Official Los Angeles Lakers Thread

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[Caveman24]

I know we taking our time with a coach but

[TheBrothers24]

Quote: Originally Posted by Caveman24

I know we taking our time with a coach but

At this point the only coach left will be Byron Scott. Maybe that was their plan all along to have everyone else sign coaching gigs elsewhere and then have to settle for Scott(who they wanted all along).

I still have hopes Lionel Hollins somehow gets the job.

[TheBrothers24]

I don't know about you guys but for the first time in a decade, I'm excited for summer league. Even if Randle does have the foot surgery done(I'm hoping he does if it will fully fix his injury), we still get to see how Clarkson, Ross & Kane look out there. I expect Clarkson to make the squad but Ross and Kane may be able to make it as well since we literally have no-one on the roster at this point.

[cam21224]

I definitely want Lionel as our coach now that we have Randle, I really don't want Scott as our coach at all.

Off-season Goals

* Re-sign Pau to a reasonable deal if not let him walk.

* Trade Nash - doubt that will happen due to lack of suitors

* Make a run at a couple free agents

* Randle to work on that jump shot & some more post moves, that barreling into defenders won't work much at this level

[TheBrothers24]

At first I wanted Pau gone in a sign & trade so we could at least get something back for him(an expiring deal that would in essence create cap space for next summer) but now I feel we need him with Randle because he has the ability to play in the high post as well. Randle will not be the low post scorer Pau is but he will be a banger for us and get fouled a lot(which indirectly leads to more free throws for everyone). So I agree we should bring him back if his asking price isn't past the $10 mil range.

As for Nash I say we just keep him for this last year and take the cap space next summer when his deal expires.

In terms of FA which ones does everyone think we should make a run at? A lot of the players LA is said to be targeting will be expensive & I don't see anybody I would want to commit long term big money to with the exception of Monroe.

[cam21224]

Outside of Monroe don't really see a fit for anybody else, Lowry is one that I would want but looks as if he'll end up back in Toronto or possibly with Miami.

Not even going to think about Melo or LeBron seems they'll both stay put with their current teams IMO.

[TheBrothers24]

I just want no part of giving Ariza, Deng, Lowry or insert any other close to 30 or over 30 FA anywhere close to 9 or 10 mil a year.

Give Gasol 10 mil for 2 years(we can offer more than what any other team wanting him can). Resign Young(no more than $4 mil), Hill(same as young), Meeks, Henry & Johnson all to 2 year deals. IS that a contending team for next year? Nope, but it will be a hell of a lot better and should make the playoffs if the young players (Marshall, Meeks, Johnson, Henry before he got hurt) continue to improve. I don't know what other big man will be available but we can find one on a minimum deal after we get the meat of our roster in order first(sort of like our coaching search).