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don’t know how to feel about this the pelicans lowkey the worst run team itl
Dan Woike@DanWoikeSports
I can confirm the Lakers have hired Rohan Ramadas as an assistant general manager. Ramadas worked for the New Orleans Pelicans the past two seasons in strategy and has a background in aerospace. Regarded as very smart by people in the league who know him.
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@vinaykillawala glad the lakers are finally adding to the FO. but what has the pelicans ever done that could make you excited about hiring one of their guys?
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@SamQuinnCBS lakers got pretty much the same amount of wins, but in the west. and rob still needs to go.
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If Koby Altman needs to go then like 20 other GMs do too. He's not perfect but he built a team that's averaged 54 wins across the past four years. He's done way more good than bad.
gabb@gabbgoudy
koby needs to go before kenny
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@TheLakersReview so every other team can get bron for the min but lakers need to pay him 30?
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What Marks would offer the Lakers free agents:
1. ‘Bron – 1yr, $30 million
2. Rui – 4yrs, $64 million (non tax mid level)
3. AR – 4yrs, $155 million
espn.com/nba/story/_/id…
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@ESPNNBA @WindhorstESPN @EricPincus if they do, hypothetically, but resign him what’s the most they can offer?
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"If the Lakers don't get a clear answer from LeBron by July 1st, they may have to renounce his rights. ... I would be stunned if that happened, but there is a little bit more of an urgency."
@WindhorstESPN details LeBron's free agency scenarios ✍️
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@RyanLucas_LA maybe he thinks the pres will be open soon at the timbewolves since they’re worried ant man is gonna be wanting out soon
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The fact Steve Senior turned down a promotion and role seemingly ABOVE/superior to Pelinka with the Lakers, to stay an assistant GM in Minnesota...is quite telling.
YIKES
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@SamQuinnCBS taking a huge pay cut to play help maybe get to the finals? there’s no way that team would win. he’d be playing with and older version of luka, mitchell is good
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If you’re watching the 2026 Cavs playoff run solely through the prism of maximizing their chances of getting LeBron back (like my Cleveland-born brother in law) I would say this game works in their favor. Now you can sell him on being the savior again.
claire de lune@ClaireMPLS
cavs better hope to god lebron chooses narrative over everything this summer
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@lebronto_6side @Klutch_23 thing is he’d have to take the min to go. lakers are saying if that’s what you want, by all means. get 2 million to play with an old ass warriors team where steph and jimmy make 30x more than you do
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But no one wants LeBron James right?
He has no leverage and Lakers have all of it right?
Where y’all mfers at???
Oh No He Didn't@ohnohedidnt24
Shams on Lebron: "I do know a lot of teams are calling. I spoke to Rich Paul the other day...he told me like every contender in the NBA has essentially since the season ended placed a call"
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@AngrySamPresti not everyone has access to amazon prime to have watched.
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I’m going to have to disagree, the idea of job and responsibilities of sports journalists is getting real twisted. There is no greater good for this, people don’t need and have to know this before the announcement, so yes I absolutely blame Shams. He sent the tweet for his brand
Royce Young@royceyoung
@BoomtownHoops Don’t blame Shams. Blame whoever told him. Shams did his job.
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@shpillo_ @YorzTrulyJuice yeah he’ll take the vet min while old ass curry makes 60 million?
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imagine how much of a steal this would be for any contender. LeBron coming off a healthy offseason, able to fine tune his game properly, able to workout & recover at full capacity, basically guaranteed to come into next season significantly better than he was this year after dealing with knee issues & Sciatica, can pencil him for 23-25 ppg along with his usual playmaking & defensive prowess, efficiency is gonna take a jump across the board most likely… & you’re getting ALL OF THAT for $15M or the Vet Min??? finna be the most coveted Free Agent at 41 years old 🤣
Legion Hoops@LegionHoops
If LeBron James left the Lakers, he "would likely sign at the $15M non-tax midlevel or veterans minimum" with any other team. (via @BobbyMarks42)
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@shpillo_ lolololololol so he wants a max w the lakers and luka but will take the min to play with old ass curry and jimmy who will be 60 millie each? suuuuuuuure
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@TheLakersReview people keep trying to spread news they hear from ONE random person.
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Zach Lowe on his most recent podcast shared the “wariness” from potential candidates regarding the assistant GM position for the Lakers due to the question if this a “Dodgers hire or Pelinka hire” and if they will be tied to Rob - or not - moving forward.
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@LegionHoops @BobbyMarks42 but the lakers need to pay him more to not play with the bum ass warriors and over achieving wouldn’t beat anyone east coast teams?! lololololol rich paul isn’t as slick as he thinks
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If LeBron James left the Lakers, he "would likely sign at the $15M non-tax midlevel or veterans minimum" with any other team.
(via @BobbyMarks42)
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@TrevorLane @KamBrothers maybe it’s because they’ve been striking out the last handful of years in the draft. austin was the last good guy they got and he was undrafted. all the good guys they got before they either traded, for ad so worth it, or let walk.
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Agreed. I think the idea of the Lakers not building through the draft is one that, on the surface, sounds great and a mantra fans will get behind. However, in a league where, intentionally or not, the draft has become the most powerful of the 3 avenues for roster building (draft/free agency/trades) it’s a more difficult strategy to execute and requires a high degree of success in the two other paths
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I get what Rob means here, and he's not "wrong," but it's also, IMO, too narrow a way of framing the Q. Building through (or partially through) the draft isn't purely about finding a superstar. It can also be about building cost-controlled, sustainable depth. AK
CABAAS@cabaasabdi
@KamBrothers Like Robs answer about having that hard foundational guy piece. Good example of a team in what he mentioned about getting top 5 picks for years and still not having that foundational guy to build around is Houston currently.
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@SamQuinnCBS pistons will have the money, can you see any scenario of them not paying him?
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Whether it's the Lakers, the Bulls or the Nets, someone is giving him that massive offer sheet. They're either gonna have to pony up or they're going to lose him.
ryanpropz@ryanpropz
So what the hell does Detroit do with Jalen Duren? Does this postseason change the outlook after his breakout season?? Can you give him 240+ mil after this showing so far?
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@LegionHoops @AmicoHoops lolololol assets? who’s giving up anything to take on an older over paid often injured player?
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The Warriors could flip Jimmy Butler into assets to pursue a star player this summer, per @AmicoHoops
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@LegionHoops warriors didn’t even make the playoffs, cavs bout to get swept too, knicks are over achieving, and ohhh none of them have money lol
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Lakers insider Dave McMenamin:
“Basically from the All-Star game and onward is that LeBron will continue to play NBA basketball but will it be in Los Angeles?… There’s five or six teams you could viably see him going to next year. The Lakers if they are swept here, will have to convince LeBron, I would say on some level, that we have a plan in place here for you to come back and compete for a championship… At this stage of his career that is the number one that has guiding his decisions: being able to compete for a championship.”
(via @mcten)
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@_JasonLT next year okc has 250millie payroll lololol
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The Lakers are about to pay $150M + to a Austin, and he'll deserve it.
But he just got badly outplayed by the Thunder's 15th highest paid player. And that's really what makes the Thunder such a unique challenge for the rest of the league.
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