BREAKING: Lakers Lose Jaxson Hayes, Time For A Trade?

[@THE_DEEZLE]

This shit legit embarrassing how bad the Lakers recovery work is

[@UniversalMind-10]

They fired the last lead trainer, yet we still have problems

[@Vinnygetbuckets]

They went and signed all guards who don’t even play how stupid can the front office be we won in 2020 because we had size and defense and they went and trade away all their bigs and defensive players make no sense

[@zahf6484]

Guy spraines his ankle and ya'll want to keep firing trainers 😂 a lot of laker fans are as stupid as the owner.

[@billyvisual1917]

@@zahf6484nailed it. Fans think they’re GMs and could do better but don’t know shit about basketball

[@geraldcross5755]

Rob Palinka needs to be fired

[@Epicstivity]

Facts 💯

[@KpR333]

Nope, we need to trade LeBron and Rebuild

[@danielt6689]

Jeanie loves him. He is not going anywhere.

[@dmitryowens]

Why? He's a great Rob Lowe impersonator.

[@BottingIsWhatIdo]

How? It’s all on lebron, god your queen could never be held accountable

[@ktaylor47]

Vando, Wood and Gabe should be arrested for robbery.

[@Skais834]

Put in JHS for scam aswell 😂😂😂

[@outhereq1]

Could throw bronny and max Lewis in there too

[@cjvaye99]

Gabe can stay hurt he's so bad I'd rather him stay in steet clothes...the man was shooting in the single digits on 3s at one point. and I've had enough of Vando man trade him asap unless your foot got caught in a Balor and shattered all the bones there's absolutely zero reason a foot injury should keep you out for almost 2 years now wtf

[@Vinnygetbuckets]

I count at least 10 guys on this roster that has no use

[@justthisguy1948]

Why lakers are the ones that wanted and signed them 😂

[@kendrickhudson218]

Welp, these are the problems you run into when you give guaranteed roster spots to guys who have no business being there. 🤔🤷🏿

[@jimiV66]

There aren't any good bigs hanging around looking for work. Lakers are stuck in the mud

[@kendrickhudson218]

@jimiV66 true but they could at least bring in dwight or someone like that if they had an open roster spot. He can at least give you what hayes was giving them, if not more.

[@samuraibeastwarrior2886]

It time to fired Rob Pelinka

[@antoine6760]

It has been since he decided to do fuck all at last years TD

[@DashawnGriffin]

Seems as lebron's last years in the league is being wasted on purpose. It's odd to me that most of the lakers is always hurt. They are never a full healthy team. Never. It's not the gm. It's the hate for bron.

[@KpR333]

LeBron is the reason we are in this mess. We get players like Rui and Vincent because no one wants to play with LeBron! Klay.thompson chose.Dallas over LA! Dont forget!!

[@samuraibeastwarrior2886]

@@KpR333 that cap

[@samuraibeastwarrior2886]

@@KpR333 Stop the Cap

[@714milky]

It's been time for a trade. Lol. Jaxon Hayes isn't anything special. Neither is Christian Wood. Neither are starting caliber Centers in the NBA. We NEED A STARTING CALIBER CENTER. Rob is f*cking up yet again.

[@mr_hitstick.4217]

Hayes has been ass dont know why we put so much value on him. Trade all these bums!

[@liondiaspora3792]

I agree, would you say Vucevic is that guy. His play and durability over the past 4 years are undeniable. I like his free throw too. Trevor loves those bigs that cant shoot free throws ie kessler, wendall,claxton 😂😂😂😂vucevic could be fantastic in playoff environments like most euro players. respect!

[@Eastra3]

@@liondiaspora3792 he is good, but we need a center that is more defensively gifted than what Vucevic can give us.

[@samuelnwakolam5158]

Disintegrate this team we no longer care about winning trade as and let lebron walk to the golden State

[@Eastra3]

@@samuelnwakolam5158 I would be ok with trading him to the Warrior, except what do the Warrior have that we want? Maybe they give us Wiggins for our 2-way SF, and a 1st rounder? We would need to have a 3 team trade, because unless with get Kuminga and Wiggins, we aren't really getting what we need from them. Maybe they also give us Looney? They'd be happy to get off those players. They'd do that trade in a heart beat.

[@gaberox1]

No Koloko last night why? Go big against OKC is the recipe. Why JJ going Ham with the small ball? No JJ dont do it again.

[@crowdercompany7714]

2 way players can only 5O games.

[@werkbarder3341]

You sheep blamed HAM .. for everything.. If JJ Does not get them to the conference finals .. He failed and is not on HAM .. Level

[@EyesaSean]

Going back to the playin.

[@dieseldon970]

and Vando still been hurt for two years

[@ericyoung3981]

And will add a few more years if LA is willing to extend his contract. Life is too good in LA to be honoring your contract...

[@sinsativa]

I have zero expectations for this team. And have been for the last almost three seasons now… sad.

[@dmitryowens]

Well, at least you won't be let down that way.

[@BottingIsWhatIdo]

Why is that? Lakers have the easiest schedule, lead the league “in favorable foul calls” have a caliber MVP player AD, and the so called “top” 2, 7 player in the NBA LEbalco James ? WTF is the excuse?

[@stregga123]

at this point I m over it. I'm fed up with the front office and their inability to get the right pieces at the right time . Equally frustrated with Rob Pelinka's business sense. Its time to shake things up Jeannie!!!!!!!!

[@diannewallace4829]

Worst front office in the League.

[@TonyG-b2s]

If Rob made a trade b4 the season, this would not be an issue.

[@antoine6760]

If rob got anything done, which is his fucking job, instead of having the audacity to say JJ and bronny were their big acquisitions, LA would be in a much better spot rn

[@wills.9422]

Everyone convinced him ham was the problem and he held the team back.

[@KpR333]

His hands are tied when no one wants to play with Lebron anymore

[@TonyG-b2s]

@KpR333 Stop making excuses for him. His hands are not tied. HE HAS SHOWN HE IS INCAPABLE. AD has been asking for a center for 3 years and it has not happen yet, while other teams can pull of difficult trades.

[@thisguyshaun4732]

He didn't even need to trade. Bron was willing to take a significant pay cut to sign someone like Jonas Valančiūnas in FA. Now we have to trade for a player like him and give up 1st rnd picks to get them

[@haywood0457]

Y’all get way too emotional. Simple, team isn’t that good. I was optimistic too, but after blowing Orlando it was important to see how the team responded to DEN. They laid down vs Nuggets which was a huge negative sign then did it again vs PHX, which was my confirmation. But put a sub 500 team in front of them and the team is reds to play though! I have 0 expectations now, no room for disappointment. They’ve showed who they are.

[@richardvegas3921]

Ur right...

[@Andrew-pv8oz]

Nah we literally have bums that are forcing our stars and a 40 year old to do too much. Oh well… we wasted a prime AD and lebron

[@Epicstivity]

Facts

[@KpR333]

​@@Andrew-pv8ozprime Lebron 😂😂😂😂 your lebron fans are so delusional

[@horacespencer3249]

This really shows how bad the Lakers GM is with a lot of small players that he can't play

[@acoach222]

Hire Bob Meyers!

[@Ovstrodomous]

I fail to understand why Koloko didn’t get minutes last night… we don’t have Hayes, we were getting out rebounded, where’s the logic in keeping him on the bench?

[@jimiV66]

Just wait, AD will get hurt. With these minutes, it's going to happen

[@simonnwankwor2009]

He is trash.

[@anthonyzed2058]

Hey, Koloko was on the bench because there’s only a specific number of minutes allocated for him for the whole season. The team is trying to conserve him to use him down the road, maybe when they really need him.

[@simonnwankwor2009]

@anthonyzed2058 He is no skinny and no good.

[@ForTheViolence]

@@anthonyzed2058I mean, a close game against a team who is close to us in the standings… seems like a game where we should use him.

[@brianjackson8668]

I'm over the Rob pelinka era. Time to move on already

[@MrGeesco32]

I won’t believe Vando will ever play again until he plays again.

[@dreamdevelopmentproduction8548]

We ain’t getting shit and Lebron knows it. That’s why he’s over it and JJ is pissed.

[@Eastra3]

AD can't wait for LBJ to retire, you can hear it in his voice the past year.

[@jaylenstone7589]

Bro he sucked anyway! They could’ve just signed Dwight and seen what he could give us! Rob gotta go.This team is garbage

[@MaxAndersonn]

Yall think Dwight is going to save this team fans are so desperate it’s funny 🤣

[@ragewayz900]

Dwights absolute ass cheeks dawg dont ever suggest ts again 2022 he showed u what he got

[@HHLoveMyFam]

DH guaranteed better than Hayes. He's a big body who can catch lobs.

[@MaxAndersonn]

@@HHLoveMyFamhe’s 38 years old he can’t catch lobs no more 🤣

[@WilsonYeung]

Dwight truthers never give up. I admire your shared sense of delusion. Dwight is so washed, he can’t even play in China. C’mon.

[@nikohoffman678]

Pelinkas player options have really f*cked us up

[@rogers6168]

He didn't think they would be picked up, but they were. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM! Another reason this clown needs to go.

[@tyricpretty594]

D. cousins or D. howard veteran minimum 💯

[@Eastra3]

we've been telling them for years, but they don't listen.

[@buddylee7458]

That’s because they are both washed.

[@Eastra3]

@@buddylee7458 Lets assume you are right. Even in their 'washed' state, they are better than almost every other center we have backing up AD right now.

[@berserkmonk5331]

Lakers have to clear a roster spot, means they need to give up a pick. 2nd round pick atleast + whatever the vet minimum salary is( I think 3m?) of a contract to some team that has the space to Cut that player and eat their cap hit 😂 So just signing a player straight up isn't going to work atm. It's more realistic to make a trade. But Lakers also don't want to give up Firsts for a quality starting center 😂

[@Eastra3]

@@berserkmonk5331 You are right, we do have to make a trade before we can get Dwight.

[@JustinW25]

I just wanted Dwight so he can help AD body up these bigs. I see AD taking a beating down there every night and we wonder why he’s injured. It’s a part of the game.

[@Davivd2]

I've been saying that they should sign him. I've seen Dwight at home games. All they need out of him is 15 minutes of physical rebounding and helps the team.

[@didialaoui393]

@@Davivd2the problem is they have full roster they need to cut someone …

[@Davivd2]

@@didialaoui393 Maxwell Lewis, JHS, either one of those guys are on expiring contracts so it's not like they can't get traded and even get a second round pick back for one of them or if a trade partner isn't willing to help, the Lakers can trade swap one of their seconds and take the worst pick.

[@akashnigam3748]

Stop getting your hopes up, we've been optimistic for way too long. I'm not sure if Rob HandsinPocketPelinka will be able to make a trade even at the trade deadline forget making one before it.

[@antoine6760]

I truly hope he's feeling the heat rn and Jeanie's, AD's, Bron's and JJ's eyes poking him in the back rn

[@chrisrobinson8339]

We need a early Christmas gift. Fire Rob.

[@KpR333]

You lebron fans are wild

[@wl6020]

Bronnys spot could have been used on a 6'11+ center. Really costing the lakers some wins for the season

[@jenisia3600]

Had all summer to improve the roster, F-U rob

[@Callmemartymar96]

Now the Lakers desperately have to make a trade for a real defensive big man

[@BlueGrovyle]

Whoever said the injury is a cover-up for the second investigation, you might be onto something.

[@MonsieurMarcel]

That’s what I was thinking

[@jimiV66]

Pelinka never assembles a balanced roster that can endure the normal injury cycles.

[@erichughes8723]

True that! Mighty strange, he gets hurt 😕 as soon as the news comes out about him..

[@Epicstivity]

Wait what? What 2nd investigation...?

[@deddiev1718]

A day without Trevor trading Rui is like a day without sunshine

[@LakersNation]

@@deddiev1718 it’s not Rui. It’s math.

[@jebbiemetta]

I also noticed that Trevor is always about trading Rui. (The laker fàn but Rui hater) The Rui Asian fans are keeping an eye on you Trevor.

[@everythinglakers1713]

Dude Rui money is just why he puts him in trades. Why tf y’all market personal as if he isn’t money wise somebody that fits as one of the larger contracts on the team?

[@ScottieSavedMjsCareer23]

Rui needs to go anyways we can’t have both our PFs not play defence.

[@wills.9422]

@@everythinglakers1713AR is out of place just as much as Rui but why no AR trades? He’s not a PG, not a good defender. Tradeable contract.. Dalton & Max can replace his position.

[@mylesgaines8743]

Whats up with wood and vando that ish wild 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@rob3h]

Pelinka wasted the off season not making a single move. We could have gotten Tyus Jones and flip Gabe for a defender

[@user-iq7ry6hm8f]

flip Gabe? Absolutely no one wants Gabe, or Vando, or Wood, or JHS, or DLO, or any of the other G league guys we Lakers are calling NBA players.

[@Bats10]

Maybe get Dwight, use him for defense and rebounding

[@panfiloricardomartin]

How long now has there been talk about trades or possible trades? And still no trade. The Lakers are wasting LBJ’s potential last year. Good (non) work Rob Pelinka!

[@landyflowers6358]

We don’t have a closer in these tight games.

[@cheetahturner4576]

Oh goat james cant close?

[@zay7443]

We have one we need another big body that can rebound and play defense

[@outhereq1]

@cheetahturner4576 lebron is paid the max to close. He's already not playing defense and coasting out there half the time. If he's not the "closer" then what is he

[@timkeane2907]

What more do the basketball gods need to do? It’s been time to get a true C for years now!!! Make it happen for the love of GOD

[@blacktiktokcompilation320]

What is Rob waiting on ?

[@semayrashad813]

Rob put the pen to too many wasted roster spots. Over paying for lemon rejects Gabe Vincent Bronny J Hudfino ETC. Not moving enough over the summer tying up. Why do we always have to figure it out in Dec- Feb it was obvious during the summer. If DeAndre Jordan can still sit on Denver Bench as a Back up You mean we can't get Dewight Howard to do the Same! What's your problem with your mind Rob.?? Rob need to go

[@jolli4116]

Why do the Lakers need a center? The thunder played small last night.

[@Eastra3]

their center also grabbed 18 boards, and when they have Chet back, they won't be running small like they did last night. The Thunder even felt they had to get bigger and more physical in the off-season, don't think the Thunder are cool with being small. The Thunder also killed us with 2nd chance points in the 3rd, when we didn't have a big on the floor. Sure they didn't have a big on the floor during part of that time either, but since our players are not typically gifted at getting boards, simply having a center helps prevent 2nd chance points, especially if a team goes small.

[@wills.9422]

@@Eastra3 Lol he had 18 rebounds because the biggest player on the court with him was 6’5 😂.. he only had 3 Offensive rebounds, most of his rebounds come from AR shooting up bricks from long range. We don’t have a Center issue, we have a perimeter issue.

[@Eastra3]

@@wills.9422 Both are issues. The fact is that Hartenstein still got those rebounds, and that's what being so much bigger than everyone else on the floor does. If Lakers had more quality depth at the center spot, Hartenstein wouldn't have gotten 18 boards. That's my whole point.

[@gabagool9074]

Lebron , Rui, and Vando is plenty of depth at PF. Lebron plays 33 mins. Rui can play all those 15 when he’s not on and other minutes at backup 3. When Vando is back, lebron will be able to take more games off and he and rui can play 24 mins each. Also there’s a world where lakers get Vuc and then AD can play minutes at PF too.

[@TheOldYellers]

Look at the numbers that most of the players on this team are putting up. They’re pathetic. Vincent. Reddish. Christie. Hood. Bronny the other people who no one knows. Hayes. Wood? Who’s he? Vando,? These guys getting paid to sit and the players who are not sitting should be because the players they have put up 2 points a game. Pelinka… What’s your stupid excuse. For this. How the hell can you make a trade. Who the hell would want any of the players we have. They can’t trade players who suck for players who are good And not to mention the health team. Who the heck is running this recovery program

[@hereintt6812]

Trevor, for viewers there's no real need to subscribe. KZbin analytics features videos viewers click on a regular basis. So, once they log on those videos from the channels pop-up. That's why you guys started to run ads from your sponsors. You've already found a work around to monetize KZbin apart from subscriptions.

[@CharlesSwentey]

You have three players in the starting line up that plays "Zero" defense, LeBron, Reeves Dlo.

[@stakesishigh577]

Rui as well lol

[@ThereallivinwaterTv]

Dlo doesn't start

[@showboat92]

At the point they should look at Javale Macgee or even Dwight Howard in which the price is low and you can get some quality bench minutes.

[@byronwilliams6532]

Why does Rob Pelinka still have a job. It’s Lebron and AD fault for the Westbrook disaster, but it was Pelinka who broke up the the after bubble title. It was Pelinka who gave everyone a player instead of a team option. The biggest question is the had an un athletic point guard in Russell, way would they waist last year’s number 17th draft pick on another slow un athletic non shooting point guard who needs time to develop instead of a big man.

[@Eastra3]

Zach Edey was off the board before Knecht. I'm 100% sure we draft Edey is he fell to us. Grizzlies aren't even starting him, damn waste. Most of those other 'centers' in the first round were slim jims just like AD, and wouldn't help us with the Jokic/Sabonis issue.

[@byronwilliams6532]

@ I’m happy with Dalton K I’m speaking of Hood Chifino last year 17th pick

[@Eastra3]

@@byronwilliams6532 oh my bad.

[@byronwilliams6532]

@ it okay. I love DK, but Jalen Hood Chifno should have never been drafted

[@aldwinvelonza5698]

Dwight Howard for 10-day contract who can still play and willing to play for Lakers for not so much money involved. Sign him before it's too late!

[@edgarreynoso7196]

Father Time didn’t just reach Bron. It caught AD also. They can’t do everything alone anymore.

[@MarionDaniel-u3q]

Pelinkas job is to destroy any chance for Bron to equal Kobe's championship . It's been since 2020 that he's done nothing to help Bron or AD get legitimate help

[@MarionDaniel-u3q]

No Magic??? No Magic!!!

[@Digital_Snowflake]

At this point, Rob Pelinka is just negligent in his job. He needs to get something done just for the team to see he cares and to believe he's trying.

[@jaychav309]

This team isn't going anywhere with this roster and that's a fact. I don't want to hear wait until we get fully healthy to see what we have, when we've already seen this team before only difference is DK. We need a big and a 2way wing. Also take the damn ball out of Lebron's hand please I'm tired of the careless turnovers and not getting back when it's clearly your fault.

[@Eastra3]

We need a 2-way point guard to justify Knecht starting in the back court as well, but a physical defensive big is long overdue and probably the most important. A 2-way wing is important, but the least important, because right now Cam Reddish is managing to give us some of that. We don't have a single point guard that is playing both ways, and we don't have a single center who will not get bullied by Jokic or Sabonis.

[@MaxAndersonn]

LeBron is washed it’s time to blow it up Father Time is undefeated

[@marcoroeder4031]

He looking old this year

[@dennisbender2314]

Dwight Howard dude a perfect bruiser and available and in shape see Dancing With the Stars!

[@bigtimelakersfan5836]

I just read that the Bulls are asking for a couple of second picks for Vucevic reported by Jake Fischer it didn’t say what else. My opinion is that Pelinka should be on the phone with the Bulls Gm!!!

[@tyricpretty594]

FIRE ROB 💯

[@EyesaSean]

Olivari should be coming off the bench as another 3pt threat off the bench. Gabe isn't scaring anyone. Trade Gabe.

[@Hotsauceonmy]

I have zero love for most of this roster. Hopefully a trade that swaps out our entire bench happens soon

[@Skais834]

Time for a trade?? Yeah... Like OVER a year ago... But we all know they ain't gonna do shxt. They see Austin as if he was fxking Luka Doncic or some MVP guy. Dude is average and thats it.LBJ keeps running momentum. Nothing wiill happen. SEASON OVER

[@alexandergrahamcracker5581]

The Lakers have turned into the Clippers. Always someone injured. Five weeks for a sprained ankle? Get out there you big wuss.

[@user-wk2tr3gm4t]

Sign howard he is waiting for that

[@Hotsauceonmy]

He’s dancing with the stars

[@sylvesterwinter7283]

Had a dream we signed Dwight Howard 👏 👏 👏

[@hilamadventures4060]

This is why many astute Lakers fans wanted Howard on the roster, regardless of his age he was still better than both Hayes & Woods.. It's also why many wanted the Lakers FO to pursue JV at the start of FA and not Klay who was never coming his stalling gave us all Kawhi 2019 vibes..The though that JJ & Rob weren't gonna guaranteed JV starters minutes now appears shortsighted..

[@SISKCERTWaJaVlogs]

we could still trade for vooch or kessler or richards and yall are still twerking for dwight dudes out of the league we seen what happens when we sign players who clearly can't make an nba roster it never works

[@hilamadventures4060]

@@SISKCERTWaJaVlogs you keep hoping for some santa claus miracle..what are they gonna trade for Kessler? you think Ainge gonna give him away to Rob for nothing? We talking about Ainge who is light years ahead of Rob when it comes to running a front office.

[@Eastra3]

@@SISKCERTWaJaVlogs Jazz are overpricing Kessler ven though he would meet our needs. Vuc is talented, but we need a better defensive center than him. Richards out of the 3 you mentions, would get pushed under the rim by Jokic and Sabonis, same as AD, Hayes, Koloko, and Woods. Also, most of those centers you mentioned would not be ok coming off the bench just because LBJ doesn't want to chase 3s in the regular season. Dwight Howard is one of the few guys that can hold his ground against Jokic without needing help, is dirt cheap, and is ok coming off the bench and having non guaranteed minutes/contract. The other guy that is in a similar boat, but has a slight bit more demands is Drummond. Howard, Drummond, and Tristan Thompson are the only centers I've seen that the Lakers have had that are strong enough to not get bullied, and have good lateral footspeed to not get toasted by perimeter players if they are switched. So Dwight isn't the only guy we can go after, but he has the skill-set we need, he's basically for free, and he has begged us to give him another shot, but no, Pelinka would rather have guys that are thinner than AD backing up AD, still forcing AD and Rui to be the main Jokic defenders, and both of them get bodied by Jokic every single time.

[@SISKCERTWaJaVlogs]

@ it's not 2020 anymore...dwight isn't getting younger and jokic is much better than he is before again why aren't people signing him?

[@ScottieSavedMjsCareer23]

I wouldn’t call anybody that thinks we need Dwight “astute”

[@dreamdevelopmentproduction8548]

I’m over all this 🤦🏻‍♂️🫠

[@shavaraparker3780]

The Lakers should sign Dwight Howard for the low, and they'll get maximum effort on defense and rim protection

[@Eastra3]

Nah, makes too much sense for Pelinka to do lol.

[@shavaraparker3780]

@Eastra3 😆

[@carlreid7985]

At this point just give Dwight a couple 10 day contracts until you figure things out 🤷

[@treefiddy209]

Gotta cut bait with all these consistently injured guys. If you can't stay healthier than our 22 year vet you gotta go

[@bljohn22bj]

The entire team is a joke. Jax is just a one-dimensional player at best. Another waste of a season.

[@outhereq1]

@@bljohn22bj lol ahat dimension is that? Hayes looks bad most of the time on both sides

[@aRationalMan]

Time for the team to get our "Holy Grail". The only player the team needed from the moment AD joined Lakers. MYLES TURNER. Turner @ the 5 and AD @ the 4 is going to create havoc in the league. We can trade Austin Reaves. It is obvious that Austin lacks in defense and that Knecht is better suited for the team. A starting line-up of Lebron, AD, Turner, Reddish and Knecht = INSTANT ring. You have 4 guys that can shoot the 3 and you also have a NON-FLYING zone inside the perimeter having 5 trees out there.

[@Eastra3]

I agree with your overall sentiment, but we need an actual point guard in that line-up.

[@aRationalMan]

@@Eastra3 You've got one. The best of all time. Lebron. The best Point Forward of all time. The moment Vando returns the starting lineup of Bron handling the ball and AD, Turner, Knecht all shooting threes and Vando being a defensive dynamo is going to create havoc around the league. Myles Turner is the key and im screaming this 3y now. Imagine trying to score on us with AD the 2nd best blocker in the league and Turner the 3rd best! Or having Bron and Vando also there waiting for you. 4 TREES. Forget it. As for the offense? Well, pick and roll and pick and pop with Bron, AD and Turner are going to destroy any opponent. Ohhhhh and Knecht also lurking in the corner. Good luck defending this starting line-up. Reaves has to go. He is an outdated, smaller, worse shooting etc version of Knecht and he is also overtrying last games for some strange reason. I bet that it stems from the popularity of Knecht. So Reaves has to be the guy moving to Indy along with eg 1-2 other players in order to get our HOLY GRAIL, Myles Turner.

[@Eastra3]

@@aRationalMan I understand the strengths of that line-up, but do you know the weaknesses of that line-up? In a basic Pick n Roll/Pop offense, LBJ can no longer blow past people at will. Teams can switch onto him with bigs and even guards to stop that action. Lebron as your only playmaker can be done in burst, but not consistently like when he was younger. It leads to most of his turnovers. There is a reason why LBJ wasn't satisfied with Kyrie in Cleveland, even when LBJ was in prime form, because being the only player on the team trying to run an offense is taxing. Since he has been on the Lakers, we have helped him out by giving him proper point guards to at least keep him from having to carry the playmaking load. In 2020, he was still in prime form, so having a true point guard coming off the bench was sufficient, but as he ages, and plays off the ball more, others need to create more space fore him than him creating space for them simply by driving and kicking, so that now requires a starting point guard. That is why Lebron and AD vouched for Westbrook originally, of course before it turned into a debacle. Even afer Westbrook, we got D'lo, and when D'lo wasn't in the starting line-up or didn't play, we were noticeably worse, and LBJ had to do too much. I'm not saying we need D'lo to start again, but I'm saying we need a true point guard next to LBJ. Now that we are running more of a motion offense than we ever had before, we need more than one playmaker in any unit, starting or bench. Read and react motion offenses are way more complex than simple pick n roll / Iso offense, and may teams are coming around to noticing that, and starting to run hybrid motion offenses. You need multiple players who can make the right read and pass on time and on target. If LBJ is the only one in the line-up who can do that, it will hurt our offense. Yes, your line-up does many things good, and it has good 3 point shooters, but an open 3 point shot is optimal, not a contested 3 point shot. If the offense isn't being ran properly, those 4 guys who can stroke it from 3 will be contested, and it wont matter that they are good 3 point shooters. Of course AD and LBJ drawing doubles in the post will create open 3 point shots alone, but we still need playmaking and space creation from the perimeter to be top notch, as post ups can't be our only way of getting guys open. Screens create the most space, and with Turner and AD, we would have good screen setting. Of course my issue with your line-up isn't the twin towers, it's simply LBJ being the only playmaker. Also, Turner isn't available, but there is a center that can shoot and play defense like Turner, that also wont get cooked by Jokic, and that's DeAndre Ayton. Blazers aren't going to hold on to both Clingan and Ayton, so I'm sure Ayton can be had for a price. Ayton isn't as good of a shot blocker as Turner, but he's a better rebounder, which is more important than blocking or altering shots. Securing possessions is paramount. For me, this would be my 2 optimal line-ups depending on whether LBJ wants to player perimeter defense in the regular season or not: LBJ will actually play defense line-up: PG: 2-way true point guard (hard to find) SG: Dalton Knecht SF: LBJ PF: AD C: True 2-way starting center AD can pair with for the foreseeable future. LBJ wants to still coast on defense line-up: PG: 2-way true point guard (hard to find) SG: Dalton Knecht SF: 2-way 3/D wing PF: LBJ C: AD Back-up center: Dwight or some type of center that wont get bullied by Jokic, and allows AD to play the 4 when LBJ sits or plays the SF for 10 minutes. See, because of LBJ's age, we are still building around LBJ, and forcing AD out of his preferred position. This is why AD cannot wait for LBJ to retire. Its actually not easy to find an optimal starting unit, because we have to baby cater to LBJ's load management strategy.

[@joshberry7318]

Vando, Gabe, C Wood, and Hayes are all robbing the lakers in one way or another. This has gotten to a criminal level.

[@knect321f3]

trade reaves, he is taking kecht shot opportunities

[@ShowtimeLakersbaby808]

You might be on to something. Laker commenters wanted to trade him at the start of the year and while I tend to ride with AR, Knecht's early season play changes things. If we get a better defender and slasher at the starting 2 spot that frees up Bron, AD, & Knecht to put on an offensive clinic. I still like Dlo off the bench in the microwave role so rather than Rui you could trade AR and a 1st rounder for a high-end 5 and an athletic 2 guard (to pair with a Miles Turner or Kessler) rather than getting a slow-footed Euro on the decline.

[@Epicstivity]

Meanwhile, you got Dwight Howard campaigning that he'll play for minimum wage for months and can't even get a tryout. The Lakers mgmt is ass...

[@Cormega24]

What’s good with Quincy, he easily can give 15 plus

[@geraldcross5755]

Holding on to Austin Reaves was the biggest mistake

[@angelsWin5109]

Pelinka should have already made a trade . Now the Lakers are desperate price will go nothing but up . Fire Pelinka

[@SISKCERTWaJaVlogs]

you gotta wait till december 15 when a lot of contracts become trade elligble but yeah i get it they needa make stepping stone trades first

[@supersaiyanty9542]

I’d rather see Koloko play over Hayes anyways

[@gabagool9074]

Lebron , Rui, and Vando is plenty of depth at PF. Lebron plays 33 mins. Rui can play all those 15 when he’s not on and other minutes at backup 3. When Vando is back, lebron will be able to take more games off and he and rui can play 24 mins each There is also a world where the Lakers get Vuc and AD will be playing more mins at PF

[@Blake00001]

When Vando is back 😂 I see you believe in fairy tales. At best he will be back in January (doubt). And he will another month to get to his previous level. And he ain’t a game changer. We have a super shit roster mate, that is the truth. We have at least 5 unplayable players in the roster plus the injuries. And LeBron is 40 and asked to play every game north of 36 mins. What a joke. We have over performed so far, reality will hit us soon.

[@DesignerBass]

Might as well sign Dwight on a 10 day if he works I say trade for a 2way player

[@Headtaps7220]

It’s sad vando didn’t work out loved that defensive energy he brought wood also if he would have just stayed healthy his game would have came around we needed that skill set

[@valerievilla5862]

When are we going to have a conversation about jeanni buss being one of the worse owners in the NBA.? She’s a cheap owner and she allows lebron James run the franchise.

[@jamesjones6315]

Wasn’t Trevor the one 2 seasons ago crying about the Lakers needing more wing depth???? I got tired of hearing him say that. He talked about wings more than KFC!!! 😂 Now he’s complaining that they need more bigs. He’s ridiculous. On top of that he’s complaining about unplayable guys. Didn’t he want us to get Bronny James???? No team has 15 playable guys on their roster.

[@RedmanLyons]

Am I the only one that thinks Nikola vucevic would be the perfect fit on this team?

[@Hotsauceonmy]

So we can have worse defense?

[@RedmanLyons]

@ how? He’s an upgrade over Rui, Jaxson and koloko and he can shoot and rebound..

[@shanehughes4902]

Rob “Plan B” Pelinka is the reason the Lakers are so MID! He can never seem to get the trade he wants and the one time he did have a trade he wanted for Buddy and Turner panic set in and he turned to Westbrook. That only set us back 3+ years!!! Rob is the one who told us to wait till the Summer because they were targeting a star, didn’t happen and FOX Sports have made more moves than the Lakers. The dude is a dookie GM and our Roster reflects his leadership. Get rid of Rob and bring in Bob Myers and watch what happens…. But nah they all friends in the front office so we are stuck being mediocre and operating on all Robs 2nd options. They are worried about the future when they have the talent to win championships the next 2-3 years if they make the OBVIOUS moves we all can see and stop worrying about 2028 and beyond. There’s no more excuses Rob! Time is running out on maximizing your talent.

[@KingReefa_Chiefa]

Not Vando's fault. Lakers always miscalculate injury recovery lol. . Dlo, Hayes+pick for Turner would be great. Tbh we're gonna end up giving up shit to the Wizards they love taking picks from us, see ya soon Jonas

[@Eastra3]

Pacers are not going to give us Turner anymore. That window closed years ago.

[@KingReefa_Chiefa]

@Eastra3 I know I know... but we can dream tho damn😭😂

[@deddiev1718]

That is true JJ has played 4 guards with AD multiple times

[@Eastra3]

yep, but because of injuries to the front court. However, I was telling people that Ham had to deal with the same issue due to an injured roster, but people acted like he wanted to go small all the time.

[@Datdude1981]

This laker team is in shambles omg lol and the front office is dead silent lolololol omg I wish we got new owners

[@user-iq7ry6hm8f]

We just picked up possibly the biggest steal of the draft, and you got lakers "fans" talking about trading away draft picks. Stop mortgaging the house to buy potato chips.

[@samuelpetit6183]

That’s a lot of money to trade for Vucevic when they lakers need multiple moves and more front court defensive help for AD, they should just move the picks for walker Kessler, I don’t see Utah coming off 2 picks they didn’t come off the 5 picks for markhnnan last summer so they might as well, they can make another move without 1 st round pics

[@frankofonic6611]

N̈o sprain will get better in 5 week at least 8 weeks with playing Basketboll. Problem.

[@glenorystigger835]

Lakers hard head and deff simply sign dwight Howard

[@christerry2010]

TELL THEM TO GO GET DWIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!

[@Truecolors326]

J.J. your only offense approach only netted 93 points. They dismantled your secret weapon Jordan got his 3 peat in 1993. Now thats 🐐💯👑

[@ScottieSavedMjsCareer23]

The fact we could have Jonas right now along with the exact same amount of trading power is nuts 😂

[@wallylasuer6886]

Whatever they’re gonna do they better get on it because if AD gets hurt we are deep doo doo. You got to get help in the post!

[@charismaticcharacter6529]

We really need a trade right now.

[@roozbehbey]

It's quite simple. just watch the Lakers from time to time for fun, this organization is not serious about winning anymore and stands absolutely no chance in winning the title. The owners have clearly given the priority to generating money, ticket sales, marketing and other garbage.

[@jamesalexis8076]

At least give Traore a look. He played with Wemby and Coulibaly and is a standout with South Bay. He's good at doing the dirty work.

[@NesControl]

max cristie had a good game yesterday but having him defend the best player on the team, yesterday it was SGA... so yeah max is going to lose that battle most of the time tbh. we need better players, its looking like another play in year tbh

[@YoungKProductions]

I'm starting to feel like two 1st round picks isn't enough to get a good deal done. The player salary we have to attach to those picks are all seen as negative value. It's not looking good.

[@dwaynebeamon5105]

Jh is our energy guy AR gives us energy and i like that hes a liability on d but not for lack of trying

[@christianjeddeahsinel7283]

Jesus Christ how many times will lakers need to lose before they realize that they need a legit center for defensive purposes.bring back Howard

[@SNGUKNOO]

You don’t have to make a trade go get McGee and/or Dwight

[@justinrichards6867]

That’s wild big blow we need our big Hayes been playing good still think he can be better if JJ trust em more and we make him more part of team concept he can give me Javale McGee role

[@CreativeBigL]

Calm down, Kobe sucked his first 3 seasons and last 5 seasons🤐