Best Case Scenario At This Point | Where Are Lakers In The West? | Guest: Trevor Lane, Lakers Nation

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Timestamp:
00:00 -- Introduction, Trevor Lane
2:25 -- Summing Up The Lakers Offseason
9:01 -- What Is The Perception of the Lakers right now?
15:45 -- How much better can the Lakers get from within?
21:05 -- What's the balance of being aggressive vs being smart (long term)
25:15 -- Best scenario for the Lakers moving forward this offseason
30:20 -- Why did Taurean Prince go to the Bucks
33:25 -- Where are the Lakers in the West right now?
40:05 -- How Lauri Markkanen can impact the West

[@dailybread2180]

What kills me is we went into the off-season needing a center and didn't even seem to try to get a center.

[@ShaunC29]

NO TRADES. THE LAKERS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO COMPETE. IMPROVMENTS WILL BE MADE AT THE TRADE DEAD LINE.

[@weho_brian]

the Timberwolves showed the blue print on how to beat Denver. The 2020 Lakers had the same blue print. I'm pretty sure Rob will sign some no name center and call a great success

[@mr.jaysonbaker4271]

Stop the cap! ​@@ShaunC29

[@johnminx2133]

and the most funny thing is..... Lakers win chips with great centers!!!!😊

[@LN-Lifer]

Hell that's what I was bitching about all last summer!! It's literally the easiest fix in all the pro sports

[@Flash_1689]

Why tf would the lakers want buddy hield anyways? 😭

[@whodaboss99]

I'm not going to lie. This is the first time I've been on this channel. I listen to Trevor all the time. But this is one of the ABSOLUTE BEST discussions I've heard about the Lakers so far this off season. No hyperbole. No over exaggerations. No ten thousand unrealistic trade scenarios. Just common-sense discussion. This was so refreshing.

[@raiders2011able]

Love when you guys get together for a stream we need more of this Sliwa 😎

[@warmunky3797]

Word!

[@stevenparker3654]

Lakers don't need a 3rd star. All they need is a quality big, and quality roll players. That's it.

[@serialkiller77]

The much needed team up we need at this time ….THANK YOU 🙏

[@icecoldac3]

Rob if your being held hostage by Jeanie & The Rambis blink twice. Lakers Nation will come save you. 💜💛

[@warmunky3797]

😆

[@warmunky3797]

I think Jeanie might be a hostage too! lol.

[@jkh5]

They didn’t even have to do anything to get Dalton Knecht either. He fell into their lap

[@kf4778]

If the Lakers signed Klay for the money reported over 3 seasons it would’ve been disastrous. Russell Westbrook 2.0. Thankfully, they dodged that bullet. LA will have a healthier team too, with guys who didn’t play last year and they didn’t make any rash trade blunders. They’ve chosen to be patient. That’s success to me.

[@TheTruthSeeker462]

Why y'all can't wait? Just have patience and trust the organization

[@darthpelvis]

The biggest move was firing Ham, he mismanaged lineups and the players had checked out for a long time

[@theycallmedip]

Idk, call timeouts to stop momentum. Listen to LeBron when he asks for a challenge on a call. Continue to run plays in the 4th quarter, that specifically include AD so he puts up shots in the 4th...and we beat the nuggets...I think changing out ham is opportunity for a massive improvement. It's not guaranteed but ham was the difference in that series imo

[@Digital_Snowflake]

What hurts the most is coaches saying no to us and players picking other teams over us very publicly.

[@hermynamay8067]

Let's just stay positive. Actually our team last year was not too bad at all. Hoping our team this year will stay comparatively healthy this year.

[@mariogreo9419]

guys, ty for this stuff, we darn appretiate it all and we love u both )))

[@anthonyharding2351]

Well, there was no mention that Rui and Reeves have another year under their belt to get better, and if that is not the case, then why are we not including Reeves in a deal. At some point, they have to take the next step

[@mr.jaysonbaker4271]

Reeves will be included in the DeFrozen deal unfortunately...

[@warmunky3797]

As a proud representative of Laker Nation please accept my subscription! Kill it bro, keep em comin!

[@RyanJohnson818]

We have a high chance of facing Denver again next season in the playoffs. Need to build for that. You could get very lucky and dodge them, but then you're still praying DLo/Rui can score so well that their lack of defense doesn't kill you.

[@maybachhaze7298]

God I miss DR.BUSS, if he was still alive, i believe we wouldn’t be going through this. Rest In Peace JERRY BUSS & JERRY WEST. 🕊️🙏🏽❤

[@robertwilliams-np6wb]

Glad to see that you recognize the impact of the Paris trip to the Lakers system. If James plays 60 games the Lakers will be OK. The Pelinka problem is Delo. The Lakers need to move Russell to open up the roster. No teams want Delo. Trev knows, he tried to trade Delo for Murray all last year. Is Delo on the blackball list? Lakers like Reaves and Vincent. They like Knecht and Max and need to play them both to see if they can be part of the future. Max for defense. Knecht for shooting. Utah is not trading Lauri Mark. Not going to happen.

[@brianhurst8563]

Delo or DLo

[@robertwilliams-np6wb]

@@brianhurst8563 Wrong Question. The question should be Delo or No Delo.

[@terripowells4566]

Nowadays players are after the bag and some coaches but without all that pressure to win a championship! Let’s be honest!!

[@analogmatrix1442]

Rob Pelinka is going to look like Joe Biden by the trade deadline from all this pressure and stress.

[@3rdFloor]

If Gabe & Vando can stay healthy they’ll be way better. They are the best 2 perimeter defenders on the team. Still think D Lo & Rui might get traded. Relax

[@tonyp4914]

Love this COMBO

[@ChristopherVenard]

Bro, you don't need to do a radio reset to tell people who your guest is on your podcast. No one is coming in midway and confused about who the guest is.

[@dantheman1689]

Really hope the Lakers make a move and it’s an appropriate move

[@NickAlakersfan]

You nerds are worried about the lakers for nothing. JJ being the coach is gonna be enough for us to compete for a chip. Austin, rui, dlo, AD are all gonna be better just by JJ being the coach. Cant wait for this season. I kind of hope they don’t do any moves just to highlight how bad Darvin was😂

[@dindjarin9063]

Yeah some of these fans are mental cases lol. Sure I’d prefer a small move to address the big situation but this roster is fine as long as healthy.

[@NickAlakersfan]

@@dindjarin9063agree!!

[@jkh5]

There’s no chance Lebron and AD are happy with this off season so far. Even Reaves is probably thinking wtf. Trevor did an interview with Reaves and he mentioned the possibility of getting a big bodied center to help out AD and the impact it would have on defense.

[@Digital_Snowflake]

No excuses for losing Taurean Prince since he accepted the min with the Bucks.

[@Halfricanmj24]

Get over Taurean. He was solid but Max has higher upside as 3 and D wing

[@fredtogawa4908]

We don’t need Prince, he would take PT from Max Christie & Dalton Knecht.

[@LN-Lifer]

The best case scenario is exactly the same as it has been for over 2 years now The Lakers need to pursue the best rebounder available

[@Dollaupt]

If the lakers learned anything from this I would say fire your pr team cause they always leaking some information about trades & what they need just move in silence cause ain’t nobody gonna deal with you if they already know your business smh

[@harris2413]

Roster is not that bad they won 47 games in a tough western conference. Lakers need to fix the bench. When Lebron or AD misses game they get blow out.

[@karlsfakelaugh]

Lakers beat Celtics on their court without both Bron and AD.

[@LN-Lifer]

Sharpe or Kessler. If rebounding is what you want most which do you choose??

[@richardkenny7555]

Sharpe is a beast on the boards.

[@mariogreo9419]

best wishes to sac next year

[@Chapa-pa-pa]

Laker fans were more excited about Kobe Bryant's retirement tour.

[@mariogreo9419]

im huge kobe AND bron fan, and atm i think pelinka is killing whole thing we could rely on saying about dynasties..

[@mariogreo9419]

oklahoma so crazy perspective

[@richardkenny7555]

The perception is Rob is a snake as Magic said. Bron getting a no trade clause proves that even further.

[@mariogreo9419]

we will kick mem anytime ty dude with dreads

[@anthonyharding2351]

Just because all these teams made all these trades, it does not mean they are going to be better

[@tmoney6475]

I guarantee u Lakers will finish the season no better than 7 seed.

[@cazeycroland4]

Kessler

[@kaliboi2475]

I actually fine with running it back with same squad. When Vando was playing we was rolling. We beat the wolves, we beat Dallas, Denver got worse imo, the clippers got worse imo. I don’t guys maybe I’m being to optimistic 😊

[@chirocket4791]

Best case scenarios rarely happen.

[@mariogreo9419]

shaq took 300 percent cut for cleveland

[@arj3030]

Stop with this. That's the past. There's a reason why they don't choose the Lakers, is it possible we're underpaying them? Who knows what's going on. We're not mind readers, let's just go and do our best. I'm tired of hearing why haven't they done enough. Honestly, fire this fire that, hire this hire that? Who cares anymore. Just go with the guys you have.

[@alaingervais013]

If your fear is your tope 2 players cant play whole season, maybe those two top player just ain't it no more. take top 2 off many teams in the season an the y lose a lot especially when lebron and ad take up as many cap space as they do

[@mariogreo9419]

idk.. imo pelinka should retire 3 years ago whenever johnson talked ..............he didnt oh well,,,

[@ryu-ken]

You know it's bad when trevor is mad

[@mariogreo9419]

sane to houston i suppose ty dude called whatever ur name is

[@mariogreo9419]

they play so similar

[@mariogreo9419]

to think positive, its all cool and we need derozan )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

[@seanmorrison3494]

To be honest the Laker are smart not trade or pick or young talent the problem these team or trying gut are roster the lakers tax is real guys

[@psh4273]

Lakers on slow rebuild with Lebron making them money. Win win for Lebron and the owners.

[@Lazy_One1]

Tell him boys say Rob get something done son

[@mariogreo9419]

malone without injury

[@mariogreo9419]

do you remember cleveland of shack and ben wallace ? was champ team of fails ....... before miami

[@samthomas3383]

FA class better next year. But Rob wont be around to see it

[@Blazin50s]

Wendell Carter Jr or Kessler Edwards.

[@ericmcgilp9704]

An entire segment on why coaches and players don't want to come to the Lakers right now and neither Alan or Trevor can bring themselves to state the obvious, that Lebron is in decline, and no top player wants to be the victim of Lebon's blame game. How many coaches has LBJ killed in his career? How many players has he thrown under the bus and forced to be traded? The fear of the Klutch mafia is stunning.

[@cordariousreid9391]

This is a stupid statement. I mean the degree of blatant ignorance and hypocrisy in this post is astounding. Is the man older yes but he’s still a top 10-12 player and arguably the first or second best player on the team. The issue isn’t LeBron. The issue is a mom and pop style front office who quite frankly have been horrific for years. And I mean before LeBron or AD even came.

[@ericmcgilp9704]

@@cordariousreid9391 Oh yea... LeBron is leading us to another title. 😂😂 If the NBA reduced games to 24 minutes then maybe because that was the limit of his energy. 1 minute to go in the Denver playoff game and a tired, flat-footed LeBron was unable to get to his man and box out and Gordon got the rebound and that was the game. FACT No 40 year old can lead a team anywhere and the Bron bots are in for a rude awakening next year.

[@cordariousreid9391]

@@ericmcgilp9704 Who in the world even said half of what you said? I get the desire to crap on people. I mean I can see you rather enjoy it but stay on topic please. In terms of him running out of energy, when three of your young starters are getting absolutely cooked then yea Bron is going to run out of energy trying to cover for them. Is his age part of the issue of course but so is having inconsistent offensive players who can defend or having defenders who can’t score. That’s the Lakers issue. The only guys on their Roster that on any given night can do both are Bron and AD. You can’t win in todays NBA like that.

[@ericmcgilp9704]

@@cordariousreid9391 Not crapping on anyone. Just stating the fact that LBJ is too old to carry a team. Seems all the Lakers media is too afraid to say it. We have a pretty good team except for a big and if LBJ was 35... We'd have a shot. With a 40 year old LBJ...No shot.

[@cordariousreid9391]

@@ericmcgilp9704 I think everyone is open about that. And like I said the bigger issue is more the supporting cast bc if you’re going by stats Bron was still great last year. He’ll never be Heat LeBron but he improved in other areas such as shooting.

[@mariogreo9419]

oh ya watch last year

[@mariogreo9419]

what if rob is not that ideal and what if its more ticking for rob? he showed his incapability lately

[@mariogreo9419]

ad must play center

[@mariogreo9419]

no matter his idea of it

[@mariogreo9419]

1st id say over lakers

[@mariogreo9419]

no clay no warriors

[@chegui2505]

I'm happy Prince and Dinwiddie are gone ,and hope Reddish also get cut.That way we can develop Knecht, Christie,Lewis and Hinson because they are the future if this team,those are 4 very talented young guns

[@stevewise1656]

Anyone notice how tired JJ looked and hair is gray at the rookie press conference? I think JJ can be a a very good coach, though now being in the building with Rob and the Rambis' might have him rethinking his choice.

[@laker4life318]

A lot of coaches didn't like Pelinka getting rid of Ham. So the gms,coaches,players don't like him,not to mention veteran players don't want a player they've played against for years to coach over them especially with no experience.Plus where will the Lakers be when Labrons gone.

[@mariogreo9419]

yaaaa edwards too good . its closer tho XD

[@er3110]

How all last year it was Dejaunte and held? ALLLLL DAMN TRADE DEADLINE..? Then this year they completely had the resources for each, AND NOTHING? WTF? (Can someone pls explain that) But then again there's no explanation 😂

[@christianbaldemor2592]

We are in trouble.

[@mariogreo9419]

whoever gets eventually markanen gets kukoc and can become bullls literally ...................................................................

[@ShaunC29]

NO TRADES. THE LAKERS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO COMPETE. IMPROVMENTS WILL BE MADE AT THE TRADE DEAD LINE.

[@tmoney6475]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@mariogreo9419]

oklahoma 1st next 5 yearts imo...

[@mariogreo9419]

imo markannen is = kukoc

[@Lazy_One1]

Maybe the Lakers should go knocking on the door ✊🏼🚪 for PJ Tucker😂😂😂😂

[@mariogreo9419]

that or bust and shack of cleveland

[@mariogreo9419]

any bulls fans do that

[@mariogreo9419]

if im derozan i go vet minimum as mitch richmond and fuck it

[@mariogreo9419]

he would stick to ad

[@mariogreo9419]

so trevor knows and i do- its all ideal we just need good rolls XDDD

[@mariogreo9419]

thats how good lebron era lakers are . just give some luck as al lchamps need

[@mariogreo9419]

once it kicks in we can expect 5 of 9 last seasons chamoionships which is crazy compared to boston that i did demand same shit from

[@mariogreo9419]

i literally demanded from lakers where celtics are atm wtf .... ouch

[@mariogreo9419]

i overrated ad or pelinka ?> probably ,...

[@mariogreo9419]

i hope for gabe for sure i adore that dude... he did amazing for miami ....

[@mariogreo9419]

zion to NY

[@johnv8949]

I rather see Allen vs Trevor lane playing 1 - 1 at this time then the sorry ass LAKERS

[@weho_brian]

😄👍

[@brentoniverson1020]

The sooner Jeanie Buss can accept the fact that Kobe Bryant was "WRONG" about stating "Lakers are in good hands with Rob"....the rebuild can truly take place. Until then Rob will continue to make terrible decisions.

[@bkosha97]

Rob doesn’t make any major decisions without her approval.

[@michaelcalloway1074]

Rather have Bob Meyers

[@kf4778]

Pelinka won a championship 3-4 years into his job. Your favorite GM hasn’t done that.

[@brentoniverson1020]

@@kf4778 He's 🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑

[@michaelcalloway1074]

@kf4778 funny part is Magic had it setup where AD was coming to LA., but Pelinka gets all the praise... lmao

[@mariogreo9419]

denver will expire next 2 years unless its bulls of 90s

[@gregpollard7158]

Lake 🟣🟡 Show Trade Preferences: 1) Cam Johnson/Day’Ron Sharpe 2) Jerami Grant/Duop Reath 3) Kuzma 4) Dorian Finney-Smith/Day’Ron Sharpe 5) Zach LaVine Side Note - None of these moves will help US win #18 during the last 2 Years of The LBJ 👑 Era.

[@mariogreo9419]

no no go derozan he fits to ad

[@Ggggg12354]

I will unfollow all the Lakers social media not until Rob doing something in free agency

[@mariogreo9419]

just derozan its poor mans warriors

[@mariogreo9419]

wooooooooooooooooooo

[@mariogreo9419]

derozan same old

[@dantran1677]

The coach that don’t know how to utilize the talent they have on the bench like Max Christie

[@mariogreo9419]

fun fact is there were talks to trade sabonis btw . it was something around roleplayers whick is hilarious when u think bout allstar. id be pissed off and demand trade if thats true ...

[@mariogreo9419]

to lakers i mean for basically free

[@mariogreo9419]

>.>

[@mariogreo9419]

sad part is im fan of lakers and tho same time i love sabonis and my homeland lithuania where i see unfair stuff atm

[@mariogreo9419]

its same as with kings

[@mariogreo9419]

only diff is its lebron

[@seanmorrison3494]

And none these guys or belt for LA quote great Kobe Bryant I shouldn’t have to recruit you if don’t wanna come up was never belt for this

[@mariogreo9419]

not even close

[@mariogreo9419]

thats same as kobes shaqs team

[@andrewbeck5092]

Lakers should not have resigned lebron or his son that is the problem with old ass way past his prime and a person who doesn’t deserve to be in the NBA and has not earned his way to the NBA he only got there cuz of his daddy’s ability to ask favors from the league to get his son in the NBA.

[@tmoney6475]

I’m gonna laugh when Lakers are a play-in team, again

[@gabewhite8749]

Do the Magic or Nets want Dlo enough to give up a protected/unprotected 1st? What if we tossed in JHS? Would anyone give us a 1st for Rui? If we could cobble together a couple extra 1sts to add to our own could we possibly then get Lauri?

[@galecanada9250]

Wow @Lakers GM & Front Office really looks Bad when it comes to Negotiating for Elite Championship Star Caliber Pieces THEY CAN’T GET IT DONE. It’s proven itself time & time again. Star Elite LeBron is there because of Magic. Star Elite AD is there because of Magic & LeBron. There are no Star Elites acquired by Rob & Front Office NOT GOOD!!!! It’s not because of the Franchise / Organization because Jerry Buss did a GREAT job establishing and Building such a great organization. RATHER, it’s those who are running it, those who are in operation of it. That’s the REAL problem not the Franchise / Organization because again Jerry Buss did an Excellent job building the Best Franchise in Basketball and one of the Best Francises in Sports. Kudos to Jerry Buss for that. Unfortunately, those that are currently running it and operating it, haven’t been able to Negotiate and Land Star Elite Championship Caliber Players. Magic Johnson who was raised up and build up by Jerry Buss whom he calls his dad and Jerry Buss considered him as a son was the only one who was able to Land the two Big Fish’s in LeBron & AD. Gotta get the right workable & likable people in office / in place to keep Jerry’s legacy alive and going strong. If not, all his hard work of building and establishing such a great Franchise will just continue to crumble. Jerry, Kobe and Magic are all about Championships as well as all the other @Laker greats, players and fans. These guys could get things done and accomplished. Players wanted to come and they never considered going to any other team. You have LeBron & AD that I know Elite Star guys wanted to play with them and still does now, But the current GM & F.O. just can’t get the job done. They never can. Rob & @Lakers looks to sign basic role players because they’ve been incompetent of signing Elite, Star players and players LeBron & AD deserves and really wants. What a bad look for such a great Franchise built & established by such a great man but is being ran horribly and ineffectively on all levels. Not Good!!! 💜💛

[@mariogreo9419]

or find gary payton of time