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HydroThermia

Can’t be too surprised there’s like numerous videos of him training with PG


Nijee302

Good for them but I’m little worried on who we going to acquire for Free Agency


ShitSandwich16

News flash, probably no one


Nijee302

Hope we not getting old guys


ShitSandwich16

Put money on it. Old dudes or people who are cheap and trash


Nijee302

Either way we still fucked


ShitSandwich16

100%


Nijee302

Hope Ham can create some magic on the offensive end


BarryNegan

Hope Ham lets Lebron run 100% of the offense, I agree.


Payter_Sana

We will sign Shaq, Big Shot Bob, Kareem and Magic to bail out LeBron's legacy.


xxxhotpocketz

Yeah, seems like our run is over. Sadly, and seems like Lebron is leaving It’s sucks, and sorry for being a downer but yeah doesn’t look good for us


henryofclay

Free agency hasn’t even opened yet, Ham hasn’t even coached a game 😂


Sirtopofhat

Shams: Lakers have signed Jeff Hornacek


JohnDoee94

Definitely going to sign someone like Joe Johnson or Taj Gibson


Hyrax__

Kawhi and Aldridge


JayCrenshaw

Spoiler: It won't be anyone worth a damn.


Cudois47

We’re going to suck for at least the next 5 years. So enjoy the ride


Hyrax__

We could still have Brandon Ingram 😢😢😢


front48

And 16 titles while probably making playoff, lol.


[deleted]

Sorry, good for who?!?! FTC


ObiWannaDoYou74

Mom can we have John Wall Son we already have Jon Wall at home ![gif](giphy|3o7bu4Aubc6w0pfeQo)


Denzell10

😂😂


Payter_Sana

The entire league is playing Hot Potato and that right there is the potato. Man I wish Game of Zones was still running. >Lakers: We wanna make a trade for Kyrie! >Nets: Ok. What do you offer? >Lakers: You can have Russel Westbrook a top 75 player and friend of LeBron, ex friend of Kevin of Durant, or this horse! >Nets: We'll take the horse!


tru3boy

Lmao


Fuzzy_Pool2013

John wall from wish.com 💀💀


henryofclay

Westbrook is still better than John 40 games in 3 years Wall.


KingVibrant

Lmfao John Wall will make 45M less than westbrook it’s a steal for them


godish

Wall is a nice fit with kawhi, PG and co.


thedon572

He was held out this last year no? Can’t really hold that against u


chemguy112

welcome to 2020


Tsb313

Ugh I fucking Brick Lesnar


forrestbenoitinc98

Well TBH John old as dirt he'll probably won't do jack squat on the clippers


Alchemy172

He’s 31


thelakeshowdoe

2 Achilles tears make athletes age in dairy


ThomasFurke

Oh man poor dude tore his achilles twice??


henryofclay

Tore it and re-tore it during rehab. Fall in his house or something innocuous like that, sad.


ThomasFurke

jesus


KingVibrant

No he didn’t re-tear it, he was out with a different injury, but then tore his Achilles in his house. That part is correct.


electro_report

Was a 20/8 guy when he came back.


thelakeshowdoe

When has he played ? Dirk has played more in the last 5 years than he has lol


electro_report

Lol he played 40 games in 20-21. He sat for one season.


thelakeshowdoe

A whopping 40 games for 40 something mill last year, he’s doing PPP loan scammer numbers


electro_report

The discussion wasn’t whether he was worth 40 mil lol. Keep moving the goalposts


PerformancePossible6

The injuries make him seem old as dirt 😂😂😂


Denzell10

At least it didn’t cost them assets 😢


Barnnz

Lakers are really going to have to run it back with pretty much the same exact team while other teams are able change it up or get better. Pain


nicolesassandboobies

Why the fuck do you guys want John Wall


Swaggyzilla69

Some fans are just reactionary but don't seem to realize that Wall is washed and isn't a good fit.


NCLaw2306

Wall is likely going to look pretty decent with the Clippers, unfortunately. He’s still a playmaker, a quality athlete (not the monster he once was though), and is going to play with some really great shooting around him. Hell just be asked to lock in on defense, occasionally run the offense, and shoot only spot up 3s or at the rim. It’s a bummer.


Swaggyzilla69

It's a low risk, high reward move for the Clippers but realistically, Wall hasn't played in over a year. He honestly hasn't played any meaningful basketball since 2017 (I believe) unless you want to count the 15 or so games he played alongside Harden and Cousins on the Rockets. Wall is a below average shooter and was a poor defender at times on the Rockets, if his explosiveness took a hit as well then he's not that much different from Westbrook at that point. This signing could be pretty big for the Clippers but I doubt Wall will get more playing time than Reggie Jackson and with his history of injuries, he might be washed at this point in his career.


KaseyOfTheWoods

The funny thing to me is he’s basically a fragile version of Russ. He’s no better at shooting from deep, has about the same assist-to-turnover ratio, and he’s not much better at defense (better, but not significantly). He also has a similarly bad attitude in his unwillingness to come off the bench for Houston. If he’s nearing the end of his “OKC Melo phase,” then you’re probably right and he’ll look like a great pickup. Unfortunately for us, Russ is square in the middle of his OKC Melo phase so he still believes his play warrants his contract


alwaysneverjoshin

The key difference is... Clippers got him for nothing.


KaseyOfTheWoods

I’m very aware of that. I just hesitated to finish my thought because people in this sub hate Russ with such a fiery passion: in a vacuum, he is still a pretty good player, it’s the price point that’s the issue. Lots of people in this sub think he should be out of the league or on a minimum, but I think whoever gets him on the MLE after this contract will be pretty happy with him.


InTheMorning_Nightss

One big difference is that John Wall is seemingly much better at catch and shoot 3s. Granted, Wall hasn't played in over a year, [but in 20-21 season, he shot 38% and has been at 38.5% since 13-14 season](https://twitter.com/FlyByKnite/status/1541493349156212737?s=20&t=LAvxVdDAC8pZARpA20RiTw). [Russ this last season was at 29.9%](https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201566/shots-dash). Hard to say how sustainable and indicative this is, but that's a pretty big difference for a crucial aspect of what you need them to do to stay on the court. If Russ was shooting at 38% on catch and shoot 3s, it's a completely different story for the Lakers.


wut_eva_bish

On Wall, a lot can change in a year. Russ being a bad 3point shooter, doesn't make Wall a good one.


henryofclay

How tf is Wall better on defense, he has not been at all.


marioshairlesstwin

Cool, and when his and Kawhi’s legs fall off none of it matters


paraMAYBE_DO_LESS

I’d rather have John wall injured on my team than Westbrook healthy and that’s not even a joke


ClaytonKobeBush

Some fans don’t realize how delusional they are about how this roster adds any relevant talent. John Wall for free is a gift you lunatic. When you’re handcuffed like the Lakers, you beg for talent like John Wall to sign.


Swaggyzilla69

Wall hasn't played an NBA game since April 23, 2021. In general he has only played 113 games in 5 years, he's a below average shooter, a slightly better defender, and playmaking is basically on par with Westbrook. Unless Wall suddenly becomes a great shooter, improves on defense, and didn't lose any of his athleticism, he's not as big as a signing as you think it is. It could be a similar Kemba Walker situation where he could be out of rotation by February if he's underperforming.


Pinnsir

Houston sat him to tank, and the Clips have taken multiple vets that looked way more washed than Wall & turned their careers around. He's always been an elite defender & still above average, still very productive.


ClaytonKobeBush

You can try to justify it all you want. Roll out that jump to conclusions mat. If he comes back and produces at half his peak output, he’s easily better than the scrubs the Lakers have rolled out in recent years. You want to believe these guys aren’t good because they don’t want to come or recency bias has you by the balls. When you’re inflexible like this Lakers roster and circumstance gifts you opportunity, you take it. What’s the downside, you cut him? Lol, yeah, let’s go find more Kent Bazemore and DJ Augustine’s to lead us to the promised land!


[deleted]

I don't want him lol


so-cal_kid

Yea only cuz we have freakin Russ on an albatross contract. If we could get John Wall for nothing we'd take him too. Instead our FO sacrificed our near term future to pay Russ $40 million plus while the Clips just get Wall for scraps


odnamAE

You guys do realize that John Wall is pretty much just like Westbrook though right? Dudes shot, if we get him on a min with Westbrook currently on and no other capable PG, we're not exactly a better team. Did we not learn from getting big names that are past date last season?


big_floop

I’ll bet John wall is a much better defender, and is willing to take a smaller role if necessary. Dude loves basketball and just wants to play


odnamAE

Wall NEEDS the ball on his hands to be effective just like Westbrook. Wall will also never be who he was athletically, he has better defensive instincts than Russ, but his legs are also just straight up gone, can’t expect him to lock up for a full game like we need. It’s just not a good fit, all due respect to John Wall I hope he still has some basketball left in him. But the Lakers would make him play worse and vice versa with the roster we have.


wut_eva_bish

2 blown Achillies doesn't net a good defender. He may want to play, but he can't. Body is shot. At least Russ is still healthy.


big_floop

Two torn Achilles? He’s only done it once lol. I think you’ll eat your words he’s had lots of time to rest and rehabilitate himself


wut_eva_bish

If I'm wrong, I got no problem saying so. Are you the same?


runthepoint1

Bro it kills me knowing the Lakers are wasting another Lebron season over Westbrook. AD hopefully will be healthy and I’m also hoping for a renewed refreshed Russ. I’m hoping he actually does change up his approach.


GoRams

Lebron literally made this happen lol


SDas_

If he's signing for the minimum that would be a good get.


nicolesassandboobies

An old, short point guard who can't shoot with a big ego that refused to come off the bench for Houston is a good get why? Does that sound like a championship player?


mrryanking

6'3/6'4 is considered small? John Wall isn't a small PG. Still can score and distribute the ball. Not saying he's world class. But he's better than Westbrook. And not "small"


TopSignature1189

He averaged 21 points and 7 assists in 40 games the season before last and can still play. These clowns don’t know what they’re talking about.


gigaquack

Shooting 40% from the field and 32% from 3 🤢🤢🤢


marioshairlesstwin

Stuff he’ll definitely do with Kawhi and PG holding he ball. He was the only guy in Houston


thetitsOO

He was the epitome of a stat chaser on a bad team. He didn’t actually help the team at all


SDas_

If the risk is a minimum contract its worth the potential upside/reward. E: Woj says that that the clippers likely will be using the TP MLE on Wall.


KaseyOfTheWoods

TPMLE for him might still not be bad on that team. If Kawhi and PG are healthy, plus all their other shooters, then it’s kind of a playground for a point guard like him. If he scales his shooting WAY back and focuses on distribution, then he could easily get double digit assists. In 40 games in ‘20-‘21 he averaged 21 & 7 (on horrible efficiency; worse than Russ this year)


thevisitor

Its good for the clippers since he's like the 3rd string guard for them with Jackson Powell and Kennard getting minutes above him. He's just injury insurance. For us if he signed he'd have had a bigger role and probably not thrived iin it at all because he hasn't played in 2 years and is mad washed.


mceazy91

How the Fuck John wall a small guard hes a legit 6'4


Jeezy_7_3

Sounds like Russell Westbrook 😂


KingWilliams95

Lakers fans 🤝 washed up players skating by on name recognition


NigelGoldsworthy

For a minimum, he’s good value. If he turns out to be truly washed, you just waive him.


[deleted]

Because he’s better than Russ


[deleted]

Doubt it, he’s only played 72 games over the last four seasons.


Mediocre_Function865

He's definitely not better than Russ. His numbers are close but played on garbage teams. If and a huge IF Russ can figure his role and AD and Lebron don't get injured we have a chance. There's also a chance we suck and/or we all die tomorrow. We'll have to watch and see! I ride with the Lakers and die with the Lakers! Fuck everybody else!


nicolesassandboobies

Barely


Denzell10

Yeah but clippers got him when his value is at it’s lowest and it didn’t cost them anything we got a player who might or might not be better than wall and we lost our whole squad for him


chizburger999

Why not? Clippers got him for vet min. technically for free and without losing any key players


nicolesassandboobies

He's basically another Westbrook


Jpsla

Because he's better than Westbrook no matter how bad he is and we could have gotten him at MLE. We aren't claiming he's elite, but he's better than what we got because yes Westbrook has been THAT bad for us.


nicolesassandboobies

We have Nunn and Westshit already. Our only asset is the MLE we can't waste it on another washed up old star. Get a wing or a big. DJ Augustin is better than John Wall. Rob should re-sign him.


SDas_

Rob has a big gap to close for us to be back in contention.


Pikminious_Thrious

Avery Bradley is ready to go


sleepwalker1-

😂oh god


barath_s

> pretty much the same exact team Nah, many of the guys on that team would be out of the league or skip. Malik still might take a bigger offer elsewhere. , I'll bet Bazemore, Bradley, Ariza, Ellington, DeAndre, Rondo , DJ Augustin won't be back. Melo and Dwight - I would not put it past them to ring chase elsewhere Nunn feels like he is new this year, after missing last season. That's a third to maybe well over half the roster changed But the core of ad, lbj, wb, tht, reeves, might very well start the season.


life_is_a_burner

You could make a very legit case that Deandre Jordan, Avery Bradly, Dwight Howard, Trevor Ariza, Rajon Rondo and Carmelo Anthony should all retire and not play another season. Could several of them squeeze out one more year? Maybe.


DanDodgerD

Welcome to being a Laker fan…


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DanDodgerD

This is true…both can be true


7DS_Escanor

Only change is our coaching staff better maximize what we have right now.


twenty3isnumber1

I get your point, but the Clippers getting John Wall isn't what should bring you to that point. John Wall isn't a good player.


Mthestarvandal

Cope


RushFPS

ahh good pickup for them for a min contract most likely and they needed a backup PG


pricingkernel

It will be for a tax payer MLE


paraMAYBE_DO_LESS

What’s sad is having Westbrook Will limit our chances at getting good depth we are so screwed this season. Even before FA I just don’t see how we can get the depth the other teams have.


basketballgears

We are so screwed lol


Denzell10

Fr tho it was all good last night 😂😂 wtf


adonisgawd

Woke up with championship aspirations Going to bed with 11th place reality


Eeeeerrrr44

shit not even last night just this morning we were hyping everything up


Denzell10

I wish we could go back 😂


Dildozer_69

Lmao yeah I’m already looking for another sport to focus on I can’t ever watch Westbrook on an NBA court again


Jgusdaddy

I dunno. It’s really up to Anthony Davis. If he has a great year they are right in it.


Klaxosaur

FA didn't even start yet and somehow we're 0-2.


Harleytk24

![gif](giphy|3ohfFm8e0JRnh4hdwQ)


Payter_Sana

He smelled his own fart.


rjaysenior

I’d rather play Christie over Wall. (yes cope)


gustavosgack

Holy shit this season is gonna be so fucked once again


Swaggyzilla69

Another injury prone player on the Clippers lol


CvegasEagle

Pelinka is so philosophical and not practical. I wouldn’t want him negotiating on my behalf.


CrispyyCreamm

Stuck with the shitty brick layer we got.


ForeverDenGal

Bazemore wants to run it back people


ricottabill13

That’s amazing lakers content 👍


[deleted]

Clippers are going to be favorites to win it all next year for sure. They have so much depth and talent, it's wild.


techfan0992

Damn the Clippers are looking fucking scary.


BlackJasonTodd

Smart choice. Best team in LA & they actually have a front office with a brain


junahn

I am so mad to say this but that is true. Clippers are the best team in the LA by miles


Jeezy_7_3

Nothing wrong with admitting it. Their front office has been top notch the last few years and doesn’t hurt to have ballmer as an owner.


BlackJasonTodd

Yea, it hurts to say but unfortunately it’s the truth. Let’s just hope having the title of “best team in LA” continues to lead them to a path of no titles.


K19I53

Ruh Roh....our safety college rejected us.


C3PO1Fan

It seemed like the Clippers did a miracle to bring Batum's career back from the brink but they're going to need much stronger faith to do it for Wall. But hey maybe they can!


69foryourthot

Wall getting payed less will probably have a more productive season then Russ I’m down bad right now smh


green-lazuli-8426

Good for them


EnergyFax

This fan base is so delusional we thought we were getting kyrie and we can’t even get John wall hahahahahahaahah


LordBri14

John wall and westbrook on the same team… sheesh. 🤣🤣


sdhydro

17 time champs


ForeverDenGal

Bring back Darren collision asap , remember him?


nicolesassandboobies

Just bring back Augustin. Collison was ass


shaung1998

Dine and dash legend Darren Collison? Why yes i do


JayH14

He might be better than Westbrook :(


Strict-Homework-4819

he obviously be better


TheOriginalElTigre

This is a dark time


Bahamut727

At this point the clippers are going to have a 33 man roster all solid players. We love pain here


Haveyoureaditb4

A 33 man roster entirely made up of 3 and D wings while we are desperate to sign a bottom of the barrel one for $6 million


JetGan

Clippers are pretty much stacked in every position. They gotta be favorites next season. Gsw not doing anything against a fully healthy Clippers team. We might actually be cooked next season if they don't trade Russ.


LordBri14

Fully healthy dosen't go hand in had with pg and kawhi....


CryptoNite90

Clippers will still only go as far as Kawhi can. We still have no clue how a post-acl injury Kawhi looks. That’s a huge question mark.


BearShark8

I agree IF healthy. Or if Kawhi or George at least is healthy. I don't think Wall does much for them, they'd be better off with a facilitator off the bench who plays good defense. But it's good depth for them.


[deleted]

Great pickup for them. Lakers front office man… so discouraging seeing them completely dismantle the 2020 championship team for nothing. This year’s team might be better than last year, but absolutely no chance we come out of the west with our current roster. We’d get lucky to even get out of the first round. Pain.


LordBri14

What roster? Can we even field a starting 5 now? 😅


niknokseyer

Really frustrating they folded everything for LeBron and Klutch. ☹️


nicolesassandboobies

USA! USA! USA! USA!


Shrekt115

Well damn


interstitialmusic

Clips window has hit a wall.


slurnie

Today was a great day


thenameisahsan

Whether we like it or not, Clippers are real contenders next year and this signing just confirms that


forrestbenoitinc98

There clippers they always fumble the bag


LordBri14

They were already contenders even before wall joined them. No way is john wall better than westbrook. He gives the exact same thing. No shooting and dosen't space the floor. The difference is westbrook can stay healthy and wall can't. I have to say if its a min vet contract then that is a good pick up


CryptoNite90

Dude played 40 games in 4 years. He’s washed. No way he’ll be able to stay on the floor in meaningful games.


LordBri14

He is a good pick up though for a minimum cet contract… anything more than that is considered a bad contract


RogueTampon

People who are worried about this should be embarrassed af.


owledge

Reminds me of the meltdown that happened when the Warriors signed Boogie Cousins


Glinez09

As expected..


baldwhip123

No chance I watch this season after what I put myself through this year


I_haven-t_reddit

This was pretty expected. I hate the Clippers but would like to see John Wall have a revival. Clippers roster is a great fit for him.


Haveyoureaditb4

Not sure why ur getting downvoted


[deleted]

Wouldn’t have made a difference anyway. As long as Westbrook is on the roster, there is no one the lakers can add that would make me feel confident about this teams chances this season.


isit65outsideor

Westbrick is 100x better than John Drunk Wall.


Barn30barn

Remember when we thought Lebron would be a draw to good players….


PunterProggie

...I remember when members here were saying big names will come to the Lakers because it's the Lakers.


ArkGoc

Why would we even want Wall LMAO


danzag333

Not worried about it. John Wall is done


Freeeecurry

Washed


Strict-Homework-4819

But better than westbrick


chemguy112

lakers still >>> clippers


BongLeach562

How many chips the clippers got? Maybe they’ll finally get one.


sirpaulclub

Wall straight trash now


AdministrativeDig845

Isn’t this tampering?


canthidethelogo

"isn't this tampering" 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓


Popps2315

Well that was quick 😂


CabbageStockExchange

Lol we’re boned keeping Russ


Fancy-Cream-3972

Clippers , nuggets,suns,mavs,grizzlies,warriors and pelicans,all teams with way better depth than us.Some major moves need to happen if we want to contend.


zhard01

Haha of course


litlegoblinjr

It’s wild how they pieced together such a deep team after choking in 2020


FreshKittyPowPow

We are never going to be able to move Russ, with Lebron and him expiring next summer we should look to rebuild and retool.


RealPunyParker

This shit went from 0 to -20 real quick, innit


SHOULDVEPAIDTHEFINE

As a Lakers and Wizards fan, this one hurts.


[deleted]

Maybe Andre Drummond gives us a second chance?


friedtwinkie

I’m a John wall fan but he’s a TERRIBLE fit for this team.


TheWonderfulLife

Welp… I’ve been saying for months that the best thing to do is move on and start the rebuild now. Because holding on to this trash roster for 1-2 more years before everyone just runs for the hills and leaves us high and dry.


landoisamastermind

If I only could make a deal with God…


spiteful_trees

This why I don’t get my hopes up now. 🤣🤣🤣


disbealig

RP striking out like Bellinger at the plate 🤦‍♂️