Marc Gasol has signed with Lakers

[And1AllDay]

lets go l.......a..................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1329969426486050816


make it happen legm , whip pelinka into shape

[Axe]

Need moar help. Mih.

[And1AllDay]

Need moar help. Mih.

bucks loaded up bruh bruh

[StrongLurk]

Would be a good replacement for Dwigt.

[Axe]

bucks loaded up bruh bruh
Giannis ain't coming out of the east tho slick

[Hakkim90cc]

I heard he's back in memphis

[KOBEtherealKing]

No thanks

[Stephonit]

I thought he was going back to Spain?

[red1]

He's old and done



Dont do it

[Nike D'Antoni]

STOP THE FREE AGENCY

now

.

[Cyrus334]

How much capspace do they have left?

[BurningHammer]

Love Marc, but he has lost it since the beginning of the bubble.

[theballerFKA Ace]

Don't do it. He can barely move out there these days. I'd rather see some hungry young athletic big man from the D League given a shot.

[Kingwillball]

Gasol for vet Min is no brainer playing limited minutes matchup dependent ( jokic etc) but can still knock down shots and rebound and is high IQ player.

He can play McGhee Role start games but then play maybe 10-15 min a gm basically.

[bladefd]

How much capspace do they have left?

Veterans minimum only

[LAmbruh]

Soft pass on Pau's bro


resign KCpiss and i'm content

[tanibanana]

Don't do it. He can barely move out there these days. I'd rather see some hungry young athletic big man from the D League given a shot.

This... also, does not have to be 7-footer, even a 6’10” guy will do.

[coin24]

Gasol has been washed for years wtf are they thinking

[Basketball r Us]

Gasol has been washed for years wtf are they thinking

They said the same thing when Lakers signed Dwight last year.

[coin24]

They said the same thing when Lakers signed Dwight last year.

Dwight was always a mental case.. Gasol is washed physically

[TheGoatest]

Dwight was always a mental case.. Gasol is washed physically

He won't be given heavy minutes. But around 20 minutes of him guarding Jokic or Embiid in a series would be helpful, even at his age.

[n00bie]

Gasol was ASS. They should have targeted Ibaka.

[And1AllDay]

we did it bois

:hammertime:

issa chip

lecincooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo


https://i.postimg.cc/q7VdS3QP/marc-we-did-it.png

[3ball]

jfc.. :facepalm:

[RRR3]

jfc.. :facepalm:
Petrified.

[And1AllDay]

jfc.. :facepalm:

le cinco baybeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[RRR3]

I will say if you watched the playoffs at all, Marc Gasol is completely done. He’ll be a good veteran presence in the locker room though I guess and he can still be useful against Jokic and Embiid.

[And1AllDay]

I will say if you watched the playoffs at all, Marc Gasol is completely done. He’ll be a good veteran presence in the locker room though I guess and he can still be useful against Jokic and Embiid.

he was starting tho, next season with lakers he will come off bench or have limited minutes? he started with toronto and played 26.4 mpg, with lakers will be different.

plus yes he is good for jokic, boban/zubac and then embiid

[coastalmarker99]

jfc.. :facepalm:

Lebron is creeping closer to Jordan two more rings for him and the goat debate is officially over.

[And1AllDay]

Lebron is creeping closer to Jordan two more rings for him and the goat debate is officially over.

its been over :oldlol:

[Goldrush25]

I will say if you watched the playoffs at all, Marc Gasol is completely done. He’ll be a good veteran presence in the locker room though I guess and he can still be useful against Jokic and Embiid.

People said Dwight Howard was done.

[NBAGOAT]

never seen a gm be so aggressive after winning a title. gasol does look kind of done but he's there to play matchups trezz cant and ones you dont want ad playing center, mainly jokic. I think clippers can get markieff now and go with some smaller lineup. he helps their forward depth while zubac and ibaka hold down center.

[3ball]

Lebron is creeping closer to Jordan two more rings for him and the goat debate is officially over.

The hoax will fall short because lebron won't get 6 as the best player

It will be really hard to scam him a 6th fmvp

Regardless, lebron is just an all-nba player.... That's a lower level than Jordan because Jordan's all-nba came with all-defense (top 5 dpoy) and scoring title... Whereas lebron hasn't been all-defense in 7 years and ranks 15th in scoring

[8Ball]

jfc.. :facepalm:

Meltdown. :banana:

[8Ball]

I will say if you watched the playoffs at all, Marc Gasol is completely done. He’ll be a good veteran presence in the locker room though I guess and he can still be useful against Jokic and Embiid.

They signed him for 1 series alone, 20 mins a game vs Jokic.

[coastalmarker99]

The hoax will fall short because lebron won't get 6 as the best player

It will be really hard to scam him a 6th fmvp

Regardless, lebron is just an all-nba player.... That's a lower level than Jordan because Jordan's all-nba came with all-defense (top 5 dpoy) and scoring title... Whereas lebron hasn't been all-defense in 7 years and ranks 15th in scoring

What will help propel Lebron over Jordan all-time in the future is statistical domination and unrivalled longevity. As it's going to be very hard to make a case for Jordan over Lebron if Lebron has 6 rings and 5 finals MVPs along with the all-time scoring title and plus 40 k points,10k assists and finally 10k rebounds to his name by the time his career is over.

[Kingwillball]

Great signing high IQ guy who they can kind of use like McGhee( but way better offensively) being token starter getting 12-15 min most nights but more importantly is great for Lakers to have for jokic and any other true centers.

[And1AllDay]

Great signing high IQ guy who they can kind of use like McGhee( but way better offensively) being token starter getting 12-15 min most nights but more importantly is great for Lakers to have for jokic and any other true centers.

+1 all day

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[Manny98]

Wooooo! Repeat is a lock baby :hammertime:

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[And1AllDay]

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[Axe]

First ibaka to clippers. Now gasol to lakers. This is shit af

[Manny98]

jfc.. :facepalm:
TFW when you realize LeBron is about to tie MJ in rings

[StrongLurk]

Gasol is very overrated at this point...losing Dwight AND Javale is a bigger loss than the Lebron stans realize.

[Manny98]

Gasol is very overrated at this point...losing Dwight AND Javale is a bigger loss than the Lebron stans realize.
Gasol is a better defender than McGee and Dwight combined + he can space the floor

[Axe]

^Didn't you say he was trash when he was with the craptors

[Manny98]

Marc Gasol is a winning basketball player. Raptors had a 10.1 net rating when he was on the floor last year. Defense had a 98.9 rating when he was on the floor; 106.6 when he was off. Passing improves when he's on the floor. Assist rate is better; turnover rate drops

Gasol is a huge pickup

[light]

Gasol is very overrated at this point...losing Dwight AND Javale is a bigger loss than the Lebron stans realize.

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Harrell, Gasol > Dwight, McGee

McGee is the odd man out - the other three are award winning players.

[ZenMaster]

I will say if you watched the playoffs at all, Marc Gasol is completely done. He’ll be a good veteran presence in the locker room though I guess and he can still be useful against Jokic and Embiid.

Let's wait and see just how completely done he is. Covid shutdown was different for everyone and Marc might not have been the best at staying in game shape at his age. He could have gone home to Barcelona and played, but he must think he have something left to contribute for a contending team.
But definitely a good veteran presence, that can't be denied.

Awesome signing, hopefully Morris re-signing is next.

[PP34Deuce]

Lol Marc gasol is smart and plays within himself. Hes good for traditional bigs but he is slow and can be run off the floor.

[Lebron_James]

I will say if you watched the playoffs at all, Marc Gasol is completely done. He’ll be a good veteran presence in the locker room though I guess and he can still be useful against Jokic and Embiid.


I Think he can be useful vs Jokic. Also, Lakers won't demand as much from him, as Toronto was demanding last year.

[Axe]

Lol Marc gasol is smart and plays within himself. Hes good for traditional bigs but he is slow and can be run off the floor.
I still remember the days when he outplayed boogie in the 2019 finals when the latter was wearing a warrior uniform

[kawhileonard2]

Another elite Center who won DPOY that Lebron is playing with. First it was Ben Wallace, then Shaq, then Dwight and now Marc.

[lxlHoTsAuSelxl]

Gasol is very overrated at this point...losing Dwight AND Javale is a bigger loss than the Lebron stans realize.


Lets see if Lebron can help them win again even though they downgraded this offseason. If he does, even a stronger case can be made for LeGoat? Lol

[TheGoatest]

Huge pickup that will be very useful in a series against the Nuggets, Sixers or Blazers.

[Bronbron23]

we did it bois

:hammertime:

issa chip

lecincooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo


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Lakers are gonna win but Gasol sucks

[TheGoatest]

It's also worth noting that he probably had his best 3pt shooting season last season, this late in his career - a solid .385 on 3.4 attempts per game. That is a good sign for LeBron ball.

[Axe]

It's also worth noting that he probably had his best 3pt shooting season last season, this late in his career - a solid .385 on 3.4 attempts per game. That is a good sign for LeBron ball.
Which shows he can do what cousins can't

[PP34Deuce]

Willing to bet lakers get a high energy athletic big. Marc is really for 3 teams and won't play that many minutes

[Basketball r Us]

People said Dwight Howard was done.

Exactly. Watch Vogel does his magic with defense !!

[FireDavidKahn]

EVERYONE

BEGGING

TO

PLAY

WITH

LEGOAT


wow!.:hammertime::hammertime::hammertime:

[FireDavidKahn]

Lakers are gonna win but Gasol sucks

Gasol still a very good defender

[And1AllDay]

EVERYONE

BEGGING

TO

PLAY

WITH

LEGOAT


wow!.:hammertime::hammertime::hammertime:

every1 wanna sign up for bron ball :rockon:

[And1AllDay]

woj bomb

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1330674926026698753

[BurningHammer]

Gasol still a very good defender

But his effectiveness on offense has fallen very quickly last season. He used to be able to make plays and sometimes shoot 3s but he seemed to lose all of them during the bubble playoffs.

[coin24]

He’s beyond washed, looked horrible in Toronto..
He and Conley both fell off cliffs after leaving Memphis.

[Gray GOAT]

For those saying he is done: LeBron will return him to his former glory, like he has done for so many players before. Marc Gasol is a very high IQ player, that alone makes him useable.

[G0ATbe]

Bron will revitalize him and ppl will be calling him an all star in no time. Happened with Rondo, Dwight etc etc. Same shit, different season.

[LAmbruh]

For those saying he is done: LeBron will return him to his former glory, like he has done for so many players before. Marc Gasol is a very high IQ player, that alone makes him useable.

Bron will revitalize him and ppl will be calling him an all star in no time. Happened with Rondo, Dwight etc etc. Same shit, different season.

Yup and Yup


Water into LeWine

[TheGoatest]

Bron will revitalize him and ppl will be calling him an all star in no time. Happened with Rondo, Dwight etc etc. Same shit, different season.

Yeah. Before he came to the Lakers, you could get a Rondo for a pack of chewing gum. After he played with LeBron teams were KILLING each other to get an older version of Rondo, like some Black Friday shit :roll:

[bullettooth]

its been over :oldlol:

Yup, its been over since 2011.

[TheGoatest]

Yup, its been over since 2011.

Come on, don't be so hard on your MJ.
Although LeBron was well on his way to be better than MJ in 2011, I wouldn't say that he became the GOAT in 2011.
LeBron passed Jordan in 2016 though, and 2020 was just another nail in MJ's coffin. :roll:

[ArbitraryWater]

Wtf are the Lakers doing? Yikes.

[ArbitraryWater]

Great signing high IQ guy who they can kind of use like McGhee( but way better offensively) being token starter getting 12-15 min most nights but more importantly is great for Lakers to have for jokic and any other true centers.

Gasol is WAY worse offensively lmao

[Kingwillball]

Not sure if people are serious with some of these comments. Gasol is worse then McGhee lol that’s rich..

[999Guy]

Lakers are gonna play like a 72-73 win team in the RS.

They got about 9 good players.

I think they’re a little more flawed than last year but way more talent. They’ll repeat unless Harden gets sent somewhere that’s already a contender.

[HylianNightmare]

They signed him for 1 series alone, 20 mins a game vs Jokic.

What a life

[FireDavidKahn]

Lakers don't need Gasol at all for his offense. That isn't what he is there for.

[TheCorporation]

Yup, its been over since 2011.

*2016

[lxlHoTsAuSelxl]

These people think LA signed Gasol to actually play lol. He is there mainly for the playoffs vs Embiid/Jokic. Last season Gasol did a great job vs Embiid. Not only that he brings IQ/passing/floor spacing, these are just the extra. Not expecting him to play more then 20+ during the regular season.

People dont understand the regular season is chess then playoffs is chest. Just like when free agency started, GMs playing checkers while Pelinka showing mastery in chest lol.

[lxlHoTsAuSelxl]

People whining about losing Mcgee and Howards length, athleticism. What good did that do for LA in the playoffs(they didnt even see minutes)? Imagine what we could of done having Gasol's IQ instead of the jumping abilities of gee/dwight in the playoffs.

[insidehoops]

It's now official, Marc Gasol is a Laker.

[ArbitraryWater]

These people think LA signed Gasol to actually play lol. He is there mainly for the playoffs vs Embiid/Jokic. Last season Gasol did a great job vs Embiid. Not only that he brings IQ/passing/floor spacing, these are just the extra. Not expecting him to play more then 20+ during the regular season.

People dont understand the regular season is chess then playoffs is chest. Just like when free agency started, GMs playing checkers while Pelinka showing mastery in chest lol.

so he exists for one hypothetical playoff series that likely wont happen (denver), and another that will never happen?

interesting move

[NBAGOAT]

so he exists for one hypothetical playoff series that likely wont happen (denver), and another that will never happen?

interesting move

other teams have centers that gasol can matchup with. ayton in phx, nurkic in por, gobert in utah.

[lxlHoTsAuSelxl]

so he exists for one hypothetical playoff series that likely wont happen (denver), and another that will never happen?

interesting move

Base off of last season playoff matchup and only worried about Embiid on the east. What other team with a big LA should worry about? Utah? Portland? Get pass first round then we talk.

[Jasper]

I am sure Bron and Buess had a discussion ... Kobe got Pau a ring , now you get Marc another in....

[Im Still Ballin]

People sleeping on him a little bit.

He'll look great playing with LeBron and AD. Closer to his 2019 championship year, when he had Kawhi to play off of.

He'll probably only average 8 points, 6 rebounds, and 3-4 assists, but he'll shoot 40% from 3.. His impact will be felt -- on both ends of the court.

I guarantee we'll be making threads 10-20 games into the season... "Marc Gasol has still got it!"

Bookmark this.

[Tobio-Star]

I wouldn't be surprised about that either. LeHaters about to have another meltdown this year.

Marc Gasol gave Embiid some problem in 2019, he plays physical defense, he sets screens and he can shoot from anywhere.

Even in 2020 he was shooting close to 40% from 3 during the regular season. There is a good chance that his performance in the bubble was a fluke

[Im Still Ballin]

I wouldn't be surprised about that either. LeHaters about to have another meltdown this year.

Marc Gasol gave Embiid some problem in 2019, he plays physical defense, he sets screens and he can shoot from anywhere.

Even in 2020 he was shooting close to 40% from 3 during the regular season. There is a good chance that his performance in the bubble was a fluke

True -- he just had a shitty bubble stretch.

2019-2020 regular season (non-bubble)

40.2 3PT% (3.5 attempts)

[ImKobe]

He's a great fit defensively.

[bullettooth]

Is it enough help? I hope so.

[light]

People sleeping on him a little bit.

He'll look great playing with LeBron and AD. Closer to his 2019 championship year, when he had Kawhi to play off of.

He'll probably only average 8 points, 6 rebounds, and 3-4 assists, but he'll shoot 40% from 3.. His impact will be felt -- on both ends of the court.

I guarantee we'll be making threads 10-20 games into the season... "Marc Gasol has still got it!"

Bookmark this.

I don't think anyone is sleeping on him. His addition solidified their roster. They needed someone to take Dwight's place and they couldn't have found anyone better.

He will be even more helpful than Dwight because he's also a threat from the perimeter to go along with his stout defense.

[BurningHammer]

He's a great fit defensively.

Just don't run offensive plays through him too often though. He was a black hole for Raptors in the bubble.

[red1]

Dont let him touch the ball if you're trying to score on that possession


So pretty much never let him touch the ball on offense

[red1]

Just don't run offensive plays through him too often though. He was a black hole for Raptors in the bubble.

Hes dogshit

[highwhey]

Dont let him touch the ball if you're trying to score on that possession


So pretty much never let him touch the ball on offense

:oldlol:

his defense is all they need.


some dummy said "he's too old to play defense, all he does is stand in the paint"

umm, that's all he's ever done and he won DPOY like that, he's a genius, taps his feet out of paint to not get called for a 3 sec violation. he basically camps down there but he's smart about it.

[FireDavidKahn]

Laker's don't need him at all for his lack of offense at this point.

They mainly got him because he is a center that plays good D.

That frees up AD from HAVING to play C. That's the key benefit here.

[Axe]

I think he's better than injury-riddled cousins.

[scuzzy]

McGee swap


Play D, grab boards, dump a few down low. See situational minutes in the post season


Good deal

[lxlHoTsAuSelxl]

He could hold his own vs other elite bigs, shoot from outside, one of the best passing centers out there, shoot 73%+ free throw shooter and everyone praises his IQ(being one of the smartest players).

Outside from athleticism, he could do it all. But yet its only the haters saying he's done.

[coin24]

Is it enough help? I hope so.

:lol

We all know bran only wins when the team is stacked enough to win without him..

Career loser. 4/10 pa the tic

[DoctorP]

Love Gasol but Lakers lost a ton of frontcourt length.

Maybe Pelinka is going to get burned by getting too cute.

Gasol looks washed to me and I love the dude.

[lxlHoTsAuSelxl]

Love Gasol but Lakers lost a ton of frontcourt length.

Maybe Pelinka is going to get burned by getting too cute.

Gasol looks washed to me and I love the dude.


How did he do vs Embiid, Jokic last year?

[DoctorP]

How did he do vs Embiid, Jokic last year?

Dunno. Did he get werked?

[lxlHoTsAuSelxl]

Dunno. Did he get werked?

How did he do vs Jokic last year?

[LeCola]

:djparty:djparty:djparty

[n00bie]

Marc Gasol is a winning basketball player. Raptors had a 10.1 net rating when he was on the floor last year. Defense had a 98.9 rating when he was on the floor; 106.6 when he was off. Passing improves when he's on the floor. Assist rate is better; turnover rate drops

Gasol is a huge pickup

Lol

[n00bie]

Funny how so many Raptors fans tried to warn the Lakers fans about Gasol.

[BarberSchool]

Nobody expected Marc Gasol to get that fat again.