Lakers Q&A: Thank You For 20K Subscribers, AD's Big Request, Trade Deadline Latest

[@TIBS_TheIllestBrothaStanding]

I appreciate the finesse you have on your podcast

[@alvint2eight]

Andrew Friedman's quote, "If you're rational on every free agent, you're going to finish third for every free agent," applies to trades too. To improve, teams must take calculated risks and be bold, not overly cautious.

[@WilliamBatsel]

Absolutely

[@The_Notorious_CRG]

Great job! I'm just surprised you haven't gotten 50K yet! Goals...

[@MisterMessinger]

Love the content! Keep it coming!!!

[@nathanwiggins3602]

Congratulations man!

[@jeffwelch9238]

already subscribed !

[@ryanghaffari5258]

Yo YOOOOOOOOOOO Congrats on 20k Thanks for all the great work you do and keeping us in the loop and entertained

[@outthewaytre]

Fantastic yo yo form in this one

[@craigosterberg5045]

Congratulations

[@mervinmontoya6768]

Yo yooooo Jovan! Day 1 listener from Vegas here

[@paulparrinello2526]

Yo Yo Jovan Buh ha! Love this guy!

[@georgefehr624]

Lets go Lakers solid work Jovan. I always like the intro Buha. Gets me pumped up to hear you talk about the Lakers. Show is even better when the Lakers win.

[@kenny2553]

I feel like part of Rob's hesitancy to make a big splashy move is that he is still scarred by how badly the Westbrook trade went - which was pushed by LeBron and AD. That move set the Lakers back years, and Rob's had to work his magic to change the direction of travel. People forget after winning the bubble that the Lakers were still the team to beat, but AD got hurt and their season went down the drain. If they held off trading for Westbrook and built on what they had (e.g. Kuz, KCP, Caruso, etc) - we would have been much more competitive than the last few years

[@LakerEric]

YO YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯

[@jeremyking9094]

Kessler and Sexton may or may not get us over the hump but they are both talented and young enough to be worth our two first round picks

[@drumline1303]

Dude I really hope that mustache is the start to what becomes something huge, glorious, and a signature of the brand! That would epic!! Fits ya dude!

[@12gark]

Congrats on the 20k man! Yo yoooo Honestly, I would love 3 team deal with Utah and Chicago to get Lonzo and Kessler keeping Rui on the roster, but the math is very hard, and finding a way to entice both teams seems particularly difficult. I don't think Chicago would want to get anywhere close Vanderbilt (they had enough injuries already), and so we have basically minimum deals and Gabe who is a negative asset with another year on his contract. Having a top 8 with AD, LBJ, Reaves, Christie, DFS, Rui, Lonzo and Kessler would be perfect.

[@drumline1303]

Jason T. had a really nice break down of why trading for a big is great for LeBron and AD defensively despite LeBron going to the 3.

[@srtghost3842]

Adding DFS to the starting lineup should nix any of those concerns. Lebron would be able to guard the weakest perimeter player on the court like so many teams do for players like Brunson, Curry, Luka, etc.

[@srtghost3842]

Lebron no longer has the lift to be a constant rim protector on the weak side or to be a beast grabbing rebounds.

[@robt5818]

Even a casual observer knows you can't compare the current team to the 2019-2020 team. Getting a "true" center and moving AD to the 4 means LeBron has to play the 3. He can't do that like he did five or six years ago.

[@robertwilliams-np6wb]

Jovan, thanks for response. AD made a mistake telling the press, that he wants to play the four. AD tells Shames that we need a big implies that Jax not good enough. Not good for teambuilding.

[@marcelosands614]

I mean Jax a grown man this is a business. Jaxson been there 2 seasons now still has the same habits. At some point you have to take ownership

[@robertwilliams-np6wb]

@@marcelosands614 Call your teammate out to his face. Don't whine to the press.

[@jaydot4956]

@@robertwilliams-np6wbHayes is not a starting caliber player, if everyone knows except for him then that’s his problem.

[@simonaryan8370]

@@robertwilliams-np6wbbro this ain’t 2k, Jaxson Hayes is a grown man😭😭😭

[@brodrickbaker]

@@robertwilliams-np6wb how is it good teambuilding to tell your teammate they aren’t good enough??

[@flowstyle21]

Yo yooooo!

[@canady82]

JOVAN U MY GUY PAUSE...NO MATTER HOW BAD YOUR TAKES ARE ABOUT DLO LOL ILL ALWAYS SUPPORT I MISS THIS STREAM BECAUSE OF A BLACK OUT 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@flowstyle21]

The more games pass, the harder it’s going to get to trade anyone. Bruce brown starts playing better, gabe starts playing better, both sides might stand pat. Worst case scenario

[@soymajia]

sorry I missed the live.

[@LN-Lifer]

AD whining about playung the 4 is just more evudence he does not actually care about winning. LBJ cannot play the 3 anymore. We don't need a big so AD can play the 4. We need a big to REBOUND so we don't bleed 2nd chance points when AD is not on the floor

[@12gark]

Yes. You nailed it. We need a big so that when AD is off the floor, we don't get annihilated on the boards and we don't get killed at the rim. Without AD we have one of the worse rim defense in the league and we are 29th in rebounding. It's ridiculously bad. If the big can and will play some minutes with AD on the floor may be a situation worth exploring later (in the non-LeBron minutes), but the main advantage is to stop the bleeding. LeBron at the moment has a horrendous +/- because the non-AD minutes are untenable on defense. LeBron can float the offense with Reaves off the floor, but we get crushed on D.

[@gregnoble8063]

If Rob doesnt want to part with the 1sts how about this: Pat Williams/ Ayo Dosunmu/ Jalen Smith for Rui/Gabe/JHS and Wood. I think that taking Williams bad contract gets balance out by adding Ayo and Jalen who are draft pick worthy. Pat gets change of scenery and a high upside. Lakers get younger and more athletic and fill most of their holes in one deal. Lets let Robs "player development" surround Pat with championship resources! Even if Pat doesnt work out his per year isnt bad ti eventually trade. At a minimum, Pat could do everything that Rui does.

[@jeremyking9094]

I like Jaxson Hayes as the Javale Mcgee of this team but we need another big to be the Dwight Howard

[@WilliamBatsel]

MYLES TURNER AND DEJOUNTE MURRAY TO THE LAKERS!!! MAKE IT HAPPEN, ROB, THE CITY NEEDS ANOTHER PARADE, NOW MORE THAN EVER!!! LETS GO, L.A.!!!

[@jaymoney1516]

We gotta stop overrating Rui he’s not that good

[@12gark]

He's litterally the best shooter on the team, and he's second in +/- He isn't perfect and he doesn't fit perfectly with this team, but he's also not a bum either.

[@steve13191]

and you probably think lebron and ad are great players. the irony 😂

[@williammontano7863]

I think AD will not ask out, until Lebron retires or signs to other team. I like the idea of trading Knecht plus 1frp for Kessler.

[@sam-ql6tm]

Please trade turner to the lakers quickly.🎉

[@gregnoble8063]

I like Hayes as a 3rd big but nothing more. He gets pushed off his spot too easily and fouls too much.

[@lionking266]

Buhaaaa can you ask LeBron if he would like to see Steph in a lakers Jersey???

[@rayray_x2]

BuHa!BuHa!BuHa!

[@taylormadevibe]

If you’re not gonna get the pieces you might as well tear it down and get all you can for LBJ & AD. We are verging on disrespect towards those two players. The FO have wasted multiple years of what should be the most deadly combo in the NBA.

[@Teebagzzz]

Nah they are disrespecting them. AD been saying this for years!!! He doesn't wanna play center full time

[@taylormadevibe]

@ ikr

[@smurrayenterprises]

2 first round picks for someone on a rookie deal is a major over pay especially when he’s not gonna play much

[@gregnoble8063]

Dear Rob, Trust me on this, Jeanie won't fire you if you mess up the 1sts. If you killed someone she'd probably support you and vouch for your character. The only way you dont keep this job for life is by criticizing Jeanie's relationship so just go after it my boy! Be bold and unlock those picks today!

[@sonofyah_chosen1950]

That’s true about Jennie 😭😂

[@TheManJM]

Broo Utah Being Wack , Lakers Need Kessler Him and AD is WRAAPSSS

[@marcjohanes]

sexton+bron+dfs(or vando)+kessler+AD and bench: reaves+max+dfs!! come playoff time who said no? and please don't people come here said reaves deserving starting cause come playoff we need defense against kyrie, SGA, Curry, Fox, jamal,jaleen williams, jalen breen, cam whitmore, fred vanvleet,ja, bane.......out there. for offense bron+AD is 56 ppg (last playoff) and they can cover the starter offense only by them and bring reaves from bench

[@12gark]

Starting Sexton and acting like Reaves can't start because of defense is like arguing you shouldn't be allowed to carry a knife in your pocket while asking for freedom to drive a tank as a daily driver. Sexton can't guard anybody above 6'2, and can't switch any scheme. He's very active, but has horrible instincts. I'm not arguing Reaves is great on defense, I'm arguing however you consider Reaves, Sexton is MUCH worse.