2018 Non-Pels Offseason Thread

I guess the Lakers are the most likely Miami Big 3 situation. Lonzo + Deng to a bad team for a future draft pick which is sent to OKC. George opts in and gets traded to the Lakers so he can start a new deal the following season on the 35% max. CP3 and LeBron sign into cap space for $30 each on 1 + 1s.

CP3
PG-13
Ingram
Kuzma
LeBron

That's an interesting finishing 5, especially over the next several years.

Warriors would be great in a watch the world burn way. a smart friend nihilisticaly put it like this- LeBron should embrace the incoherence of late stage capitalism, sign for the minimum in GS, and completely overturn the system


i just dont get the LA thing if he's serious about titles/legacy. and even the business angle of that moves seems like a stretch to me. it's all global. he is already one of the most famous people on the planet- he can get a meeting with anyone whenever he wants. he can live in LA all summer, like almost every other NBA player. not sure how much he, with a burgeoning business empire in hand, needs to be in LA.

if he didnt hate Gilbert i'd bet on him to stay in Cleveland. the final 5 year max as he waits for Bronny Jr to enter the league is lined up too well. but that clip of him snubbing Gilbert from a week ago was brutal

Not to mention that LA’s books look Greta outside of Deng and they have multiple young assets that could be moved. That is a roster that could be shaped into a contender quickly if they are willing to shed some of the youngsters.

he's not going to LA because he thinks he can beat the Warriors with whatever roster they can pull off

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but he can start important networking now

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i'm talking out of my arse here, but i imagine he's been networking already.

this isn't Durant going to Silicon Valley and saying "I am into tech." LeBron has been in a movie (and received great reviews), has a media company that's already in bed with WB, has invested in successful companies (e.g. Beats and Blaze pizza), and has a small stake in an international sports team.

he's been building an empire for over a decade and has been doing the necessary leg work to where he's not an athlete looking for a way in. he's already in with movers and shakers and already has bona fides as a savvy operator

now, maybe to get Space Jam 2 off the ground, producers etc need him in LA full time.

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i'm talking out of my arse here, but i imagine he's been networking already.

this isn't Durant going to Silicon Valley and saying "I am into tech." LeBron has been in a movie (and received great reviews), has a media company that's already in bed with WB, has invested in successful companies (e.g. Beats and Blaze pizza), and has a small stake in an international sports team.

he's been building an empire for over a decade and has been doing the necessary leg work to where he's not an athlete looking for a way in. he's already in with movers and shakers and already has bona fides as a savvy operator

now, maybe to get Space Jam 2 off the ground, producers etc need him in LA full time.

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His production company (Springhill Entertainment) is in a fledlging state doing an update of House Party as their first feature film. His other investments don't apply to Hollywood. He has smart people working for him and no doubt, they will be in LA doing the work, but if he plans to be intimately involved in building and growing a media empire, then that will be much easier if he is in LA or very close.

Lebron is famous and he has made movie cameos, but studio heads don't give a shite. They deal with famous people who have production companies all of the time and who can create instant impact at the box office. As TigerinAtl said, those people are not going to go to Lebron. He is going to have to go to them. I do think his involvement will help a lot with getting actors attached to his films, so I doubt he wants to be hands off.

So it depends on his intended level of involvement, but it appears that he is fully invested in getting the production company really going. I don't think that is the determining factor on where he goes, but I do think that it will have an impact.

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Law firm Philly hired says they connected the burner accounts to Bryan Colangelo’s wife, Barbara, and that in interviews she admitted to establishing and operating the accounts.

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No surprise here, but Colangelo is gone.

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Philadelphia and Bryan Colangelo have agreed to part ways, league sources tell ESPN.

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So Philly is in a bit of disarray and need to hire someone just before the draft. And there are rumors floating around that Papa Jerry threatened to frick Philly up if they fired Bryan. He is going to air their dirty laundry to every agent out there.

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Right. If he's ready to more fully explore that part of his career more then LA makes the most sense for him. If he's still trying to build his NBA legacy/numbers or just wants to focus mainly on basketball for a little while longer, I don't buy LA nearly as much.

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I think he can accomplish both. He can form another Big 3 in LA with their assets and cap situation if they are willing to sacrifice their rebuild (which they likely are). It is similar to the Cleveland situation he came back to. And he gets to twilight his basketball career in the same place where the focus of his next career will be.

Hell I think the Laker name may be the only thing causing him some concern. The flexibility that the team provides in the location he wants to be has to be appealing. He has the narrative now to leave Cleveland and form a new superteam in LA without getting destroyed in the media because he is David going up against the Warriors Goliath.

They only have $39M in guaranteed salary (with Deng's $18M) and Randle's caphold is just $12M. There is a LOT to work with in LA.

You may be right. I can see Paul George getting there to team up in LA. but who's the 3rd guy? Kawhi would be awfully tasty, but not sure Ingram/Kuzma + would be enough in the Kawhi sweepstakes.

also, they have to deal Lonzo, right? LeBron isn't tolerating LaVar's bs.

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You may be right. I can see Paul George getting there to team up in LA. but who's the 3rd guy? Kawhi would be awfully tasty, but not sure Ingram/Kuzma + would be enough in the Kawhi sweepstakes.

also, they have to deal Lonzo, right? LeBron isn't tolerating LaVar's bs.

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The juiciest scenario would be Kawhi. If the rumors of him wanting to be in LA are true and Spurs don’t give super max, then maybe they take Ingram/Kuzma and picks.

Oh yeah, Lonzo is gone. No way Lebron tolerates a sophomore PG with baggage who would get roasted defensively in the playoffs. But there is just a lot of flexibility there to get creative.