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[ivanbalt]

Perfect Lakers hire:

 

Hiring an analyst as a first time coach gets the headlines.

Podcast buddies with your aging star.

Less expensive than more experienced coaches.

Will get all the blame if the Lakers don't overachieve.

 

Funniest thing is all the analysts saying JJ will be there for the full 4 years and not get fired early. 

[JeremyStrain]

Perfect Lakers hire:

 

Hiring an analyst as a first time coach gets the headlines.

Podcast buddies with your aging star.

Less expensive than more experienced coaches.

Will get all the blame if the Lakers don't overachieve.

 

Funniest thing is all the analysts saying JJ will be there for the full 4 years and not get fired early. 

Depends. I don't think this iteration is good enough to come out of the west, but if they deal AD to CHI like is rumored, that could be interesting, Levine and DeRozen. Maybe somehow they figure out how to pull out Trae Young? I dunno, I never count out LA, there's always some move they come up with.

[BSLChrisStoner]

The Lakers Are Completely Squandering LeBron’s Final Act

[BSLChrisStoner]

The Ringer: Five Ways LeBron James Is (Finally) Showing His Age

https://www.theringe...-angeles-lakers

[BSLMikeLowe]

JJ Redick lost his home in the LA fires.

[BSLChrisStoner]

The Ringer: Luka, LeBron, and a New Level of Lakers Exceptionalism

https://www.theringe...es-lakers-trade

[BSLChrisStoner]

• Lakers-Hornets trade nixed; Williams fails physical

[BSLChrisStoner]

CBS Sports: Lakers' LeBron explains why his connection with Luka 'fits perfectly'

[BSLChrisStoner]

The Ringer: Showtime for Luka and the Lakers

https://www.theringe...rs-lebron-james

[You Play to Win the Game]

Hilarious… https://theonion.com...as-office-park/

[BSLChrisStoner]

ESPN: What's behind this stifling, confusing LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers defense

https://www.espn.com...-lakers-defense

[BSLMikeLowe]

A majority share of Lakers is reportedly being sold to current minority investor Mark Walter. The purchase values the franchise at $10B, the richest sale of a sports franchise after the Celtics recently sold for $6.1B.

[ivanbalt]

Does the NBA allow deferred contracts?

[BSLChrisStoner]

Ayton signing with the Lakers.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Have fun with that.

[Pedro Cerrano]

This Laker D has potential to be historically bad this year

[BSLMikeLowe]

I see their strategy, and it's diabolically brilliant. They're gonna go get Marvin Bagley III next and be the first team in NBA history (I think) to feature the #1, 2 and 3 picks from the same draft.