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19 Mar 2017 23:52:54
Long time reader here first time poster,
So I have been a huge fan of Russell since we drafted him. The swagger, the play-making ability, and of course his willingness to take the big shot. I have defended him through his streaky play and his snapchat antics, just a kid in need of maturing I would say. But watching him get benched this past week and seeing him sulk is absolutely inexcusable in my opinion. And I believe it has had this same effect on Coach Walton and the brass upstairs as well.
Obviously this is hypothetical, but if I were the lakers I'd be shopping Russell. I think the 76ers would bite with them lacking a guard and the simmonsRussell high school connection and desire to play together. So I would propose the following if the lakers keep their top three protected pick.
Sixers receive:
D'Angelo Russell
Houstons 2017 1st round pick
Lakers receive:
PHI 2017 pick #4
Lakers starting 5
PG- Lonzo ball (drafted number two)
SG- Brandon Ingram
SF- Josh Jackson (drafted with PHI pick)
PF- Julius Randle
C- Zubac
1.) 20 Mar 2017 01:16:14
Nothing personal, but with that roster, we are going to tank another 4-5 years, till the Staples Center gets half empty on a home games.
Don't you understand that in order to go back to where we were, we need to start taking 25-28 y. o. NBA veterans, who can be a solid role players in this league. No quality free agent will come to the L. A. to play with the rookies we have now. Period.
So, trading Russell, Clarkson and Randle is necessary to get rid of L. Deng and Mozgov.
2.) 20 Mar 2017 04:23:17
I 100% see your point of view Ingersol, I mean I grew up with the three peat and the Kobe/ gasol teams and would love to see our lakers back on top. But to offer a counter argument;I don't see us attracting any top FA, I mean we couldn't even lure a homegrown kid in DeRozan to come play for us. Last offseason we did sign some vets in Deng and Mozgov and we all know how that turned out for us. Getting young talent and letting them develop might take some time of course, but i think it's the most realistic plan to turn our franchise around.
3.) 20 Mar 2017 14:55:32
Nice to see an OPEN MIND and non-biased Russell fan. More Laker fans should PRIORITIZE the TEAM getting better than holding on to ONE PLAYER. Yet, games like he had last night make him untradeable. Could he play with the same heart every night? That is my problem with him. Inconsistency for a 2nd year player, I get it. he's 21 playing against grown men. But heart and effort is something we have to see more often than not from a young player regardless of record. This goes for a lot of guys on this Lakers team but he has potential to lead so I'm harder on him. This trade sets the Lakers back. If they can squeeze a little bit of heart out of him most nights, they are on a decent path.
20 Mar 2017 04:23:17
I 100% see your point of view Ingersol, I mean I grew up with the three peat and the Kobe/ gasol teams and would love to see our lakers back on top. But to offer a counter argument;I don't see us attracting any top FA, I mean we couldn't even lure a homegrown kid in DeRozan to come play for us. Last offseason we did sign some vets in Deng and Mozgov and we all know how that turned out for us. Getting young talent and letting them develop might take some time of course, but i think it's the most realistic plan to turn our franchise around.
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