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Houston, New Orleans, and possibly Chicago clearing cap room

Core4 said:
I agree Boston got a good deal. However, Lin has a cap hit of $8M, but is due $15M. In most drafts, late 1sts can be had for around $3M. Not that great of a deal for LA, but I guess since payroll is a "sunk cost" up to the floor, it really doesn't matter to them.

If nothing overwhelms Dennis, he may just hold on to the cap space until the trade deadline. After last summer, you can be sure Lindsey is not a sit-around-on-his-*** GM. But he's not going to jump on just any trade.
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Lin is a decent one year filler for them... He will move some product as well.
 
I imagine that a lot of Jeremy Lin Lakers jerseys will be sold this year. Wonder if that plays anything into the decision. They might even look to bring him back at a discount once his deal expires. I don't see anyone paying him even close to $8 million per year again.
 
Ellis269 said:
I imagine that a lot of Jeremy Lin Lakers jerseys will be sold this year. Wonder if that plays anything into the decision. They might even look to bring him back at a discount once his deal expires. I don't see anyone paying him even close to $8 million per year again.
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For a guy on an expiring deal? I doubt it.
Now if he were to re-sign next season, yes.

I imagine the knock-off shops in downtown LA will be busy making jerseys, though.
 
Core4 said:
For a guy on an expiring deal? I doubt it.
Now if he were to re-sign next season, yes.

I imagine the knock-off shops in downtown LA will be busy making jerseys, though.
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I doubt most of those fans will understand he may be there only a year... Also China loves Kobe... I bet they do well... Not 15 M well, but it will add some life to a horrible lakers team.
 
Core4 said:
For a guy on an expiring deal? I doubt it.
Now if he were to re-sign next season, yes.

I imagine the knock-off shops in downtown LA will be busy making jerseys, though.
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Even on an expiring deal, there's room for them to hype him. I lived in New York City during Linsanity 1.0. If the Lakers can tap into that type of excitement at all, they will easily cover the extra cost of his contract. Especially since Lakers fans aren't that smart. A lot of it will depend on who they hire as a coach. Lin was a better fit in New York with all the P&R stuff (before Anthony and Stoudemire came back healthy) than he did playing 3rd fiddle in Houston's up-tempo offense.
 
Ellis269 said:
Even on an expiring deal, there's room for them to hype him. I lived in New York City during Linsanity 1.0. If the Lakers can tap into that type of excitement at all, they will easily cover the extra cost of his contract. Especially since Lakers fans aren't that smart. A lot of it will depend on who they hire as a coach. Lin was a better fit in New York with all the P&R stuff (before Anthony and Stoudemire came back healthy) than he did playing 3rd fiddle in Houston's up-tempo offense.
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Linsanity worked because he was an unknown, seemingly overlooked talent who just exploded onto the scene. He was also a novelty because of his ethnicity. He's not the highly-regarded prospect he was back in NYC. There's no hype in LA. He's a serviceable, but overpaid PG who will be here one year. And you dismiss LA fans to easily. They may not be smart. But they are front-runners. You hardly see a Laker banner anywhere right now. There are no car flags displayed. No kids are even wearing Kobe jerseys to school. If LA isn't winning (and they won't be), there is very little interest from fans.
 
Core4 said:
Linsanity worked because he was an unknown, seemingly overlooked talent who just exploded onto the scene. He was also a novelty because of his ethnicity. He's not the highly-regarded prospect he was back in NYC. There's no hype in LA. He's a serviceable, but overpaid PG who will be here one year. And you dismiss LA fans to easily. They may not be smart. But they are front-runners. You hardly see a Laker banner anywhere right now. There are no car flags displayed. No kids are even wearing Kobe jerseys to school. If LA isn't winning (and they won't be), there is very little interest from fans.
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That was hilarious... I thought you were going to say they are smarter than you think... And then you added another insult... Well played.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
That was hilarious... I thought you were going to say they are smarter than you think... And then you added another insult... Well played.
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I live in the LA area. My daughter is in elementary school. I used to have a schedule which allowed me to volunteer in her class. The first year I did, I'd see a ton of kids wearing purple and gold. And she would try to embarrass me by telling everyone I was a Jazz fan (gotta love my daughter!). Last year, no one was wearing Laker colors. And all the kids were saying they hated the Lakers. And it really is true about those car flags and banners. Those used to be everywhere. Now you see them for the Dodgers during the summer, but nothing during the winter.
 
Core4 said:
I live in the LA area. My daughter is in elementary school. I used to have a schedule which allowed me to volunteer in her class. The first year I did, I'd see a ton of kids wearing purple and gold. And she would try to embarrass me by telling everyone I was a Jazz fan (gotta love my daughter!). Last year, no one was wearing Laker colors. And all the kids were saying they hated the Lakers. And it really is true about those car flags and banners. Those used to be everywhere. Now you see them for the Dodgers during the summer, but nothing during the winter.
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Warms my heart.
 
So would anyone try to get Terrence Jones and then trade Kanter for say a SF to replace Hayward?
 
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