04 Jul 2014 23:23:05
Lakers Offseason

Stretch Provision: Steve Nash

Lakers- Kings

Lakers Trade: Kendall Marshall

Kings Trade: Isaiah Thomas Sign & Trade 3 yrs 24 Million

Lakers Sign:
Trevor Ariza 3yrs 30 Million
Emeka Okafor 2yrs 8 Million
Caron Butler 2yrs 8 Million

Lakers Resign:
Pau Gasol 3yrs 30 Million
Nick Young 3yrs 24 Million
Jordan Farmar 2yrs 8 Million
Jordan Hill 3yrs 15 Million

Lakers 2014-2015 Roster
Center: Pau Gasol Emeka Okafor
Power Forward: Julius Randle Jordan Hill
Small Forward: Trevor Ariza Caron Butler
Shooting Guard: Kobe Bryant Nick Young
Point Guard: Isaiah Thomas Jordan Farmar

Players under contract

Kobe, Nash, Randle, Sacre, Marshall

Salary: about $37m


first need to make a few trades

need to dump off Nash and possibly Marshall to a rebuilding team and give them a future 2nd end pick or two for cash

Team that fits the bill is Orlando Magic

Orl-Lal

Magic get: PG Steve Nash, 2 future 2nd end picks

Lakers get: cash considerations (doesn't matter maybe $1 or $2m)

Lakers get rid of Nash's awful contract for cap space. In a sense even though orlando doesn't need Nash he would be good or help the point guard they just drafted develop into a great point guard for the future. I don't think u can get a better mentor


Lakers salary now: about $25m

Lakers can now bring in some talent around Anthony and Bryant


free agency

Lakers sign C Greg Monroe to a max contract (13m annually)

Lakers sign SF Carmelo Anthony to a max contract ($21m annually plus increases)

Now Lakers are at about $59m. They can sign one player to a $6m annual deal before they get to their mid level exception I believe. The position they need to adress is point guard

Sign PG Isiah Thomas to a 4 year deal worth $24m

I know the Pistons offered him the same over 3 years but I'm pretty sure Thomas would want to play with the Lakers if they have this good of a team in the making. And with Collison signing with Sacramento I don't think they will worry abt signing Thomas back


Lakers then use their mid level exception on G/F Evan Turner over 3 years. They need a 6th man and can be a good backup for kobe and Anthony.

sign Henry, Hill, chalmers, and also Andrew Bynum. It may be a risk but at the minimum he can prove his value again with his former team when he was at one point a top two center in the league


2014-2015 Los Angeles Lakers

PG: Isiah Thomas
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: Carmelo Anthony
PF: Julius Randle
C: Greg Monroe

6th: G/F Evan Turner
7th: G Mario Chalmers
8th: C Andrew Bynum
9th: F Xavier Henry
10th: F Wesley Johnson
11th: G Kendall Marshall
12th: Robert Sacre