The Gold Mamba

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[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

@Jayyanginspires STANLEY

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

@Tim_NBA Will need *three

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

Let the Kuminga bidding war begin

#Cavs have to make more difficult moves than the #Lakers to get Kuminga the $ he wants

I’m not dead set on Kuminga, I just want to know who our starting 4 will be

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

BREAKING: LeBron James is signing with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year, $8 million deal with a player option, Klutch Sports Group and Klutch CEO and Game Over show host Rich Paul tells ESPN.

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

I get ring chasing but not retiring in Cleveland is the type of weird ego move that I’ve always not loved about Bron

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

BREAKING: LeBron James is signing with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year, $8 million deal with a player option, Klutch Sports Group and Klutch CEO and Game Over show host Rich Paul tells ESPN.

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

@Tim_NBA Could you map this out for the Lakers top rotation players?

My guess:

- Sexton: PG
- Reaves: SG
- Grimes: SG
- Thybulle: SG
- Ziaire: SF
- Luka: PF
- Kessler: C
- Mamu: C
- Looney: C

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

@Tim_NBA They theoretically should have two solid punches. They can’t be a one trick pony especially in the playoffs

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

#Lakers making a bet on defense with turnover creation

Sure they might not have elite guys at the POA but we’re looking to win the possession game and have an elite transition offense. Can’t wait to watch

[Ben Detrick @bdetrick]

Matisse and Ziaire were 1st and 10th in deflections per 36 among guys who played over 400 minutes last season

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

Potential 4-team #Lakers trade

LA gets: Kuminga
ATL gets: 2RP
CHA gets: Knecht, 2RP
CHI gets: Hardy, 2RP

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

Thybulle is a great backup 2/3 who lets Cam Carr develop at his own pace. Praying he stays healthy tho

Most interestingly the #Lakers NEED to make another move, likely a trade to get down to 15 roster spots. Ideally it’s a 2-0 so they can sign Kuminga

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

Thybulle is a great backup 2/3 who lets Cam Carr develop at his own pace. Praying he stays healthy tho

Most interestingly the #Lakers NEED to make another move, likely a trade to get down to 15 roster spots. Ideally it’s a 2-0 so they can sign Kuminga

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Free agent forward Matisse Thybulle has agreed on one-year, $3.3 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell ESPN.

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

The #Lakers power forward target that nobody’s talking about is… #Celtics Jordan Walsh

- 6’6, 7’2 wingspan elite defender+motor and 38% 3pt%
- 11pts, 8reb, 1.4stl, 1blk per 36
- 22 y/o making just 2.4m this year

[Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA]

Jordan Walsh's contact with the Boston Celtics becomes fully guaranteed for $2.4M today.

Walsh will be extension-eligible throughout the balance of the season. He can extend for up to 140% of the average player salary, which would start at $21.2M per season.

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

All I care is the Mavs get ANOTHER forward… #Lakers go get PJ Washington

I’d trade the three 2nds and 1st swap to go all-in

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

BREAKING: The Oklahoma City Thunder trading All-Defensive wing Lu Dort to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team deal that sends three second-round picks to OKC, former No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher to the Dallas Mavericks and Ryan Nembhard to Atlanta, sources tell ESPN.

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

RT @pelinkaburner: Zubac turns is 29 and went for 2 FRP(one ending up at 5th overall), 1 2nd, Mathurin and Jackson

I think there's a legit…

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

@CanyonDriver Need that Kaluma 2 way news before the weekend hits 🤞 Likely don’t get it until after SL wraps tho

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

#Lakers should keep an eye on Ehiogu as a 2-way center option

The lobs from Luka would go crazy

[Point Made Basketball @pointmadebball]

Naw, apparently Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu, who is about 6’10” with a 7’4” wing span, has a 41” standing vertical and a 48” max vertical????

This is an alien in the same athletic tier as the Thompson twins

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

Remembering the Walker Kessler disrespect ✍️

[Yahoo Sports @YahooSports]

Some big names signed some big deals, but will they end up being big mistakes? 😬

@brohrbach on the worst contracts from this NBA offseason: https://t.co/KwoJ5HR7sq

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

This will be the #Lakers depth chart when the season starts

At least, that’s what it’s sounding like. This is a 50+ win team, 3rd seed, potential to go to the Finals roster

[Marc Stein @TheSteinLine]

The Lakers have again broadened their search for perimeter defense, league sources say, registering interest this week in free agent Matisse Thybulle.

They have already added Ziaire Williams while also continuing to pursue Jonathan Kuminga.

More NBA: https://t.co/mNpuuR3uFh

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

Didn’t know PJ Washington was so turnover prone

#Lakers have prioritized players who can pass/dribble/shoot to make an NBA best offense around Luka+Reaves

Maybe PJ’s poor passing is a reason they haven’t pulled the trigger on him (not saying this is a good reason)

[Basketball University @UofBasketball]

Players that turn the ball over on the highest percentage of their passes…

[LukaShow @LukaShow_77]

Lakers Team Chemistry

One of the most underrated parts of this offseason.

[The Gold Mamba @TheMamba_G]

#Lakers Ziaire Williams added more points from 3 than Luke Kennard last season

Williams - 4.5 points from 3 per game
Kennard - 3.9 points from 3 per game

That’s with Kennard playing with Luka and Reaves while Williams played with a rookie PG (Egor Demin)