Looking at Kuzma is just insane. I would rather leave the team as it is lol

Knoecht needs to play. Not playing rookies can be counter productive. Sitting on the bench and not playing isn’t a confidence builder either. Knoecht is 23 and has all the confidence in the world. Why couldn’t he be ROY? You say he was mocked too 5. Lakers need what he brings

😂The reasons I'm not as outraged today about Pelinka saying 6 months ago that we were going to hold on to the picks and do something this summer: 1. I knew there was really nobody available 2. And more importantly, so many teams always had more to give I'm telling you people the only thing you should be pissed off about is the fact that the Lakers haven't gotten a true big when that has been the issue for over two seasons now

I really respect that these guys have been doing the same show multiple times a day covering the same topics, but they relay the message in different ways with different people and perspectives keeping all shows fresh, not as easy as they make it look

We somehow got worse!😂 Rob Pelinka is waiting way too long for the perfect trade, while all our chess moves are being slowly taken away from the board. Make the right move, Rob!

Trading d-lo doesn’t make the team better, why are you so adamant about trading him. He shoots 41% from 3 on 7 attempts a game. Losing him loses your one elite shooter.

WOW! The Lakers Made 2 BIG Signings, Bronnie James and Dalton Knecht! That Should Secure 10th Seed for Them 💜✌💛

If we trade DLo we will look like Phoenix… because Austin turns the ball over too much and LeBron doesn’t need to bring the ball up during the regular season

Swap Kuzma for D’Lo??? What is wrong with you guys? Kuzma isn’t the player he was in the first 2 seasons. How does it make them better? It doesn’t. Their shooting goes down. That’s a bad thing.

Kuz and Bron playing together? Hmmmmm I don't think so

DEAR BUCKS FANS, we, Laker Nation, send our deepest sympathies that you've all lost most of your minutes so Taurean Prince can play 80 minutes a game for Coach Ham. #teacherspet #hamsandwich

Kuz isn't it. Simple as that. His game isn't a good fit for the Lakers.

I miss Serena Winters.

Can we all agree it’s time to fire Rob now 😂

Grant and Kessler would be huge

When kuzma was on the team all laker fans want is to trade him lol

“No but I trust the Buss boys” WHAT?!?!

watch us move DLO out only to go out and grab another player like him, just worst.

Did i really just hear that they wouldn't do reaves for sexton and Kessler. I dont get this irrational love for reaves. Sexton is a better player and you get a young big man whos already one on the beat shot blockers in the league. Knecht makes reaves even more tradable

One of the saddest/depressing off-seasons i can think of but some happiness came thru me when i saw Prince sign with Milwaukee

you guys have talked about all these other teams making moves, in the west specifically, besides dallas, which of those other teams that have made moves do you think has gone better? do you think they're better than this current lakers team? ie warriors? clippers?

Kuz looked so unserious in Washington him and Poole though they were the Globetrotters

IMO, if we rebuild and trade LBJ and AD, Rob needs to go. If we rebuild, we need a fresh start and a new GM. Playing for the Lakers is not for the weak. The spotlight is still bright as Lakers fans around the world will absolutely go off on someone (player, coach, front office) if they mess up representing the Purple and Gold. Gotta be strong-willed and focused in my books.

One of the most important things this season is health. Our team should be alright if we're healthy, especially if the coaching staff is solid (hopefully they at least call timeouts!!!) If Vando is healthy that alone will be huge. Considering Gabe, Vando, CWood, Cam all missed a fairly significant amount of time. Plus DLo also missed games and I'm sure some others too.

Lakers should trade Vincent for Matisse Thybulle. Great defender improved 3pt shooter similar to Caruso. Another option is Vincent and Wood for Saddiq Bey. IMO we need a big so trading for Jarret Allen should be an option.

I just want a Center that weighs more than AD. They don't need to be elite at all. We honestly just need the weight. I'd literally take Boban

The injuries and Ham were the problem last year. The team was good and I feel with the new coaching we will be very competitive

Y’all need Miles Bridges. Lakers whole Trajectory would change

I like Gary Trent Jr at the TPMLE with the options left on the table…

I’ve been saying this for days and it’s so frustrating. Stop just looking for trades to see trades!!! I’d rather just see this team run it back with Knecht in the lineup rather than just move players for the sake of moving players. If they stay healthy it’s solid team. Just stop, please, this is getting embarrassing.

Lakers Nation thinks this is the depth chart: PG: Austin Reaves / Gabe Vincent / Jalen Hood-Schifino / Bronny James SG: Max Christie / Dalton Knecht SF: Lebron James / Jarred Vanderbilt / Maxwell Lewis PF: Anthony Davis / Rui Hachimura / Christian Wood C: MIA (what D'Lo will turn into) / Jaxson Hayes / Colin Castleton The Lakers think this is the depth chart: PG: D'Angelo Russell / Austin Reaves / Jalen Hood-Schifino SG: Austin Reaves / Gabe Vincent / Dalton Knecht / Bronny James SF: Jarred Vanderbilt / Max Christie / Cam Reddish / Maxwell Lewis PF: Lebron James / Rui Hachimura / Christian Wood C: Anthony Davis / Christian Wood / Jaxson Hayes / Colin Castleton The real LA Lakers depth chart as of right now: PG: D'Angelo Russell / Gabe Vincent / Jalen Hood-Schifino SG: MIA / Austin Reaves / Dalton Knecht / Bronny James SF: MIA / Cam Reddish / Max Christie (plays like a smaller 3&D forward, not a guard at all) / Maxwell Lewis PF: Lebron James / Jarred Vanderbilt / Rui Hachimura / Christian Wood / Colin Castleton C: Anthony Davis / MIA (not important) / Jaxson Hayes Main takeaways: 1) There are two glaring holes here that both the Lakers and Lakers Nation seem unable to find for some reason. 2) There is a complete logjam at PF nobody seems to see. 3) Not a single SG on this roster can play defense -> blame D'Lo 4) We still don't have any perimeter defense or 2-way wings. 5) There are a lot of useless players on this roster again. 6) The Lakers are utterly horrible at creating a roster that has synergistic lineups, where players play to their strength. Lakers Nation is worse yet. 7) As soon as a guard goes down, we are screwed against even mid-level competition, never mind in a series. 8) We aren't deep at all. In fact we are paper thin at SG and SF, arguably the two most important positions you need 2-way players on to win in the NBA today. 9) D'Lo is really the least of our problems. If D'Lo goes for some guy that can't shoot 3s or bring the ball up without losing it and is just as bad defensively THERE IS NO WINNING LINEUP THAT CAN BE CREATED. Jarred and AD can't shoot. LBJ can shoot and can no longer get to the rim, because the PG provides no spacing and neither Reaves nor Knecht nor anyone else on this roster can shoot and defend SGs. Yeah I know Max. Sure keep dreaming that he is Kobe light, but he isn't. 10) There is only one winning starting lineup that is possible here. You have to keep D'Lo and move Jarred to starting SF, which means Reaves and Knecht are your only playable options. Neither one has defense or fits with D'Lo, but overall you are balanced enough to pull it off, if Lebron plays defense. The only possible rotation is this: D'Lo / Reaves / Vanderbilt / LBJ / AD Gabe / Knecht / Cam or Max / Rui (18M !!! for 12 minutes behind LBJ is insane) / Hayes 10) If Vanderbilt gets injured or any of our guards besides JHS, we are toast again. We'll run through every option again and settle on starting Rui again. 11) Players we currently have absolutely no need for: Christian Wood / Colin Castleton / Maxwell Lewis / Cam or Max / Bronny James / Jalen-Hood Schifino. What should have been the depth chart had we used our assets and picks correctly: PG: D'Lo / Delon Wright / Spencer Dinwiddie SG: Alex Caruso / Austin Reaves / Lonny Walker SF: OG Anunbody / Taurean Prince / Stanley Johnson PF: Lebron James / Jarred Vanderbilt / Christian Wood C: Anthony Davis / Jay Huff / Dwight Howard

Trading back for kuz after trading him for westbrook would be crazy work that would make that trade the worse of this decade

What are you guys on about ? Comparing Dlo to Kuz? God forbid, Dlo is our 3 best player in lakers; nobody should trade Dlo. We only need one more big to play alongside AD. Or Hayes should just hit the gym to get bigger

This is a leverage play from Lebron. There's a reason why this news dropped at the time it did. The Lakers already know Lebron is coming back so now Lebron is giving Rob a timeline to go and get somebody or else he's going to sign the max. Also a sign to Demar Derozan to figure out what he's doing cuz there aren't many teams with cap space looking to sign him

Let's be real , injuries to Vando n C Wood and bad coaching were the real reasons we lost , especially bad coaching , he could not make in game decisions , Porter Jr was killing us ,Vando would have put clamps on him , D Lo need to run point more n Lebron on the wing where he can rest more , we dont need a trade we need coaching

I would definitely look at bringing Dwight in to help rebound n protect as a 18 minute a game guy , we need a freaking center on the squad , we not down on DLo , Lebron need to share the ball n let him run more point n keep his head in the game

Why the heck did we pickup Gabe Vincent and let Schroeder walk. Meanwhile KCP the defender we need is making 7m with Orlando.

If you do Kuzma, you can go for Sexton and Kessler

Kuzma is no different than Rui and Rui is shooting the 3 better right now. Cam is a better 3 point shooter and defender. I think. An if we keep Dlo he just needs to play less mins if he is not making shots cause his defense hurts us.

Pelinka let Dennis and Lonnie walk , now we need two back up guards , maybe the other Kyle ...Lowry and another shooting guard

I have no issues taking a 4 points a game player at 55 to appease his dad. Do whatever the heck you want .. it’s just beyond hilarious that’s all! Trading for Kuzma is the definition of stupidity!

The Lakers need a quality Big. Walker Kessler from the Jazz, Robert Williams from Portland.

Why are we not going after Bob Myers??? This seems like the biggest move we can make.

lauri markanne and talen horton tucker would be a good package for the lakers

I don’t know what the lakers need, but we all need a therapist

None of the players Trevor mentioned really move the needle. Might as well keep who we have. And really think about bringing someone back, given how bringing Dlo back has turned out. Players lose their ability to play when playing for the Lakers.

Lakers need a new organization. It’s in shambles.

I wish Trevor would stop assuming and insisting LeBron likes playing the 4...he actually play the three better.Reaves can't guard the one or two guard positions but you won't hear a peep from Trevor lips about that.

Matty Ps comments were A1. I love the honesty. Its as if the FO had no idea about the new CNS rules...NO PLAN B! This is THERAPY for Lakers fans!

Just saw the Buddy trade

To be fair, Marcus Smart was the DPOY

I watched Kuz all through Washington. He might shoot 33% from 3 but honestly he would shoot about 2 bail out 3's a game. Where shitty offence lead to them throwing him the ball with 3 on the clock am no other option. Sometimes he would hit them and it would be like wow.. sometimes you we just screaming wtf are they doing at the t.v

We just need to stay calm and work with the team we have… these guys we got are talented. Find another big and this team is ready

Honestly even the sports analyst said last season Denver is the only team they don’t see the Lakers beating….& it took 2 game buzzer beaters by Murray to get it done….just like previous yr conf finals if we get past Denver nobody has an answer for AD & LBJ….upgrade the defense & get rid of DLO who isn’t reliable in the playoffs…..Jeremy Grant, Trent jr, Brook Lopez would be my focus. 2 if not all 3. I’d also like Kuzma over AR or other role players for his length 💜💛

Your thoughts on taking a gamble on Gabe wanting to rehab his value with more time to adjust post injury

Can we re sign DLO to a lower sum contract because nobody wanted him and more years, on the other hand trade like the other guys outside our top 6 with a 1st?? Much higher ceiling, more versatility plus size

I would try to trade rui , gabe , Hayes or wood & picks for something. Keep d-lo

@anthonysalek I'm glad I'm not the only who seems to see value in Dlo. I would trade Rui, Vando and Gabe first (obviously want to dump Reddish and Wood too). If you kept Dlo, got rid of Rui and had a solid wing, this team would cook.

Nah. Lakers need a center. Literally, that’s all they need. Throw AD at the four and let him thrive. A line up of Dlo, Knecht (yes, I’m throwing him in the starting line up now), Bron, AD, and a solid center with Reaves off the bench is a good starting line up. Rui or Vando being the seventh isn’t bad, either. They honestly just need a good center.

Lakers should go all in on bringing Ingram back. 20-5-5 consistently and a solid defender that can play SG-SF-PF. If you offered Reaves and a player plus picks would they say no? Russell, Knecht, Ingram, Bron, Davis. It's easier to replace Reaves than Russell because we don't have PG depth.

Talk about beating a dead horse into the ground 😂...Trevor ya gotta stop man this ain't healthy

Let dalton cook!!!

Keep Dlo till the trade deadline at least. He's going to play hard to secure his next contract seeing how people don't want him now. Plus teams will be more willing to take an expiring halfway through the season.

Why did the wizards sign the center we need , then want t to trade Kuz , he shooting poorly from three anyway , get rid of Vincent and Reddish n add some real ball players

Trading for Kuz would be just a move for the FO to say they actually did something. Kuz is not what we need. We need a big first because AD does not want to play the 5. However, if he wants to play the 4, he has to improve on his outside shooting.

Bron is just a headline chaser at this point. All we heard was how much we needed a big to bolster AD, the team's best player. But all it's been is Bron's handpicked coach and Bron's G-League son taking up a full roster spot. I can't wait for the next chapter of our once proud franchise.

Cam and dfs I would do, young and bogdanavic? Does Milwaukee shake things up?rob Williams?

Here would be my trade package which I believe would work. Lakers get DeMar Derozan (21M) Nikola Vucevic Dorian Finney Smith Bulls get Rui Hachimura Gabe Vincent Jaxson Hayes Nets get DeAngelo Russel Cam Redish 2nd round picks distributed as needed from Lakers And in this setup, lebron, Derozan, and Austin share "pg" duties Starting lineup Austin Reaves DeMar Derozan Lebron James Anthony Davis Nikola Vucevic With key reserves JHS Max Christie Dalton Knect Vando Christian Wood This would also free up 2 roster spots for the lakers.

At this point trade for Lavine if they giving away a first with him...

I thought that the more important position to cover was the center position....all of the suddenness we are talking about wings....will have the same issue of last year.

I’m big lakers fan and it’s so unfortunate what the lakers are doing don’t think the lakers are going anywhere this season unfortunately and Bron won’t win another chip 😢

LOL When ever click on Laker Nation. I walk away waiting for the 2 minute to go through, only to remember I can fast forward when not live.

It wouldn't hurt to give geoge conditt a contract for the minimum, the center from Puerto Rico is 6 11 and is a defensive center

It’s so presumptuous for Lakers fans/Trevor/FO to expect productive players to take salary discounts. Forget it once and for all…there is no LUSTRE of Lakers history, that can outdo the LUCRE of money for good players.

Adding a healthy Vando and Gabe is nice. Need Max to make a jump. Back up 5 big issue

We don’t have enough defense and do not take enough threes. Idk how we balance that with such little time.

We said we needed a big for 365 days 😂 when you said this was a good team we said we need a big and now we are in the same spot

All I want is to fix that big man Rotation. That's all I wanted and waited for until this day.

I would run back the same team from last year and save the first picks for future

Not only do they need trades but they need a center. But Jeanie Buss and Rob Pelinka have become lazy

Trev please keep going live Im goin crazy waiting😢

I DO NOT want to trade DLO and Rui unless its for a really good player, if not, were just going sideways or even backwards

Wait until the trade deadline when we have 15 wins and are 11th in the West. Smh

Just a good big center is all we really need somebody to defend jokich and embed

Why don’t they target players who fulfill actual needs like Walker Kessler, Cam Johnson and Sexton?

EXACTLY😮

Why is anyone worried about giving up picks that are 3-5 years from now? By then the team will have to be turned over anyway, and you can trade AD and maybe 1 or 2 others for replacement picks.

Really need to go after Bob Myers next off season or sooner

Trade dlo and jhs, a first and a second for Kessler and sexton. This gives us a very solid, young, rim protecting big and a two way guard. Also the money matches up. Throw in cam and we also get under the 2nd apron.

Forget Cam Johnson!!!! The Lakers should be going after Cam Thomas!!! If they have to do a deal with Brooklyn.

What happen to a real big so AD do not have to play the 5?

Trade rui n a 2 seconds to a cap team creat n 17 mill exception like Dallas did n slide DeRozan into it n keep dlo

we should have gotten DeMar 2 yrs ago already... his mid range was what we needed. AD is hardly shooting them anymore.

I don't think yall understand how bad Darvin Ham was and just how many games he cost this group with bad game management. This is also without Vando, who is a pivotal piece. Just calm down yall damn.

This team is just decent. And allot of franchises wish they were. Bron is 40 y’all… they’re not going to win another chip yet they’ll still be relevant.

Trevor Lane surrounds himself with a bunch of Yes men.

keep the team as is enough!!!! please we can beat anyone.

Imagine trading dlo and gabe for kizma🤣🤣😭🤦 3 and D guard gone. Ur ONLY point guard gone.. for basically a better rui who doesnt fit and cant shoot. FUC NO!!!!!!!!

Want to do alot of thing But can't do So sad

Lakers fans are delusionals, they speak about other teams getting better, Kris dunn became a very good piece, he barely shoot, however they want to trade Vando, Prince was bashed the whole year, now he signed with bucks, you hear what a good pick up. The team is fine, we need a big and we ll compete.