Originally posted on 07/31/2021:

Expected LA to wrangle a deal for CP3 somehow after he got so close and he'd go for a ring with a team so heavily lacking at PG.

Not sure why this deal is getting such a hard time though? Lakers problem is they had no one that could create a shot or even a play outside of LeBron and AD who have never been elite at creating for other players. Now they have a guy that's arguably the best in the business at creating? Call him a stat padder all you want but at the end of the day he's going into the HOF and deservedly so.

It's always going to be a hard task trying to beat that stack they have in Brooklyn but this team will give them all sorts if they stay fit and get out of the West. Lakers played great D last season and not like any of the guys that left had a huge deal to do with that. Like Harrel but he just didn't fit I guess as had a very average season, excellent at the Clippers though so will be a great pick up. KCP a nice NBA SG and probably needed but you've gotta pay a price, Wash have better 3pt shooters to be fair anyway. Kuzma had his chances and we wouldn't really even know him if he didn't play for the Lakers, easy piece to trade as he is overvalued.

I love to hate the Lakers too so hope they get beat! But think this team looks very good, turnss a lot of James' turnovers into points, AD is money from anywhere left open so who needs 3s when you can defend as well?