I think a lot of that risk is mitigated with him dominating and winning mvp at 18 in one of the best leagues in the world. I think you can also mitigate some risk by getting another pick in a trade such as the rumored lakers deal.
For about 20 games a season.Buddy’s going to look really nice playing off of AD and LBJ though.
Brooklyn gonna trade for another star or something?
We can joke but Marvin'd look great catching lobs from Harden and Irving the five games that all three are healthy at the same time.And that star is Marvin Bagley the Third!
We can joke but Marvin'd look great catching lobs from Harden and Irving the five games that all three are healthy at the same time.
I don't expect to just dump it into him and get out of the way. He's a very good passer and id expect that skill to be working for him in a nba offense.I'd certainly like it a lot more if we hedge our bets with a second pick in the first round. The dominating and winning MVP thing doesn't really move me much because of the extreme differences between the NBA and FIBA right now. If he had an unblockable step-back three or all-NBA defensive potential that would be one thing but the real question here is how well his dominance will translate to the NBA. I just don't see Fox/Haliburton dribbling up the court and dumping it into the post 30 times a game. We could have played a massive Bagley/Whiteside front-line and tried to bully teams with that strategy this season if we'd wanted to. Instead we played Buddy at SF with a Barnes/Holmes front court duo. Maybe there's some massive league-wide change coming that I'm unable to see but personally I'd hope we build the roster around smaller. quicker defenders at every position and 4 shooters on the floor at all times.
I don't see how they Fakers have the resources.
Cuz was a bonafide upper top 10 pick though. There were no questions other than whether Petrie was going to get fooled by Greg Monroe. Luckily he didn't. Well, I guess in the end the Kings still screwed up that skilled big in Cuz anyway. Yep, another reason to look away IMO.
Lmao can’t wait for him to wear out his welcome with LeBron and AD.
The Lakers with an elite off-the-ball shooter like Buddy would have been scarier than the Lakers with a ball dominant dude who can't shoot and cherrypicks on defense like late career Russ so their loss I guess lolWestbrook on the Lakers has felt like an inevitability for quite a while. Let's just get it over with so we can hear all off-season how a Russ/Lebron/AD trio is a lock for the 2022 championship (that they are not at all a lock for).
Really does feel like the Lakers won the bubble championship by accident rather than via some sort of masterplan by Pelinka and Rich PaulI could see Kuzma/Harrell/22 or KCP/Harrell/22 for Buddy Hield. That would really improve the shooting around Lebron/Davis. But Kuzma/KCP/Harrell/22 for the Russell Westbrook of 2021?? I mean, go for it, Lakers. Let Russ shoot you out of games or clog up the paint so James/Davis are forced onto the wings. What a weird pivot. I was starting to think Pelinka and the Lakers' front office had some competence to their strategy...
I could see Kuzma/Harrell/22 or KCP/Harrell/22 for Buddy Hield. That would really improve the shooting around Lebron/Davis. But Kuzma/KCP/Harrell/22 for the Russell Westbrook of 2021?? I mean, go for it, Lakers. Let Russ shoot you out of games or clog up the paint so James/Davis are forced onto the wings. What a weird pivot. I was starting to think Pelinka and the Lakers' front office had some competence to their strategy...
Even on the basketball court, star power matters more in Hollywood.