More Help on the Way For LeBron? | Rachel Nichols & Chris Mannix
Chris Mannix and Rachel Nichols discuss the Lakers trading D’Angelo Russell to the Nets in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith and what other moves the Lakers should make to bolster their roster
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24 Comments
im telling you finney smith really helps the lakers. he helps them to get less points and less rebounds. wow. theyre contenders now
they said that they could get valanciunes for gabe and a couple picks. go for it
If I had a penny for the “more help for lebron phrase” lol
Blaming DLo😂😂😂
I love u Rachel have my babies I won't take care of.
The Nets are still super dysfunctional
Bro saying Reaves can be good defensively tells me he doesn’t watch the lakers.
Walker Kessler and Colin Sexton would be a championship level flip
Gabe, JHS + 2 seconds for Nick Richards & Caleb Martin
Yes. She talks about Lebron a lot, just like all the others who are trying to get some attention. It's why I'm no longer feeling her.
Good to see Rachel back in the mix
I think this guy is being paid by the Wizards to say that Lakers give them a first for Val. This dude don't know what he's talking about.
The Lakers have a tough decision to make if they want to make more trades… several guys that they really like are guys that other teams really like too. Knecht, Hachimura, Reddish, Christie… all of them I would want to hold onto if I were in the Lakers front office, so whoever I get back has to be pivotal and the trade has to make sense. I don't think Pelinka's job is very easy right now because the guys you want to trade don't have a whole lot of value. Theres also a bunch of guys on 2-way contracts and in the reserves that we haven't seen very much due to injury so getting them healthy and evaluating their talent is going to be crucial for figuring this out. It seems like in the near future (trade deadline like a month away tho) everyone is going to get healthy, Jarred is back doing non-contact and guys like Gabe, JHS, and Wood are all GTD's each week so I expect them to be back in January too.
If this was 2k you could just trade for whichever player you want but you have to consider the asking price and the relationships with other owners as well. A lot of teams would refuse even favorable trades with the Lakers just because of who they are and not wanting to be the team that gives them the talent to run the league, especially teams in the same conference as them
Rachel is one of the best broadcasters and sexy af. Espn are soooo dumb
Lakers are in 4th place
Who these fools 😂
The West is wild. Less than 18 hrs after this video uploaded, Lakers moved up to 4th in the Western Conference. It will prolly change by tomorrow night again. This is without DFS being inserted into the starting lineup, which he probably eventually will be. They are a Kessler or Richards away from no longer bleeding points to opponents when AD is off the floor.
Go get Jimmy
Rachel I noticed y'all didn't talk about Shake Milton. I think he's a decent defender and he can bring a lil ball handling and knock down shots. I think he's going to be a surprised. Also I think the Lakers needs a Seth Curry over adding a another big man. If Christian gets healthy that will give the Lakers 3 bigs to help out AD. No way in hell I would give up a 1st rd pick.
Valancunias may get 2 seconds at the most
The game is simple. It's called keep LBJ from the playoffs at all cost! The cocksucker that he is thought strong arming other teams to get his son drafted and for someone reason letting a good player in the first round fall to the Lakers was a coincidence. The fact of the matter is karma is coming for LBJ and it's in the form of putting a hole in LBJ! What's left to do for other teams is keep beating the Lakers, pushing them down the rankings and make sure any cut guys or guys looking to be traded that other teams get to those guys before the Lakers, in the offseason GM put their big boy pants on and load up over the Lakers and make sure LBJ's last season is one that ends from first tip!
Rachel looking good with her age
They're good enough to make the finals with this roster.
The main thing you need is AD & LeBron to be healthy and play well.
I agree with Rachel on this. Keeping Rui makes not sense. He’s not a starter on a championship team. You need a better complementary player who would be less dependable of LeBron-AD on the court on both ends.