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These are the guys I would like to see us land.
KCP
Nick Batum
One of Gasol, Baynes or Boogie. (The way it’s playin out it could happen)
M Morris
Jeff Teague

Aloha

Well Nick Batum just was waived to make room for Haywood. If He is finally healthy he would be a nice addition to for the Lakers at the Vet min.
We are thin at SF and he will be still making 27mil from the Hornets. Maybe it’s time for him to think about a ring.

Free agent Avery Bradley has agreed to a two-year, $11.6M deal with the Miami Heat, his agent Charles Briscoe tells @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 21, 2020

Kuzma and McGee for Aron Baynes S&T

Lakers need a starting center. Suns need a solid backup and mentor for Ayton which they get in McGee and a budding young star in Kuzma who can help them win now. pic.twitter.com/oi0EfmsWo0

— LakerTom (@LakerTom) November 21, 2020

Good stuff, Jamie. Thanks for the consistent effort and great content.

1. Kyle Kuzma’s 11.8 ppg is the fewest points in his career to date but he’s also playing his best basketball as a pro. But his 3-point attempts, makes, and percentage, rebounds, blocks, and defense are the best in his career. And he’s making the fewest fouls per game in his career. Bottom line, he’s redefined what he needed to do be a key contributor to LeBron and AD. Other than in extreme opportunities, I’ve now moved Kuzma off my trade list. I love his game and we need to keep him, especially since he is taking 5.0 threes per game at 37%.

2. Well said about the injuries. The silver lining is better now than late in the season or the playoffs. One significant change in the Covid-19 picture is Biden’s statement that we should be able to offer every American the vaccine starting May 1st, which could mean NBA players could all be vaccinated against Covid before the playoffs start. Let’s keep our fingers crossed and hope that will happen.

3. Wes has worked his way not only off the rotation but also, because of his poor play, off the list of viable trading chips and onto the salary ballast list. Big disappointment although he still appears to play good defense and like any shooter, could get hot. I know some of the trades I’m looking at end up with Wes as our backup shooting guard so I’m still hoping he’s start hitting his threes.

4. Yeah, the hoped-for impact of the break quickly disappeared as the players still look tired and apparently, we only had a single practice as Frank wanted everybody to get time off to get re-energized. Instead, we ended up with more players injured or out for Covid protocol. Maybe we’ll see some impact once everybody is back and available.

5. Great to see you double down on the Myles Turner bandwagon. I’ve also adjusted my Turner trade in the article I will publish later today to reflect Gerald’s ideas. Myles is not a superstar per se but could have ‘superstar’ impact for the Lakers and the Pacers would be better with Sabonis at the five to make room for LeVert and Warren in the starting lineup. No better match up to play the five with AD than Myles Turner. All you need to know to see his potential value is the on ball pressure the Pacers were able to apply with him protecting the rim.