Lakers Planning Individual Workouts with: Joakim, Dwight, Mo Speights and Gortat

[AirTupac]

Sources: Lakers planning individual workouts to evaluate centers Joakim Noah, Dwight Howard and Mo Speights this week in Los Angeles. Another consideration currently overseas: Marcin Gortat. Lakers want a window into physical condition and mindset of a potential addition.

Noah has the best mindset of the guys... the dude is relentlessly competitive and his provides the best all around game: IQ, passing, rebounding, etc. Dwight still like to camp down low and just wait to get fed easy baskets and can defend, huge headache though. Speights is a C who can shoot but not defend and has also had experience with Frank Vogel (who is a huge fan).

[Manny98]

1. Noah



2. Dwight
3. Speights























4. Gortat :roll:

[superduper]

1. Noah



2. Dwight
3. Speights























4. Gortat :roll:


1. MJ
2.Kareem
3. Shaq
4. Hakeem
5. Russell
6. Wilt
7. Duncan
8. Magic
9. Bird
10. Kobe
11. Lebron

He's not top 10 but definitely top 20

FTFY

[Im so nba'd out]

Pick up Speights, Pelinka you idiot....its 2019, wtf do you still not understand the concept of spacing in basketball?



This is a no brainer

[AirTupac]

Pick up Speights, Pelinka you idiot....its 2019, wtf do you still not understand the concept of spacing in basketball?



This is a no brainer


I mean he did pick up 2 of the 3 best catch and shoot players in 2018 season and a 40% 3pt shooter in Daniels + Bradley (38%).

[Xiao Yao You]

Pick up Speights, Pelinka you idiot....its 2019, wtf do you still not understand the concept of spacing in basketball?



This is a no brainer

They'd have Brook Lopez if he understood

[AirTupac]

They'd have Brook Lopez if he understood


Multiple reports say Magic was the reason why Lopez didn't stay. Pelinka wanted a lot of different things than Magic (i.E - Lopez and getting Mitchell Robinson)

[RRR3]

Pick up Speights, Pelinka you idiot....its 2019, wtf do you still not understand the concept of spacing in basketball?



This is a no brainer
Pelinkduh

[bullettooth]

1. Noah



2. Dwight
3. Speights























4. Gortat :roll:

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[KOBEtherealKing]

:facepalm

Lakers and this old garbage

[Bosnian Sajo]

Give me Joakim Noah. I remember a Memphis-Lakers game from last season where Noah straight up kicked our asses, collectively as players and fans :oldlol:


If he wants to come, I'm coppin a jersey. Once of my favorite players.

[PickernRoller]

A lot of great talent for cheap.

See nothing wrong to consider the options.

[Proctor]

I'd take Gortat over Dwight any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

[pegasus]

GSW should take a look at Noah.

[Xiao Yao You]

GSW should take a look at Noah.

a lot of teams probably should have

definitely Gortat over McGee, Cousins and Howard

[Kblaze8855]

Noah is one of my favorite bulls of all time but if he has something left in the tank I must miss those games. Which is entirely possible.

[Xiao Yao You]

His numbers look good last year and I saw at least one game where he looked good as well

[HoopologyPhD]

Resurrect Larry Sanders!

[bladefd]

Statistical comparison of players in question:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pcm_finder.fcgi?request=1&sum=0&player_id1_hint=Nen%C3%AA&player_id1_select=Nen%C3%AA&player_id1=hilarne01&y1=2019&player_id2_hint=Dwight+Howard&player_id2_select=Dwight+Howard&player_id2=howardw01&y2=2018&player_id3_hint=Kenneth+Faried&player_id3_select=Kenneth+Faried&player_id3=farieke01&y3=2019&player_id4_hint=Joakim+Noah&player_id4_select=Joakim+Noah&player_id4=noahjo01&y4=2019&player_id5_hint=Marcin+Gortat&player_id5_select=Marcin+Gortat&player_id5=gortama01&y5=2018&player_id6_hint=Marreese+Speights&player_id6_select=Marreese+Speights&player_id6=speigma01&y6=2017

-You will notice Noah cannot stay healthy. Season after season after season. That's no good.
-Nene is too old and done. That's no good.
-Faried doesn't have enough to judge on. His defensive stats look okay, same with Gortat and Speights.

Go with Dwight imo.

[Proctor]

Statistical comparison of players in question:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pcm_finder.fcgi?request=1&sum=0&player_id1_hint=Nen%C3%AA&player_id1_select=Nen%C3%AA&player_id1=hilarne01&y1=2019&player_id2_hint=Dwight+Howard&player_id2_select=Dwight+Howard&player_id2=howardw01&y2=2018&player_id3_hint=Kenneth+Faried&player_id3_select=Kenneth+Faried&player_id3=farieke01&y3=2019&player_id4_hint=Joakim+Noah&player_id4_select=Joakim+Noah&player_id4=noahjo01&y4=2019&player_id5_hint=Marcin+Gortat&player_id5_select=Marcin+Gortat&player_id5=gortama01&y5=2018&player_id6_hint=Marreese+Speights&player_id6_select=Marreese+Speights&player_id6=speigma01&y6=2017

-You will notice Noah cannot stay healthy. Season after season after season. That's no good.
-Nene is too old and done. That's no good.
-Faried doesn't have enough to judge on. His defensive stats look okay, same with Gortat and Speights.

Go with Dwight imo.
And Dwight can?

[RRR3]

Statistical comparison of players in question:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pcm_finder.fcgi?request=1&sum=0&player_id1_hint=Nen%C3%AA&player_id1_select=Nen%C3%AA&player_id1=hilarne01&y1=2019&player_id2_hint=Dwight+Howard&player_id2_select=Dwight+Howard&player_id2=howardw01&y2=2018&player_id3_hint=Kenneth+Faried&player_id3_select=Kenneth+Faried&player_id3=farieke01&y3=2019&player_id4_hint=Joakim+Noah&player_id4_select=Joakim+Noah&player_id4=noahjo01&y4=2019&player_id5_hint=Marcin+Gortat&player_id5_select=Marcin+Gortat&player_id5=gortama01&y5=2018&player_id6_hint=Marreese+Speights&player_id6_select=Marreese+Speights&player_id6=speigma01&y6=2017

-You will notice Noah cannot stay healthy. Season after season after season. That's no good.
-Nene is too old and done. That's no good.
-Faried doesn't have enough to judge on. His defensive stats look okay, same with Gortat and Speights.

Go with Dwight imo.
Faried is younger than Dwight and won’t demand touches like Dwight. He’s also not nearly as bad at FTs.

Dwight still has more talent but the Lakers should really be avoiding players who will take touches away from LeBron and AD.

[clipps]

Give me Joakim Noah. I remember a Memphis-Lakers game from last season where Noah straight up kicked our asses, collectively as players and fans :oldlol:


If he wants to come, I'm coppin a jersey. Once of my favorite players.
A lot of players kicked the Lakers asses last season.

[bladefd]

And Dwight can?

Yes, Dwight has been healthy except for 2 seasons in the last 15 years. That sounds healthy to me. He was able to play extensive minutes even when his back was messed up that 1 season with the Lakers.

[QUOTE=RRR3]Faried is younger than Dwight and won

[bobopenguin]

dwight played 9 games last seaon.
noah played 42 games last seaon, 7 games before that.
gortat played 47 games last seaon, but 82 games before that.

we just need a dude who can play 70 games + to shed minute off AD and macgee.
we dont need a dude who plays 40 games only.

[Xiao Yao You]

dwight played 9 games last seaon.
noah played 42 games last seaon, 7 games before that.
gortat played 47 games last seaon, but 82 games before that.

we just need a dude who can play 70 games + to shed minute off AD and macgee.
we dont need a dude who plays 40 games only.

Noah wasn't on a team. Not sure he was hurt though

[bladefd]

dwight played 9 games last seaon.
noah played 42 games last seaon, 7 games before that.
gortat played 47 games last seaon, but 82 games before that.

we just need a dude who can play 70 games + to shed minute off AD and macgee.
we dont need a dude who plays 40 games only.

How many games did Dwight play before last season? ;)

[AirTupac]

Stop mentioning Faried. The guy was unplayable in the playoffs and we don't need a godamn 6'7 scorer as a our other C when we need defense and a BIG man.