Will Trotter

[Will Trotter @SoCalWill80]

Proud Dad. So proud of this young man. On and off the court. 🙏

[Dan Woike @DanWoikeSports]

If there's a lesson to take from these NBA Finals, it's that you don't build a team that looks like the Spurs, the Thunder or the Knicks. You can't do it. You can build the best possible team around your best players and hope that you create something good enough.

[Will Trotter @SoCalWill80]

Good deal for both sides.

[NFL @NFL]

Packers, WR Christian Watson agree to four-year, $110.5M extension. (via @AdamSchefter)

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

ESPN sources: Green Bay WR Christian Watson and the Packers reached agreement today on a four-year, $110.5 million contract extension that includes a $31 million signing bonus.

[Will Trotter @SoCalWill80]

What a shocker

[Rob Demovsky @RobDemovsky]

Rough session for rookie kicker Trey Smack. Went 5 of 9 into a strong crosswind.

PAT: Good
35: Wide left
38: WL
40: Good
42: WL
43: Good
46: WR
47: Good
48: Good

[Will Trotter @SoCalWill80]

Hate to admit this as a Packers fan, but the Rams organization knows what the hell they’re doing.

[ESPN Los Angeles @ESPNLosAngeles]

THEY DID IT AGAIN! 🤯 Rams Trade For Myles Garrett + Les Snead Goes Absolute GOD MODE! | @sedano & @ScottKaplan https://t.co/lJ3mLCtl3y

[Will Trotter @SoCalWill80]

🥺

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

Appreciative kids are the best!

[Will Trotter @SoCalWill80]

Spot on @AllenSliwa . Just listened to today’s show, and there’s no doubt that roster construction is the biggest issue that LAL has had. JJ is ascending and is already top 5 coach imo. Give him the ingredients to cook Rob/FO

[Dan Woike @DanWoikeSports]

The Lakers had a round of layoffs today affecting a number different departments as the team continued a reorganization after its sale a year ago. Was described to me as a “brutal” day inside the team offices

[Mike Trudell @LakersReporter]

Details on the hiring of Assistant GM of strategy and data systems Rohan Ramadas:

[Will Trotter @SoCalWill80]

Sounds like a very good hire

[Dan Woike @DanWoikeSports]

Rohan Ramadas is on board for the evolving Lakers’ front office - which has had involvement from Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi in interviews and at pro days (free) https://t.co/fVokGSbGsV

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

The Los Angeles Lakers are hiring former New Orleans Pelicans vice president of strategy and operations Rohan Ramadas as an assistant general manager under president Rob Pelinka, sources tell me and @mcten. The Lakers have interviewed candidates to bolster their front office.

[Mike Trudell @LakersReporter]

Luka Dončić was named to the All-NBA First Team for the 6th time. Only 4 other players in NBA history have done so by age 27: Tim Duncan (7); LeBron (6); Oscar Robertson (6); and Bob Pettit (6). 

Dončić led the NBA in scoring (33.5 ppg), ranked 3rd in assists (8.3) and 6th in steals (1.6).

[Dave McMenamin @mcten]

1st Team All-NBA:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Nikola Jokic
Victor Wembanyama
Luka Doncic
Cade Cunningham

[Will Trotter @SoCalWill80]

GREAT GREAT news

[Lakers Nation @LakersNation]

Some potential #Lakers front office candidates are starting to emerge:
https://t.co/gZlv2MlBsc

[Lakers Nation @LakersNation]

Some potential #Lakers front office candidates are starting to emerge:
https://t.co/gZlv2MlBsc

[Will Trotter @SoCalWill80]

Just asking for anyone to make it make sense. Everyone who covers team is critical of Rob, (RIGHTFULLY SO!!) but nobody says why his job is safe, that’s all. I have a very difficult time imagining Mark Walter and group putting up with multiple transaction cycle mistakes.

[Will Trotter @SoCalWill80]

@LakersHMA Great show guys, and all of you do great work. Not questioning @jovanbuha saying Rob is “safe” for the next 5 seasons per @mcten reporting, but can someone please explain to @Lakers fans why that’s the case when @_JasonLT referenced 9 unsuccessful transaction cycles?

[Will Trotter @SoCalWill80]

@LakersHMA Great show guys, and all of you do great work. Not questioning @jovanbuha saying Rob is “safe” for the next 5 seasons per @mcten reporting, but can someone please explain to @Lakers fans why that’s the case when @_JasonLT referenced 9 unsuccessful transaction cycles?

[Will Trotter @SoCalWill80]

Listening to your show a little late @AllenSliwa , and you are spot on regarding AR. Quite possibly not the best fit, and while Luka isn’t old, it’s not like the Lakers have 5 years to figure this out. The next 2 transaction cycles (summer, trade deadline) are so critical.

[Will Trotter @SoCalWill80]

IF this is true, I don’t get it. From the missed draft picks, (JHS, Dalton mainly) to letting impact players go, (Caruso) to the inability to acquire 2 way talent, etc. I don’t think Mark Walter and his group will tolerate not being aggressive. Rob is on the clock. @AllenSliwa

[NBARetweet @RTNBA]

The Lakers are reportedly NOT planning on making massive roster changes this offseason:

“Increasingly, it looks like the massive changes fans want for the Lakers aren’t quite what the team has in mind. The plan appears to be to keep Austin Reaves, at something less than the maximum $240 million-plus, and to seek solutions at the center spot, an annual tradition in LA. Beyond that, dreams of adding restricted free agents Walker Kessler or Peyton Watson or Jalen Duren are almost certainly not happening.”

per @SeanDeveney

[Will Trotter @SoCalWill80]

This Spurs team is an absolute problem… and they will be for a long time.. damn
#NBA