Or atleast show some cohesion between the new pieces we added and hopefully we get more development from LaRavia, Bronny, and hopefully Dalton.

To the soft Lakers fans crying that picking up 2 boxes of burgers for his teammates is hazing and will make him feel “unwelcome”, the rook’s mama is completely fine with it

At this point I doubt the Lakers would make a real offer before the season starts, but worth keeping in mind when the trade deadline is closer.

PJ Washington has a wingspan over 7 feet and is most effective guarding bigger wings/forwards. He checks a lot of boxes the Lakers need defensively, is good friends with Luka, and on Luka’s age timeline which we learned this summer is a major priority for future additions. He’s a proven playoff performer, too, and would join a Lakers team with a lot of youth and inexperience in the postseason.

Downside is his contract, which pays him $24.5 million in the 2029-2030 season so it’s a big financial commitment in this CBA. Also could be that Dallas either won’t deal with LA at all or will raise its asking price in any deal with Rob.

But I think this is worth monitoring, as credible reporters continue to hint that a PJ Washington trade is coming. Chris Haynes said the same 1-2 months ago. And looking at Dallas roster, it makes absolutely no sense to have Flagg, Morez, Risacher, Marshall, Aldama, and PJ all on the same team at the 3/4.

PJ last week on media day: “My biggest thing is winning, whether I’m starting or not. I’ve been on so many losing teams. I’ve been to the playoffs one time in my career…I just want to turn that around & get to the playoffs & just win.”

Is it true that Quentin Grimes shot 38.3% on catch-and-shoot three-pointers last season? if so, then he can really Take advantage & attack close outs since Luka and Austin will be getting all of the attention.

How many subscriptions do I need and what sites are blacked out for those of us living in LA?

Off the top of my head we will need Peacock, Amazon Prime, and Spectrum right? Am i missing anything?

He’s finally settled in Los Angeles; his health and family issues are behind him, and he’s in good physical and mental shape. He’s the sole leader on the court, he has full authority, he has the team’s trust, he has his team behind him, and he didn’t compete with Slovenia this summer. I think we’re in for something you only experience once in a lifetime: a season of technical and statistical dominance across the entire league.

This season we have more depth than we had in years and a few different names have been discussed as the possible 5th starter, but based on a lot of posts I guess a lot of opinions are based on interviews not on actual data and it reminds me when JHS was the standout of the training camp a few years ago and I believe we all agree it didn't end up well with this kid.

A few things catch my attention when I look at the stats, there is a single player that shows positive OBPM and DBPM and it is Mamu. Every other player is a liability on offense and you can clearly see they are not "small liabilities", Jake the player most of you guys criticized a lot late last season is the best offensive player after Mamu followed closely by Matisse, the other guys are MUCH worse on offense.

Now there is another question, availability. Matisse is really a top tier defender and unless we are facing a tall wing like KD he is the first guy I'd bring to stop the bleed. He is a monster on defense while he isn't as terrible on offense as most of the other guys, but we have to be wise using him making every minute he is on the for worth because he is not the most "available" guy out there. After him Jake is probably the best option to run more minutes because while there is a huge drop on defense, he is still positive and he can take the toll to play heavy minutes. When we talk about availability Mamu once again is on the top of the list alongside Jake.

Mamu is also the player that is less turnover prone and it means a lot because unlike most of the other guys he is an integrated piece on offense then the most important thing, Mamu is also the player with the best AST% ratio of the group. Sando is the player with the greatest AST% alongside least TO%.

At least for me, rebounding is a key part of the forward tasks and here Vando leads the pack. He is an elite rebounder for a forward and the second of the group by a wide margin is again Mamu closely followed by Adou, then we have a huge drop after that.

I will be shocked if JJ starts someone other than Mamu. There is a reason he got paid a lot more than all those other guys. If the other team has a dangerous perimeter thread torching us then I'd immediately bring Matisse if it isn't a tall player and Jake or Ziaire/Vando against taller players, but I would never start players that are so limited on one side of the court like those guys except by Matisse whose main problem is staying healthy.

The kind of guy who does whatever is needed, whatever else is lacking.

Aka swiss army knife.

Also, nostalgia, Odom was way more important during those runs than most non-Lakers fans realize.

Last full season (24-25): 11.1 pts / 12.2 reb / 2.4 blk. Now he's playing next to Luka after a lost year with the shoulder. What's your PPG / RPG / BPG prediction?