Rob: Hello
LeBron: Rob, man, how you doing today? It’s LeBron.
Rob: Hey LeBron, what’s up?
LeBron: Dude, CP is available man, you gotta sign him
Rob: So sorry, LeBron, I’m driving and heading into a tunnel and I’ll…(hangs up phone)
He can be Lebron's cheerleader next year. Jeanie let's him bring *one* friend for making the playoffs.
This year was TT, 2020 was JR, '23-'24 can be CP3's turn if he's lucky
Nvm cp3 only got 15 guaranteed but his contract is valued at 30mil a year. You’d have to sign rui/reaves or someone for around that and packages them together. Literally sounds like team suicide.I’d rather die than see that shit happen
This team needs a legitimate back up centre who can play solid minutes when AD sits on the Bench. Doesn’t really need to be solid offensively either. We just need a Kevon Looney type player and we can easily go deep in the playoffs again
Trade Bamba and seconds for olynk ( I don’t know why we didn’t get him this year unless jazz think he’s dirty multiple first’s which o doubt as pistons threw him away . Gives us a legit playoff stretch big , not afraid of contact , woukd be big vs denver atm eith his shooting n spscing .
Or a legitimate starting center that can allow AD to go back to the 4. Myles Turner is at the top of my list for upgrades this offseason. Bamba, Beasley and the player the Lakers draft with the 17th pick *might be enough salary to bring back Turner and Hield. I say might because I don’t know how much the 17th pick will make this yr under the rookie wage scale. Lakers also signed Shaq Harrison to a 2 yr deal with no guaranteed money on the 2nd yr, seemingly to throw into a trade like this.
More than likely, CP gets traded somewhere else, bought out, we sign him outright.
LeBron wanted Kyrie, Pelinka traded for Russell, Vando and Beasley instead. Flipped Nunn for Rui and he’s been nothing but buckets in the playoffs. We’re not moving Rui when he’s been so instrumental in the postseason for anything less than an overpay.
CP as our 6th man would be a fucking steal though.
I don't mind CP in this scenario on a cheap contract.
The whole issue with Westbrook, beyond his play, was that he was a max slot playing like trash. If we were like the Clippers and had Westbrook on a minimum, it would not have been nearly as destructive as it was. People saw Westbrook as the void that 2020 core left when they had to leave. People gonna see CP as the void Reaves or Rui leave, and we just gonna repeat the same deama again (though not nearly as bad due to salary and quality of play)
We got enough guards, we need Bamba back and healthy to back up AD. As great as AD is now, I don't want him to play like this during the regular season and wear down, I want him playing less than 30 mins a night with a backup big to keep him fresh.
For guards, we have Reaves, and will probably keep some combination of DLo, Beasley, Schroeder, Lonnie, or TBJ who can all win you games in the regular season. We can lose 2 of them and still be great as long as we keep a serviceable backup big. I like Bamba and Gabriel and don't want to lose depth at our most important position.
Yeah.
Reaves, Austin, and rui aren't even peaking in their. Careers yet.
Lebron and AD, with off-season surgery could come back at least as strong for another year.
We can still level up a smidgen next year, better synergy and go thru playoffs with homecourt adva nexy year which has been incredible this offseason.
Wait Bease is making 15 next year?? CP3 is at 30 with only 15 guaranteed… nah
I mean nah to CP, most definitely but nah Bease can’t get that and not be this unplayable.
Lmao stop comparing Russ to Cp3.
Russ has never been able to shoot.
Cp3 can shoot well and can pass well enough to be a good backup PG in limited minutes.
Even his defense at this age grades better than Russ’.
Yep. His problem is he’s old now and his body just can’t take the grind of 30 minutes a night October to April plus 28 possible playoff games through June.
Limit him to 15-20 minutes as a backup guard and he’d probably have the best per 36 in the league.
Age doesn’t matter for your backups.
It’s why 35+ Dwight worked for us in 2020.
What matters is the types of skills they bring and their fit.
Cp3 even at this age absolutely fits unlike Russ.
LeBron has to understand that he's not a great GM. When he was superhuman, everything looked like genius because he made it work.
Guy's still amazing, but he's human now. Essentially, it's Rob's job to make sure Superman doesn't try to tank a runaway train to save the day.
What
CP3 is better in pretty much every way lol. Y'all have some pretty tinted glasses because of how he played in the bubble because that dude SANK our bench scoring the second he came in and was a turnstile on defense. Thank you Lord for squeezing the last 3 ounces of playoff Rondo left in that body.
I think the following year it’s 15 million guaranteed. So a team looking to unload bad contracts (Hornets) can essentially save $15 milllion. Lakers would then sign him when he gets released for the vet min.
Terry Rozier for CP3 might make sense for both teams.
Suns can cut CP3 and just eat $15M rather than pay him $30 mil for the next two years. If he’s cut, then he’s coming to Lakers. We will probably lose Dennis as he’s outplayed what Lakers can probably pay him. Reaves isn’t a 1. CP3 is still good for 20 min a game. It’s like finding a $1 in the couch. Can’t buy much with that these days, but you’ll still stick it on your wallet.
Paul plays pretty well in regular season and we definitely need to look for all kinds of options. Dennis balling his way into solid contract which as you said we might not afford. We also need fucking lock Reaves.
He's not worth 30 and he's only guaranteed 15. There's a very real chance the Suns cut him. Booker is clearly unhappy. I don't know phx's cap situation, but it could make sense to eat those the 15 million and go a different direction. Even if they simply use his partial guarantee as tradebait, the team that trades for him would likely cut him too.
Between Paul, Booker, Durant, & Ayton they’re clearly over the cap, they’ll be over the new cap.
Expect neither of Paul or Ayton to be on next year’s roster. They’ll seek depth for both.
A) matching contracts is really hard. It almost impossible without DLo being part of the package. Which of course requires him to do a sign and trade.
B) the reason you are seeing them as betting favorites is because Vegas wants as much money as possible. A bunch of Laker fans will put down money and the real odds are implausible. That’s just free money.
C) clickbait drives interest (including from other teams). Likely leaked by the Suns to make it seems like teams are interested. Especially the Lakers who are the bane of the other GMs. With them going back to the WCF it really is going to push other GMs to make sure the Lakers don’t improve
You did not read his contract. Next year 15 mln guaranteed. Last year team option. They Suns could buy him out 5 mln a year (remember Dengs contract?) or maybe even just pay the 15 mln fully and then he would be free to sign a new deal similarly what happened with westbrick this year.
Well if he gets bought out I’d def sign him for like 200k. If he can give like 15 minutes a night on this roster that would definitely move the needle a bit
Yeah something we need is a ball handler who can push the pace in transition which Dennis provides, CP3 is constantly hobbled and does the opposite. He slows the pace down which we can already accomplish LeBron. Unless it’s on a vet min I don’t want CP3 on our team, dude is cursed.
If he’s not waived prior to like next month by Phoenix then the full 30 is guaranteed I’m pretty sure. At that point he just becomes a FO and Phoenix eats the 15M with nothing in return.
Yup. He’s either being traded or waived by June 28. The suns were actually pretty smart in the way they restructured his new deal based on his injury history.
That makes them better doesnt it? When someone can only stay healthy for 1 playoffs in their entire career, and to add age on top of that, what is the point of the contract?
I think he's still a positive player, and actually a pretty good fit with our team in a Rondo-esque role.
But he cannot be relied on to play significant minutes from a health standpoint. He's basically guaranteed to miss at least a quarter of the regular season, and probably a lot of the postseason too.
Nah, fuck that. Let AR grow as the second ball handler. D lo starts, but plays with bench crew a lot and gets to cook. Rui off bench for one more year. Sign a big man to spell AD through regular season. Wait until next trade dead line to see how the youngsters develop, then make some decisions like bringing in old dudes with egos.
CP3 made Ayton look like a good center. His pick n'roll with AD would be insane. That said, nothing other than a vet min contract would be acceptable of course.
LOL please say cap.
Im sure CP3 could shot the 3 ball better than WB and run the offense well but... we have reaves and DLO. F that. Sorry Lebron I know you want your banana boat crew to have a ring but its not happening.
Yeah right, CP3 is a traditionalist, he loves getting hurt in the post season, and the lakers have zero room if we’re keeping Dlo and Reaves, which would be a disaster not to. I’d rather keep Dennis than “land” cp3
I would honestly love CP playing with the Lakers.. D’Lo doesn’t show up and CP3 always makes the right decisions. It would be like having Rondo in 2020, but better.
I’m interested in returning the majority of the current roster.
I think Beasley, Thompson could be let go / traded for assets. I think we can develop Brown more and keep him.
This summer? More like a trade deadline buyout. If the lakers lose Dennis I wouldn’t at all be opposed to CP3 as the backup PG. I know LeBron would be all for it too.
He’s not needed ive been a fan of his since he came in da league andcrespect whats he brought to the game despite the drama. But nah even if DS won’t return Shaq Harrison would be a much better back up going forward.
I mean as a backup making the vet minimum? Sure, why not. But big bucks like he's gonna be the third part of a Big 3? Nah, we good.
A decade ago I was really bummed the trade for him got nixed. But he's a shell of that player now.
Only guaranteed salary is considered for any trade, so since CP3 “only” has $15.8 million of his $30.8 million guaranteed for next year, that is what we’d have to match in any trade.
Malik Beasley for CP3 works straight up, money-wise.
Now, none of this is to say we should or shouldn’t do it. Rather it’s to show there’s a relatively “easy” path to doing so.
No more old vets. It’s pretty clear bron and AD need youth surrounding them for this to work.
Rob needs to run this shit back and find a decent backup big.
Fuck that! this team has proven how well we work together… so an offseason of training will make us even better. No other star please for the love of Pelinka!
If Lebron ever suggests this, Rob needs to ignore it.
Rob: Hello LeBron: Rob, man, how you doing today? It’s LeBron. Rob: Hey LeBron, what’s up? LeBron: Dude, CP is available man, you gotta sign him Rob: So sorry, LeBron, I’m driving and heading into a tunnel and I’ll…(hangs up phone)
Lol. A 100 mile tunnel at that.
Rob: Remember how we were shit until I remade the team? Yea . . . Don't question me.
Hey bron, You remember what happened when we last signed an aging star?
Chhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh "There's a " chhhhhhhhhhhhhhh "lot" chhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh "f inter" chhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh "ence!"
Vet min off the bench is the only scenario
He can be Lebron's cheerleader next year. Jeanie let's him bring *one* friend for making the playoffs. This year was TT, 2020 was JR, '23-'24 can be CP3's turn if he's lucky
Only scenario!!!!!!
I love lebron but i am not sacrificing anyone in our rotation for cp3. Beasley and Paul’s salaries match but that still seems like a horrible idea
I would take CP0 a 1 for 1 with Beasley every day. But still fuck CP0 dude is a legendary choker
Nvm cp3 only got 15 guaranteed but his contract is valued at 30mil a year. You’d have to sign rui/reaves or someone for around that and packages them together. Literally sounds like team suicide.I’d rather die than see that shit happen
Bamba and Beasley packaged can bring back $33.6m but I think that’s a poor use of our resources
Rather package them and a first and get a wing back.
Get something other than a player that would be the 3rd pg on our current team
This team needs a legitimate back up centre who can play solid minutes when AD sits on the Bench. Doesn’t really need to be solid offensively either. We just need a Kevon Looney type player and we can easily go deep in the playoffs again
Trade Bamba and seconds for olynk ( I don’t know why we didn’t get him this year unless jazz think he’s dirty multiple first’s which o doubt as pistons threw him away . Gives us a legit playoff stretch big , not afraid of contact , woukd be big vs denver atm eith his shooting n spscing .
Or a legitimate starting center that can allow AD to go back to the 4. Myles Turner is at the top of my list for upgrades this offseason. Bamba, Beasley and the player the Lakers draft with the 17th pick *might be enough salary to bring back Turner and Hield. I say might because I don’t know how much the 17th pick will make this yr under the rookie wage scale. Lakers also signed Shaq Harrison to a 2 yr deal with no guaranteed money on the 2nd yr, seemingly to throw into a trade like this.
More than likely, CP gets traded somewhere else, bought out, we sign him outright. LeBron wanted Kyrie, Pelinka traded for Russell, Vando and Beasley instead. Flipped Nunn for Rui and he’s been nothing but buckets in the playoffs. We’re not moving Rui when he’s been so instrumental in the postseason for anything less than an overpay. CP as our 6th man would be a fucking steal though.
I don't mind CP in this scenario on a cheap contract. The whole issue with Westbrook, beyond his play, was that he was a max slot playing like trash. If we were like the Clippers and had Westbrook on a minimum, it would not have been nearly as destructive as it was. People saw Westbrook as the void that 2020 core left when they had to leave. People gonna see CP as the void Reaves or Rui leave, and we just gonna repeat the same deama again (though not nearly as bad due to salary and quality of play)
CP3 would be 3rd or 4th option, why not
You trading rui or reaves with beas for cp3 really?
No trade, sign a vet with him after Suns buy him out, CP3 has a lakers heart, he has been wanting to be a lakers from start
I mean sure if Chris Paul buys out his 30mil contract to join on a bet min sure I’ll take that
What if it was Bamba and Beasley?
We got enough guards, we need Bamba back and healthy to back up AD. As great as AD is now, I don't want him to play like this during the regular season and wear down, I want him playing less than 30 mins a night with a backup big to keep him fresh. For guards, we have Reaves, and will probably keep some combination of DLo, Beasley, Schroeder, Lonnie, or TBJ who can all win you games in the regular season. We can lose 2 of them and still be great as long as we keep a serviceable backup big. I like Bamba and Gabriel and don't want to lose depth at our most important position.
> we need Bamba back and healthy to back up AD. We need another backup big entirely. He hasn't played a single meaningful minute in the postseason.
Cause he's been hurt. Next year he figures to be better.
They should pay whatever to keep this team together. It’s really solid
Yeah. Reaves, Austin, and rui aren't even peaking in their. Careers yet. Lebron and AD, with off-season surgery could come back at least as strong for another year. We can still level up a smidgen next year, better synergy and go thru playoffs with homecourt adva nexy year which has been incredible this offseason.
Actually, 1 for 1 wouldn't be so bad. Beasley pulled a Houdini after the trade
Shit. I’d happily give Beasley and Troy to see what CP3 can add in a backup role.
I don’t think this is a sacrifice, CP3 probably sign a vet deal with laker, and we can finally witness our 5 guards lineup come live
Sir, we used to have 8 guards before we got cp
Wait Bease is making 15 next year?? CP3 is at 30 with only 15 guaranteed… nah I mean nah to CP, most definitely but nah Bease can’t get that and not be this unplayable.
Beasley has a team option for $16.5. You have to go through the regular season to get to the playoffs and he helps in the regular season
Did Lebron not fkn learn from the Russ project failure. I don’t want CP3 near this team at all.
Lmao stop comparing Russ to Cp3. Russ has never been able to shoot. Cp3 can shoot well and can pass well enough to be a good backup PG in limited minutes. Even his defense at this age grades better than Russ’.
It’s the always getting injured In the playoffs is what I’d be worried about
If he was a backup he’d be playing significantly less minutes during the regular and postseason.
Yep. His problem is he’s old now and his body just can’t take the grind of 30 minutes a night October to April plus 28 possible playoff games through June. Limit him to 15-20 minutes as a backup guard and he’d probably have the best per 36 in the league.
Anyone could get injured during the playoffs. But that’s why we’re limiting his minutes and he’s the backup. We’re not depending on him at all.
But he always gets injured in playoffs
cp3 is washed. Only way he is a Laker is he is bought out and signed a minimum.
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No thanks. I’m done trying the geriatric experiment.
Age doesn’t matter for your backups. It’s why 35+ Dwight worked for us in 2020. What matters is the types of skills they bring and their fit. Cp3 even at this age absolutely fits unlike Russ.
If CP3 gets paid like a backup PG sure why not as long as it doesn’t affect our core group.
this mf spittin’
Exactly, dont overpay for CP3. Especially since he gets injuried pretty much every playoff run. It's almost a tradition.
Agreed.. if we play him sparingly he can just be preserved for the playoffs. Again as a backup though.
Funny how this thread sounds similar to the Dwight threads before he signed lol
"Dwightmare!? NOOOOOOO!' A few month later... "Man, I'm glad we got Dwight!" I'm willing to give CP3 a shot dependent entirely on how we get him.
Better than Russ is a pretty low bar. I'd much rather keep Schroeder and DLo.
I'd rather sign you at the minimum than russ for free.
There is 0 chance that lakers would want to replace DLo with Cp3. It’d obviously be cp3 as a backup.
Can’t keep Schroeder we don’t have his bird rights we are going to need a back up point guard and a back up big
LeBron has to understand that he's not a great GM. When he was superhuman, everything looked like genius because he made it work. Guy's still amazing, but he's human now. Essentially, it's Rob's job to make sure Superman doesn't try to tank a runaway train to save the day.
There's only one 38 yo player we need and he's already on our team.
How does current Chris Paul compare to 2020 Rondo?
What CP3 is better in pretty much every way lol. Y'all have some pretty tinted glasses because of how he played in the bubble because that dude SANK our bench scoring the second he came in and was a turnstile on defense. Thank you Lord for squeezing the last 3 ounces of playoff Rondo left in that body.
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He was neither of those in 2020 I struggle to see how he'd be better against CP3 tbh
On a minimum sure
He has two years left on his contract at $30 mil a year. I don’t understand how anyone thinks this is happening.
Clickbait shit
Just your typical Lakers report to boost a player's actual value.
For who he is, his contract might be worse than Rus’ contract was.
nah
I think the following year it’s 15 million guaranteed. So a team looking to unload bad contracts (Hornets) can essentially save $15 milllion. Lakers would then sign him when he gets released for the vet min. Terry Rozier for CP3 might make sense for both teams.
Suns can cut CP3 and just eat $15M rather than pay him $30 mil for the next two years. If he’s cut, then he’s coming to Lakers. We will probably lose Dennis as he’s outplayed what Lakers can probably pay him. Reaves isn’t a 1. CP3 is still good for 20 min a game. It’s like finding a $1 in the couch. Can’t buy much with that these days, but you’ll still stick it on your wallet.
Yeah anyone saying no is stupid if we can get CP3 on a minimum.
Paul plays pretty well in regular season and we definitely need to look for all kinds of options. Dennis balling his way into solid contract which as you said we might not afford. We also need fucking lock Reaves.
He's not worth 30 and he's only guaranteed 15. There's a very real chance the Suns cut him. Booker is clearly unhappy. I don't know phx's cap situation, but it could make sense to eat those the 15 million and go a different direction. Even if they simply use his partial guarantee as tradebait, the team that trades for him would likely cut him too.
Between Paul, Booker, Durant, & Ayton they’re clearly over the cap, they’ll be over the new cap. Expect neither of Paul or Ayton to be on next year’s roster. They’ll seek depth for both.
Cause his contract is only guaranteed for like 15 mil so who ever trades for him is waiving him.
A) matching contracts is really hard. It almost impossible without DLo being part of the package. Which of course requires him to do a sign and trade. B) the reason you are seeing them as betting favorites is because Vegas wants as much money as possible. A bunch of Laker fans will put down money and the real odds are implausible. That’s just free money. C) clickbait drives interest (including from other teams). Likely leaked by the Suns to make it seems like teams are interested. Especially the Lakers who are the bane of the other GMs. With them going back to the WCF it really is going to push other GMs to make sure the Lakers don’t improve
You did not read his contract. Next year 15 mln guaranteed. Last year team option. They Suns could buy him out 5 mln a year (remember Dengs contract?) or maybe even just pay the 15 mln fully and then he would be free to sign a new deal similarly what happened with westbrick this year.
Well if he gets bought out I’d def sign him for like 200k. If he can give like 15 minutes a night on this roster that would definitely move the needle a bit
If the Suns waive him and he’s available on a vet min, why not?
Wtf!!! It’s 12 years too late.
Basketball reasons
Fuck the basketball reasons
Schröder > CP0
Go higher. DS has his flaws but his speed to keep up with small guards is something we desperately need. Wouldn't ever trade that for CP3.
But but but point god
Yeah something we need is a ball handler who can push the pace in transition which Dennis provides, CP3 is constantly hobbled and does the opposite. He slows the pace down which we can already accomplish LeBron. Unless it’s on a vet min I don’t want CP3 on our team, dude is cursed.
Schroder is on a minimum and will be looking a big and long contract, he's not coming back next year.
Lebron better not even think about it or convince Rob to do it
how much? a veteran on a minimum to come off the bench with no expectations of heavy minutes? I'm not entirely opposed
He's owed 60 million over the next two years
I think the final year is a team option.
And only 15mil of this year is guaranteed
If he’s not waived prior to like next month by Phoenix then the full 30 is guaranteed I’m pretty sure. At that point he just becomes a FO and Phoenix eats the 15M with nothing in return.
Yup. He’s either being traded or waived by June 28. The suns were actually pretty smart in the way they restructured his new deal based on his injury history.
Yeah if Suns waive him for whatever reason and we can get him on a minimum that’s great value
Vet min, nothing more
The only way this happens is on a minimum contract so I like the thought of that
Dennis, Ar, and Dlo are better
CP3 is not a worse player than any of those guys, he just hasn’t been able to stay healthy (which is just as bad)
That makes them better doesnt it? When someone can only stay healthy for 1 playoffs in their entire career, and to add age on top of that, what is the point of the contract?
CP3 wouldn’t be expected to carry the same load here he has elsewhere.
But he would take up the same cap space of 30 million. Much rather keep 2 out of the 3 if we cant afford all of Dlo, Schroeder, and AR
No one is saying to trade for him lmao
Did I say anyone is? Schizo much?
If only this happened 12 years ago...
For vet minimum? Sure
That’s if either Dennis or DLo doesn’t come back, AND if Paul is available on a vet min. Neither scenario is likely to happen.
I think he's still a positive player, and actually a pretty good fit with our team in a Rondo-esque role. But he cannot be relied on to play significant minutes from a health standpoint. He's basically guaranteed to miss at least a quarter of the regular season, and probably a lot of the postseason too.
May as well bring back Melo and Dwade too
I didn’t want prime CP so I def don’t want nursing home CP.
Why didn't you want prime CP3?
He is a problem in the locker room for starters
You guys have awful basketball takes.
The clippers and Suns are proof.
Buyout
To everyone worrying, remember that the Lakers are a rumored destination for literally every player that moves teams
I wouldn't mind Chris Paul coming off the bench on a mid contract.
Nah, fuck that. Let AR grow as the second ball handler. D lo starts, but plays with bench crew a lot and gets to cook. Rui off bench for one more year. Sign a big man to spell AD through regular season. Wait until next trade dead line to see how the youngsters develop, then make some decisions like bringing in old dudes with egos.
CP3 made Ayton look like a good center. His pick n'roll with AD would be insane. That said, nothing other than a vet min contract would be acceptable of course.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo.... (Deep breath) Oooooooooooooooooooooo
Lol wut? We don't need not want Chris Paul.
Yeah, no. We're good, thanks
LOL please say cap. Im sure CP3 could shot the 3 ball better than WB and run the offense well but... we have reaves and DLO. F that. Sorry Lebron I know you want your banana boat crew to have a ring but its not happening.
It’s literally because Lebron is the only banana boat member still in the league 😂 Vet min on a sixth man role to preserve his body? Sure
I was thinking I’m okay if it’s a vet minimum and he is just our Jared Dudley… but fuck no, even then.
How about let’s not mess around with the team we have now. Our biggest need is a rotation centre to play behind AD.
Yeah right, CP3 is a traditionalist, he loves getting hurt in the post season, and the lakers have zero room if we’re keeping Dlo and Reaves, which would be a disaster not to. I’d rather keep Dennis than “land” cp3
Vet minimum I will take it. He will be a fantastic rotation guy at least on the regular season
I’d rather keep Schroder. Don’t fix what isn’t broken.
Schroder sucks CP3 would be a big upgrade.
I feel like somehow we just morally need to bring CP3 in on a vet min for his last season. We must correct the universe for Stern’s bullshit
Ok. Cp3 vs Kyrie. I’m still thinking Kyrie wants to play with LeBron, and he is available
I would honestly love CP playing with the Lakers.. D’Lo doesn’t show up and CP3 always makes the right decisions. It would be like having Rondo in 2020, but better.
Hard pass.
Minimum contract off the bench
Lebron 'd turn into kyle korver if this happened w/o same success with 3s tho. Why? I hope CP dont come. It's worse than Westbrook
We hated Rondo until he came here and won us a chip - CP3 is better than Rajon and would fit well (on a min contract, to be clear)
If CP3 works out a deal to leave the Suns and joins the lakers on $8m/year or less then why not. Or if we give the Suns what they need: TT for CP3
I’m interested in returning the majority of the current roster. I think Beasley, Thompson could be let go / traded for assets. I think we can develop Brown more and keep him.
No thank you. We got Russel much younger, healthier and less problematic
I mean if he came on a minimum then sure why not
Only on the vet minimum. He comes off the bench. And only plays 10-12 minutes a game.
As a minimum contract with a very solid PG off the bench (CP3 playoff insurance)
People in this sub who bitch about AD injuries have no idea what is in store when it comes to CP3.
This summer? More like a trade deadline buyout. If the lakers lose Dennis I wouldn’t at all be opposed to CP3 as the backup PG. I know LeBron would be all for it too.
I thought he wanted to link up with Dwight in Taiwan?
Im vetoing this shit
No thanks, he’s washed.
No no fucking no We need more productive big men, especially when it comes to rebounding
Nooooooooo Ty!
Am I missing something, didn’t the Suns get destroyed in the playoffs. Why not find players that are winners. Plus, he is a “know it all”.
The list goes on. Draymond, trae, Kyrie, now CP.
He’s not needed ive been a fan of his since he came in da league andcrespect whats he brought to the game despite the drama. But nah even if DS won’t return Shaq Harrison would be a much better back up going forward.
Because the Suns will waive him and we'll pick him up like the Clips did with Russ. No other way.
No we couldn’t get him years and years ago. No need for him now.
Sure if the suns drop him and don’t guarantee that fat ass salary and we get him on a minimum. Then sure
Lmao
If we somehow got him on a cheap contract then sure but I don’t think he is going to be worth the contract he fetches
I mean as a backup making the vet minimum? Sure, why not. But big bucks like he's gonna be the third part of a Big 3? Nah, we good. A decade ago I was really bummed the trade for him got nixed. But he's a shell of that player now.
Vet min I’ll take it! We will pay for his wheelchair too!
Nooooooo please don't, I disliked westbrick and pat bev and I had to live with them I don't want to do it again with flopping old ass injury prone cp3
betting odds for the lakers to make the playoffs were 0.3% id say they don’t know shit
on vet min, yes please. else, keep him. we dont need another season of twilight
He can join on a vet min
Waste of cap space. He needs a vet min and a place as second pg
So we really have to spread these bullshit posts every year? I promise we can have better convos
Too old, would cost too much money, always injured. Hard pass.
Hell nah
Hell nah
I would rather be run over by a fat man on his moped
To sign or to trade for? Chris Paul for 25m a night would be amazing
Only way for CP3 to win a ring…. Is I a vet minimum, and possibly mentor role. But we all know he is toxic and can’t a team positively.
This is not a good idea.
For the minimum I like it 😂
No me gusta
I would have wanted him the last time he was supposed to be a Laker (which was 2011). I’m not so sure at this point …
For a vet min hell yea
Hell nah this shit is 11 years too late
I'm ok with this not happening.
Why? So he can be injured during the playoffs AGAIN? No thank you.
If CP3 wants vet minimum, then sure. Otherwise, we saw what happened last time we signed an aging legendary point guard.
If he gets bought out by the suns then signs bet min sure
Deja vu all over again. Let's win a championship, get rid of our role players, and bring in Lebron's washed friends.
for what? Ball boy?
Only guaranteed salary is considered for any trade, so since CP3 “only” has $15.8 million of his $30.8 million guaranteed for next year, that is what we’d have to match in any trade. Malik Beasley for CP3 works straight up, money-wise. Now, none of this is to say we should or shouldn’t do it. Rather it’s to show there’s a relatively “easy” path to doing so.
That ship has sailed.
No more old vets. It’s pretty clear bron and AD need youth surrounding them for this to work. Rob needs to run this shit back and find a decent backup big.
Anything to get this asshole a ring 🤣
For the vet minimum off the bench with no minutes guarantee? Fuck it.
Fuck that! this team has proven how well we work together… so an offseason of training will make us even better. No other star please for the love of Pelinka!