Lakers 2025 Offseason Priorities: Trade Reaves and Rui while their value is high

[BallsOut]

1) Fire JJ Redick and hire Phil Jackson

2) Trade Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura while their value still high for a young big in Zach Collins and young all around playmaker Lonzo Ball

3) Resign Hayes, Vanderbilt , Christian Wood, Alex Len

2025-26 LA Lakers
PG: Luka Doncic | Gabe Vincent
SG: Lonzo Ball | Bronny James | Jordan Goodrich
SF: Lebron James | Shake Milton
PF: Zach Collins | Vanderbilt | Christian Wood
C: Jaxson Hayes | Alex Len

Coach: Phil Jackson

3 of the best playmakers in the league, along with two legitimate big men in the triangle offense. Championship Calibur coaching and stifling depth defensively.


2025-26 champion Los Angeles Lakers

[Wally450]

That lineup looks like the shit Kobe played with in 06.

[FKAri]

Trade Reaves and Rui while their value is high

I agree. Disagree with everything else after that.

[dankok8]

OP's team is worse than the current one.

It won't be super easy to rebuild the Lakers. They need more defense on the perimeter, a better C and better depth. And even then, you're counting on a 41-year old Lebron to be your 2nd option next year.

I actually like Rui a lot. Reaves literally faced a nightmare matchup against the Wolves but a team like OKC will also give him fits. There's literally no one he can guard on these teams and they have almost every guy that can guard him in return. So I don't know about Reaves. He actually may not be as good as people think he is for playoff basketball.

[stalkerforlife]

Phil Jackson would need a recliner and smelling salts everytime he fell asleep on the sidelines.

[Wardell Curry]

OP's team is worse than the current one.

It won't be super easy to rebuild the Lakers. They need more defense on the perimeter, a better C and better depth. And even then, you're counting on a 41-year old Lebron to be your 2nd option next year.

I actually like Rui a lot. Reaves literally faced a nightmare matchup against the Wolves but a team like OKC will also give him fits. There's literally no one he can guard on these teams and they have almost every guy that can guard him in return. So I don't know about Reaves. He actually may not be as good as people think he is for playoff basketball.

Well if the Lakers get rid of LeBron they definitely need a guy like Reaves to handle the ball when Luka isn't in the game so it's hard to say for sure but generally speaking I'd rather have a gritty tough perimeter defender who can't dribble or score and is average at 3s than Reaves.

[BallsOut]

Well if the Lakers get rid of LeBron they definitely need a guy like Reaves to handle the ball when Luka isn't in the game so it's hard to say for sure but generally speaking I'd rather have a gritty tough perimeter defender who can't dribble or score and is average at 3s than Reaves.

As much as I want the Lakers to rid themselves of LeBron it’s not happening because he still has a trade clause so let’s give Bron one more great year with the above players and see if he really is as advertised or just a false prophet

[ArbitraryWater]

OP has a weird fetish with creating terrible rosters.


Until a couple of years ago he would make these threads asking for Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard and co.


Strange human being.

[BallsOut]

OP has a weird fetish with creating terrible rosters.


Until a couple of years ago he would make these hreads asking for Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard and co.


Strange human being.

Lakers did get all those players I mentioned too. You heard it hear first.

Let’s get it Rob Pelinka

[ArbitraryWater]

Lakers did get all those players I mentioned too. You heard it hear first.

Let’s get it Rob Pelinka

You made these threads after they were released and established failures. You wanted them back. Just like many in your OP here. Weirdo.

[BallsOut]

You made these threads after they were released and established failures. You wanted them back. Just like many in your OP here. Weirdo.

Nope called Westbrook to LA before it happened I’ll bump that shit too if you want

[90sgoat]

Rui is a very bad perimeter defender, worse than Reaves, can't stay ahead of anyone, turnstile.

Trading Rui for a center should be top priority.

Then get a defensive wing like DFS, who is getting up there in age.

[Full Court]

Reaves is far more impactful than Lebron. Why would you trade him? If the Lakers were serious about winning, they'd bench LeShrivel. But I suppose he's still a draw who sells tickets. So money-wise, it probably makes the most sense to ride him till the end.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Not sure who he is referring to here.

[Lebron23]

Reaves is far more impactful than Lebron. Why would you trade him? If the Lakers were serious about winning, they'd bench LeShrivel. But I suppose he's still a draw who sells tickets. So money-wise, it probably makes the most sense to ride him till the end.

Reaves sucks in this series. You ****ing moron