2020-2021 Season thread

[sefant77]

Originally Posted by MFFL

I agree

He's a very nice rotation player with upside. The Lakers will balk at payroll at some point - the owner doesn't have the deep pockets of a Cuban or a Ballmer

Of course they have... They literally print stupid money with the Lakers each year

[Thespiralgoeson]

Originally Posted by sefant77

Of course they have... They literally print stupid money with the Lakers each year

Yeah I was about to say, I don't know exactly how their ownership structure works, but I don't think they're ever going to be a team that fears the luxury tax, even if the Buss family aren't personally billionaires. The Lakers are an industry unto themselves in a way they very few franchises are.

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by sefant77

Of course they have... They literally print stupid money with the Lakers each year

They will be over the cap but under the tax most likely. If we push them back into the tax, they will have to pay repeater's tax.

[MFFL]

Originally Posted by sefant77

Of course they have... They literally print stupid money with the Lakers each year

But every dollar over the luxury tax is a dollar coming straight out of their pockets. I think the Buss family will balk at some point

[MFFL]

Brad Townsend

@townbrad
· 5m

Mavericks who are listed as out for tommorow's game at Charlotte due to "health and safety protocols."

Maxi Kleber
Dwight Powell
Josh Richardson
Dorian Finney-Smith
Jalen Brunson

[MFFL]

Powell out now too

[MFFL]

Lots of WCS and Boban - KP is probably under severe minutes restriction

Johnson will have a lot of playing time too

[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by MFFL

Lots of WCS and Boban - KP is probably under severe minutes restriction

Johnson will have a lot of playing time too

i'd imagine WCS and KP will start together and that Boban will play with Johnson off the bench together up front.

Maybe this will allow Rick to see how WCS and KP work with each other moving forward since we very rarely got to see that pairing last year.

[sefant77]

Originally Posted by MFFL

But every dollar over the luxury tax is a dollar coming straight out of their pockets. I think the Buss family will balk at some point

Not during Lebrons final years...