martin wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:

crzymdups wrote:The Lakers have $60m in cap space. I bet they give two guys who don't really deserve it over $20m a year.

I think there's a good chance of the Lakers adding two top free agents this off season. I could absolutely see them adding D.Derozan and A.Horford or K.Durant or whichever two they want to add to the really good young players they already have. They're still the LA Lakers and players still want to play there and most spend their off seasons in LA already.

Why does anyone think Durant would sprint from a team that is perfectly built for him to the Lakers?

good question. if they lost to SA i thought he would bounce (finally getting his clock is ticking and there's something not working with OKC formula). Now i think he's staying put 100%

was a strange set of emotions. would have liked to see SA play GS and get in the finals for Duncan's swan song, but really glad for OKC and Donovan. put it together at the right time

dk7th wrote:people were moaning about robin lopez and his contract and he worked out great for phil jackson and the triangle. i imagine the same sort of response if evan turner comes here. i really like his game for new york in the triangle, though at first he will seem to be overpaid even with the higher cap. but he will absolutely contribute to the kind of synergy every contender must eventually possess.

i know it may be water on the bridge but at OSU turner was hated in the locker room -- prima donna. maybe he's grown up

dk7th wrote:

Chandler wrote:

dk7th wrote:people were moaning about robin lopez and his contract and he worked out great for phil jackson and the triangle. i imagine the same sort of response if evan turner comes here. i really like his game for new york in the triangle, though at first he will seem to be overpaid even with the higher cap. but he will absolutely contribute to the kind of synergy every contender must eventually possess.

i know it may be water on the bridge but at OSU turner was hated in the locker room -- prima donna. maybe he's grown up

he's had a few slices of humble pie since coming to the nba. i wager that playing for stevens helped him with the team-first mentality.

He's certainly intriguing w his length and he's actually a very good interior passer. That's the kind of smarts I'm hoping the team is looking for. I'm not a AA bashir (I think he'd be fine coming off the bench) but that was the one area of his game which was really lacking -- total black hole

Chandler wrote:

dk7th wrote:

Chandler wrote:

dk7th wrote:people were moaning about robin lopez and his contract and he worked out great for phil jackson and the triangle. i imagine the same sort of response if evan turner comes here. i really like his game for new york in the triangle, though at first he will seem to be overpaid even with the higher cap. but he will absolutely contribute to the kind of synergy every contender must eventually possess.

i know it may be water on the bridge but at OSU turner was hated in the locker room -- prima donna. maybe he's grown up

he's had a few slices of humble pie since coming to the nba. i wager that playing for stevens helped him with the team-first mentality.

Good point

He's certainly intriguing w his length and he's actually a very good interior passer. That's the kind of smarts I'm hoping the team is looking for. I'm not a AA bashir (I think he'd be fine coming off the bench) but that was the one area of his game which was really lacking -- total black hole

well i grew to hate afflalo. i had no idea how selfish he was and how incredibly inept he was on defense. i thought he was a good contract stopgap but he really hurt the knicks out there. and his attitude was horrible too. a sulker. can't stand that.

i have been advocating evan turner since midseason when i watched a couple of celtics games. your assessment is exactly mine, and i will only add that i am not so much interested in the shooting skills of turner, which seems to be a deal breaker for others. i thought the point of the triangle was passing, cutting, and finishing close to the basket more than driving and kicking out.

knicks1248 wrote:

Chandler wrote:

martin wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:

crzymdups wrote:The Lakers have $60m in cap space. I bet they give two guys who don't really deserve it over $20m a year.

I think there's a good chance of the Lakers adding two top free agents this off season. I could absolutely see them adding D.Derozan and A.Horford or K.Durant or whichever two they want to add to the really good young players they already have. They're still the LA Lakers and players still want to play there and most spend their off seasons in LA already.

Why does anyone think Durant would sprint from a team that is perfectly built for him to the Lakers?

good question. if they lost to SA i thought he would bounce (finally getting his clock is ticking and there's something not working with OKC formula). Now i think he's staying put 100%

was a strange set of emotions. would have liked to see SA play GS and get in the finals for Duncan's swan song, but really glad for OKC and Donovan. put it together at the right time

If we retain lance, I believe he gives us what turner does, and better shooting, for a fraction of the cost.

I love Lance and have had his back on here more than anyone but he can't give us everything Turner can, close but not quite there yet.