2021-2022 17 TIME WORLD CHAMPION Los Angeles Lakers Thread | Page 173

Dec 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM

blizzuntz
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LeBron James' ranking in Advanced Metrics this season:

294th — Defensive Box +/-
279th — Defensive W/S
231st — Win Shares
196th — Offensive W/S
150th — VORP
124th — Box +/-
126th — Player Efficiency Rating

Let them be happy "he's back" pic.twitter.com/aW89dvuaVQ
— JordanMuse (@JordanMuse_) December 11, 2025

LAL issues w/transition D are well documented so I'm not going to rehash what's understood

The more baffling item is transition offense struggles

It's a team wide issue and the LAL transition game has actually regressed since LBJ's return

17.4% TO Rate (#30)
1.03ppp (#28) pic.twitter.com/Z6ug4pVO8r
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Dec 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM

#2582

GoreGoreGore
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Lol Jiks level obsession. Stick to the LeBron thread.

Dec 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM

#2583

blizzuntz
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Originally posted by GoreGoreGore:
Lol Jiks level obsession. Stick to the LeBron thread.

Still the greatest signature move of all time pic.twitter.com/028uU7PGGa
— LeBron__legacy 👑 🐐 (@LeBron__legacy) December 12, 2025

what a bag

Dec 13, 2025 at 6:33 AM

#2584

blizzuntz
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Rich Paul says Austin Reaves can win with the Lakers as long as the contract is drastic

"I think Austin Reaves can get paid a lot of money. Keep his platform, stay next to a guy like Luka, and stay with the organization that drafted him as long as it's not like, drastic"

(Via… pic.twitter.com/CJHMvWrmxN
— NBA Courtside (@NBA__Courtside) December 12, 2025

Brought to you by his teammates camp lol

Dec 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM

#2585

DRCHOWDER
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Originally posted by blizzuntz:

Rich Paul says Austin Reaves can win with the Lakers as long as the contract is drastic

"I think Austin Reaves can get paid a lot of money. Keep his platform, stay next to a guy like Luka, and stay with the organization that drafted him as long as it's not like, drastic"

(Via… pic.twitter.com/CJHMvWrmxN
— NBA Courtside (@NBA__Courtside) December 12, 2025

Brought to you by his teammates camp lol

Lebron soo good, helping his teammates get paid just like back in Cleveland. A true leader and professional.

Dec 14, 2025 at 4:46 AM

#2586

blizzuntz
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Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:

Originally posted by blizzuntz:

Rich Paul says Austin Reaves can win with the Lakers as long as the contract is drastic

"I think Austin Reaves can get paid a lot of money. Keep his platform, stay next to a guy like Luka, and stay with the organization that drafted him as long as it's not like, drastic"

(Via… pic.twitter.com/CJHMvWrmxN
— NBA Courtside (@NBA__Courtside) December 12, 2025

Brought to you by his teammates camp lol

Lebron soo good, helping his teammates get paid just like back in Cleveland. A true leader and professional.

Dec 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM

#2587

DRCHOWDER
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LAKERS WIN!

Dec 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM

#2588

DRCHOWDER
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Another Lakers win against the Jazz. Luka with 45 and Lebron with 28, but man that defense needs to improve.

Jan 14, 2026 at 12:04 AM

#2589

DRCHOWDER
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Lakers giving up leads is so annoying...

Jan 14, 2026 at 10:15 AM

#2590

SteveWallacesHelmet
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Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:
Lebron soo good, helping his teammates get paid just like back in Cleveland. A true leader and professional.

I know you are kidding, but Reaves took substantially less in his last contract with the Lakers than he should have. In 2021, Duncan Robinson signed a 5 year, $90m contract. That was coming off of a 13ppg season. Then two years later, when contracts have done nothing but go up, Reaves signs a 4 year $54m contract to stay with the Lakers coming off of a similar 13ppg season.

That isnt getting his teammates paid. That is being in his ear and encouraging him to take a below market rate deal so his team can afford to bring him back to the team.

Jan 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM

#2591

4ML
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Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
I know you are kidding, but Reaves took substantially less in his last contract with the Lakers than he should have. In 2021, Duncan Robinson signed a 5 year, $90m contract. That was coming off of a 13ppg season. Then two years later, when contracts have done nothing but go up, Reaves signs a 4 year $54m contract to stay with the Lakers coming off of a similar 13ppg season.

That isnt getting his teammates paid. That is being in his ear and encouraging him to take a below market rate deal so his team can afford to bring him back to the team.

Austin signed for the max Lakers could have offered

Jan 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM

#2592

SteveWallacesHelmet
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Originally posted by 4ML:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
I know you are kidding, but Reaves took substantially less in his last contract with the Lakers than he should have. In 2021, Duncan Robinson signed a 5 year, $90m contract. That was coming off of a 13ppg season. Then two years later, when contracts have done nothing but go up, Reaves signs a 4 year $54m contract to stay with the Lakers coming off of a similar 13ppg season.

That isnt getting his teammates paid. That is being in his ear and encouraging him to take a below market rate deal so his team can afford to bring him back to the team.

Austin signed for the max Lakers could have offered

I am aware of that. Underlined and bolded what I said about it.

Jan 14, 2026 at 8:42 PM

#2593

GoreGoreGore
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Why does it bother you guys so much what the Lakers are doing?

Jan 15, 2026 at 11:45 AM

#2594

TheSixthRing
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Originally posted by GoreGoreGore:
Why does it bother you guys so much what the Lakers are doing?

It certainly doesn't bother me that they can't play defense.

Jan 18, 2026 at 3:58 AM

#2595

4ML
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Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by 4ML:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
I know you are kidding, but Reaves took substantially less in his last contract with the Lakers than he should have. In 2021, Duncan Robinson signed a 5 year, $90m contract. That was coming off of a 13ppg season. Then two years later, when contracts have done nothing but go up, Reaves signs a 4 year $54m contract to stay with the Lakers coming off of a similar 13ppg season.

That isnt getting his teammates paid. That is being in his ear and encouraging him to take a below market rate deal so his team can afford to bring him back to the team.

Austin signed for the max Lakers could have offered

I am aware of that. Underlined and bolded what I said about it.

But you said he took substantially less than he should have on the last contract. He took the absolute maximum that the lakers could have offered him.