Roster Improvement: Free Agents Now and Later?

Battle Tested20 · by **Battle Tested20** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 8:38 am

last stand wrote:I like Barbosa more with Nash and Kobe on the bench because he can create for himself. That would be nice to have off the bench

2 guys who can just flat out score off the bench in jaimison and Barbosa

I have been thinking the same thing over the last 48 hours. I have preferred Meeks all along but even though Barbosa is more of a hit and miss/turnover machine at times he can definitely change the game with his speed and the ability to create his own shot.

therealdeal · by **therealdeal** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:01 am

Battle Tested20 wrote:
last stand wrote:I like Barbosa more with Nash and Kobe on the bench because he can create for himself. That would be nice to have off the bench

2 guys who can just flat out score off the bench in jaimison and Barbosa

I have been thinking the same thing over the last 48 hours. I have preferred Meeks all along but even though Barbosa is more of a hit and miss/turnover machine at times he can definitely change the game with his speed and the ability to create his own shot.

Same here. I still prefer Meeks, but Barbosa would still be a fantastic pickup if he could make it here.

Doc Brown · by **Doc Brown** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:30 am

I want this....

Nash / Blake / Duhon / Morris
Kobe / Glock
MWP / Ebanks
Pau / Jamison / Clark
D12 / Hill

to turn into this.....

Nash / Blake / Duhon / Morris
Kobe / Barbosa
MWP / Jamison / Ebanks
Pau / Martin / Clark
D12 / Hill

last stand · by **last stand** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:17 am

Doc Brown wrote:I want this....

Nash / Blake / Duhon / Morris
Kobe / Glock
MWP / Ebanks
Pau / Jamison / Clark
D12 / Hill

to turn into this.....

Nash / Blake / Duhon / Morris
Kobe / Barbosa
MWP / Jamison / Ebanks
Pau / Martin / Clark
D12 / Hill

Lol if it were up to me it'd be a bench of

Barbosa
Meeks
Pietrus
Jaimison
Hill

But it's not Up to me

Battle Tested20 · by **Battle Tested20** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:20 am

I forgot to post this from a couple of hours ago, just shows you how much payroll we have going forward :man4:

:

Ken Berger ‏@KBergCBS

Based on $75M tax line, Lakers would owe $34.3M in tax for those six players at $92M alone. That's $126M for half a team.

XXIV · by **XXIV** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:27 am

We have to be the #1 destination for nearly every free agent, even over Miami. Hopefully we're able to get Meeks/Barbosa.

therealdeal · by **therealdeal** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:05 am

Battle Tested20 wrote:I forgot to post this from a couple of hours ago, just shows you how much payroll we have going forward :

Ken Berger ‏@KBergCBS

Based on $75M tax line, Lakers would owe $34.3M in tax for those six players at $92M alone. That's $126M for half a team.

Bryant: 27.85
Gasol: 19
Howard: 19.54
Nash: 8.9
Artest: 7.23

That's our starters and significant contracts (next is Blake with 4 million). That total is 82.52 for the 5 of them (86.52 with Blake). That's a tax hit of about 7.52 million (11.52 with Blake). So for our top 5 that's a total bill of 90.04 million (94.04 with Blake). Next season however, will be much more penalizing.

Plot · by **Plot** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:44 am

Steve Kyler ‏@stevekylerNBA
The Howard deal is paving the way for a few more transactions once the dust settles... Hearing that Lakers forward Devin Ebanks will sign his Qualifying Offer sheet and return to the Lakers... Hearing Lakers are likely going to land Jodie Meeks when the dust clears.

Ariza3 · by **Ariza3** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:49 am

we still have to sign Ebanks for $1 million. but glad we traded McBob so that should get rid of some $. hope we can somehow get Meeks. I don't see us getting both him & Barbosa.

our roster will prob be:

Nash/Blake/Morris
Kobe/Meeks/Glock
MWP/Ebanks
Pau/Jaminson
Howard/Hill

DJO & Sacre --> D-League

That's one hell of a team :jam2:

Bench isn't half bad either if Jaminson Hill & Meeks do what they do and if Ebanks improves his shot (defense already pretty good but could always improve. idk about the 2 new guys of they'll be moved

Battle Tested20 · by **Battle Tested20** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:52 am

Plot wrote:
Steve Kyler ‏@stevekylerNBA
The Howard deal is paving the way for a few more transactions once the dust settles... Hearing that Lakers forward Devin Ebanks will sign his Qualifying Offer sheet and return to the Lakers... Hearing Lakers are likely going to land Jodie Meeks when the dust clears.

Good News, but I find it funny that that Steve Kyler guy over the last couple of days has been shooting down all of the reports that the Lakers would like to had either Meeks or Barbosa and now he's reporting that we're close.

Plot · by **Plot** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:59 am

^ Perhaps he's sharing sources with his fellow hoopsworld writer Alex Kennedy now? Kennedy got the info that Duhon/Clark were part of the trade before everyone else.

Marc J. Spears ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo
Next up for @Lakers is finding Kobe backup who is a proven vet scorer for minimum. Keep eye on Kenyon Martin as possible big addition, too.

Looks like Kenyon Martin is also a possibility? The Lakers are going all in despite being in salary tax hell. :man4:

Doc Brown · by **Doc Brown** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:09 pm

^^^That's what I am talking about. :jam2:

last stand · by **last stand** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:10 pm

Well vet mins dont count against cap but ya they are pushing dollars right now

therealdeal · by **therealdeal** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:12 pm

Let's do it. Let's do it. Let's do it.

We need a couple more pieces... just a couple more...

Weezy · by **Weezy** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:14 pm

Dang. if we signed Meeks and Martin, we'd be done. We might even be able to live with Blake/Duhon as backups if that happened.

Doc Brown · by **Doc Brown** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:20 pm

Weezy wrote:Dang. if we signed Meeks and Martin, we'd be done. We might even be able to live with Blake/Duhon as backups if that happened.

For sure...

Nash / Meeks
Kobe / Ebanks
MWP / Jamison
Pau / Martin
D12 / Hill

We can manage without them....

therealdeal · by **therealdeal** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:31 pm

Weezy wrote:Dang. if we signed Meeks and Martin, we'd be done. We might even be able to live with Blake/Duhon as backups if that happened.

If we signed Meeks or Barbosa, I think we have the best team ever assembled on paper. Adding Martin would also help with that, but our primary concern should be our backcourt. Whether they perform up to their potential or not, the Lakers would be the best team anyone could ask for... ever.

Nash/Blake/Duhon/Morris
Bryant/Meeks
Artest/Ebanks/Clark
Gasol/Jamison/Martin
Howard/Hill

I mean damn. Our bench is basically good enough to beat the Bobcats, Pistons, and Kings. Our starting lineup is riddled with MVPs, DPOYs, and All-Star appearances. We're not the fastest team, but defensively we should be INSANE in our starting 5. Nash isn't a great perimeter defender, but advanced stats show he's a good team guy. Artest and Howard are both game changers on the defensive end. Gasol is an alright defender and then Kobe is still there. He can shut down anyone on any given night and considering we've got so much offensive firepower, some nights he can take it easy on that end.

If you try to play LA in a half court set... you're doomed. You're doomed I say.

karacha · by **karacha** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:33 pm

Tax means nothing if you can win. I know, that's a big if, but still... all that money will be coming back.

The Rock · by **The Rock** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:47 pm

I'd try to get Delfino for the backup SF spot he can be had for hte minimum

GoldHammish · by **GoldHammish** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:48 pm

The Rock wrote:I'd try to get Delfino for the backup SF spot he can be had for hte minimum

That would put us at 15, if I recall correctly, Mitch likes to leave one spot open as a just in case sort of thing. Unless we can clear another spot by some how getting rid of Blake or Duhon, I don't see it happening.

therealdeal · by **therealdeal** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:50 pm

GoldHammish wrote:
The Rock wrote:I'd try to get Delfino for the backup SF spot he can be had for hte minimum

That would put us at 15, if I recall correctly, Mitch likes to leave one spot open as a just in case sort of thing. Unless we can clear another spot by some how getting rid of Blake or Duhon, I don't see it happening.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure we're done and I'm more than okay with that... I'm on the verge of tears at work right now thinking about how great this team can be. :man6:

last stand · by **last stand** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:50 pm

GoldHammish wrote:
The Rock wrote:I'd try to get Delfino for the backup SF spot he can be had for hte minimum

That would put us at 15, if I recall correctly, Mitch likes to leave one spot open as a just in case sort of thing. Unless we can clear another spot by some how getting rid of Blake or Duhon, I don't see it happening.

I'd cut Morris, goudelock, and DJO if it meant delfino

Hell I'd cut them anyway

LooN3y · by **LooN3y** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:51 pm

who's next? pietrus? t-mac? jhoward? delfino? k-mart?

i haven't had this feeling of wanting to see something like this in a long time, since i was a kid waiting for the next episode of a cartoon or a movie

GoldHammish · by **GoldHammish** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:53 pm

last stand wrote:
GoldHammish wrote:
The Rock wrote:I'd try to get Delfino for the backup SF spot he can be had for hte minimum

That would put us at 15, if I recall correctly, Mitch likes to leave one spot open as a just in case sort of thing. Unless we can clear another spot by some how getting rid of Blake or Duhon, I don't see it happening.

I'd cut Morris, goudelock, and DJO if it meant delfino

Hell I'd cut them anyway

Morris and Goudelock have guaranteed contracts if I'm not mistaken... Are you saying we should buy them out in favor of also signing Delfino?

Azndude2190 · by **Azndude2190** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:55 pm

With Meeks on board we just need a backup SF and we're good to go.

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