Lakers Thread

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WTF.......

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[rise]

Hot damn, I was secretly hoping Nash comes back strong and prove me wrong but I think he's real done at age of literally 40. His nerve problem seems permanent.

At least we can expect a lot of Lin.

Trade him back to Phoenix and he probably puts up 15/10

[Jackal]

As they've said before; gotta tip your hat to the Suns medical staff.

[Patr1ck]

Yeah, Steve Nash is officially going to miss the entire season with the nerve issue.

[Andrew]

So, unless he's going to sign a new contract and attempt a comeback, this is pretty much retirement, right?

[Stress Fracture]

So, unless he's going to sign a new contract and attempt a comeback, this is pretty much retirement, right?

So Nash will officially join the list of MVP players who never won a ring.

[NovU]

Yup, sad day indeed.

But if the Lakers trade him to either the Spurs or Cavs, he still could get a good shot at championship as a player coach. I don't know if this idea is feasible in reality though.

[Andrew]

It would probably ring a bit hollow for him, though I'd suggest that he's earned it more than some of the other declining stars who have ridden the bench to a championship.

[Stress Fracture]

Can the Lakers apply for a disabled player exception? It's somewhat doubtful that the Spurs or Cavs can get him because his $10M is fully guaranteed.

[_Steve_]

Can the Lakers apply for a disabled player exception? It's somewhat doubtful that the Spurs or Cavs can get him because his $10M is fully guaranteed.

From what I've read they can and they should do. What a shame they lost Kendall Marshall...

The team's selected replacement player may be signed for a maximum salary of either 50% of the injured player's salary, or the mid-level exception for a non-luxury tax paying team, whichever is less. Since this exception is dependent on a player being seriously injured, it requires an NBA-assigned physician to verify the extent of the injury. An example of this exception in action is when the Portland Trailblazers used it to sign replacement players when number one draft pick Greg Oden went down with multiple knee injuries. The new Collective Bargaining Agreement allows a team to sign a replacement player for only one year, down from five years under the previous CBA.

[Kevin]

He should just retire.

[werewolf914]

He should just retire.

[Jackal]

They will get back around half of his salary I think. Read an article that speculated they'd use his expiring contract in trade talks too. Real shame he wasn't ever the same as his Phoenix days. Seems like a great guy on and off the court so I wish him all the best, sucky way to go out.

As for the rest of the team...gonna be a long season.

Randle has been saying he wants to be the next Kobe instead of the next Shaq. Big guys shooting from the perimeter, yay. At least Jordan Clarkson looks solid so far. Randle does seem to have a decent 18-19 footer though.

[werewolf914]

They will get back around half of his salary I think. Read an article that speculated they'd use his expiring contract in trade talks too. Real shame he wasn't ever the same as his Phoenix days. Seems like a great guy on and off the court so I wish him all the best, sucky way to go out.

As for the rest of the team...gonna be a long season.

Randle has been saying he wants to be the next Kobe instead of the next Shaq. Big guys shooting from the perimeter, yay. At least Jordan Clarkson looks solid so far. Randle does seem to have a decent 18-19 footer though.

When a Bigman say he want to be Kobe rather than Shaq, you know he's a bullshit player, or drunk, or high. Draft Bust signal alert.

[Jackal]

Well he's not been bad or anything, hopefully he'll become more of a Odom type player when Odom was with the Lakers than anything else.

He's got good handles and a decent 18-19 footer, his drive to the basket didn't seem too bad either. He's a bit erratic but that's probably to be expected but there was an instance when Scott benched him and said he just wasn't playing hard enough...for a rookie not to be playing hard enough just seems a bit off.

I hope he turns out to be awesome though, I'm quite excited about him & Clarkson. Not much else to look forward to for the time being...

[Stress Fracture]

Not excited on Jeremy Lin?

[Kevin]

We all know what his performance will be like playing while playing with ball hogs.

[NovU]

Jeremy is a nice point guard but what the Lakers need is player/core that you could build franchise around.


Some NBA assistant coaches' statement is fitting. Kobe for next couple seasons is like MJ in Washington years.

[Mandich]

Kobe for next couple seasons is like MJ in Washington years.

Wizards didn't make the playoffs. Lakers won't.

But Jordan had a 1 mil. salary. Big difference.

[Kevin]

Dissapointed at Lin and Boozer.
Kobe, though

[Stress Fracture]

Randle went down. Seems like a serious injury.

[Lamrock]

Woof. Never seen a guy so down with a season ending injury in his first game.

[dare]

Broken leg...

[NovU]

Unfortunate. Julius Randle would have been great for the Lakers late season.


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