The Lakers 2023 Off-Season Thread

[ANGELAKERAMS]

Lakers also sign Reddish and Prince to contracts.

 

[Retroram52]

Looks like Brook Lopez is coming too after July 6th. Vanderbilt has been signed as well. Now they wait for Reaves.

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

Dennis the Menace is gone once again.

One and done with the Lakers yet again.

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

Looks like Brook Lopez is coming too after July 6th. Vanderbilt has been signed as well. Now they wait for Reaves.

I don’t really like the Lopez talk.

Think they should spend the money elsewhere, but whatever

 

[Retroram52]

Can't figure the Schroeder saga. He played well enough off the bench especially defensively but with all the youngsters and additions at guard, I suppose he figured he is not going to get his big money hanging around. Maybe he'll end-up back the Celtics!

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

Can't figure the Schroeder saga. He played well enough off the bench especially defensively but with all the youngsters and additions at guard, I suppose he figured he is not going to get his big money hanging around. Maybe he'll end-up back the Celtics!

They couldn’t afford him with what the Raptors offered.

And the Raptors offer was a quick reaction after losing VanFleet. Not sure Schröder earns that contract playing for them.

 

[Retroram52]

To date, the following are gone: Schroeder, Brown, and Bamba.

The following have been signed:
Rai Hachimura
Taurean Prince
Gabe Vincent
Jaxson Hayes
Cam Reddish

Waiting on:
Reaves, Lakers have delivered a qualifying offer
DeAngelo Russell decision on what he wants to do
Lonnie Walker, the Lakers want him back.

 

[Retroram52]

Good news!! DRus signed a 2-year extension to stay with the LAKERS!!

 

[Retroram52]

That leaves Reaves and Walker!!

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

Lakers have signed Reaves for 4yrs 56M.

Wish they could’ve got Russell for cheaper, but his 2nd year is a player option. So, he may opt out after this next season.

 

[Retroram52]

Yep. Reaves is in. Now the Lakers are going to try to convince Walker to come back this year at a lower salary for just this year until the cap goes up next year and James might be gone adding to the total the Lakers will have available!

 

[Retroram52]

So everyone is back that really matters except for Walker and the Lakers add some really good FAs as well. And then there are all the rooks on the summer league roster. We are really looking good.

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

So everyone is back that really matters except for Walker and the Lakers add some really good FAs as well. And then there are all the rooks on the summer league roster. We are really looking good.

I’m glad they didn’t get Lopez and shifted to Hayes instead.

 

[Retroram52]

Yes me too, ALR. When rumors began to swirl about the Lakers interest, apparently Lopez starting amping up the rhetoric about how he wanted a max deal type money. The Lakers dropped him like a rock thrown out of airplane!! No more interest dude!!

 

[Retroram52]

The Lakers got the better player in Hayes anyways. Younger and a better player for affordable monies.

 

[DJ]

We got room for one more but it looks like this will be it....

 

[DJ]

The Lakers got the better player in Hayes anyways. Younger and a better player for affordable monies.

Not sure if he is better but he is younger and a bargain....

Bouncy, rim runner and rebounder, a bit immature but hope Ham can get him to grow up. Not the shooter Lopez is but he got 24 mill per from the Bucks.

 

[DJ]

Hayes had a good season 2 years ago....maybe he can recapture that.

 

[Retroram52]

I agree DJ. The latest on Lopez is that he has cooled his jets on the money demands and the Lakers and Pelinka are talking again as the Lakers want another big to fill the last spot!

 

[DJ]

Hayes averaged 9.3ppg and 4.5rpg 2 years ago. If he can close to that he will be a nice player for us. And get 20 or so starts when AD inevitably gets hurt.