2019 nba OFFSEASON news, rumors, drama, and recriminations

yes, but wiggins said "no deal"

fair

what

Yahoo Sources: Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James gifting new teammate Anthony Davis his No. 23 jersey for the upcoming season. https://t.co/vYIXmcl6c9

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 27, 2019

The Lakers are trading Mo Wagner, Isaac Bonga and Jemerrio Jones to Wizards as part of the Anthony Davis deal with New Orleans, league sources tell @ZachLowe_NBA and me. Deal clears contracts and creates more cap space for free agency.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 27, 2019

Aw Lebron going back to no. 6?

Lmao Lebron is a genius though, did the number switch so much faster than Kobe, generate even more jersey sales

he will return to "the six" out of respect for new world champion Drake

man fuck the zombie wizards for enabling that

not that mad at them, they need players and probably had to give up very little to get them. lakers are going to have three great players (or two great and two good) and then a bunch of vet min contracts.

oh and their second round pick my god. And kuzma.

yeah it's still pretty rough.

I get why ppl might favor lal but they’re treading an even finer line than GS did this past year. It might work! But if Lebron gets hurt late in the year they’re not getting far.

Ant Davis had better hold up better physically than he has in the past, because Bron is starting to show signs of wear and tear, and the Lakers will have zero bench to fall back on. That is not how you build a team, imo. (shrugs) But if the Lakers stumble back into SI "This is Going to Be Fun" deja vu, I'm up for that.

I don’t get why people might favor lal

GS has had younger players and more depth which is not saying much, and i could still see them finishing ahead of LAL in the West for example depending on which way the wind blows.

Per @stephenasmith, the #Hornets offered Kemba Walker 5 years and around $160 million, which is well shy of the supermax option, and he informed Charlotte he won’t be returning. #Celtics expected to sign the 3-time All-Star. pic.twitter.com/60BACPmUE6

— Adam Kaufman (@AdamMKaufman) June 27, 2019

lagoon is a thought leader

ive been saying that

soooo the hornets strategy was blind faith that kemba would take a massive hometown discount? interesting. not sure i would have gone in that direction.

i get it. want to make a good offer but a supermax would saddle them with that team forever.

well i mean if this was their offseason scenario they should have traded him a while ago

i think him making all-nba threw them off. if he doesnt qualify for supermax, then theyd probably offer the regular max.

they really shdve traded him at the deadline like they were planning on

supermax causing player movement lol not how it was intended

supermax is a failed policy

seriously. it's getting worse by the year.

very curious to see the number on that kemba contract... it's interesting to me that the celtics are again pursuing a very high money PG when stevens' system makes every PG look amazing

it's a weird year for free agent point guards though. there aren't really many classic offensive pgs that are available. i think he's by far the best use of their cap space.

also my biggest offseason fear was that they would give the keys to terry rozier

i think the jazz are gonna be sneaky good with conley if he's healthy

maybe not even sneaky looks like other folks are saying this too

they have a huge hole at power forward so i need to wait and see. i think the conley deal is something they absolutely had to do to change their team but i'm not sure their ceiling is that much higher.

"I have received the word that Kawhi Leonard is seriously considering the Los Angeles Lakers."

—@stephenasmith pic.twitter.com/dyfeOct6md

— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) June 28, 2019

not like he knows shit anyways

Kawhi on the Lakers is a weird fit. They already have a 3-4-5 unless kawhi plays the 2. And then they have no PG unless you figure Lebron is the point.

*nodding*

The Sacramento Kings are working towards an agreement with Harrison Barnes in the 4 year, 88 million dollar range.......

— Carmichael Dave (@CarmichaelDave) June 28, 2019

oof

xpost I think if you can get a player of Kawhi's level you do it and worry about fit later

Yup. You grab Kawhi, then you trade Lebron for all the missing pieces you need.

Haha that is not a bad idea

lol

that's some galaxy brain shit right there but damned if i disagree!

does he still work there

Sources. Kawhi Leonard’s people plan on meeting with Lakers president Jeanie Buss and Magic Johnson next week when free agency starts. Will most likely be in LA

— Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) June 28, 2019

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27076486/sources-kawhi-requests-magic-buss-meeting

Kawhi Leonard will speak to the Los Angeles Lakers in the next few days and has made a personal request that only owner Jeanie Buss and Magic Johnson, the team's former president of basketball operations, be involved in the meeting, sources told ESPN's Stephen A. Smith.

Damn, Rob.

Like what is Kawhi's angle there

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27076486/sources-kawhi-requests-magic-buss-meeting

Lakers are gonna be disappointed by this misunderstanding

https://media.pri.org/s3fs-public/styles/story_main/public/story/images/9594683013_45e7ff292b_o.jpg?itok=glsQlR81

God the Lakers are such max drama all the time I love it

Magic Johnson says he will help the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency in any way he can, but he is not permitted by NBA rules to be part of official team meetings with prospective free agents. Johnson said he has not been asked by the Lakers or owner Jeanie Buss to participate.

— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) June 28, 2019

oh

jfc

magical