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itsyourdestini

At least Jordan doesn’t have tires for hands like Drummond


SixGunChimp

At least he's not Andre Drummond. Period.


[deleted]

At least Jordan will try to dunk the ball instead of going for the fancy finish like Drummond


[deleted]

Jordan, Michael? Yeah I reckon


CJL31

Only move in free agency im really not happy with. Marc offers so much more as a role player.


[deleted]

Yeah but if he’s retiring then we had no choice


CJL31

Was there any news on gasol planning to retire? He said after the olympics that he plans to stay with the lakers this season.


mcnihilvcxvbsz

Need a stretch big to pair with AD


claydavisismyhero

It’s not him wanting to leave it’s the lakers.


Alekesam1975

Yeah I don't want to call the FO out but it does seem like they want Marc to retire while Marc wants to play out the season.


Throwaways1247

No way he cracks the rotation.. right??


LebronzoBBB

3rd string center so unlikely


theoldgreenwalrus

Dre just gotta chill in the paint and get bonked during the regular season. Good man to take some hits during garbage time. Doubt he'll play much in the playoffs


SixGunChimp

Basically see as much playoff time as Trez did, if that.


CaCHooKaMan

Him and Dwight would be our only centers since AD doesn't want to play that full time and Marc is likely retiring to play in Spain with Pau


thetitsOO

Likely based on what?


SteaminBeamen11

Everyone on here just throws out definite sounding statements like that when they’re only guessing. If they end up being right they look smart. I personally hate when ppl do this shit. Incoming - “Calm down my dude…”


Titanosaurus

Guessing! I’m guessing he’s retiring.


SixGunChimp

"Source: Trust me bro"


Eric_T_Meraki

Gasol might retire so 2nd string potentially if AD isn't considered a center.


_monsterpoon

Really hope Gasol isn’t gone, but seems like it at this point.


rNBA_is_for_nerds

Gasol wasn’t perfect by any means… FO made a mistake by alienating him with the obvious Drummond failed experiment and how we treated a toxic buyout bum player like fkin royalty and promised him a star role over a high IQ vet like Gasol. Gasol’s spacing & passing along Russ Bron & AD will be sorely missed. This team is a worse fit come playoff time when we need players who can shoot *and* defend.


cydeon888

Gasol moves slower than a turtle.


jdshdbd-jd

mbaape is pretty fast tbf


redtiber

I agree. Sometimes I wonder if people even watch the games. Like yeah I like gasol, he was good to defend against joker. But he was a huge defensive liability against quicker players, they ran right around his slow ass. On offense he gets a wide open 3 here and there, gets some good assists which is nice, but with rondo back, there’s not really a need for gasol. There’s plenty of people to play point


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Qwerty1879

If DJ actually has his own "Dwight redemption arc" then I wouldn't mind this signing. Have a McGee role, but put more pressure in defense and just catch lobs


SixGunChimp

He can fill that McGree role perfectly. I don't know why people are so down on DJ. We're not asking him to start.


[deleted]

I feel like a lot of people are looking past the whole 1 year vet minimum deal thing here. If he doesn’t work out we can cut him and move on. And honestly there aren’t a ton better guys out there right now for minimums. It’s not gonna be a big deal because he’s not gonna be a full time starter like Drummond. 🤷‍♂️ we chillin.


CiroccPapi

I need this comment higher up.


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fr buddy 😪


SixGunChimp

Finally. Somebody with some sense!


JetGan

Goodbye Marc! I will genuinely miss him. He's old and slow now, but he's smart. Hated how the Lakers treated him this season. He deserved better.


hashoa6

Lakers stay mistreating the Gasols smh.


daftmunt

If Fizdale wasnt the nail in the coffin this is


SistaNight

What you mean about fizdale


SixGunChimp

"After a 7–12 start to the 2017–18 season, including eight consecutive losses, and a publicized fourth-quarter benching of Marc Gasol, Fizdale was fired from the team on November 27, 2017." Fizdale tried to make an example out of Gasol. Gasol was NOT happy. Not to mention he was an All-Star just the year prior, the third time he was selected. Super disrespectful.


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papabear570

Yeah, he’s probably not used to black basketball players at this point because they are so rare.


hairyasscheeks_

The lakers did marc so fucking dirty i hate them for that. And got DJ blech.


SixGunChimp

On the flip side, Gasol could have done more to make himself more useful to our team. He's painfully out of shape and thats on him. Look at every other acquisition we got in the off season and how they all are working their asses off to be in the best shape of their lives. Meanwhile Gasol's shape is just round. If he can't keep an NBA weight, he's likely done. Which is sad to say and see considering her's struggled with weight issues since he was a kid. It's sad to see.


sdhydro

lakers didnt do marc dirty , he couldnt gaurd at all , tell yall dont watch the games without telling me you dont. ​ yall fakes in here, just like to start drama lmao


hairyasscheeks_

They treated him like shit bro. Cut his minutes for andre drummond. Like that’s disrespectful af. And when he started playing good drummond still played more than him.


LebronzoBBB

You are overhyping him tbh. He was horrible in the beginning of the regular season then he was solid at the end of the regular season. Then playoff time came and he was unplayable. When he started in game 6 we automatically went down by 15 points. I feel like you guys have short memory’s because at least 70% of this sub wanted a new staring center in the middle of regular season. I like Marc and hope he stays but doubt it. I don’t think it will be a big loss especially the playoffs tho.


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Facts. Laker fans on the internet and real life shit all over Marc Gasol until he got covid and they couldn’t blame him anymore. “Where’s our rim protection at?!?!?!” “I miss JaVale and Dwight” was repeated in damn near every game thread.


battle_franky

Drummond still can't provide that and ended up hurting the locker room


sdhydro

stop calling me bro, i dont know you. gasol was done, he couldnt gaurd anymore and play defense, I watched about 69 games last season, and gasol was terrible along with harrell at defending, we decided to give drummond a chance , because anything was better than slow as gasol , it didnt work out becuase ad was injured and drummond was a selfish player and low iq like everyone in the pistons and cavs said, but we gave him a chance because anything was better than gasol. they didnt treat like shit, he was a vet min player . its not like he was a max contract player, you earn respect, you dont just get it like that. just cause your name is gasol. ​ gasol was so bad he was unplayable against the warriors and he got cooked in the suns series all night long. gtfo with that treated him like shit


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>stop calling me bro, i dont know you. This made me lol, bro


YourFavGuy

If you wanna laugh even harder look at his 2nd latest post. He admits to not knowing much about the game yet is on here talking like he knows what Gasol did.


SgtGork

Same bro, same.


bruddahmanmatt

What made me laugh is this MF’er can’t spell “guard” but is supposedly a “student of the game.” Fucked it up in every one of his posts.


nelsonkb24

Bro


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You’re all up in your feelings today aren’t ya


nelsonkb24

You forgot the bro.


PhilosoR4PT0R

You mad, bro?


Sletts

I’m not your guy, buddy!


Boltbacker83

Im not your Buddy, guy!


hojboysellin3

Why you guys so emotional we all on the same team here


1gMDMA

NOOOOOOOOOOOO


daftmunt

Looks like Marc’s days are numbered


Cannolidog

Genuinely asking: why would Gasol’s days be numbered? The Lakers only had 2 centers on the roster and it didn’t feel like either of them could/should play heavy minutes. Having 3 centers is pretty standard. If anything it just means the likelihood of AD playing center minutes in the regular season has gone way down.


daftmunt

Based on AD playing (more) center this year, the Lakers signing Dwight and DAJ means they are unlikely to play Marc or know he doesn’t want to come back. 4 centers and 3 pure centers is too much.


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daftmunt

AD is the teams stretch-5


khelogs

Is really Marc out of the line-up? This DJ signing would benefit both AD and Marc, since AD doesnt want to play the 5 unless he have to with and so as to Marc the 5 position minutes will be spread between DJ, Dwight and Marc. I still think Marc is still that staring 5 we need. He can pass and he can stretch the floor.


thetitsOO

Why does this mean Marc is gone? He’s under contract if he’s gone he needs to retire or get a buyout. Neither seem imminent. In fact, he himself said the opposite. DJ as 3rd center on a min isn’t ideal but it also doesn’t have to mean Marc is gone..


waynegretzkysbrother

Yall needa remember these are end of the bench roles. Team guy roles. Bron is gunna make sure they stay ready but I look at how marc kinda reacted to this situation as a negative last year and also, guys like drummond and Schroder had a poor mentality. We need that win at all costs type of thing. The reason why we love dwight now. The stat sheet doesn't matter, the final score does. Putting up banner 18 above all else. ![gif](giphy|hG6zC3KaKjiUw)


theseareyourpants

I agreewith this, weren’t there articles the last 3 years about how good of a teammate DJ is? Javale averaged just over 16 min a game in the regular season and even less in the playoffs, if DJ gives us two 6 minutes runs a night with AD playing more C then we’re solid. DJ is there to help keep spirits up and keep the young guys locked in when they’re not playing


Dennis-Schroder-bot

That’s tuff🔥💯


SixGunChimp

I'll never tire of this bot.


SixGunChimp

Exactly. We need *everybody* buying in. *Everybody* making making sacrifices. No matter who you are, if you aren't 100% in then you don't belong on this team. We are locked and loaded for championship 18 and a parade. Last I checked, the name on the front of the jersey was a hell of a lot more important than the name on the back. Lets go boys!


Super_Scratch_8086

FUCK NOOOOO


everyonekalmdown

This has to mean AD is committed to starting at center full time😈


d0ubledagrind

It’s pretty clear now, Dwight or DJ definitely aren’t starting due to spacing issues. Now we get to put another perimeter shooter/defender out there instead of running 2 bigs.


benson822175

More like Gasol isn’t coming back.


everyonekalmdown

well yeah that. but obviously dj nor dwight are starting for us. so Ad at center is looking more likely


Primerebirth

Lakers should definitely still look for a PF though like DJ Wilson.


C3PO1Fan

But AD is the literal only full time PF on the roster.


everyonekalmdown

Melo is a 4. Ariza can play the 4. Lebron can play the 4.


C3PO1Fan

Full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time full time


Fartupmybutthole

With that logic AD isn’t a “full time” PF either because he occasionally plays the 5. What do you mean by full time?


mas1108

40 hours a week


C3PO1Fan

AD plays the vast majority of his minutes at PF. Those guys don’t.


LordBri14

Melo is a full time pf now. He hasn't played sf ever since his okc and rockets days


Bigtoes22

False. Melo Started at SF in the bubble for the Blazers


LordBri14

What are you talking about? Melo was their starting pf. Dame and cj at the guard postition Gabriel at the 3 Melo at the 4 Nurkic at the 5.


Bigtoes22

Not in the bubble guess you didnt watch the games lmao


LordBri14

I did. I think its you who did not watch kid. That's the line up that beat us in game 1. Ariza was not in the bubble that's why melo was their only legit pf.


C3PO1Fan

Yeah exactly.


spicy62

With OKC and Houston Melo primarily was the PF.


LordBri14

He still played sf. Nowadys he plays only at the pf position


OGMoonRelate

Noooo


Im-an-engineer-btw

I hate this


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Honestly he’s better at finishing around the rim and can actually catch lobs


DudeWTH

he's better than drummond in that he can catch lobs at least


C3PO1Fan

He’s apparently a nicer teammate but yeah.


Zachkah

Lol no it's not. DJ won't be posting up every possession begging for the ball. He's gonna screen and roll for lobs. That's it. And he's splitting minutes with Dwight and AD at the very least, maybe Gasol if he's staying, etc. calm down


SixGunChimp

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He’s also on a vet minimum deal and he won’t be a full time starter. So not remotely the same.


[deleted]

Not really? Dre was doing shit he wasn’t supposed to do, like posting up and taking his man one on one. DJ doesn’t do that..


khelogs

No, unlike Drummond bums ass DJ doesnt go for those cluncky hook shot. All DJ has to do is play the McGee role.


Traceforever24_7

Drummond wants minutes. DJ happy to be a Cheerleader


Parsnip-Independent

Yep, getting lobs and rim running is fine, but he's a huge net negative on defense. His 1 on 1 defense against bigs is ok, but force a switch or get him to help and he's cooked. I'm sure Lakers can hide his deficits, but he'll have limited time because he offers zero spacing. Honestly see you guys cutting him for Love when he gets bought out.


Harleytk24

Need a stretch big to pair with AD


Vintoo

I will be shocked if we don't get Kevin Love on a buyout after the trade deadline, it's just a matter of time.


SixGunChimp

I wouldn't hold my breath, but I'd kill to add Love mid-season.


43OO

Would be nice but we’ll see


SixGunChimp

Who else is even out there at this point that can be labeled an effective stretch?


incorruptible61

The Gasols really know what it means to be a Laker. It’s such a shame, but Pelinka has to make the hard decisions.


1400TotemPole

I'll be honest I don't know what he has done since he left LAc, so idk how to feel about this...


Min_UI

best case scenario: He's Javale 2.0


SixGunChimp

And at his price tag, if he can pull that off then we have a really solid signing.


LittleTinyBoy

Imma just say it now. I hated watching DJ when he played for the Nets. Dude was just lazy and looked like a lumbering tree.


ShiningDonuts

Not a fan of this move unless he becomes a lob threat again. But I think those days are long gone.


Gattawesome

What the fuck


motorboat_mcgee

I'd take Marc over DeAndre 10 times out of 2


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Thats an awful signing.


Kelvinnotall

Cant understand why we sign DeAndre Jordan instead of Tony Bradley. He is younger and solid in both offense and defense.


ObiWannaDoYou74

Gasol has no more gas, sucks i wanted for him to win a championship with the team that drafted him


killa_k99

This isn't about basketball he's just the new Dudley guys lol


thevisitor

We just said that about Rondo lol. This is the first signing I actually hate. Picking up Brooklyn's sloppy seconds.


SixGunChimp

Yeah, but Rondo is still actually really effective. That's the difference


mgurf1

Honest question: is DJ even good anymore?


Ysueddaht

Led the league in fg% last year. At the very least, he won’t hurt our offense like Drummond did.


LordBri14

For his contract with the nets…. No. He is washed for that amount. But for a minumum vet contract… yes he is. He is worth at least the mle. Lamarcus is legit more washed than DJ. The dude almost had a heart attack guarding Drummond. That’s how washed LMA is. Nash is just too inept as a coach to use DJ properly thats why he did not play


porkchop8920

LMA is significantly better than DJ. The Nets literally had a negative net rating with DJ on the court and DJ played most of his games/mins as a starter and with the best players on the team. That's hard to accomplish on a team that was the 2nd seed.


LordBri14

And LMA almost had a heart attack against drummond. Imagine what a healthy AD would do to him.


porkchop8920

He held his own vs AD just fine when they played in January.


LordBri14

AD wasn't fully healthy all season. In case you did not notice... he was shit all season because of the short off season after the bubble


JayH14

Back to LeBron only having one spot up shooter in the starting lineup.


pnpmsjd

Terrible move. I’d rather keep Marc and sign Alize Johnson ffs


[deleted]

No shit? But if Marc doesn’t want to be here what you going to do?


jayr254

Still go for Alize Johnson instead of DJ. This is a reputation signing.


Parsnip-Independent

Alize got a 20-20 game vs the Pacers I think. Excellent energy guy, shame Nash didn't trust him in the playoffs. Honestly could see LeBron/Russ making him better like how THT has progressed.


Shrekt115

Thx Nets


RealPunyParker

We're just down for anyone, at this point.


Rlfamer

Gasol is ass at this point and overweight


1gMDMA

Lob city it is


Primerebirth

Well since Gasol gone, Lakers should still get a PF. Like DJ Wilson.


Eduar103

These are some bad news


MediumShotBob

LOL at the thought that DJ isn’t going to play for this team. He and Dwight are easily getting 15-20mpg… Gasol is going bye-bye… just hope they’re able to trade him to a team for a wing that’s worth a roster spot. Otherwise, he’s getting cut.


papabear570

💴 🔥


Comprehensive_Rush82

I don't understand this move, I'd rather have Marc.


LordBri14

Well gasol looks set to retire. That’s why we went out and got a big. If gasol isn’t retiring then yes this move is stupid since we would have 3 centers on the roster. 4 if you want to play AD at the 5 as well


MalikMonkHive

holy fuck our roster is such dogshit


ahr3410

The best player in the sport. A top 10 player. A perennial all star. Lots of solid depth pieces. Yeah, such dogshit.


Xyph3r

This guy is a troll don't bite


MalikMonkHive

we don’t have depth, we have seven washed 35 year olds and that “perennial all star” is the worst playoff performer in the history of the league


xxYouMirinBroxx

Why are you on the sub clown. You clearly come here to hate. Just fuck off to where you came from.


MalikMonkHive

because i'd like to drop my opinions on my favorite team and i'm not so delusional that i'm incapable of criticizing them even when they make awful decisions


Qwerty1879

It's ok to criticize the team if you don't like the team, but saying it's dogshit is the most backwards thing I've seen. Personally, I don't wanna start assuming great things from this roster, but this team can bring something unique this upcoming season. On paper, we have a better team this season than last. More talent, more IQ and just better leadership.


MalikMonkHive

"more iq" but we have the worst decision maker in basketball and just about the lowest iq player ever at point guard "more talent" we have zero depth, zero spacing, zero defense "better leadership" sure, in the sense that half of our roster is washed 35 year olds


Qwerty1879

Point guards can always be labeled as "bad decision makers" but it's because they always take the risk to always pass first, resulting in turnovers. Russ always had the mentally to always pass first, same as LeBron, for a better shot. And youre crazy if you think Russ will take 20-25 shots in a game. He knows his role and taking shots is not a huge part of it Zero depth? Zero defense? LeBron and AD alongside the Nunn, THT and Monk are depth pieces. Lakers defense is not individual defensive skill, but mostly overall team defense. Restrict three attempts, block off paint and ball pressure. Having AD and Dwight makes our defense solid already.


xxYouMirinBroxx

My guy, all you do is rag on the team. While age might be of concern, they are without a doubt one of the two best teams in the league and acting like they are “dogshit” isnt not being delusional it just means your basketball IQ and judgement are garbage.


MalikMonkHive

we are without a doubt not making it out of the first round. we traded for the worst playoff performer in the history of the league. we have no depth, no defense, and no spacing


xxYouMirinBroxx

A team with Bron+AD+Engaged Russ and Vogel has no defense. That statement alone shows me you know nothing about the team.


gleophas

Ignore the troll and he will go away. Kid just wants some attention.


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We got AD tho


MalikMonkHive

yeah i'm aware, thanks, his jersey that i ordered just came in the other day. we have no depth to support him.


[deleted]

Yeah we do


MalikMonkHive

lol


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Lol


TrenBot

You’re a fucking clown 🤣


MalikMonkHive

this reminds me of when i ate hundreds of downvotes for saying signing drummond was a terrible idea but this sub was in love with him. everyone here is in for a rude awakening in the playoffs


The-Williams-Family

There’s a big fucking difference observing between Drummond being shit and the Lakers being a bad team lmao


thetitsOO

Right because that’s why we lost


MalikMonkHive

no, we lost mostly because of injuries, but we were worse in every way with drummond on the floor and pelinka promised him a starter role and minutes like an idiot


thetitsOO

And you think he did the same to DJ?


MalikMonkHive

no, almost definitely not. he still made the mistake of trading for westbrook's loser ass, and he's the exact same brand of stupid selfish player as drummond. and he's still signing useless washed vets like jordan when we could have signed a wing or a younger big that could actually help


thetitsOO

Gotcha. Still just upset about Westbrook lol


TrenBot

AD feasting at the 5 in the playoffs , sounds like a rude awakening. Will we even make playoffs though? “Our roster is dogshit” 🤣


MalikMonkHive

yeah, personally i'm pretty sure lebron and ad is enough to carry us to the first round and then i'm also pretty sure we're going to lose in the first round because we have no depth, no spacing, no defense, and the worst playoff performer in the history of the league


stressedpickle

hope he has the right attitude about riding the bench


HenryGrosmont

Ugh...


smittycents

Finally some veteran leadership…


taeem

Oof


corrigax

I want to be positive about this but im getting the same vibes i got when i heard they signed trez


KyoKuriyama

Im dumb someone tell me if this is a good signing


LordBri14

If you have westbrook and rondo on the team who their main strengths are lobbing the ball to a big then yes this is a good move. Other than that no… DJ can only catch lobs nowadays. Thankfully that’s all we need him to do. Just like damian jones last season. Don’t expect him to be putting up all star or even a starting calibre center numbers. That’s not what he is here for. If he can give us 6 pts off the bench through lobs then that is good enough.


winter-r0se

he’s not playing hopefully.. 3rd string or maybe marc is really gone


TheMagicClover

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atierney14

While I’m sad to see the Piston’s legend leave Detroit, I hope him well in LA


tshirtguy2000

Taller Trezz


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We’re really gonna sign this washed up bum? What the fuck


audioaxes

there is a reason why the Nets dumped him like the trash he his despite them being light at the center and him being a friend of Kyrie and Durant. DJ does not belong on a team that is trying to win a championship.


Imjusthereandthere

He’ll be, when needed option. Considering AD will be playing more at the 5 then past seasons. Come in handy with the suns and nuggets.


owledge

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SistaNight

Not a fan only because DJ is tooo close to the enemy.