Stephen A. Smith Wants Every Good Player To Sign To The Lakers

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what scenario? we haven't even hit the summer yet

let's wait and see what magic and rob have up their sleeves before we jump to conclusions
I believe he went there in the hopes of being able to pair with a TIER ONE superstar (Kawhi, AD, KD) if not this year then next year at the latest. That doesnt seem likely now that

A. Kawhi may very well stay in TOR or may find the LAC situation more enticing due to the lack of media circus and them having space for 2 max slots next year plus a good group of role players already

B. KD has let it be known that he thinks the circus that follows lebron is toxic. Plus I think if KD doesn't stay with the Warriors he will be on a mission next year to truly lead a team as a number one option to a ring. He won't get that playing with Lebron

C. AD still has to turn down the supermax that the Pelicans will throw at him AND the pelicans would have to turn down offers from better suitors (Boston) for him to even stand a chance of ending up in LA next year

Paul George didn't wanna do it
Jimmy Butler didn't wanna do it
We all know Kyrie didn't wanna do it

Klay Thompson ain't leaving that situation in Golden State

So now we are at the point where REALISTIC help is gonna come from guys like

Kemba
Bradley Beal
Mike Conley
Marc Gasol

And MAYBE they can atone for the mistake they made last year by not signing Boogie for the low if he moves on from Golden State next year.

Those guys, while good, are probably not the caliber of star Bron was expecting to team up with in LA.

Anything can happen at this point but imo it doesn't look good for LAL free agency next year.
 

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Dude just admitted on First Take that he wouldn't have a problem with Kawhi going to the Lakers to play with Bron and AD because it's LA and he'd get to be out there more and he likes LA more than Oakland. Max said he wouldn't have a problem with it either.

Yet they bytched about KD for 3 years. This is who KD would be trying to please by going to NY to get his "own team" :mjlol:
 

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Dude just admitted on First Take that he wouldn't have a problem with Kawhi going to the Lakers to play with Bron and AD because it's LA and he'd get to be out there more and he likes LA more than Oakland. Max said he wouldn't have a problem with it either.

Yet they bytched about KD for 3 years. This is who KD would be trying to please by going to NY to get his "own team" :mjlol:

 

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IM not saying they couldnt sign or wouldnt sign with the Lakers i just wouldnt put any money on it cuz SAS said so...

I remember 2 years ago he said DeRozan was signing with the Lakers and never took a meeting with them...Chris Haynes is the only semi reliable guy right now,the rest are just trying to get viewers by knee jerk reacting to every tidbit that comes out on social media...

Ric Bucher was saying Clippers Clippers Clippers last 3 months then as soon as he got wind of that CargoJet sponsorship he started changing his tune...

NONE of these guys know anything.
 
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