Lakers have ZERO picks whatsoeverBoston has no 1st round pick either. And OKC has THREE first rounds picks - 2, 12, and 30. Pretty good positions,
Surely Pelinka wouldn’t be that stupid. But heck this is LaLa LandInteresting....
A superstar-filled 3-team trade to get Kyrie Irving on the Los Angeles Lakers
A superstar-filled 3-team trade to get Kyrie Irving on the Los Angeles Lakers
It appears that Kyrie Irving will be leaving the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers are a potential destination for the former all-star.lakeshowlife.com
Pelinka has made way too many bad decisions imhoSurely Pelinka wouldn’t be that stupid. But heck this is LaLa Land
If Jeannie had been smart she would have fired Pelinka. I felt bad for Vogel as he was nothing more than a scapegoat for Pelinka's crappy decisionsPelinka has made way too many bad decisions imho
I think Pelinka showed several times that he is either unbelievably dumb or - what is maybe more probable - that he doesn't have absolutely anything at all to say in LaLaLandSurely Pelinka wouldn’t be that stupid. But heck this is LaLa Land
Wise wordsWho else would give Kyrie a multiyear contract but the Knicks, Lakers or Clips? It takes a team that is perennially unwilling to rebuild and feels it has to have huge star power to be legit: this = biggest markets, with owners for whom the luxury tax isn’t an impediment (which as others have pointed out has made leveling the playing field for small market teams a joke).
Steve, lack of draft assets, etc aside, do you think LA fans have the patience for a true rebuild?
Here in NY, I think probably not on that. This impatience along with incompetent ownership and management — the Knicks ‘plan’ over the last several years seems all based on ‘ the biggest FAs will want to play in NY’. Who was the last drafted and developed star for the Knicks, or the Lakers for that matter?
Pelinka's claim to game which got him the job was that he was Kobe's agent and when Kobe retired he put the word in with Jeanne and Magic. Then to have Pelinka completely blind side Magic tot eh point that Magic resigned his position and Pelinka suddenly rose through the upper echelons. To me he's a first class moron who with one (AD) and then a 2nd (Westbrook) trade gave up every asset in the farm for a chance at a ring now. To see former Lakers playing for a multitude of different teams is heartbreaking to say the least. Brandon Ingram has become the leader of the Pels in the absence of the forever absent Zion. Or how about the White Mamba going to the Bulls because the Lakers wouldn't match the offer etc and then to fall off the cliff and give up everything to get over the hill Westbrook was just to much to bear. Pelnka is a moron who never seems to own a problem that he created. Hence the firing of Vogel. I wonder how long the new coach will last in this crazy organization. There was a time when I really thought Jeannie was doing a great job to preserve the Legacy her father created but lately she has proved to be just as dumb as her ousted brother Jim who tried to assume authority and she threw him out which has been the only smart thing she as doneI think Pelinka showed several times that he is either unbelievably dumb or - what is maybe more probable - that he doesn't have absolutely anything at all to say in LaLaLand
Even betterPelinka's claim to game which got him the job was that he was Kobe's agent and when Kobe retired he put the word in with Jeanne and Magic. Then to have Pelinka completely blind side Magic tot eh point that Magic resigned his position and Pelinka suddenly rose through the upper echelons. To me he's a first class moron who with one (AD) and then a 2nd (Westbrook) trade gave up every asset in the farm for a chance at a ring now. To see former Lakers playing for a multitude of different teams is heartbreaking to say the least. Brandon Ingram has become the leader of the Pels in the absence of the forever absent Zion. Or how about the White Mamba going to the Bulls because the Lakers wouldn't match the offer etc and then to fall off the cliff and give up everything to get over the hill Westbrook was just to much to bear. Pelnka is a moron who never seems to own a problem that he created. Hence the firing of Vogel. I wonder how long the new coach will last in this crazy organization. There was a time when I really thought Jeannie was doing a great job to preserve the Legacy her father created but lately she has proved to be just as dumb as her ousted brother Jim who tried to assume authority and she threw him out which has been the only smart thing she as done
No, not to trade the big 3. They were able to sign Curry and Klay are super max contracts because the owners were willing to pay whatever amount it took to hold on to them. Which is the problem of small market teams like OKC when they let Harden go because they could not afford to pay the luxury tax to keep KD, Westbrook and Harden, that was in the new reports then. Suppose the Warrior could not afford to pay the lux tax and repeat offenders tax, Klay or Curry would have been let go to some other teams with cap space that does not make them pay luxury and repeaters tax. That was how the cap was supposed to create parity in the league.Say what you will about GSW’s lux tax, it’s mostly based on the Big 3 career Warriors. They haven’t tried to buy a series of hired guns (other than KD during a unique period for the cap). What are they supposed to do - trade Klay for picks in order to lower their payroll?
Here's what I got from a net source. It seems that on waivers, Wall has to be paid the full $47m first. A great plus for him.I've never seen the CBA, so don't understand lots of its complexity.
Considering players like Wall and Westbrook, who would be better suited suiting up elsewhere.
Waivered. Teams have to pay the player their full outstanding contract, then get back what the player gets paid when picked up off waivers?
Would love to see a franchise being able to do this.
Wall at $47million.
Houston pays him say $22million for the year, and you can then trade him at $25million.
Some scenario like that.