Report: Kevin Durant WILL NOT Meet with the Los Angeles Lakers

[Koresh]

http://nba.nbcsports.com/2016/06/29/report-kevin-durant-wont-meet-with-lakers/

Jim Buss reportedly told people late last season the Lakers would sign Kevin Durant.

Then, they were just trying to get a meeting with him.

Not even that will happen.

This is embarrassing for the Lakers, a once-proud franchise that has fallen on hard times. Their problems start at the top and trickle down to a roster ill-equipped to win anytime soon. The Lakers have somehow overcome their historical success and desirable market to hold no meaningful appeal to Durant. That’s no easy feat.

The Lakers, image a little more tarnished, can now move onto other targets like Hassan Whiteside. Durant will meet with the suitors that actually interest him.

Nobody wastes their time – though the Lakers certainly would’ve preferred to burn an afternoon and boost their reputation.


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As expected. I hope after this offseason that the Lakers organization and the Lakers fan can stop being deluded about getting 2-3 max players. It's time for you guys to be mediocre. It's your turn now. You can't be great forever. Being in LA means nothing anymore. Social media has made that possible and you don't need to be in a huge market to make the money you want since the salary cap is going to explode the next 2 seasons. I'm not a Laker hater but the delusion was getting on my nerves the past few years with these dream lineups.

By the way, another report said Jim Buss told people Lakers would sign Dwight Howard in 2013, Carmelo Anthony in 2014, Kevin Durant in 2016, Russell Westbrook in 2017…

Who actually thought the Lakers would be in contention in 3 years? :confusedshrug: I think it's over, guys.

[Springsteen]

:lol

I would bump all of the Durant to LAL threads... but you gotta feel bad for them at this point.

[Lebronxrings]

:lol :lol :roll:

[Spurs m8]

HAHAHAAH so good.

No Simmons

No KD

No future

WHAT.A.TIME

[scuzzy]

buahahahah


:roll: :roll: :roll:

[90sgoat]

Lets be honest, not getting LMA was a blessing in disguise, he is a worthless bum.

[scuzzy]

Lets be honest, not getting LMA was a blessing in disguise, he is a worthless bum.

And Hibbert was BETTER??


:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Akrazotile]

Dont blame Jim Buss. Lakers wanted to begin the rebuilding process two years ago, but the fans insisted on Cancerbe.

They might have had a reasonable enough team at this point to at least get a meeting. But instead theyre too young and too stinky.

Hope those years of Kobe playing 35 games and shooting 39% was worth it! It cost you Durant, but hey, who needs him? You have D'Snitch. :djparty

[90sgoat]

And Hibbert was BETTER??


:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

I forgot when Lakers paid Hibbert max or wanted to make him their franchise guy.

LMA is a fraud, an utter fraud who will never win anything and take laugh his lazy no-D playing, long jumper shooting ass all the way to the bank.

LMA might single handedly ruin the Spurs for the next 4 years or however long his contract.

Worst free agency signing in a long time.

[Akrazotile]

I forgot when Lakers paid Hibbert max or wanted to make him their franchise guy.

LMA is a fraud, an utter fraud who will never win anything and take laugh his lazy no-D playing, long jumper shooting ass all the way to the bank.

LMA might single handedly ruin the Spurs for the next 4 years or however long his contract.

Worst free agency signing in a long time.


He's not a guy that's gonna carry them, but he's still a nice piece to have. They will need to add more, obviously. But the cap is jumping so quickly, his deal doesnt even look like a max anymore. Theyll be able to continue to add guys. They do need a guy who's just gonna hustle his ass off around the rim like a Tristan Thompson to go with Aldridge. But it's not like having LMA is a deteriment.

[scuzzy]

The whole "everyone wants to play in LA/big market" is DEAD


4 years now to acquire a star FA


Roy Hibbert


LMAO!


zip, ziltch, nadda


How does it feel to be losers Lakers fans?


Get use to it


:roll: :roll: :roll:

[TomCat]

And Hibbert was BETTER??


:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

Hibbert was a dump you idiot.

[scuzzy]

Hibbert was a dump you idiot.
:biggums:







:lol

[LakersDaBEst]

Dont need a stickman choker.


This would be better for us anyways. Let Randle and Ingram develops.

[scuzzy]

Dont need a stickman choker.


This would be better for us anyways. Let Randle and Ingram develops.

Yeah guys, who needs a top 3 NBA player? :confusedshrug: :confusedshrug: :rolleyes: :lol

[Smoke117]

Dont need a stickman choker.


This would be better for us anyways. Let Randle and Ingram develops.

You're an idiot if you don't want Kevin Durant. :facepalm

[90sgoat]

He's not a guy that's gonna carry them, but he's still a nice piece to have. They will need to add more, obviously. But the cap is jumping so quickly, his deal doesnt even look like a max anymore. Theyll be able to continue to add guys. They do need a guy who's just gonna hustle his ass off around the rim like a Tristan Thompson to go with Aldridge. But it's not like having LMA is a deteriment.

Yes because LMA can't and won't play D, which means they have to compensate for him on defense. And LMA is extremely overrated in that you have to change your offense as well for his slow thinking way of play with his long shitty fadeaways.

You have to change so much to get a player who is just a poor mans attempt at being Dirk.

[dazzer87]

But Will meet with the Knicks...........:facepalm :roll:

[Spurs m8]

I forgot when Lakers paid Hibbert max or wanted to make him their franchise guy.

LMA is a fraud, an utter fraud who will never win anything and take laugh his lazy no-D playing, long jumper shooting ass all the way to the bank.

LMA might single handedly ruin the Spurs for the next 4 years or however long his contract.

Worst free agency signing in a long time.

LOL you're usually a pretty good poster....but....

[Mr Feeny]

Steven A and his "sources":roll:

[scuzzy]

God can this year get anymore special?!?!!

[IMObjective]

God can this year get anymore special?!?!!
Maybe you'll get a job or a girlfriend. It's only June.

[PejaNowitzki]

Lakers taking L's all over the place, gonna end up like the Celtics post Larry Bird, being irrelevant for years to come.

[Cali Syndicate]

Well, durant did say he wants to go to a team that gives him the best chance to win a championship. Signing with the lakers at this point doesn't even give him a chance to just win regular season games let alone making deep playoff runs.

[bigkingsfan]

Players are colluding not to play for the Lakers

[ROCSteady]

16


http://g02.a.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1HmJJHpXXXXbgaXXXq6xXFXXXV/222454748/HTB1HmJJHpXXXXbgaXXXq6xXFXXXV.jpg

[dazzer87]

16


http://g02.a.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1HmJJHpXXXXbgaXXXq6xXFXXXV/222454748/HTB1HmJJHpXXXXbgaXXXq6xXFXXXV.jpg
what does that have to do with Today............ Like bragging about dating a hot chick that happen ten years ago..

[3peated]

we gettin goatbrook next year probably. we have so much cap, and luke walton is gonna coach up our youngins and goatbrook will slide on in and carry us to the finals. quote me on this one boys

[dazzer87]

we gettin goatbrook next year probably. we have so much cap, and luke walton is gonna coach up our youngins and goatbrook will slide on in and carry us to the finals. quote me on this one boys
YEAH and the year after that you guys are getting Curry, and so on and so on................................................ ...........

[West-Side]

Randle and Russell are extremely young and only played ONE year in the NBA. We just got Ingram, Clarkson is getting better each year and we could potentially sign Whiteside.

Lakers future is actually looking pretty bright.
Or did you expect us to make noise already?

Our of the 3 lottery picks, we had ONE full year from two of them. All 3 are like below 22 right now.

[dreamwarrior]

Everyone thought it was because nobody wanted to play with Kobe out here, but obviously that's not the case. NOBODY wants to play for Jim Buss.

[grantz]

Durant wants that ring now, not 8 years from now.

[PejaNowitzki]

Randle and Russell are extremely young and only played ONE year in the NBA. We just got Ingram, Clarkson is getting better each year and we could potentially sign Whiteside.

Lakers future is actually looking pretty bright.
Or did you expect us to make noise already?

Our of the 3 lottery picks, we had ONE full year from two of them. All 3 are like below 22 right now.


:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

[LongLiveTheKing]

Clippers are getting a meeting with him :lol

[senelcoolidge]

Clippers are getting a meeting with him :lol

The Clippers are a legitimate playoff team, why not? The lakers are a lottery team, why would Durant want to play there. Maybe he should talk to the Kings right?