Summer 2018 Rumored Moves

[rondofan1255]

What are the Lakers doing? They did not get George last year and now this? They seem to be poorly ran.

Too confident? Go all in on Kawhi now, get LeBron to commit, fill out the roster with exceptions and vet mins. Granted I haven't watched a ton of the Lakers, but is Brandon Ingram really worth missing out on Kawhi and whiffing on James?

Jaylen Brown > Ingram trade value IMO but Lakers fans will disagree so...

[rondofan1255]

One-year league minimum deal for Salah Mejri to stay with the Mavericks, according to league sources. Dallas' desire to bring Mejri back only rose after the draft-night acquisition of his former Real Madrid teammate Luka Doncic

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1013510212794437632

[jpotter33]

Have we heard anything about Smart yet? Haven’t even heard anything about meeting with Boston yet. Is this still due to everyone waiting on Lebron?

[celticinorlando]

Have we heard anything about Smart yet? Haven’t even heard anything about meeting with Boston yet. Is this still due to everyone waiting on Lebron?

Yep. None of the restricted have been talked about yet.

[celticinorlando]

Windhorst says the plan is for James  to release something on the undefeated which James has a hand in.

Said it is Lakers, Cavs and sixers in that order

Him not being at the meeting with Philly is a sign he will take their offer under consideration but isn’t as serious because he did not attend

I tend to believe windhorst has been briefed by the James camp of the specifics of how its going down.

[jambr380]

Windhorst says the plan is for James  to release something on the undefeated which James has a hand in.

Said it is Lakers, Cavs and sixers in that order

Him not being at the meeting with Philly is a sign he will take their offer under consideration but isn’t as serious because he did not attend

I tend to believe windhorst has been briefed by the James camp of the specifics of how its going down.

Tp for the info and I tend to agree. I imagine Lebron isn’t really looking for drama on this ‘decision.’ But drama certainly follows Lebron in every direction.

[greece66]

https://twitter.com/MarcJSpearsESPN/status/1013547298784079872

[Phantom255x]

LOL the Lakers are getting desperate.

Now we'll hear how they are "showing interest, in talks, keeping eyes on, etc." for all the other players like Capela, Cousins, Tyreke Evans, Gordon, etc. 

I still think they have a great shot at landing Lebron, but I doubt they'll be able to sign another max-caliber FA like Cousins or Capela to be honest. Not signing George definitely hampers their plans a bit.

Frankly, they are probably better off adding Lebron, keeping the young core (including Randle) and maybe adding another legit shooter like Reddick or something. A Kawhi trade likely still would cost them a ton.

[saltlover]

LOL the Lakers are getting desperate.

Now we'll hear how they are "showing interest, in talks, keeping eyes on, etc." for all the other players like Capela, Cousins, Tyreke Evans, Gordon, etc. 

I still think they have a great shot at landing Lebron, but I doubt they'll be able to sign another max-caliber FA like Cousins or Capela to be honest. Not signing George definitely hampers their plans a bit.

Frankly, they are probably better off adding Lebron, keeping the young core (including Randle) and maybe adding another legit shooter like Reddick or something. A Kawhi trade likely still would cost them a ton.

As long as they stay away from Smart.

[Phantom255x]

LOL the Lakers are getting desperate.

Now we'll hear how they are "showing interest, in talks, keeping eyes on, etc." for all the other players like Capela, Cousins, Tyreke Evans, Gordon, etc. 

I still think they have a great shot at landing Lebron, but I doubt they'll be able to sign another max-caliber FA like Cousins or Capela to be honest. Not signing George definitely hampers their plans a bit.

Frankly, they are probably better off adding Lebron, keeping the young core (including Randle) and maybe adding another legit shooter like Reddick or something. A Kawhi trade likely still would cost them a ton.

As long as they stay away from Smart.

[Neurotic Guy]

ESPN2 is all Lakers all the time.  Nothing going the Lakers way so far in free agency but clearly ESPN believes the NBA is all about LAL.   

Wouldn’t it be interesting if the Lakers have to build a team like the rest of the NBA.  “Striking out” with regard to landing top FAs is the norm in the NBA. But Lakers fans just assume they’ll land who they want to land and are in disbelief when it doesn’t quite work as planned.

[rondofan1255]

The Pelicans remain hopeful of re-signing point guard Rajon Rondo, league sources say, even after coming to terms tonight with free-agent guard Elfrid Payton

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1013621598685888512

[SparzWizard]

The Pelicans remain hopeful of re-signing point guard Rajon Rondo, league sources say, even after coming to terms tonight with free-agent guard Elfrid Payton

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1013621598685888512

What's next, Rondo to the Lakers? They need a PG lol

[greece66]

https://twitter.com/MarcJSpearsESPN/status/1013547298784079872

[GreenEnvy]

The Pelicans remain hopeful of re-signing point guard Rajon Rondo, league sources say, even after coming to terms tonight with free-agent guard Elfrid Payton

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1013621598685888512

What's next, Rondo to the Lakers? They need a PG lol

Without any additional moves, they will only have about $9.5M in cap space.

If they stretch Deng, it will be around $19.3M.

They have room to do something, but not that much without a trade. I don’t think Ball is a good fit next to LeBron (nor would Rondo), but he does alleviate some of the ballhandling duties.

They still need a quality big, and a guy like Dwight isn’t the answer. LeBron thrives with floor spacers like Bosh and Love, not guys who clog the paint.

I understand the frenzy this has caused, but there is currently no reason to believe Lakers can beat Houston or Golden State. I don’t know if even Kawhi changes that.