2018-19 Transaction Thread

[TMagic]

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Zubac/Beas for Muscala. And here a good portion of Lakers fans were telling the Interwebz that he was a future 20 & 10 guy.

Y'all act like its some far-fetched idea all seemingly because he wasn't some highly touted, lottery hyped prospect.

From what ive personally seen, he passes the eye test. He seems to find himself in the right spot on the court more times than not. He isnt making questionable decisions with any regularity (solid IQ). Solid defensively. He has good touch around the rim and looks really comfortable posting up and looking to score. He shoots the ball better from the line than 99% of bigs. And the team appears to play better whenever he is in the game.

And he passes the stat test...per 36 minutes...

20 pts
58% FG
86% FT
11 Rebs
2 Blks

And if +/- is your jam, he's positive in that too. And he's only in his third year and 21 years old.

People act like its blasphemy to be high on a guy, just because in their own opinion, they disagree.

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[ojandpizza]

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“Typical Laker” noise? What is that?

And what makes you think the Wizards were interested in moving Beal?

They are linked to, and said to be making offers for, just about anyone who pops up in rumors every single year. Much like the Knicks, and every LeBron team

I don't, but if they want to rebuild they could have jumped to a big start. Not that either side would come to an agreement, but it was worth looking into at the deadline knowing Wall's situation and them cleaning house everywhere else.

[cima]

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All fans overrate their players and it’s not much different here either.

Yes, I too have been guilty of this (see 1 year ago). But you already knew that.

[ojandpizza]

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Y'all act like its some far-fetched idea all seemingly because he wasn't some highly touted, lottery hyped prospect.

From what ive personally seen, he passes the eye test. He seems to find himself in the right spot on the court more times than not. He isnt making questionable decisions with any regularity (solid IQ). Solid defensively. He has good touch around the rim and looks really comfortable posting up and looking to score. He shoots the ball better from the line than 99% of bigs. And the team appears to play better whenever he is in the game.

And he passes the stat test...per 36 minutes...

20 pts
58% FG
86% FT
11 Rebs
2 Blks

And if +/- is your jam, he's positive in that too. And he's only in his third year and 21 years old.

People act like its blasphemy to be high on a guy, just because in their own opinion, they disagree.

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If the limited opportunity he received this season is sustainable he looks like he could be a solid starter in the league. The whole 20&10 would largely depend on where he went, and the touches he got, but those are just numbers that reflect usage at the end of the day. He's a smart player like you said, definitely not just some bum.

[bigeastbumrush]

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I'm pretty sure the entire situation is not in the past though, at least for any Laker not named LeBron lol. Very curious to see how these young, fragile kids bounce back. Also interesting to see if they bring in any bought out vets; that could test their chemistry even more.

Agreed.

Being benched in crunch time for Reggie Bullock, Muscala or Melo might have them wishing they were elsewhere seeing how they were getting all the minutes in the world.

Lakers acquired better shooters and these guys aren't out of the woods yet. There names will be brought up again in trades this summer.

[ojandpizza]

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I do hope one thing that comes from all this is Fultz getting his **** on track and being the next good player for the Magic. They are due for one again.

[cima]

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I was curious and checked out 2K yesterday for Reggie Bullock's defensive ratings because I assume they should be fairly accurate, and his ratings are horrible so not sure how much he will contribute.

Pelton on ESPN said he's a useful 3&D player though so guess we'll see.

[ehh]

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People act like its blasphemy to be high on a guy, just because in their own opinion, they disagree.

The Lakers FO clearly doesn't agree either.

[ojandpizza]

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Agreed.

Being benched in crunch time for Reggie Bullock, Muscala or Melo might have them wishing they were elsewhere seeing how they were getting all the minutes in the world.

Lakers acquired better shooters and these guys aren't out of the woods yet. There names will be brought up again in trades this summer.

We'll see I guess. From the vibes I get Lonzo should be fine, this was nothing compared to the noise he's had already.

Ingram to me doesn't look like he gives a **** about anything. And his comments reflect that already too.

Kuz just has that mindset that he wants to be great. Not sure it matters to him where that is, or what the noise is..

But we'll see I guess.

[ojandpizza]

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The Lakers FO clearly doesn't agree either.

Idk if that's the case. I think they traded him because he allowed them to clear a roster spot for an expiring contract without having to give up a draft pick to do it.

[ojandpizza]

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I was curious and checked out 2K yesterday for Reggie Bullock's defensive ratings because I assume they should be fairly accurate, and his ratings are horrible so not sure how much he will contribute.

Pretty sure he's basically just a Buddy Hield minus the great start Hield has had this season. Meaning he doesn't really offer a whole lot outside of his shooting.

Defense is never something that is fully determined though. He's long enough and athletic enough to make an impact if he can shift the focus to that.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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It’s natural for players to be affected after not knowing what their future would be like for the team they’re on.

Nobody is saying it’s going to wreck their career or even season, but it’d be naive to think it wouldn’t affect them over the course of the season regardless of if they’re young or old vets.

[ehh]

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Idk if that's the case. I think they traded him because he allowed them to clear a roster spot for an expiring contract without having to give up a draft pick to do it.

If he's got some potential why would you drop him for a rental buyout guy? It's one thing to clear cap space for FA but that seems steep for buyout guy in a year where you don't have a shot at winning a championship.

[TMagic]

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The Lakers FO clearly doesn't agree either.

Now we can either say that FO always know what they are doing or are completely clueless. It can't be one or the other whenever it's convenient in an argument. [emoji19]

Plenty of players have been traded from a team only to blossom in the future. There's historical precedent for that. So that doesn't mean much of anything.

[cima]

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It’s natural for players to be affected after not knowing what their future would be like for the team they’re on.

Nobody is saying it’s going to wreck their career or even season, but it’d be naive to think it wouldn’t affect them over the course of the season regardless of if they’re young or old vets.

You and like 6-7 other guys in this thread were liking posts about how the team and season was sabotaged and Zo's "we ain't goin nowhere" was appropriate about their playoffs chances, what are you talking about? Lol.