Potential gets coaches fired, teams in the lottery...it was very important for him to "show" in his second year playing summer league look at Whitmore..But then again Max was a second rd pick
@@TimetototallywatchCinema That's the problem with you trash Laker fans...all you look at are averages. 🙄1st round he had good 1st halves & disappeared in the 2nd half when trash Lakers needed him most. 😑 Probably the main reason trash Lakers were a 1st round exit & barely escaped another sweep vs Nuggets.🤣 Face it...AD is wishy washy af & he's never gonna change who he is. He's not that guy the trash Lakers dropped that 💩-load of cash to lead the way once the aging Queen retires. 🙄 If they think he is...they are sadly mistaken.😜
You aren't getting a rim protecting big with the 55th pick. Other teams tend to notice those. Bronny James has no business on an NBA roster. But I refuse to keep piling on him for the irresponsible rhetoric of his father and the Lakers for going along with it. Wanna rant? Rant about Magic trading away Zubec for some magic beans and shutting the on Brook Lopez fingers while he was practically begging to stay.
@@LakerGang2001 Any traditional at the 55th pick? That easy? Why do you think Bronny was available then? Lakers will make money off this and if he doesn’t improve he will get cut or traded.
Actually he seems injured a lot since his rookie year. When he’s healthy it’s a fun ride like Duncan Robinson for the Heat. Let’s see what Trevor thinks.
@@chuckmiles56 Point is AD is best when the win or loss is not all on him. He's a front runner He plays hard when he knows that other guys will be to blame if they lose He is soft and he would much rather lose and not try than try and possibly still lose. I am a Laker lifer and he was my favorite non-Laker before he came to team... But I misjudged him He is definitely not HIM
@@LN-Liferhe’s not soft his body is better than Embiid but also AD is not a ducking center but Rob Pelinka blew up the only fucking team built perfectly around him and Bron literally right after they won that chip. Does he have a motor like Giannis ofc not but does not mean he soft.
To u lol refs have a tougher whistle and he’s realizing he can’t flop his way to the line anymore he actually has to put in work. Should not be getting locked by Jock and Dwight and should be playing better defense.
@@justthisguy1948 AD is a better all-around player but in a team setting being a top tier offensive player is more important for the most part. Hopefully better coaching optimizes AD and makes the offensive side easier for him. Team USA doesn't need Embiid's offensive game, they need him to be elite at defense / rebounding / rolling. AD is better than him at those things.
We know Bron is old but he is still playing great. And with how a d is reminding us all how dominant he really is, the Lakers front office HAS TO GO ALL IN our guys are still top tier give them a cpl more solid players and they can DEFF make a run
I think people are starting to realize that the front office is just failing at their job and putting AD in a situation to succeed and is just playing him out of position
I actually thought Max Lewis had a decent game. He hit a couple 3s on the catch (which is how he would see the floor at all), he looked decent on defense, and he had that quick first step all the way into a dunk (Knecht had a similar play which is great to see... we need quicker/explosive) guards. Idk if that means he's ready for the NBA, but he has been really consistent at the G League level
Idk why they dont play moses brown more? He scored 11Pts+6RB in 14mins with a +10 NetRtg, why not him instead of Castleton and I know he is our guy but still???
@@JB-sc1tgbrown been in the league for 6 years. That’s why he’s not getting more PT cause he’s already somewhat established and castleton ain’t established at all.
I remember when everyone was saying the Warriors had amazing player development and now look at them, the Heat amazing player development just for them all to leave
lakers need not do any trade, bronny is enough, but honestly, they should not drafted him instead just sign him to a 2way contract. well, if somebody drafted him, then he is their problem. the FO just caved in to LeGM.
AD is a different monster when he’s not playing like he’s going to get injured every play. This passed season I think was great for his confidence health wise. Look out next year NBA
He's a different kind of beast because he knows if they lose, he won't be the one blamed Sorry but the dude is a frontrunner He's the kind of guy who would rather not try and lose then try and possibly still lose
@@ScottieSavedMjsCareer23 It's funny how AD always seemed to "dominate" when he played vs teams with no real big presence. 😑🙄Once he played vs teams with bigs like Jokic or Sabonis...he always managed to disappear.😜🤣
I've been saying on your shows that the Vanderbilt signing was terrible. He has never played more than 67 games or 25 min a game in a season, and both of those were the same season. Trevor, you were praising the signing and constantly pumping Vanderbilt up.
He’s one of the best perimeter defenders and darvin ham didn’t know how to use him beside have him sit in the corner on offense. He was healthy the first year he came to the team also.
Still can’t believe we have a charity contract, guaranteed two years to Bronny. Wasn’t the whole point that he didn’t want any handouts from his last name? He could’ve been legitimately drafted in a year or two. Instead our ownership accepted Klutch sport’s threats and wasted a roster spot on a kid who isn’t even g league ready
Lol I was thinking the exact same thing! Still confused as to why they passed on Cam a projected lottery Pick who fell not because of his talent or skillset. BPA is rule #1 in Drafting later in the 1st rd. The JHS thing was a head scratcher.
Embiid has looked uninterested on the court for USA. He isn't working very hard and his impact on defense and the boards is almost nonexistent. On the other hand, AD is bearing much of the rebounding rate and one of the more consistent scorers for this team. At this point, he should be starting over Embiid. Also, this team is not very good defensively (hopefully they will get better) but two glaring facts: USA team is small on the wings and not a very good rebounding team! On a team that already had 5 guards, why did they replace Kawhi (at 6'7") with another guard? They made a huge mistake by not choosing Brown over White. They need the help on the boards.
davis played awsome vs AUS. But as a LAL fan, I don't wanna see him in Summer-Especially playing like that. He's playing too Hard. The next thing we're gonna be seeing, is him rolling around on the floor grabbing something-Then he's lost for 6 Months.
Of course ad isn't better then the real mvp of league this year before his injury with embid it's about his attitude with ad it's a good look for a guy who stays injured
Please stop with the roster spot non-sense! The Lakers simply have a bunch of non NBA talent. There is at least 10 players on the team who could barely start in college. We need to trade for better wings that can shoot 3s. Just look at the Boston summer league team. There is three guys on their squad for example that can shoot well plus finish at the rim. Come on Lakers find shooters and guys that can finish at the rim consistently.
@@chris5947lol cry he won them a chip😭when the team was the best built around him and AD and they blew it up instantly. Rob been selling since that moment.
AD is physically more talented than Embiid. But Embiid carries the 76ers during the regular season. AD doesn't do that. Even when LeBron is out. Such as after LeBron originally hurt his ankle. Nobody put AD in the MVP convo.
AD is > Embid in FIBA games because AD is always getting hacked and no-called in the NBA while Embid gets those mollycoddle ref calls every game lol. So funny to watch.
Lakers in a tough spot. They have the #2 or #3 center in the league and they're desperate to move him out of his best position. But!!! they don't have the resources to get another 5 or even at least one between a 2 or a 3.
Reaves is not Knecht they’re just white 😂. BUT we do need evaluate Austin, we’re in danger of overrating him as a fanbase and a team. He didn’t have a good season. Austin isn’t afraid of the moment, which is his biggest selling point but lacks some of the other solid qualities which he could really earn his keep with in my opinion. Being a glue guy or connector isn’t enough, so I wouldn’t be mad at seeing him traded.
Agree Austin needs to come out swinging this fall no excuses ..I understood the tired legs he might have had during last season but not this upcoming year...
He wanted what any 18/19 yr old athlete dreams of going professional being drafted. The hate comes not for Bronny but because some folks sadly aren't fans of his dad..
Actually JHS is worse because he was pick 16 with Cam,Jacques and the GSW pick coming right after him... Bronny was 55...watchin ball lots of years, never seen the 55th pick make all rookie 1st team. Go check out what the 54 & 56,57 and 58th pick are doing in SL..absolutely nothing! Let it go ..
@@cheetahturner4576 maybe you would, but not me. It's freaking Summer League. It doesn't even matter to anyone but those players playing. He's never gonna be great more than likely, but I'm not over-valuing Summer League, G-League, nor his first two seasons... didn't do that with his dad. Didn't do it with any of the players who became my favorites. Didn't do it with any of the players who became my favorites while still in college. What they do over a few days in games that don't even count towards anything that matters to me means nothing. Hell, I cared more about his combine and scrimmages than the Summer League. And even if he was drafted 25th overall, who would've expected him to be shining in Summer League? Look at the players who did and flamed out in the league or didn't make a team. Look at the players who were trashed in Summer League but are now either stars or all-stars. The shit doesn't matter...
If it don't work out wit Max Lewis n Jalen that means rob need to get fired that means he wasted the picks specially when he overruled the draft team I remember hearing they wanted cam whitmore n rob said we draft Jalen hood
I only saw a couple of clips of Lebron on his podcast show with JJ and 1 moment sticks out clearly when he said being in the NBA is Bronnies Dream. Brons Body language said he didn't even believe what he was saying. Bronnys existence in the NBA is all based on this Lie.
@LakerGang2001 Muslims can't spot the 1000s of lies in the Quran. From its cover claiming it knows the Definition of Holy aka Holy Quran. The only People who can't spot the 1000s of lies is Muslims. Your in their company .
Trevor, Bronny looks horrific. He doesn't look like he has any potential at all for being a pro. I haven't seen anything that flashes pro ability from high school to now. He's going to need every min of that 4 year contract to flash something because I don't see it. At least he won the NBA Call of Duty tourney 🤣 Time for the Lakers to cut ties with Castleton. Castleton looks worse than he has ever looked and his lack of strength is so noticeable. Last year it was the same concern and his body looks no different than it did last year. Not looking good for Max Lewis about being a long term prospect. Their new development hire gotta move the heavens when it comes to Bronny and Max.
I do not see the fascination with Lauri. He can not guard Jokic. AD needs someone who can guard Jokic. Why no confidence in this team when everyone picked them to beat every team, but the Nuggets. No Vando or Gabe and the team made it to the playoffs.
Lauri on offense is great that’s why they want him but yea on defense no type of confidence in him fr guarding centers. Unless they can get walker in the trade also shit should not happen. If Rob had any brain cells he would have got Caruso and KCP before the other teams and traded Dlo Gabe Rui and Cam JHS Hayes or wood as soon as free agency started.
Trevor stop being a prisoner of the moment just calm down wether bronny was there or not lakers still will be waiting so pipe down with the bronny negativity besides it’s different when you someone who everyone thinks he don’t deserve it it’s people out to hurt him
The guy said:"not a Nba player" and the host, manipolative as Always answered:"yes, he is not a Nba player, NOW". PS. Bruser is the yearly magic Word he Will use over and over to enter less smart people mind with his ideas.. we had "switchy wings", "not a liabilty anymore" and now "bruser".. I quite vomited the fourth time he said it.. now what people dont realize is how him, Jeanie, Pel and JJ are the same kind of matter. And people complaining for Jeanie shouldnt following the Channel, because are the same kind of thing.. how he is lying about bronny being picked by others and deserving a contract is disgusting..
Amazing what another big on the floor does for Anthony Davis I've been begging Lakers Nation to recognize this for over 2 years now. If only the Lakers front office wouid come around I'm not holding my breath though
@@RK-ck6pl What's your point? I don't care if Anthony Davis plays the four or the five He just needs another big out there with him so he doesn't have to do it all Namely someone who can rebound the ball so that his defense isn't wasted giving up offensive rebounds/ second chance points
@@LN-Lifer Lebron is 6 foot 9. That's the same size as Karl Malone. And Bam. He averaged like 8rpg. AD at center had his best season. AD at center won his only chip. He played with Gasol and Drummed and did shit.. had two 7 footers last yr. Played better with Bron. People keep banging the table for another center like there's a good backup center in the league that we could easily get. It would be much smarter to just improve the starting lineup, the perimeter defense is the worst in the league.
@@LN-Lifer let me be more concise. You said it's amazing what another big on the floor does for Anthony Davis and I pointed out that he doesn't need another big on the floor at all.
AR is an undersized 3 off the bench, because even rotation SGs blow by him too easily, but he is a step faster than the slightly slower SFs that he can bother the crap out of while being a high efficiency scorer on the other end. It's nice that he has handles to get to a floater and can finish through contact. It's also nice that he can make great connecting passes. But he is not a point guard or shooting guard and certainly not at the starter level. He's on a very solid contract and has great potential, but if you force this guy to be a 1/2, he'll eventually be quite good at that after 4 years of suffering and then the team you trade him to will use him as a 6th man SF off the bench and get 17/6/5 in 28 minutes on 55/42/88 out of him and he'll get 6th man of the year. The Lakers problem has been that they have used everyone to their weaknesses until they were quite good and then handed them to more capable teams that simply build way better lineups. And they keep doing it over and over again. Taurean Prince is a 4 and not a 3. Rui is a 4 and not a 3. Vanderbilt is a 4 and not a 3. Davis is a 4 and not a 5. D'Lo is a 1 and not a 2. Austin is a 3 and not a 2. Gabe is a 1 and not a 2. Wood is a 4 and not a 5. Hayes is a 4 and not a 5. Castleton is a 4 and not 5. Cam is a 3 and not a 2. Max Christie is a 3 and not a 2 and not anywhere near Reaves. Half the freaking roster is playing out of position, because Lebron is a 4 now. Yes AD can really put the hurt on teams finishing them out going small ball next to capable 3&D two-way players. We really still don't have any unfortunately. And Knecht will be a power forward until he is in the third string and no longer used probably. Our actual current depth chart is this: D'Lo / NOBODY (sry Alex Caruso) / NOBODY (sry OGA since AD is a 5 and Lebron a 4 and that's been 100% set for 2.5 years now) / LBJ (sry AD) / AD (sry Thomas Bryant) Gabe Vincent (sry Delon Wright) / AR (sry SG talents) / Vanderbilt (sry AR and Vando and Dalton) / Rui (sry Christian Wood) / Nobody (most overrated missing link ever sry fanbase) JHS (sry Pippen Jr.) / Bronny lol (sry McClung) / Christie (Maxwell who? and sry Dalton we gonna screw you and sry Stanley Johnson) / Dalton Knecht (sry TP) / Nobody (I'm sry we have Hayes) The logjam at PF is mind blowing. The missing size, rebounding and footspeed at SF is insane. The lack of 2-way options across the roster and especially next to D'Lo at SG is utterly absurd. The fanbase trying to find a center that will never get on the court and trying to trade away the only clear cut starting guard we have after he set a franchis shooting record is pathetic. I basically explained this 100 times from last preseason on. It was always going to end this way. With a healthy Gabe and Vando we are still a 5th seed probably, but this roster is possibly the worst put together roster in the LA Lebron era. Nothing we did from the day we send away Zubac made any sense imo.
As season is lost already..anyone else who wants his kid on the team? Very bad player preferred disabled kid is also fine...send your applications to Rob and JJ
Crazy crazy ..the season isn't lost. I never once thought they were winning a title this season, but then again, nobody thought the Mavs would be in the Finals last July 2023. It's good to see them finally bring back players it builds chemistry...
Why does nobody have the guts to say 6’ bronny doesn’t belong in the nba? Trevor is terrified which with the guests he’s looking to get sure but some of the other talking heads need to say bronny is just not an nba player. There are undrafted players that would cook bronny 10/10 times
Agree there are many undrafted players that would, but what's your point. Yes the kid is a project that doesn't mean he can't get better he is 19 not 29..He is getting his chance.If he fails he goes on the pile of the other 1 million basketball players world wide that failed to make in the NBA..Many were even Lottery picks who weren't better than some undrafted players..
This site has definitely changed over time. They're moving towards a neutral media environment with the Laker name attached to it. So many neutral takes now with the hope of appeasing guests to come on. When you start having guests on your show, you are now beholden to a certain way of doing business. That's why Trev and Sean can't tell the truth about Austin Reaves. Brining on his brother was just the proof in the pudding. Austin has peaked as a player and should be a 6th or 7th man. He was a 4 year college player and is 26 years old. How many basketball players have you heard of who get better between 26-30 years old?
