Lakers looking at Hibbert?

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Damn, free PG. Get him off that scrub team.

[konex]

Let's be real Hibbert is done.

Only reason The Lakers do this is if they can get a 1st round pick from the Pacers back. This is similar to the Jeremy Lin trade from last season where the Rockets basically dumped Lin and his expiring 15 mill contract along with a 1st round pick to the Lakers.

Not defensively he's not. We don't need him to anchor the offense. Just rebound, protect the rim and get putbacks

[BallsOut]

Not defensively he's not. We don't need him to anchor the offense. Just rebound, protect the rim and get putbacks

Hibbert would get destroyed in PnR. Especially in the West night after night. People thought Jahil Okafor's lateral quickness was bad. Wait until you see Hibbert's

[DMAVS41]

Am I missing something?

Why would the Lakers, at this point, be trying to win games?

They very clearly aren't making the playoffs unless something crazy happens...so what is the point?

If they hard tank...they at least have a decent shot at keeping their pick.

With a guy like Simmons out there...and the fact that they can't make the playoffs...and the fact that they lose the pick outside of the top 3....

I don't get the reasoning of trying to add pieces to win games.

Just suck...win like 10 games...hope you don't get unlucky.

[KOBEtherealKing]

Hibbert sucks ass stay away

[BallsOut]

Am I missing something?

Why would the Lakers, at this point, be trying to win games?

They very clearly aren't making the playoffs unless something crazy happens...so what is the point?

If they hard tank...they at least have a decent shot at keeping their pick.

With a guy like Simmons out there...and the fact that they can't make the playoffs...and the fact that they lose the pick outside of the top 3....

I don't get the reasoning of trying to add pieces to win games.

Just suck...win like 10 games...hope you don't get unlucky.

The Lakers don't purposely tank like some other teams. It's not their culture. They always try to put forth a winning roster each season. And even hardcore tanking does not guarantee a top 3 pick. Look what happened to the Sixers last year. They had the worst record in the league and got the 4th pick.

Rather at least try and put a competitive team out there for Kobe's supposed final season.

Also you act like current Hibbert is a difference maker. He's just another big body.

[Carbine]

You have to question the Lakers here.

Strikin out on all the great free agents should have signified to them it's time to tank. Ben Simmons is gonna be a legit consensus number 1 pick.

Option 1: Try for a playoff seed, have no chance at title....lose first round pick.

Option 2: Tank. Have 25 percent chance to solidify the best young nucleous in NBA, worst case have a top 3 pick (worst team can't pick below 3, so Lakers keep pick) and have gigantic amounts of money to spend in the next few years.

[konex]

Am I missing something?

Why would the Lakers, at this point, be trying to win games?

They very clearly aren't making the playoffs unless something crazy happens...so what is the point?

If they hard tank...they at least have a decent shot at keeping their pick.

With a guy like Simmons out there...and the fact that they can't make the playoffs...and the fact that they lose the pick outside of the top 3....

I don't get the reasoning of trying to add pieces to win games.

Just suck...win like 10 games...hope you don't get unlucky.

Our pick next year is only top 3 protected (Philly) and it's almost impossible that we could be as bad as last year when we only had the 4th worst record. Why not try to develop a winning culture and avoid sending Kobe off in shame?

[TheMarkMadsen]

Am I missing something?

yes you are..

you don't begin the new era with the new core (Russ/Randle/JC) by actively trying to lose,, it's stupid, sends the wrong message and does nothing to help these players develop winning mentalities

playing the lottery is extremely risky and nobody in LA wants to sit through 3 straight seasons of trying to lose without actually making an effort to get better in the off season.

The best bet now is to get the best available players we can who are on short term expiring deals and see what sticks. We have an exciting young core that has some serious potential

we should be trying to model our rebuilding plan after the Bucks and not the 76ers.. we need to build the best team possible around our young players, stay competitive every game, grow from within and hope that some potential FA like what they see in our philosophy/ young prospects and decides to be the piece that takes us to the next step..

[IllegalD]

Yeah. Ease up Dirk Stanley. Only in your wildest wettest dreams would the Lakers deliberately tank.

Roy Hibbert is a 28 year old 2x Allstar, elite 7-foot rim protector.

His stats aren't eye-popping but it's about his impact as a defensive anchor.

A pedestrian Pacers team almost made the playoffs without Paul George and Lance Stephenson last year just off of Hibbert's defensive anchor presence alone, fer chrissakes.

If the young guys (Randle, Clarkson, Druss) show out and Kobe can stay healthy they actually have a shot of making the playoffs. Even if they dont, they can win about 40+ games and start to establish a winning culture that looks like a good destination for a free agent to be the last piece as opposed to the startup piece.

You trade for Hibbert you also get his Bird Rights, and while he might not have the upside of your other pieces he can still be your defensive anchor for the next 5+ years while the young guys come into their own. And until someone like Robert Upshaw can take over the reigns.

[SourGrapes]

yes you are..

you don't begin the new era with the new core (Russ/Randle/JC) by actively trying to lose,, it's stupid, sends the wrong message and does nothing to help these players develop winning mentalities

playing the lottery is extremely risky and nobody in LA wants to sit through 3 straight seasons of trying to lose without actually making an effort to get better in the off season.

The best bet now is to get the best available players we can who are on short term expiring deals and see what sticks. We have an exciting young core that has some serious potential

we should be trying to model our rebuilding plan after the Bucks and not the 76ers.. we need to build the best team possible around our young players, stay competitive every game, grow from within and hope that some potential FA like what they see in our philosophy/ young prospects and decides to be the piece that takes us to the next step..

As much as I want ben Simmons, this is right

[Droid101]

Hibbert is still the best paint defender in the league wtf. He's not great on offense but that describes a bunch of guys getting paid this offseason (Jordan, Chandler, etc).

Expiring contract too? Who cares?

[NugzFan]

You have to question the Lakers here.

Strikin out on all the great free agents should have signified to them it's time to tank. Ben Simmons is gonna be a legit consensus number 1 pick.

Option 1: Try for a playoff seed, have no chance at title....lose first round pick.

Option 2: Tank. Have 25 percent chance to solidify the best young nucleous in NBA, worst case have a top 3 pick (worst team can't pick below 3, so Lakers keep pick) and have gigantic amounts of money to spend in the next few years.

Nope. Wrong.

[konex]

Jeff Zillgitt ‏@JeffZillgitt 1m1 minute ago
As Pacers-Lakers figure out details of Roy Hibbert trade, it looks like Pacers will get cash and future pick in return. Sorting it out now.

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I feel Lakers should be the ones getting picks lol

[Optimus Prime]

Roy Hibbert? I guess the tank is on again. Poor Kobe.

It won't be too bad since we can trade for him straight-up because we are under the cap, and he's an expiring contract anyway. If we can get some kind of pick from the Pacers in order for them to unload salary, then it's not a horrible idea, maybe?

Russell
Clarkson
Kobe
Randle
Hibbert

That is pretty bad, but is it bottom 3 bad? It's better than half the teams in The Least, anyway.