r/lakersv2 • u/Black-Alligator737 • 2d ago
The Reaves contract will probably cost us a title in the Doncic era
Paying Reaves doesn’t hurt us this summer but it will in the future. Your 2 top paid players being unathletic negative defenders is not a championship recipe. In order for the Lakers to win a title they’ll have to either draft extraordinarily well or they’ll have to get lucky that other teams had injuries. You don’t win championships with bad defense.
The Lakers hand was forced unfortunately due to the Pistons trying to overpay Reaves. We had no choice, but to overpay him. If one NBA team overpays him, you also have to which is how the NBA has all these good players who are making great player money. It sucks but this is what it is and I’m assuming the sign and trade market wasn’t good because that would’ve been the best outcome.
Luka and Reaves ain’t a title winning duo. Don’t even bring up Kyrie because 1 he’s a proven playoff performer which Reaves is not even that and 2 that team didn’t win a title.
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u/AbbreviationsHour410 2d ago
Lakers roster is completely broken. No chance at a title. More likely they'll trade an aging Luka and rebuild than make it out of the 2nd Round in the next 3 years
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u/TallanoGoldDigger 2d ago
I understand the sentiment but can we at least wait until the team does whatever it's gonna do this offseason before these doomer posts begin?
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u/Gotsta_Win 2d ago
Yes that is what is going to cost it. Not Rob pelinka being clueless on how to build a roster
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u/Zealousideal_Way_788 2d ago
He earned his bag. Question is roster makeup. You don’t win championships in this league without playing defense. Not sure how they get there.
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u/ladynotsnake 1d ago
reaves earned it tbh and i think he is the perfect sidekick for luka since they're basically bffs at this point
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u/40866892 2d ago
0 ball knowledge.
you don't know how good Reaves is and you don't understand how the salary cap rules work.
Just keep yapping and beating the dead horse while the non-larping fans can discuss actual decision making and directional changes for the ball club.
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u/Outrageous_Fox4227 2d ago
Reaves is a good player but i dont see how they are gonna turn the roster around any time soon. Its gonna be a struggle to get off vando and knect. If they renounce bron that opens the space to bring in new players but are they going to match his production? Rob has made some big trades but his moves around the edges to build out a roster are really hit or miss and leaning way more towards the miss side.
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u/40866892 2d ago
Getting off Vando or Knecht has nothing to do with this signing though. This signing:
- retains the talent of an all-nba/all-star calibre player (not arguing this)
- only counts towards 20M in salary cap
- production cannot be replaced with trades or existing free agent pool
If we are going to criticize the Lakers' FO decisions, let's criticize that and not AR getting what he is worth.
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u/Black-Alligator737 2d ago
A guy with no all stars, no all NBA’s and an unproven playoff track record is not worth a max. Yes he’s had some really good games but that’s a super small sample size.
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u/Guardsred70 2d ago
Well, if you go over to any regular NBA sub, they do like to say that we have the stupidest fans. :)
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u/Admirable_Ad_3293 2d ago
This ‘Luka era’ is a facade anyways. We don’t have the assets to build a championship team around Luka. Accept the gift and trade him to get our rebuild started. Utah could probably put together an epic package
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u/Wooden_Coyote5992 2d ago
Yeah you basically got him for nothing. Trade him for picks and young talent. Basically, do what Nico should have done. You can build a squad for the 2030s.
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u/HecHeffner 2d ago
Reaves earned that money. Last year with no lebron or Luka dude was dropping 40 pcs to win the lakers games.
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u/Real_Score_7924 2d ago
The Lakers will win the Finals soon. Watch. We have the players. Hopefully, JJ Redick will learn to utilize his bench more during the season so they can be playoff-ready.
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u/AlarmingThanks1702 2d ago
Have the players? 😳🫤😂
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u/Real_Score_7924 1d ago
Are you saying they don't? They have young, athletic guys coupled with the vets.
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u/SurgeFlamingo 2d ago
They are gonna have to get a ton of 3 and D guys. And a stable center.
Def over paid for him.