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Everyone has been opining that the two draft picks being included is fait accompli. It is not. Jeannie definitely has eyes on the here and now and on down the line. Some fans might not like it, some media heads might not get it, but that doesn’t change reality. Just means some people have to come a little further along in their thinking or what have you.

Vegas was all sortsa wrong last season, just an FYI…

Regarding the KD debate: they will not pay either one not to play. You’re not on the team? You do not get paid and we’ll fine you. The Nets will force the issue. Something will have to give, either the Nets ask for Durant or Durant’s ask to re-make the staff/front office. I think there is a very good chance Brooklyn starts as is.

All Star game MVP was given to Kobe because he treated All Star games like playoff games. Is it awesome? No, but I’d rather it be named after a player then the Ford All Star MVP award or whatever.

Soldier Field news: https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/chicago-bears-soldier-field-stadium-renovation-arlington-park-nfl/

Good stuff from LT and Gerald.

I think we’ll see a whole lotta nothing for a good while. If the Nets aren’t finding a suitable trade for Durant then it stands to reason they will keep Kyrie in order to “appease” Durant to the degree they can.

The more I think about it the more I think it’s 50/50 the following happens: Marks quits and Nash gets canned. It’s not like Nash has done wonders as a head coach and Marks evidently hasn’t signed an extension which I believe means next season would he his last one under contract.

Neither one puts people in seats. Neither one is elite at what they do, although it could be argued that Marks has been as much a victim of internal sabotage as his own poor choices, but Nash is certainly guilty of not really being up to the task in the playoffs. In some ways the opposite of how Frank Vogel performed in his first season in LA.

The meeting details that came out today make it sound like the Lakers, and to some degree LeBron, are fine starting off the season with Russ on the roster. Hoping for a corner three point accuracy bump and more made layups is a reasonable goal. Remember, James has until next June to sign his extension. Barring catastrophic injury it will be on the table all year long.

lol, Tom’s statement that the Lakers will be lucky enough to come out smelling like a rose…oh man, too funny. Love the optimism, just don’t see the path to that reality until February…at best.

Desperation doesn’t smell like a rose.

Fun, uplifting episode!

There’s still time to get a deal for Russ done. That’s not the issue, though. Doors are closing and the Lakers are up against their toughest opponent: themselves. If the Lakers think 2 picks is one too many and team ______ thinks otherwise nothing moves forward. Lakers either need to acquiesce to overpaying or come to grips going into the season as-is. We don’t hold the cards, everyone else isn’t in the business of doing us a solid or offering a fair deal. They smell desperation and want to take advantage. That’s business.