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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Dammit
Big Klay fan here
This will be devastating for him, after all the time he's already lost.
Poor kid.

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Lakers trade Green and #28 for Schroeder. Thoughts?

Not sure.

Never been a Schröder fan. Doesn't play much defense, is just an OK passer and turns it over too much, and has always been a poor shooter that gets his points by taking a ton of shots.

But somehow he shot WAY over his head last year. 47% overall and 39% from 3 on 5/game. That's nuts for a guy who was a career 43/32 shooter and only hit better than 34% of his 3s one time previously (all way back in 2014).

If the shooting is real and not an outlier, he could help. But if he regresses to a guy who scores 13 points on 12 FGAs, he won't help at all.

That said, Danny Green looked surprisingly cooked last year.

Thanks for the rundown. I read about his shooting % spike.

Danny Green, all he does is win championships even when he plays like he's 40 years old.

This is a home run for Lakers. Green is nearing the end.

Having said that. Lakers need to find some more consistent 3 point shooters.

Its absolutely a home run if you get 2019-20 Schröder.

Its absolutely not if you get 2013-18 Schröder.

Definitely need a lot more 3 point shooting. If you lose Green, KCP and Bradley, that's your 3 best shooters from last year.

But I'm sure there will be at least a few snipers looking for a ring that will join up cheap.

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Vince Carter is the only NBA player to play in 4 different decades.

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Adrian Wojnarowski@wojespn

Source: Golden State’s Klay Thompson has suffered a season-ending Achilles tear.

Not good at all for them.

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Lakers trade Green and #28 for Schroeder. Thoughts?

Not sure.

Never been a Schröder fan. Doesn't play much defense, is just an OK passer and turns it over too much, and has always been a poor shooter that gets his points by taking a ton of shots.

But somehow he shot WAY over his head last year. 47% overall and 39% from 3 on 5/game. That's nuts for a guy who was a career 43/32 shooter and only hit better than 34% of his 3s one time previously (all way back in 2014).

If the shooting is real and not an outlier, he could help. But if he regresses to a guy who scores 13 points on 12 FGAs, he won't help at all.

That said, Danny Green looked surprisingly cooked last year.

Thanks for the rundown. I read about his shooting % spike.

Danny Green, all he does is win championships even when he plays like he's 40 years old.

This is a home run for Lakers. Green is nearing the end.

Having said that. Lakers need to find some more consistent 3 point shooters.

Its absolutely a home run if you get 2019-20 Schröder.

Its absolutely not if you get 2013-18 Schröder.

Definitely need a lot more 3 point shooting. If you lose Green, KCP and Bradley, that's your 3 best shooters from last year.

But I'm sure there will be at least a few snipers looking for a ring that will join up cheap.

One thing I like about Schröder is he is aggressive, he attacks the rim. Dude is fast too. KCP & Bradley, not so much.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

Lakers trade Green and #28 for Schroeder. Thoughts?

Not sure.

Never been a Schröder fan. Doesn't play much defense, is just an OK passer and turns it over too much, and has always been a poor shooter that gets his points by taking a ton of shots.

But somehow he shot WAY over his head last year. 47% overall and 39% from 3 on 5/game. That's nuts for a guy who was a career 43/32 shooter and only hit better than 34% of his 3s one time previously (all way back in 2014).

If the shooting is real and not an outlier, he could help. But if he regresses to a guy who scores 13 points on 12 FGAs, he won't help at all.

That said, Danny Green looked surprisingly cooked last year.

Thanks for the rundown. I read about his shooting % spike.

Danny Green, all he does is win championships even when he plays like he's 40 years old.

This is a home run for Lakers. Green is nearing the end.

Having said that. Lakers need to find some more consistent 3 point shooters.

Its absolutely a home run if you get 2019-20 Schröder.

Its absolutely not if you get 2013-18 Schröder.

Definitely need a lot more 3 point shooting. If you lose Green, KCP and Bradley, that's your 3 best shooters from last year.

But I'm sure there will be at least a few snipers looking for a ring that will join up cheap.

One thing I like about Schröder is he is aggressive, he attacks the rim. Dude is fast too. KCP & Bradley, not so much.

I don't even try to figure out NBA salary cap rules but what the Lakers are doing doesn't even seem fair.

Harrell in, Howard out
Mathews in, Green out
Schroeder in, Rondo out

All major upgrades.

and Re-sign KCP for 13M per

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Any thoughts on Robert Covington’s time in Minnesota gentlemen?

I’ve seen the highlight reels, but any impressions going forward would be nice

We sure as hell need defense. Lots and lots of Defense

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Any thoughts on Robert Covington’s time in Minnesota gentlemen?

I’ve seen the highlight reels, but any impressions going forward would be nice

We sure as hell need defense. Lots and lots of Defense

Loved him. He's as pure of a "3&D" guy as there is in the game.

Maybe the best help defender wing in the game. He's not the physical man defender guys like James, Kawhi and Butler are, but he's amazing at switching and helping. He gets tons of deflections, steals and blocks without gambling. His reaction and recovery are elite.

He's also very vocal and he's always barking out schemes and assignments in real time. He's almost like a PG on the defensive side of the ball. He used to regularly shove Wiggins into the proper position (basically the only times he was in the proper position...). He's "only" 6'7, but has a 7'2 wingspan and plays much bigger than his actual size.

He's not as effective if you attack him hard, and there were Playoff series for Philly where he struggled with teams doing that.

Tremendous rebounder for a guy who is "wing size".

Offensively, he's more of a mixed bag. He's a very good, but streaky shooter. Not much of a playmaker, and he's a turnover machine if he tries to drive the ball.

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Any thoughts on Robert Covington’s time in Minnesota gentlemen?

I’ve seen the highlight reels, but any impressions going forward would be nice

We sure as hell need defense. Lots and lots of Defense

Loved him. He's as pure of a "3&D" guy as there is in the game.

Maybe the best help defender wing in the game. He's not the physical man defender guys like James, Kawhi and Butler are, but he's amazing at switching and helping. He gets tons of deflections, steals and blocks without gambling. His reaction and recovery are elite.

He's also very vocal and he's always barking out schemes and assignments in real time. He's almost like a PG on the defensive side of the ball. He used to regularly shove Wiggins into the proper position (basically the only times he was in the proper position...). He's "only" 6'7, but has a 7'2 wingspan and plays much bigger than his actual size.

He's not as effective if you attack him hard, and there were Playoff series for Philly where he struggled with teams doing that.

Tremendous rebounder for a guy who is "wing size".

Offensively, he's more of a mixed bag. He's a very good, but streaky shooter. Not much of a playmaker, and he's a turnover machine if he tries to drive the ball.

Good stuff DL.

Sounds a lot like someone we need.

The tape on him is actually quite amazing in defensive highlights.

So many help blocks/ strips (as you said) Has very quick hands.

Played center for Houston at times. 😂

Thanks again, great insight..

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Any thoughts on Robert Covington’s time in Minnesota gentlemen?

I’ve seen the highlight reels, but any impressions going forward would be nice

We sure as hell need defense. Lots and lots of Defense

Loved him. He's as pure of a "3&D" guy as there is in the game.

Maybe the best help defender wing in the game. He's not the physical man defender guys like James, Kawhi and Butler are, but he's amazing at switching and helping. He gets tons of deflections, steals and blocks without gambling. His reaction and recovery are elite.

He's also very vocal and he's always barking out schemes and assignments in real time. He's almost like a PG on the defensive side of the ball. He used to regularly shove Wiggins into the proper position (basically the only times he was in the proper position...). He's "only" 6'7, but has a 7'2 wingspan and plays much bigger than his actual size.

He's not as effective if you attack him hard, and there were Playoff series for Philly where he struggled with teams doing that.

Tremendous rebounder for a guy who is "wing size".

Offensively, he's more of a mixed bag. He's a very good, but streaky shooter. Not much of a playmaker, and he's a turnover machine if he tries to drive the ball.

Good stuff DL.

Sounds a lot like someone we need.

The tape on him is actually quite amazing in defensive highlights.

So many help blocks/ strips (as you said) Has very quick hands.

Played center for Houston at times. 😂

Thanks again, great insight..

The only thing to worry about other than DL mentioned is he has a balky knee. He needs rest at time but when healthy he just means so much to the defense. It is like his arm wingspan is 10 feet because he is always in the best position it seems.

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Any thoughts on Robert Covington’s time in Minnesota gentlemen?

I’ve seen the highlight reels, but any impressions going forward would be nice

We sure as hell need defense. Lots and lots of Defense

Loved him. He's as pure of a "3&D" guy as there is in the game.

Maybe the best help defender wing in the game. He's not the physical man defender guys like James, Kawhi and Butler are, but he's amazing at switching and helping. He gets tons of deflections, steals and blocks without gambling. His reaction and recovery are elite.

He's also very vocal and he's always barking out schemes and assignments in real time. He's almost like a PG on the defensive side of the ball. He used to regularly shove Wiggins into the proper position (basically the only times he was in the proper position...). He's "only" 6'7, but has a 7'2 wingspan and plays much bigger than his actual size.

He's not as effective if you attack him hard, and there were Playoff series for Philly where he struggled with teams doing that.

Tremendous rebounder for a guy who is "wing size".

Offensively, he's more of a mixed bag. He's a very good, but streaky shooter. Not much of a playmaker, and he's a turnover machine if he tries to drive the ball.

Good stuff DL.

Sounds a lot like someone we need.

The tape on him is actually quite amazing in defensive highlights.

So many help blocks/ strips (as you said) Has very quick hands.

Played center for Houston at times. 😂

Thanks again, great insight..

The only thing to worry about other than DL mentioned is he has a balky knee. He needs rest at time but when healthy he just means so much to the defense. It is like his arm wingspan is 10 feet because he is always in the best position it seems.

Thanks Phil!

At least we have some depth to offset Covington getting less PT.

Last year he would’ve been forced into huge minutes.

Defense has been scarce in Rip City for quite sometime.

He appears to have a way better stroke then either Aminu or Harkless (The last two supposed 3&D’s we had 🙄)

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ROCO was my favorite Twolf .
Not a huge Blazer guy, but love his addition.
Will be watching many more Blazer games.

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Never understood why he disappeared
I have to admit to being a shitty fan lately of the Wolves, but when he was playing, and when I watched, he was
CLEARLY the most-productive and most entertaining guy we had.
Saying a lot? No, but we weren't awful, we were competitive, and he was the main reason, in my tainted opinion.
You got a playah Kurt. Enjoy him. Hope he stays on the court, if he does, you will love him.