Rebuild the Lakers - your plan

[manl_lui]

trade all their picks to the Boston Celtics for Keith Bogans and Gerald Wallace

[CFAN38]

To destroy the lakers sign Coach Cal to a huge multi year deal, then watch him struggle in the NBA again..


If I was seriously trying to build them back up this would be my plan.

1. Trade #7, #36 and Nash to 76ers for #10 and Thad Young

2. Draft Saric at #10

3. Trade future draft considerations to Rockets for Lin

4. Sign Deng or Ariza for around 11.5 mill for 2 yrs (try to match kobe length) 

5. S&T Gasol to OKC for Lamb, Perk, Thabeet and future 2nds (would want #29 this year but dont think you can S&T for pick in the current draft.

This would give the lakers a starting lineup of

PG Lin
SG Kobe
SF Ariza
PF Young
C Perk
6th Lamb
7th Saric
then use the MLE to fill out roster

Other options would be to keep the #7 and add a PF by taking on boozers contract and keeping the bulls from having to amnesty him. Trading for Asik along with Lin is also an option but I think the Perk S&T makes more sense because it adds a good young prospect in Lamb.


The other teams effected by these moves.

76ers, they move up to #7 and will be able to add Randle or Vonleh to pair with Noel

OKC, Adams seems capable of taking over perks role and paint clogger/physical presence. The addition of Gasol changes their offensive dynamic giving them a go to post threat. Gasol, Ibaka and Durant form the best front court in basketball.

Rockets, get lin off the books and open up $$ to go over Melo

why would okc give up perk for pay? Their starting 5 doesnt need offense, their starting 5 is what they want optimally. They have had the same starting 5 for years

Starting 5 might not need offense but as a team in general they needs offense. Pau gives them a dynamic they dont have on the block and would put them over the hump in the west.

I am surprised the one item in this list that I didn't think anyone would scoff at was the idea of OKC wanting Pau....

[pearljammer10]

To destroy the lakers sign Coach Cal to a huge multi year deal, then watch him struggle in the NBA again..


If I was seriously trying to build them back up this would be my plan.

1. Trade #7, #36 and Nash to 76ers for #10 and Thad Young

2. Draft Saric at #10

3. Trade future draft considerations to Rockets for Lin

4. Sign Deng or Ariza for around 11.5 mill for 2 yrs (try to match kobe length) 

5. S&T Gasol to OKC for Lamb, Perk, Thabeet and future 2nds (would want #29 this year but dont think you can S&T for pick in the current draft.

This would give the lakers a starting lineup of

PG Lin
SG Kobe
SF Ariza
PF Young
C Perk
6th Lamb
7th Saric
then use the MLE to fill out roster

Other options would be to keep the #7 and add a PF by taking on boozers contract and keeping the bulls from having to amnesty him. Trading for Asik along with Lin is also an option but I think the Perk S&T makes more sense because it adds a good young prospect in Lamb.


The other teams effected by these moves.

76ers, they move up to #7 and will be able to add Randle or Vonleh to pair with Noel

OKC, Adams seems capable of taking over perks role and paint clogger/physical presence. The addition of Gasol changes their offensive dynamic giving them a go to post threat. Gasol, Ibaka and Durant form the best front court in basketball.

Rockets, get lin off the books and open up $$ to go over Melo

why would okc give up perk for pay? Their starting 5 doesnt need offense, their starting 5 is what they want optimally. They have had the same starting 5 for years

And how many championships has that starting 5 won in those 5 years.

A lineup of:
Westbrook
Thabo (possibly someone different)
Durant
Ibaka
Gasol

Is an enormous upgrade. And I'm a huge Perk supporter.

[Moranis]

Unless the Lakers bring in a legit star, I think they should keep Pau.


1. draft Doug McDermott or Marcus Smart at 7
2. pick up option on Marshall
3. Re-sign Pau at 3 years/30 million (team option 3rd year)
4. Re-sign Kaman at 2 years/4 million (player option 2nd year)
5. Sign Carmelo Anthony full max over 4 years
6. Re-sign Wes Johnson, Marshon Brooks, Kent Bazemore, Xavier Henry, Jodie Meeks (their cap holds are small enough that it is better to re-sign them after Anthony as you can pay them more then)
7. Trade Nash for Lin (saves Houston money, gets a nice shooter for them)
8. Fill out rest of roster with veteran minimum, undrafted rookies, etc.

That team is transitioning, but would be a pretty competitive squad the next two years and then would have potential cap space to pair another star with Anthony in the summer of 2016.

[Who]

Lakers screwed themselves the second they gave Kobe Bryant that huge contract.

They won't be a contender again until that contract is off their books.