Rebuilding the Lakers

[Ca$H]

Trade Clarkson to sixers for return of lakers 1st round pick.

Trade Randle and Hibbert to celtics for 2016 Nets unprotected 1st, 2016 Mavs top 7 protected 1st, and 2016 celtics lottery protected 1st, and fillers- Lee and Jerebeko(expiring).

Trade Lou Williams and Brandon Bass to pistons for Jennings(expiring).

Hire Luke Walton. Absorb Iggy and Bogut's expiring contracts in a salary dump(warriors will chase after Durant). Sign Evan Fournier and Motiejunas.

Draft Ben Simmons, Jakob Poeltl, Denzel Valentine, and Grayson Allen.

Russel/Valentine
Fournier/Allen
Iggy/swaggy P
Simmons/Montiejunas
Bogut/Poeltl

[Westbrook0]

[qrich]

Jordan Clarkson isn't worth the potential fourth pick.

Hibbert is a big contract, Randle isn't worth three picks.

Pistons won't take on Lou's deal.

[Westbrook0]

"Trade Jordan Clarkson to Pelicans for Anthony Davis and draft picks."
"Trade Lou Williams to Thunder for Kevin Durant."
"Trade Randle to Sixers to get our pick back this year. Draft Ben Simmons with the pick."
"Trade Kobe to Wizards for John Wall."
"Somehow get Klay Thompson."

Wall
Thompson
Durant
Simmons
Davis

LOOK GUYS I IS GM.

[sipitri]

"Trade Jordan Clarkson to Pelicans for Anthony Davis and draft picks."
"Trade Lou Williams to Thunder for Kevin Durant."
"Trade Randle to Sixers to get our pick back this year. Draft Ben Simmons with the pick."
"Trade Kobe to Wizards for John Wall."
"Somehow get Klay Thompson."

Wall
Thompson
Durant
Simmons
Davis

LOOK GUYS I IS GM.

This strategy looks good but please extend on Thompson.

[qrich]

This strategy looks good but please extend on Thompson.

Salary dump so the Warriors can max Ben Gordon

[Gus Hemmingway]

Their first step, get rid of that owner. But oh wait, they can't. Only person with power to do that is the sister

[senelcoolidge]

laker fans

[Ca$H]

Jordan Clarkson isn't worth the potential fourth pick.

Hibbert is a big contract, Randle isn't worth three picks.

Pistons won't take on Lou's deal.

In 29th place overall, the Lakers currently have a 55.8% chance of staying in the top three, with 19.9% odds at the first pick, 18.8% for second and 17.1% for third.

Should the Lakers continue to struggle, actually overtaking Philadelphia with the worst overall record, their odds would improve to 64.3% for a top-three selection (25.0%, 21.5% and 17.8%).

Clarkson is better than Kris Dunn and Jamal Murray. Clarkson > 36-44% chance at 2 inferior PGs.

I agree the Pistons may not take on 3 years 21 million of Lou's deal. The cap is increasing so it isn't a terrible deal for the reigning 6th man.

The celtics offered 4 1st round picks for Winslow including the nets pick Randle >>>> Winslow.

Hibbert is an expiring contract.

[Ca$H]

laker fans

I'm not a lakers fan. Warriors(Curry and draygod stan).

[imnew09]

Develop Russell + Clarkson + Randle, hopefully get a nice draft pick next season.

Sign KD, his contract is almost expiring

Profits, FK BTCHES GET RINGS!

[qrich]

In 29th place overall, the Lakers currently have a 55.8% chance of staying in the top three, with 19.9% odds at the first pick, 18.8% for second and 17.1% for third.

Should the Lakers continue to struggle, actually overtaking Philadelphia with the worst overall record, their odds would improve to 64.3% for a top-three selection (25.0%, 21.5% and 17.8%).

Clarkson is better than Kris Dunn and Jamal Murray. Clarkson > 36-44% chance at 2 inferior PGs.

I agree the Pistons may not take on 3 years 21 million of Lou's deal. The cap is increasing so it isn't a terrible deal for the reigning 6th man.

The celtics offered 4 1st round picks for Winslow including the nets pick Randle >>>> Winslow.

Hibbert is an expiring contract.

A coin-flip essentially, and they won't overtake Philly for the worst record in the league, no way.

Clarkson will also be paid, while the fourth pick is on a rookie deal. Currently projected in the 4 range, according to numerous sites include Jakob Poetl, Brandon Ingram, Jaylen Brown, Skal Labissiere. Highest I've seen Murray is 9th.

In that case, Crawford should have a ton of value. Afterall, he is superior and is non-guaranteed next year!

Sure they did, a six and seven spot drop, the Nets 2018 pick and the Grizz 2018 1st, which was heavily protected (Top 12 protected in 2018,Top 8 in 2019, Top 6 in 2020, unprotected in 2021, to be conveyed 2 years after 1st rounder is conveyed to Denver).

He might be expiring, but 15mil is too much to pay an average big.

[el gringos]

Trade clarkson. If you keep then you use most of your cap space to get him or lose him for nothing. But you won't get that pick for him


Go for broke on getting a top 3 pick. Might look stupid if it doesn't work but will be geniuses if it does. Neither clarkson or randle has close to the trade value you are thinking

[qrich]

Honestly, I'd call the 6ers, see if they'd be interested in a Noel for Clarkson and making the pick #1 protected. Maybe get them to throw in Robert Covington, The Thunder pick and the Nuggs second. Add in a Williams/Landry swap if Lakers want to dump Lou's third year.

Then, let Russell-Covington-Randle-Noel play crunch minutes, get used to the Ws, and make the pick as worse as possible. Or keep losing, we know the NBA'll rig for the Lakers to get the #1 pick due to hating what Phila is doing.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Trade Randle and Hibbert to celtics for 2016 Nets unprotected 1st, 2016 Mavs top 7 protected 1st, and 2016 celtics lottery protected 1st, and fillers- Lee and Jerebeko(expiring).

Don't forget to ask Ainge if he has any pretty daughters.