Now that the Lakers roster is, basically, complete we’re going to start a short series of posts taking a look at a specific part of the team from an angle we find interesting. First up, the Lakers bigs. The Lakers’ roster now runs 14 players deep. After Kawhi Leonard power-played his way to a Paul […]
Lakers Analysis
Lakers to Play LeBron James as Point Guard
With the Lakers roster (basically) full, the next step for the team is to appropriately build out lineups and rotations in order to maximize the group they have assembled. As I wrote after the Lakers re-signed Alex Caruso, the team’s choices at point guard did not offer a single player who had the complete skill […]
Lakers are Waiting on Kawhi Leonard, for Better or for Worse
The first day of free agency came on like a tsunami, with nearly many of the best available players, including many who were said to interest the Lakers, snatched up into cap space. Those who were not signed outright by teams, were part of sign and trade transactions. The final tally of players now off […]
Lakers Free Agent Targets Go Beyond Kawhi Leonard, as they Should
On Friday and now, into Saturday, reports have shifted towards Kawhi Leonard showing more interest in the Lakers than previously expected. No one can know for sure if this interest is real or simply the normal ramping up of the rumor mill as free agency approaches, but odds makers in Las Vegas are reacting in […]
The Ideal Lakers Free Agency
The Lakers have maneuvered themselves to a position that makes them a formidable free agent destination. They went from a team of LeBron James and talented, high ceiling young players to a team with LeBron and Anthony Davis but not a max cap slot to a team with a LeBron and Davis and $32 million […]
Lakers Free Agency Targets by Tiers
We’ve told you how much salary cap space the Lakers will have to spend in free agency. We also broke down the different approaches the team could take — either chasing stars or building up depth via higher quality role players. The only thing left to do, then, is spend some of the team’s money. […]
Lakers Free Agency Planner: Stars vs. Role Players
“What should the Lakers free agency plan be?” is a question I pondered long before the team traded for Anthony Davis, and even more since that trade put the team into a fluid salary cap situation that could see their cap space fluctuate by more than $9 million. The summer of 2019 has long been […]
A Lakers Salary Cap Space Primer
Free Agency is less than a week away and the Lakers salary cap situation has been a major discussion point for the entire league after trading for Anthony Davis. The amount of cap space, however, is not entirely clear at this point due to several extenuating factors. In a post-draft podcast, Zach Lowe said that […]
And Now, Lakers Fans, We Wait
It’s been quite a week for the Lakers. On June 15th, the Lakers agreed to a trade, in principle, with the Pelicans for Anthony Davis. Over the next several days, there were questions about some of the unknown details of the deal and a discussion of the downside of the trade due to the package […]
Rob Pelinka’s Pursuit of a Max Salary Slot Ongoing
Rob Pelinka and the Lakers may be chasing a max salary slot as hard as they chased a trade for Anthony Davis. In the aftermath of the trade for Anthony Davis, there was some hand-wringing about the reported details of the deal. While some of those focused on the draft compensation (and resulting downside) the […]