Bill OramVerified account @billoram Hermosa Beach, CA The way people latch on to narrative is crazy... Lakers and KD are in completely different places. End of story. Yeah folks are full of shit..playin with my Lakers is like playin with my emotions
This fool Young got his ex pregnant while he was with Iggy and thats why she left him. Get this dumb motherfucker off my Lakers and that alone makes the offseason a win.
Batum is a good player but think he's been kinda overrated by Lakers twitter meh I would happy to add him to the fold but he's not moving the needle much for us right now and he's gonna be expensive while not terribly young Now if we pair Batum with a Whiteside maybe we're in business But Whiteside has to be top priority
Nah, damn Lakers twitter Only 2 other players in the NBA averaged more than 14pts-5reb-5ast and he can defend 1-3 and some 4s + shoot the 3ball
Yeah he would be a GREAT player on a ready to win now team, Lakers are 2 years away Plus how would that lineup work out? Russell-Batum-Ingram-Randle-Center?
Batum fits any situation just like Iguodala fit the Warriors before they were in " win now " mode, before Curry was " MVP " Batum has played the 2, again, can defend 1-3 and some 4s. He can also run an offense, the assist line is real, he's very skilled. I'm not saying he'd come and be the savior, but he's absolutely an Iguodala type of impact player
Yeah Batum is a good player and no doubt this team needs more good players just meh IDK unless it's paired with something bigger
I'd take Batum and Ryan Anderson, or Batum and Biyombo, or Batum and Noah, etc. Lakers just need quality young vets, doesn't even have to be Batum. Hell, Lakers would be lucky to get Batum.
Adrian WojnarowskiVerified account@WojVerticalNBA Sources: As 12:01 AM nears, free agent Hassan Whiteside's focus is centered on Miami and Dallas. Decision could come quickly on July 1. Eric PincusVerified account @EricPincus 20m20 minutes ago Lakers have given qualifying offers to Jordan Clarkson, Tarik Black & Marcelo Huertas making all 3 restricted, not Ryan Kelly @BBallInsiders
Bad news on the Whiteside front. Was listening to the radio and for what it's worth, as they were going down the FA list, they had none of them going to the Lakers.
Tim MacMahonVerified account @espn_macmahon 5m5 minutes ago Source tells @MarcJSpearsESPN that Nic Batum will meet with Hornets and Mavs in Dallas and will talk to Knicks, Lakers, Wizards on phone. Luke has to sell him on being the next Iguodala
What was all this talk about "aggressively" pursuing Whiteside in the news? Is Jim Buss and Mitch's idea of aggressive mean sitting in the office waiting for a call?
