12-26-2025, 09:23 PM
(12-26-2025, 07:10 PM)khaled1987 Wrote: It is weird there in LALA, they had a bad team before and after Luka got there. They got Luka because, well, he is Luka. You don't pass on that opportunity.
But it is like his early years with the Mavs, there is no supporting cast, no real sidekick, nothing.
The Mavs eventually excelled because they traded for the right players through the years. But Luka now is almost 27 and I doubt they will get anyone significant this year.
What is the plan next summer? Sure Lebron is off the books but what's next? They will have to pay Reeves or else start from the scratch. The West is brutal, many teams on the rise.
I also don't feel Lakers has been competent since dr Buss passed away, his daughter was saved by Lebron's decision to go there, and him convincing AD to join, then bringing all his old friends to join, the Covid title that has madsive asterik. That's it in past 13 years.
If Luka isn't super loyal, they will be on the clock next off-season, because without success in 2027 he can force out or just move in free agency.
They can have one PJ Washington for an unprotected 1st that turns into the #1 pick when Luka goes down with a calf injury on Dec 25th, 2030. Not that I'm trying to speak anything into existence.