

The Lakers for the first time seems to be clicking, winning against a team that is one of the top seed. And to be honest, I bet on the Jazz -4.5 because Lakers is struggling. But to my surprised they were able to stay with the Jazz and then go on to win in the fourth quarter. So this is definitely a morale boost win for them and it seems that they have a perfect plan and executed it very well against the Jazz. So good job and let's see how long can they sustain this kind of offence and defence as well.

[arwin100]

I thought initially that if they are going to get Simmons, they are going to partner him with Fox in Sacramento. But it seems that they have change their narratives? But I think its a win win for both teams specially if they will include Tobias Harris in the trade. Again, dealing Harris is for long term for the Sixers as they will clear their salary cap enough to get another big names in the future.

I have to say, if there are some teams that willing to eat up Harris contract, that should 100% be Lakers. Tobias Harris is not really a horrible player and he has been playing awesome, give westbrook to sixers and get Harris and Simmons. Plus Simmons uses Klutch agency as well so it shouldn't be that hard to handle. Do Lakers have that kind of space? They do not, so they will have to send someone else as well to get these two.

Simmons wouldn't be helpful and he would be net negative when playing with Lebron for sure, but at the very least, they would be getting rid of Westbrook and getting Harris, then they are stuck with Simmons as an extra, just use him as that. Sixers could get Fox and Sacremento can get Westbrook if it is a three team deal. Or maybe Lakers gets Harris, Sacremento gets Simmons and Sixers gets Westbrook, not a "horrible" trade.

Lakers could only get decent players if they will trade Westbrook, I am not sure if they are ready to make that kind of decision despite their situation now. Westbrook is definitely not a team player, he does not suit most of the teams if he does not handle the ball much, so I'm afraid that he might still be ineffective with the Sixers.

I think the trade won't save the Lakers. I also don't think that there will be trading offers regarding Russell Westbrook. Browsing some of the NBA rumors, there's no even mentioned or involving Westbrook about it. The best is, limit the playing time of Russell Westbrook and let alone the young guys to take over.

Westbrook will surely understand that to save the team. And he won't complain about that.

And what if, the next chapter will be, "Lakers traded Russell Westbrook to Ben Simmons" lol. Do you guys even see that possible to happen?

I also haven't seen any rumors about the Lakers trading out Westbrook or something. Limiting his playing time might get him enraged I don't know!

But really his playing time needs to be cut off and the younger players need to be given a chance instead of him. He is now aging and now his age will get the better of him. Starting now he will start to fade away. His pace has also decreased and also his accuracy. The only thing that increases is his turnover counts  . Let's what the future holds for Westbrook with the Lakers..

Westbrook is elite player and I'm surprise on what performance he show this season maybe he's not totally fit on lakers system that's why he show crazy plays this season. Maybe its good to trade him since lakers is not totally benefiting on his performance and might there young talents will show more better chemistry than what we see on their current rooster today.

[Natalim]

Speaking of Westbrook, look at him almost murdered Gobert.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-xEBnxxDOc

He is fearless, he can dump on anyone that's why his aggressiveness is very impressive. I think the Lakers would be trading him this season, he maybe not be consistent but he is a star player who can spark anytime.

[LogitechMouse]

How about that for the Lakers to win against a Jazz team that is on the top of offensive and defensive statistics.
Lakers found their new baby. His name is Stanley Johnson. Who the hell is that guy?!  2015 1st Round pick number 8. He is a former Raptors who averages just 4-5 points per game but in this game against the Jazz he shine the most at the fourth quarter of the game. The hustle to pick up the rebound against Gobert, to shoot perimeters while none is trying to defend him, and just doing the right thing. Avoiding errors could always enhance the chance to win the game and they did.

Looks like the dunk on Westbrook on Robert lit up the whole team thus, getting the victory against one of the top teams right now.
Now their 3 game losing streak ended already and they are at the 500 with 22-22.

Many are surprised with how the Lakers played but the question is, will this be the start of the new Lakers? Will they be consistent like this and can go higher than their current spot? Will they reach the expectations of their fans or at least go near to it? Stanley Johnson used to be the starter of the team but he remained silent until now or its just that nobody is seeing how good is he and all of us are focused on either Westbrook or Lebron.

Its impressive that they got the win but I hope that they will continue to play like this.

Speaking of Westbrook, look at him almost murdered Gobert.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-xEBnxxDOc

He is fearless, he can dump on anyone that's why his aggressiveness is very impressive. I think the Lakers would be trading him this season, he maybe not be consistent but he is a star player who can spark anytime.

He shouted on that video like they aren't struggling the whole NBA season .
He got a technical because of shouting but who cares as long as you dunked over one of the best defensive players right now.

[coderben]

Los Angeles Lakers played a home match against Utah Jazz this morning and it was really competitive at the same time. Lakers owe their 101-95 victory to Lebron James as always. He got 25 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and he was close to a triple-double. Even though Jazz were in a much better condition than them, they still got an important win. Lakers are still not that great of course as they are fully depending on Lebron. They need to get better than this otherwise their work would be difficult in the playoffs.

[Japinat]

Los Angeles Lakers played a home match against Utah Jazz this morning and it was really competitive at the same time. Lakers owe their 101-95 victory to Lebron James as always. He got 25 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and he was close to a triple-double. Even though Jazz were in a much better condition than them, they still got an important win. Lakers are still not that great of course as they are fully depending on Lebron. They need to get better than this otherwise their work would be difficult in the playoffs.

Jazz played a back-to-back game, Lakers are fresh and they are playing at home, so it was the Lakers who are more conditioned and they beat a good team, so it's good for them as they silence those who doubted them for awhile. If they have that kind of consistency, then probably we will see them beating good teams like Jazz.

[Yaunfitda]

Los Angeles Lakers played a home match against Utah Jazz this morning and it was really competitive at the same time. Lakers owe their 101-95 victory to Lebron James as always. He got 25 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and he was close to a triple-double. Even though Jazz were in a much better condition than them, they still got an important win. Lakers are still not that great of course as they are fully depending on Lebron. They need to get better than this otherwise their work would be difficult in the playoffs.

Jazz played a back-to-back game, Lakers are fresh and they are playing at home, so it was the Lakers who are more conditioned and they beat a good team, so it's good for them as they silence those who doubted them for awhile. If they have that kind of consistency, then probably we will see them beating good teams like Jazz.

I guess it's more of the Lakers hitting their shots in the 4th quarter, Stanley Johnson somewhat takes over and play with the Jazz defense as he scored against Rudy Gobert and the whole Jazz if he wants to. Then his crucial rebound resulting to a 3 point shot. So it's a good win and they are back in the .500 mark again. But still plenty of games for them to developed their chemistry, this is just one game against a good team.

[danherbias07]

Jazz played a back-to-back game, Lakers are fresh and they are playing at home, so it was the Lakers who are more conditioned and they beat a good team, so it's good for them as they silence those who doubted them for awhile. If they have that kind of consistency, then probably we will see them beating good teams like Jazz.

Yes, that should be considered. A back-to-back game is not an easy feat and the exhaustion showed at the last quarter. Jazz was a good lead at 10 if I remember it right until they made a lot of turnovers and I didn't even see Donovan shoot the ball anymore. Played 37 minutes, 13 points, 6-19 FG, 0-8 three-pointers. That's way worse after a 31 point game against the Nuggets yesterday.
So it was a trap when the line was Lakers as the underdog because the fatigue will show no matter what happens. I still believe there is more for that Lakers team and it is not showing yet.

[Kelvinid]

Jazz played a back-to-back game, Lakers are fresh and they are playing at home, so it was the Lakers who are more conditioned and they beat a good team, so it's good for them as they silence those who doubted them for awhile. If they have that kind of consistency, then probably we will see them beating good teams like Jazz.

Yes, that should be considered. A back-to-back game is not an easy feat and the exhaustion showed at the last quarter. Jazz was a good lead at 10 if I remember it right until they made a lot of turnovers and I didn't even see Donovan shoot the ball anymore. Played 37 minutes, 13 points, 6-19 FG, 0-8 three-pointers. That's way worse after a 31 point game against the Nuggets yesterday.
So it was a trap when the line was Lakers as the underdog because the fatigue will show no matter what happens. I still believe there is more for that Lakers team and it is not showing yet.

I hope so, we are all waiting for that, so it will make the Lakers a better team. Their inconsistency will cause them trouble in the playoffs if ever they will qualify, so it's better if they will find a way to improve their teamwork and chemistry in the regular season so they'll be fully ready in the playoffs.

[ChiBitCTy]

I thought initially that if they are going to get Simmons, they are going to partner him with Fox in Sacramento. But it seems that they have change their narratives? But I think its a win win for both teams specially if they will include Tobias Harris in the trade. Again, dealing Harris is for long term for the Sixers as they will clear their salary cap enough to get another big names in the future.

I have to say, if there are some teams that willing to eat up Harris contract, that should 100% be Lakers. Tobias Harris is not really a horrible player and he has been playing awesome, give westbrook to sixers and get Harris and Simmons. Plus Simmons uses Klutch agency as well so it shouldn't be that hard to handle. Do Lakers have that kind of space? They do not, so they will have to send someone else as well to get these two.

Simmons wouldn't be helpful and he would be net negative when playing with Lebron for sure, but at the very least, they would be getting rid of Westbrook and getting Harris, then they are stuck with Simmons as an extra, just use him as that. Sixers could get Fox and Sacremento can get Westbrook if it is a three team deal. Or maybe Lakers gets Harris, Sacremento gets Simmons and Sixers gets Westbrook, not a "horrible" trade.

Lakers could only get decent players if they will trade Westbrook, I am not sure if they are ready to make that kind of decision despite their situation now. Westbrook is definitely not a team player, he does not suit most of the teams if he does not handle the ball much, so I'm afraid that he might still be ineffective with the Sixers.

I think the trade won't save the Lakers. I also don't think that there will be trading offers regarding Russell Westbrook. Browsing some of the NBA rumors, there's no even mentioned or involving Westbrook about it. The best is, limit the playing time of Russell Westbrook and let alone the young guys to take over.

Westbrook will surely understand that to save the team. And he won't complain about that.

And what if, the next chapter will be, "Lakers traded Russell Westbrook to Ben Simmons" lol. Do you guys even see that possible to happen?

I also haven't seen any rumors about the Lakers trading out Westbrook or something. Limiting his playing time might get him enraged I don't know!

But really his playing time needs to be cut off and the younger players need to be given a chance instead of him. He is now aging and now his age will get the better of him. Starting now he will start to fade away. His pace has also decreased and also his accuracy. The only thing that increases is his turnover counts  . Let's what the future holds for Westbrook with the Lakers..

Westbrook is elite player and I'm surprise on what performance he show this season maybe he's not totally fit on lakers system that's why he show crazy plays this season. Maybe its good to trade him since lakers is not totally benefiting on his performance and might there young talents will show more better chemistry than what we see on their current rooster today.

Westbrook was one the best / most athletic guards I have ever seen. At one point in time him and Derrick rose were the most athletically gifted “smaller” guards I had ever seen, but I’m not so sure he can be considered an elite player anymore. He’s getting to the latter part of his career and he’s simply showing signs of it.

[Vaculin]

Westbrook was one the best / most athletic guards I have ever seen. At one point in time him and Derrick rose were the most athletically gifted “smaller” guards I had ever seen, but I’m not so sure he can be considered an elite player anymore. He’s getting to the latter part of his career and he’s simply showing signs of it.

Westbrook is still at his prime IMO, if he was not traded to the other teams and continue to play with the OKC Thunder, I think he will remain a triple-double machine as he is the king of the team, not in the Lakers where there's already Lebron and Davis that he is playing with. His athleticism is very evident, but his shooting accuracy is very poor.

[TravelMug]

Westbrook was one the best / most athletic guards I have ever seen. At one point in time him and Derrick rose were the most athletically gifted “smaller” guards I had ever seen, but I’m not so sure he can be considered an elite player anymore. He’s getting to the latter part of his career and he’s simply showing signs of it.

Westbrook is still at his prime IMO, if he was not traded to the other teams and continue to play with the OKC Thunder, I think he will remain a triple-double machine as he is the king of the team, not in the Lakers where there's already Lebron and Davis that he is playing with. His athleticism is very evident, but his shooting accuracy is very poor.

He could be on his way out, probably in the next 2-3 years, he will be no longer in his prime. We've seen glimpses already, he already suffered injuries when he was in the Wizards and in the Lakers uniform he has somewhat slow down. Sure, we can still see his athleticism from time to time, he still has that bounce. But often times when he goes in the rim, players can block him or he totally missed an easy shots.

[el kaka22]

Honestly the difference was the fact that Westbrook didn't take some of those stupid shots that he takes all the time. They are missing AD and I can understand why that could be a problem, and they are missing some other big names as well, like they literally played reaves 21 minutes, do you really think that is ideal for them? They are missing some key bench players along with AD and that is very bad for them.

However, they still have Westbrook and Lebron who should be good enough to not be this bad, westbrook still went 5/14 and that is not great at all but at the very least he just shot 4 threes and made one of them and that is good enough, I just hope he stops taking bad shots, as long as he misses good shots, they will eventually fall in and he will be good, sometimes you have bad days, even Curry has a bad month or two stretch now, but taking bad shots is inexcusable.

[Oasisman]

Honestly the difference was the fact that Westbrook didn't take some of those stupid shots that he takes all the time. They are missing AD and I can understand why that could be a problem, and they are missing some other big names as well, like they literally played reaves 21 minutes, do you really think that is ideal for them? They are missing some key bench players along with AD and that is very bad for them.

However, they still have Westbrook and Lebron who should be good enough to not be this bad, westbrook still went 5/14 and that is not great at all but at the very least he just shot 4 threes and made one of them and that is good enough, I just hope he stops taking bad shots, as long as he misses good shots, they will eventually fall in and he will be good, sometimes you have bad days, even Curry has a bad month or two stretch now, but taking bad shots is inexcusable.

Taking bad shots without having the big men to clean up the mess, that's one thing the Lakers are missing, the 2nd chance basket.
However, the Lakers did a good job in spreading their defense in the 4th quarter and efficiently scoring down the stretch. They were also got fired up because of Stanley Johnson's consecutive points.
I guess the Lakers could still win even If Westbrook are taking bad shots and bad passes that lead into turnovers as long as they're playing tight defense. Especially in the 4th quarter.

[Questat]

Honestly the difference was the fact that Westbrook didn't take some of those stupid shots that he takes all the time. They are missing AD and I can understand why that could be a problem, and they are missing some other big names as well, like they literally played reaves 21 minutes, do you really think that is ideal for them? They are missing some key bench players along with AD and that is very bad for them.

However, they still have Westbrook and Lebron who should be good enough to not be this bad, westbrook still went 5/14 and that is not great at all but at the very least he just shot 4 threes and made one of them and that is good enough, I just hope he stops taking bad shots, as long as he misses good shots, they will eventually fall in and he will be good, sometimes you have bad days, even Curry has a bad month or two stretch now, but taking bad shots is inexcusable.

Taking bad shots without having the big men to clean up the mess, that's one thing the Lakers are missing, the 2nd chance basket.
However, the Lakers did a good job in spreading their defense in the 4th quarter and efficiently scoring down the stretch. They were also got fired up because of Stanley Johnson's consecutive points.
I guess the Lakers could still win even If Westbrook are taking bad shots and bad passes that lead into turnovers as long as they're playing tight defense. Especially in the 4th quarter.

Westbrook only had 2 TO but the shooting was very bad, only 5-15. Well, that was his stats, and he was never a good shooter, he only have a good stats on scores because if his too many attempts, but since he is playing with the Lakers, he should be selective of his shots, maybe being aggressive and driving the ball inside will help him as that's a high percentage shot for him.

[Dave1]

Honestly the difference was the fact that Westbrook didn't take some of those stupid shots that he takes all the time. They are missing AD and I can understand why that could be a problem, and they are missing some other big names as well, like they literally played reaves 21 minutes, do you really think that is ideal for them? They are missing some key bench players along with AD and that is very bad for them.

However, they still have Westbrook and Lebron who should be good enough to not be this bad, westbrook still went 5/14 and that is not great at all but at the very least he just shot 4 threes and made one of them and that is good enough, I just hope he stops taking bad shots, as long as he misses good shots, they will eventually fall in and he will be good, sometimes you have bad days, even Curry has a bad month or two stretch now, but taking bad shots is inexcusable.

Taking bad shots without having the big men to clean up the mess, that's one thing the Lakers are missing, the 2nd chance basket.
However, the Lakers did a good job in spreading their defense in the 4th quarter and efficiently scoring down the stretch. They were also got fired up because of Stanley Johnson's consecutive points.
I guess the Lakers could still win even If Westbrook are taking bad shots and bad passes that lead into turnovers as long as they're playing tight defense. Especially in the 4th quarter.

Westbrook only had 2 TO but the shooting was very bad, only 5-15. Well, that was his stats, and he was never a good shooter, he only have a good stats on scores because if his too many attempts, but since he is playing with the Lakers, he should be selective of his shots, maybe being aggressive and driving the ball inside will help him as that's a high percentage shot for him.

I don't think he was given enough minutes to play as well, that's why he has just a couple of turnovers in this game. I think this time, they did spread the minutes amongst Monk, THT, WB and Bradley. Bradley even hit a crucial three's in the corner extending their lead. And then the Jazz letting Stanley have his rhythm and scoring when he wanted too.

[Questat]

Honestly the difference was the fact that Westbrook didn't take some of those stupid shots that he takes all the time. They are missing AD and I can understand why that could be a problem, and they are missing some other big names as well, like they literally played reaves 21 minutes, do you really think that is ideal for them? They are missing some key bench players along with AD and that is very bad for them.

However, they still have Westbrook and Lebron who should be good enough to not be this bad, westbrook still went 5/14 and that is not great at all but at the very least he just shot 4 threes and made one of them and that is good enough, I just hope he stops taking bad shots, as long as he misses good shots, they will eventually fall in and he will be good, sometimes you have bad days, even Curry has a bad month or two stretch now, but taking bad shots is inexcusable.

Taking bad shots without having the big men to clean up the mess, that's one thing the Lakers are missing, the 2nd chance basket.
However, the Lakers did a good job in spreading their defense in the 4th quarter and efficiently scoring down the stretch. They were also got fired up because of Stanley Johnson's consecutive points.
I guess the Lakers could still win even If Westbrook are taking bad shots and bad passes that lead into turnovers as long as they're playing tight defense. Especially in the 4th quarter.

Westbrook only had 2 TO but the shooting was very bad, only 5-15. Well, that was his stats, and he was never a good shooter, he only have a good stats on scores because if his too many attempts, but since he is playing with the Lakers, he should be selective of his shots, maybe being aggressive and driving the ball inside will help him as that's a high percentage shot for him.

I don't think he was given enough minutes to play as well, that's why he has just a couple of turnovers in this game. I think this time, they did spread the minutes amongst Monk, THT, WB and Bradley. Bradley even hit a crucial three's in the corner extending their lead. And then the Jazz letting Stanley have his rhythm and scoring when he wanted too.

27 minutes in that game, I think it's enough minutes for a starter, and it's good that they spread the minutes very well so the other players could also find their rhymth and contribute to the team. The thing is, even if Westbrook will play shorter or longer minutes, he will still struggle with this shooting but the confidence will remain.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Golden State Warriors are going to play one of their most comfortable games tomorrow morning. Their competitor is Detroit Pistons and they are one of the worst teams in general. Warriors will have Curry and Thompson both in this game as it seems. Considering this fact, they will have a big opportunity to get an easy win unless they make simple mistakes. They lost to Timberwolves in their last game and they would want to make up for this bad loss in this one. I'm favoring Warriors and maybe I can add them to my betslip too.

[LogitechMouse]

Westbrook was one the best / most athletic guards I have ever seen. At one point in time him and Derrick rose were the most athletically gifted “smaller” guards I had ever seen, but I’m not so sure he can be considered an elite player anymore. He’s getting to the latter part of his career and he’s simply showing signs of it.

He's 33 years old already but he is still at his prime for at least 1-2 years.
He is athletic there is no doubt about it. The problem that I'm seeing with him is his shooting. Yes he is a triple double machine and that is the problem. He focused more on rebounding and passing more than shooting that it affects his shooting accuracy. Sometimes his low FG percentage is causing the game.

This season he might be considered as an all-star player still but not the same as he is on OKC since him and Lebron is carrying the team. In 1-2 years his value will decrease because he is past his prime already. I hope though that at least he will got a championship at his stint with the Lakers alongside Lebron.