I’m convinced everybody hating on AR isn’t even from LA. They probably can’t even smell the smoke. A lot of the Lakers fan base right now are LeBron bandwagon fans, all they care about is getting a championship for their king without worrying about the repercussions for the future of this franchise. Austin gives his hundred percent effort every single night you can’t say that about everyone else on this team. He provides real leadership which we need.
Right now the team is mostly better when AR is on the floor. That's why he has been playing more minuets lately. Improve the team but keep Reaves on the team please. He gets the ball to our stars and helps their games.
The reason you don't hear anyone jumping to Austin's defense is that the negative comments aren't worth reacting to. They're either irrational hate, not expressed in good faith, or they're just not serious basketball people.
Lakers have 2 options 2 Gamble 🎲 #1 Jordan Poole & Jonas to LA #2 Lonzo Ball to LA LOVE the Lavine fit but Lakers would have to gut their roster for the money to work (very counter productive).
Yes because all teams including Chicago want expiring contracts and all the names mentioned on here have more than 2 years or more left on their contracts except JHS
@@mikey-p9e I think that's a fair point. I wonder if the same point could be made trading for Lavine. He's owed a lot over a few years, so maybe offering one protected 1st rd pick is enough?
@@Thebeard928 I don’t think bulls will do it for protected first. We don’t have any expiring contracts. It’s like getting nice shinny dollar coin for few pennies. Most value would be vando but he didn’t even play this and last year. He could be dead money for next 3 years. Rui and cardio Gabe still have 2 years.
AR is one of the biggest reasons why we win games. Y’all gotta chill. He’s not untouchable but he’s still really good. This team has a lot of issues and an AR trade might not fix that
Did you see the way Dallas second string guards were targeting Reaves? From Jason Kidd to Eric Spolstra they know what's up. The sad truth is most wyte dudes don't see Reaves weakness like most brothers see weakness looking at Reaves.😊
If guys aren't superstars everyone wants them traded. We need role players and role players aren't always consistent. Our stars need to show up with leadership and set the tone every game.
People need to stop saying lavine is on bad contract. Players like Beal, dame, jimmy, kyrie, fox etc lakers would trade for another not even think about the picks. Yet lavine is still under 30 healthy and balling out. Lavine fits the lakers needs offensively and he’s not a bum defensively he has size and athletic
Lavine is an all star. He can efficiently and consistently score in all 3 ways. He has over 50 percent shoot percentage and 44percent for 3s. He can shoot, pass and bring up the ball. He can easily be point guard and shooting guard. Bruce brown has not chance again Lavine. Why would you not want this guy who is balling and in his prime. He is a lot of fire power and exciting player which lakers need. Lakers don’t have any exciting player except 40yr old. Bron. Lavine is average defender but brings a lot fire power and he can be used for crunch time. He has great jump shots who can shoot over defenders to end the games or game winning shots. 82% free throw shooter. He would be a great closer. Contract is bad but he fits Bron and ADs timeline. He has 2.5 years left. We will try with Bron, AD and Lavine for this season and next season and if it doesn’t work, trade him as expiring contract. This is the best chance lakers have. Check out his last 6 games averaging over 31 points per game very efficiently. Lakers do not have someone like him. No one wants to play with Bron but Lavine does. Go get him
You make a good case, but assuming this means no Reaves, it's not as additive as looking at Lavine in isolation. I look at the Suns and see how that team is doing with those 3 great scorers.
@@leonfisher1172 right, not including reaves. I would give up 1 first round for Lavine and use the other pick and unrestrict the pick we gave to Utah last time for Kessler. Bron, AD and Lavine all play different positions. Can you imagine how efficient and effective we would be on at least the offensive side? We need that athletic fast guards. It’s not like the Suns where all their stars play the same position and Beal is washed. And then go pick up some hungry dogs like Dennis smith jr for toughness and athletic defense. Don’t trade for Bruce brown, he makes 23m and averaging 5 points with 37% from the field. You shouldn’t have to buy defense. Defense is a will, not too much of skills. If player has the will and little bit of brain and some physical abilities, most players can lock down. Especially if you sign hungry players like DSJ or Fultz, they will play their heart out. Bruce brown is not the answer. He is too comfortable with his 23mil per year contract. If we get Lavine, it would be like the old Miami team with wade, Bosh and Bron. Bron always had a scoring guards like kyrie and wade to go to finals. 2020, he had very good AD in his prime along with rondo and good core of guys. We don’t have good core of players and we can’t flip the whole team in mid season. The core of guys have to have same mental state of mind and have the chemistry. You can’t just create a 2020 team by putting some similar players.
Based on the current lineup- The Lakers are going to actually use realistic strategies. Lebron is 40 yrs old his contribution is critical for the team to have consistent wins. Using an old San Antonio Spurs strategy, Lebron should start playing in the second quarter, similar to what Ginobli did with the Spurs Championship season. By Lebron starting the second quarter opposing teams are going to have a harder time preparing defensively because Lebron can play all 5 positions at a high level teams will be somewhat thrown off. Lebron will be able to get rest and be able to conserve energy and really be able to cook in the quarters that matter 3 and 4. So in my opinion the starting team should be AD at the 5 , Rohie and Finney Smith 3,and 4, Max Christi at the 2 and Reaves at the 1. Reaves will have to improve his ball handling skills
Worst possible time for lakers to have a homestand, we can only postpone so many home games before games need to be played. These may end up hurting us scheduling wise asking older guys to play Make up games on b2b potentially.
I like Austin Reeves. But a Zach Lavine can get 50 in a hurry. Would love to see him as the number 3 guy. Hell LeBron may be the number 3 guy and now you're really in business
AR is not a 3rd option and I don’t understand why this is even a question. Great contracts or salaries don’t win championships Ferraris do and Austin is no Ferrari. It doesn’t matter how hard he plays he will always be VW the worst starting point guard out of the top 8 western conference teams
Austin Reeves is not an athlete than can compete with the really athletes in the NBA. If Dejunte was guarding Jamal Murray last year he does not make TWO GAME WINNERS! AR gets targeted by every one. People couldn't see it because of the overblwon attention to DLo. Dlo expiring contract could always be turned into something better. The sell value on AR deteriates with every game.
Imagine if I had kyrie, a lot of our issues would have been taken care of. We might have another chip by now considering how those nuggets series went.at that point certain stubborn fans were trying to convince me that we had “ depth” I was asking what depth do u see? I just see bunch of random fits that all combined together don’t make half a player kyrie is.
LaVine would be Hard to get bcuz We already used D’Lo’s Salary in a Trade however, He would be a Perfect Fit During/Post LBJ Era. I would give up AR/Gabe/Rui/FINO to get Him and I would ask LBJ to Opt Out and take $20-$30 Million in 25/26 to get another Klutch Client - This would give US more Room to bring in Role Players in 25/26. Starters - LaVine/Max/DFS/LBJ/AD
We won with KCP being Our 3rd option, the answer is yes the question is?? is lebron And AD engage and focused because if they are the pieces fall into place, but that's the thing all the talk about the spacing and Aura of AD and Broon that they created for others, those are all lies if they are not mentality engage in the games. I will go as far as saying that they make life more difficult for reeves and the others when they are expecting the role playes to win all the games for them
Zach's contract isn't bad after year 1 of the Lakers. LeBron contract will be up. At 41 LeBron needs to come off some money to stay or he can walk so the Lakers can add more depth around Davis and Zach. That's the only way I see it working if they traded for him.
McMenamin is absolutely right and the Lakers need to do this trade and get Zach Lavine. Trade Woods for Sharpe in Brooklyn or Kessler and get 2 key players from the buyout market and get this chip. The Lakers are losing they way and seem to forgot how to win or play championship ball. everyone see what trades they can and should make except them. I don’t care what Zach Lavine is making he is a piece we need and can elevate us to championship status. 🅿️ Go make this trade and go get this man. 3 of these players in this trade aren’t even playing and helping us at all. I mean what we talking about
Sliwa this has been are team 4 the last 4yrs or so it's just who the LAKERS are & so we should know what will happen they'll relax & lose games they should win its sad to say but it's who we've been
I like Zach with LA he’s got it factor and no he’s no lock down guard but he shows effort he’s HELLA athletic and he’s coachable. I say we go for it he’s not old he can shoot dunk pass and guard the perimeter
Reaves is best suited as a shooting guard. Not a natural point guard. But his defense is so poor, he needs to score a lot to offset his lack of defense.
Lakers going 0-5. LeBron is the worst leader in sports. Last game he whined and pouted like a child and he’s 40, has lead feet and they are getting cooked because he can’t do his part.
Thanks for still streaming with the fires goin
OMG he streamed from the comfort of his home , what a hero !!!
It's horrible about the fires for everyone in that area, but thank you for still doing a show. I hope everyone is safe. It was a good episode.
I’m convinced everybody hating on AR isn’t even from LA. They probably can’t even smell the smoke. A lot of the Lakers fan base right now are LeBron bandwagon fans, all they care about is getting a championship for their king without worrying about the repercussions for the future of this franchise. Austin gives his hundred percent effort every single night you can’t say that about everyone else on this team. He provides real leadership which we need.
Right now the team is mostly better when AR is on the floor. That's why he has been playing more minuets lately. Improve the team but keep Reaves on the team please. He gets the ball to our stars and helps their games.
He can't defend period . He's a cone . It hurts the defense
@@kingcharles864sippin on some haterade?
@@kingcharles864and teams will always capitalize on that . Truth hurts
The reason you don't hear anyone jumping to Austin's defense is that the negative comments aren't worth reacting to. They're either irrational hate, not expressed in good faith, or they're just not serious basketball people.
Haters gonna hate
@@DOgiePhillips he got cooked by Tyler herro bro! Seriously let that sink in.
AR is amazing. Idk why people complaining. You got a guy outplaying his contract like that is what every team wants
Lakers have 2 options 2 Gamble 🎲
#1 Jordan Poole & Jonas to LA
#2 Lonzo Ball to LA
LOVE the Lavine fit but Lakers would have to gut their roster for the money to work (very counter productive).
Is Chicago really in a position to demand draft picks for Lavine though? I like that trade but I wouldn't give 1sts that weren't heavily protected.
Yes because all teams including Chicago want expiring contracts and all the names mentioned on here have more than 2 years or more left on their contracts except JHS
@@mikey-p9e I think that's a fair point. I wonder if the same point could be made trading for Lavine. He's owed a lot over a few years, so maybe offering one protected 1st rd pick is enough?
@@Thebeard928 I don’t think bulls will do it for protected first. We don’t have any expiring contracts. It’s like getting nice shinny dollar coin for few pennies. Most value would be vando but he didn’t even play this and last year. He could be dead money for next 3 years. Rui and cardio Gabe still have 2 years.
AR is one of the biggest reasons why we win games. Y’all gotta chill. He’s not untouchable but he’s still really good. This team has a lot of issues and an AR trade might not fix that
Stop it!!!
Huh
AR is not really good he’s an above average role player.
Did you see the way Dallas second string guards were targeting Reaves? From Jason Kidd to Eric Spolstra they know what's up. The sad truth is most wyte dudes don't see Reaves weakness like most brothers see weakness looking at Reaves.😊
If guys aren't superstars everyone wants them traded. We need role players and role players aren't always consistent. Our stars need to show up with leadership and set the tone every game.
1 first rounder for Lavine
😂
Zach is pricy but he put up 50 any given night and can shoot over almost anybody.
People need to stop saying lavine is on bad contract. Players like Beal, dame, jimmy, kyrie, fox etc lakers would trade for another not even think about the picks. Yet lavine is still under 30 healthy and balling out. Lavine fits the lakers needs offensively and he’s not a bum defensively he has size and athletic
Yes, they just need more depth on the bench
Big Al...big guy...come on now! We watch this team EVERY GAME. The likelihood that we go 4-1 is damn near IMPOSSIBLE!
Lavine is an all star. He can efficiently and consistently score in all 3 ways. He has over 50 percent shoot percentage and 44percent for 3s. He can shoot, pass and bring up the ball. He can easily be point guard and shooting guard. Bruce brown has not chance again Lavine. Why would you not want this guy who is balling and in his prime. He is a lot of fire power and exciting player which lakers need. Lakers don’t have any exciting player except 40yr old. Bron. Lavine is average defender but brings a lot fire power and he can be used for crunch time. He has great jump shots who can shoot over defenders to end the games or game winning shots. 82% free throw shooter. He would be a great closer. Contract is bad but he fits Bron and ADs timeline. He has 2.5 years left. We will try with Bron, AD and Lavine for this season and next season and if it doesn’t work, trade him as expiring contract. This is the best chance lakers have. Check out his last 6 games averaging over 31 points per game very efficiently. Lakers do not have someone like him. No one wants to play with Bron but Lavine does. Go get him
You make a good case, but assuming this means no Reaves, it's not as additive as looking at Lavine in isolation. I look at the Suns and see how that team is doing with those 3 great scorers.
@@leonfisher1172 right, not including reaves. I would give up 1 first round for Lavine and use the other pick and unrestrict the pick we gave to Utah last time for Kessler. Bron, AD and Lavine all play different positions. Can you imagine how efficient and effective we would be on at least the offensive side? We need that athletic fast guards. It’s not like the Suns where all their stars play the same position and Beal is washed. And then go pick up some hungry dogs like Dennis smith jr for toughness and athletic defense. Don’t trade for Bruce brown, he makes 23m and averaging 5 points with 37% from the field. You shouldn’t have to buy defense. Defense is a will, not too much of skills. If player has the will and little bit of brain and some physical abilities, most players can lock down. Especially if you sign hungry players like DSJ or Fultz, they will play their heart out. Bruce brown is not the answer. He is too comfortable with his 23mil per year contract. If we get Lavine, it would be like the old Miami team with wade, Bosh and Bron. Bron always had a scoring guards like kyrie and wade to go to finals. 2020, he had very good AD in his prime along with rondo and good core of guys. We don’t have good core of players and we can’t flip the whole team in mid season. The core of guys have to have same mental state of mind and have the chemistry. You can’t just create a 2020 team by putting some similar players.
Based on the current lineup- The Lakers are going to actually use realistic strategies. Lebron is 40 yrs old his contribution is critical for the team to have consistent wins. Using an old San Antonio Spurs strategy, Lebron should start playing in the second quarter, similar to what Ginobli did with the Spurs Championship season. By Lebron starting the second quarter opposing teams are going to have a harder time preparing defensively because Lebron can play all 5 positions at a high level teams will be somewhat thrown off. Lebron will be able to get rest and be able to conserve energy and really be able to cook in the quarters that matter 3 and 4. So in my opinion the starting team should be AD at the 5 , Rohie and Finney Smith 3,and 4, Max Christi at the 2 and Reaves at the 1. Reaves will have to improve his ball handling skills
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Worst possible time for lakers to have a homestand, we can only postpone so many home games before games need to be played. These may end up hurting us scheduling wise asking older guys to play Make up games on b2b potentially.
I like Austin Reeves. But a Zach Lavine can get 50 in a hurry. Would love to see him as the number 3 guy. Hell LeBron may be the number 3 guy and now you're really in business
AR is not a 3rd option and I don’t understand why this is even a question. Great contracts or salaries don’t win championships Ferraris do and Austin is no Ferrari. It doesn’t matter how hard he plays he will always be VW the worst starting point guard out of the top 8 western conference teams
Austin Reeves is not an athlete than can compete with the really athletes in the NBA. If Dejunte was guarding Jamal Murray last year he does not make TWO GAME WINNERS! AR gets targeted by every one. People couldn't see it because of the overblwon attention to DLo. Dlo expiring contract could always be turned into something better. The sell value on AR deteriates with every game.
Imagine if I had kyrie, a lot of our issues would have been taken care of. We might have another chip by now considering how those nuggets series went.at that point certain stubborn fans were trying to convince me that we had “ depth” I was asking what depth do u see? I just see bunch of random fits that all combined together don’t make half a player kyrie is.
How rob pelinka put a team together and dont know what he got unless he is not a good GM
LaVine would be Hard to get bcuz We already used D’Lo’s Salary in a Trade however, He would be a Perfect Fit During/Post LBJ Era.
I would give up AR/Gabe/Rui/FINO to get Him and I would ask LBJ to Opt Out and take $20-$30 Million in 25/26 to get another Klutch Client - This would give US more Room to bring in Role Players in 25/26.
Starters - LaVine/Max/DFS/LBJ/AD
We won with KCP being Our 3rd option, the answer is yes the question is?? is lebron And AD engage and focused because if they are the pieces fall into place, but that's the thing all the talk about the spacing and Aura of AD and Broon that they created for others, those are all lies if they are not mentality engage in the games. I will go as far as saying that they make life more difficult for reeves and the others when they are expecting the role playes to win all the games for them
Zach's contract isn't bad after year 1 of the Lakers. LeBron contract will be up. At 41 LeBron needs to come off some money to stay or he can walk so the Lakers can add more depth around Davis and Zach. That's the only way I see it working if they traded for him.
Only casuals wanna trade ar. Bro is a baller with mamba mentality, a lot of y’all prolly only here for LeBron not even real laker fans.
Austin yall new Kobe?
McMenamin is absolutely right and the Lakers need to do this trade and get Zach Lavine. Trade Woods for Sharpe in Brooklyn or Kessler and get 2 key players from the buyout market and get this chip. The Lakers are losing they way and seem to forgot how to win or play championship ball. everyone see what trades they can and should make except them. I don’t care what Zach Lavine is making he is a piece we need and can elevate us to championship status. 🅿️
Go make this trade and go get this man. 3 of these players in this trade aren’t even playing and helping us at all. I mean what we talking about
I want Levine, PERIOD. Figure it out
Sliwa this has been are team 4 the last 4yrs or so it's just who the LAKERS are & so we should know what will happen they'll relax & lose games they should win its sad to say but it's who we've been
I like Austin, we can't win a chip with Austin being the 3rd option! We need a true point guard a floor general
How the heck are you getting Lavine with Jhs, vando(always hurt) and Gabe trash! 🗑️ no way the bulls are doing this trade. NBA 2k trades again
I like Zach with LA he’s got it factor and no he’s no lock down guard but he shows effort he’s HELLA athletic and he’s coachable. I say we go for it he’s not old he can shoot dunk pass and guard the perimeter
Lakers would lose most of their depth to get him though. Just to match salary
@ WHAT DEPTH. Zach is worth it
@ I get your point about the depth. It’s not great depth, but it’s better than the minimum players that would replace said traded depth
Plinka a clown. Chance for Lavine is over now he’s healthy and balling
Vo bist du?
Dude they aren’t going 5-0 Hahahah 2-3 at best
Reaves is best suited as a shooting guard. Not a natural point guard. But his defense is so poor, he needs to score a lot to offset his lack of defense.
Reaves haters are casuals
Half the hate for Austin is just because he's a white boy Arky
Lakers going 0-5. LeBron is the worst leader in sports. Last game he whined and pouted like a child and he’s 40, has lead feet and they are getting cooked because he can’t do his part.
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