I woke up to a #wojbomb. Kawhi Leonard has been traded. Not to the Lakers, but to our friends in the north, the Raptors. Our neighbors in Toronto got a good one, but gave up a good one in the process. The full deal: San Antonio has agreed to trade Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green […]
Lakers Analysis
Svi Mykhailiuk Looking Like Lakers Latest Draft Steal
In the Vegas Summer League semi-final playoff victory over the Cavs, rookie Svi Mykhailiuk buried six (of his 11) three pointers en route to 31 points. And while he was somewhat overshadowed by Josh Hart’s game high 37 points in what continues to be a successful summer run, Svi’s overall play cannot be ignored. Taken […]
On Josh Hart and his Summer League Success
Let’s get all the caveats out of the way right away. It’s only summer league. He is a 2nd year player who had a substantial role as a rookie. Schemes are simplified on both sides of the ball, which can make it easier for experience players to thrive. All of these things matter to one […]
Lakers Sign Free Agents and Draft Picks, Bye-Bye Cap Space
Excuse me while the salary cap and roster construction nerd in me takes a few paragraphs up in this space… The Lakers free agents and draft picks are now signed. If you follow the team through any of their various social media platforms, you’ve seen the pictures. LeBron. KCP. Moe Wagner. Rajon Rondo. Isaac Bonga. […]
Lakers Center Rotation will be Tested with Brook Lopez now a Buck
The Lakers flurry of free agent signings has ground to a halt. After the moves made a week ago to renounce Julius Randle and sign Rajon Rondo, the front office has seemingly put their phones on airplane mode while hoarding their remaining $5.5 million in cap space and clinging to their two final roster spots […]
Star Hunting and the Lakers Salary Cap
With Lebron so quickly in the fold, we know that Magic and Pelinka will now aggressively (but opportunistically) pursue other available stars in their quest to build an enduring dynasty around Lebron. The Kawhi saga endures, and every day we hear rumblings that another possible option may materialize – Butler, Lillard, Kemba, Wall, McCollum, a […]
On the Lakers Rajon Rondo Addition
It’s been a couple of days since the Lakers renounced their free agent rights to Julius Randle and quickly pivoted to sign Rajon Rondo to a 1-year, $9 million deal. In the instant reaction world of online analysis, one would expect a site like this one to quickly process these events and spit out a […]
Lakers Free Agency: Deconstructing the Madness
With an absolutely torrid opening to the Lakers free agency, I’m still trying to process what exactly just happened and decided the best way was to outline initial thoughts on paper here. The most important thing, of course, is that the Lakers have Lebron James, while Boston and Philly do not, and we are thereby […]
On the LeBron James Lakers and the Seismic Shift of a Franchise
Zoom out. Look at the jerseys that hang on the wall inside Staples Center. They are a list of league altering talents, players whose names are disproportionately at the top of every discussion about the greatest basketball players to ever play. Magic. Kareem. Kobe. West. Baylor. Wilt. Mikan. The list goes on and on, but […]
Lakers to Bring Back Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on 1-Year Deal
If you read my post on the Lakers ideal free agency, you’d know that I wanted 5 specific things to happen. The first was LeBron James joining the Lakers. That has happened. The 4th item on my list, though, was for the Lakers to bring back shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Well, per Chris Haynes of […]