Lakers Season Woes.

Being a Lakers fan has been frustrating the last few seasons & next year or so is looking a tad more promising. The Lakers drama has continued this season with MGT being turned upside down for the better IMO. Changes had to be made for the betterment of the team for the future.

Adding Magic Johnson & new GM Rob Pelinka might have been a shock to many, but the Lakers franchise is getting two energetic basketball junkies. With the Lakers being in the bottom tier this season, we will most likely get another great young talent in the draft. 

With the Lakers record being 20-50, we have seen minor improvement from the last few seasons. Our young core of players has been exciting to watch & they will only improve playing more together. We have seen lots of growing pains from this young team, & should expect it the rest of the season.

Having a new coach, new system, & now new MGT, we won't see real changes until we get closer to the NBA draft. I know it's been frustrating the last few years, but things are slower moving in the right direction. We have to be patient a little longer & trust the process.

LKR_Fan24

Potential Free Agents Lakers could land.

Going into the summer, we know the big names like Kevin Durant, and Lebron James who are going to be free agents. Laker fans all know that we have no shot at landing either guys, but there will be many free agents who are worth taking a shot at.

Centers:

The Lakers need a lot of size going in the 2016-2017 season, and Hassan Whiteside, or Al Horford can help tremendously. Both players are unrestricted free agents and can walk from they're teams if they would choose to. I think that Whiteside has the more upside and is a double-double machine, but Horford can spread the floor with his shooting ability. Going after a center in free agency will all depend on the NBA lottery on May 17th. If the Lakers cannot land in the top two spots in the draft, then they have to find a center who is on the market.

Small Forwards:

With Kobe Bryant retiring, and Metta World Peace most likely gone, Lakers need a lot of help at the small forward position. Anthony Brown played backup to Kobe at the forward position last season, but Lakers need to find a good starter. Free agent players the Lakers should think about going after is, Nicolas Batum, Harrison Barnes, & possibly Marvin Williams. Barnes is the only one who is a restricted free agent, and is going to expect a lot of money in free agency, and the Warriors may want to hang onto him. With the league moving to a 3-point shooting contest, I think a guy like Williams can help out the most, but he may not leave Charlotte. I almost forgot about Nick Young since he was nonexistent the whole season, but he'll be gone next year!

Guards:

I believe the Lakers need some more help with their guard play. Re-signing Jordan Clarkson is a must, as he worked well with D'Angelo Russell late in the season. If I'm the Lakers, I stay away from DeMar DeRozan in free agency. He wants max player money and has a terrible shooting percentage, so the Lakers need to stay away from him. Many people are unsure about D'Angelo Russell being in the Lakers future, and we did not get to see a full season of his play thanks to Byron Scott. Potential free agent guard the Lakers could go after is Mike Conley. He brings leadership, and has grown into a really good point guard, but he may not want to leave Memphis.

This free agency summer may be a fun show to watch, as there are a lot of smaller name free agents hitting the market. The Lakers will have over 50 million to spend this summer, so they need to throw some money around!

Thats my 2 cents!

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My Thoughts on the Luke Walton Hire.

When I first heard the news about the Lakers hiring of Luke Walton, I was shocked. When I say shocked, I mean, within 24 hours of him being interviewed, he got the job. Luke to me is getting a lot more credit than he deserves. Most people are already calling him a great coach for what he did with the first 40 plus games with Golden State. The Warriors are an easy team to coach in my opinion, because they are already in sync and with experienced players. Having them winning the championship last season, they're whole team was back!

I'm not saying that Luke Walton won't be a good coach, I'm just saying he won't have a team like the Warriors who play defense, shoot 3's well, and have experience. The Lakers are a young team with lots of holes to feel. I felt the front office could have took they're time and interviewed a few  more coaches. My first pick I believe the Lakers should have went after was Coach Calipari. He has the experience to deal with young guys while keeping them in line and players would love playing for him.

That's my 2 cents!

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