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The Western Conference is Wide Open Next Season, and the Lakers Need to Take Advantage of it.
Last night, the Toronto Raptors took down the extremely short-handed Warriors. In the third quarter of last night's game, with 2:22 remaining, Klay Thompson tore his ACL on a fastbreak. In game 5, Kevin Durant came back from his calf strain and on a drive to the basket tore his achilles. The Warriors were plagued with injuries during the playoffs, which is what ultimately led to their Finals' loss Prayers up for a speedy recovery for Thompson and Durant.
But what does this mean for the future of the Western Conference? Kevin Durant is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 with his achilles injury (via Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN) and Klay Thompson is expected to miss 9-10 months (via Sports Illustrated). This opens up the western Conference dramatically.
With the Warriors being so short-handed next year, anyone could come out of the West. The Lakers need to take advantage of this.
Now don't get me wrong, I love the young core. All of em, Ingram, Kuzma, Zo and Hart. And up until this point, I have been a huge proponent of keeping the young core. But the Lakers need to close out this Anthony Davis deal. Yes, we don't want to give up too much, and yes I would love to keep at least one of the guys in the young core, but this is a one time opportunity, the West is open, and we need to sit on that throne once again.
A combination of LeBron James and Anthony Davis not only would give us a better chance at winning a championship and would also certainly be more attractive to Free Agents this summer than without him.
Rumors and news have been slow in the past 24 hours, which could mean either that the framework of the deal is agreed upon, they are just working out the specifics of the trade or the trade negotiations have slowed down. Hopefully, we get some more information later today, but all we can do is wait.
Last night, the Toronto Raptors took down the extremely short-handed Warriors. In the third quarter of last night's game, with 2:22 remaining, Klay Thompson tore his ACL on a fastbreak. In game 5, Kevin Durant came back from his calf strain and on a drive to the basket tore his achilles. The Warriors were plagued with injuries during the playoffs, which is what ultimately led to their Finals' loss Prayers up for a speedy recovery for Thompson and Durant.
But what does this mean for the future of the Western Conference? Kevin Durant is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 with his achilles injury (via Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN) and Klay Thompson is expected to miss 9-10 months (via Sports Illustrated). This opens up the western Conference dramatically.
With the Warriors being so short-handed next year, anyone could come out of the West. The Lakers need to take advantage of this.
Now don't get me wrong, I love the young core. All of em, Ingram, Kuzma, Zo and Hart. And up until this point, I have been a huge proponent of keeping the young core. But the Lakers need to close out this Anthony Davis deal. Yes, we don't want to give up too much, and yes I would love to keep at least one of the guys in the young core, but this is a one time opportunity, the West is open, and we need to sit on that throne once again.
A combination of LeBron James and Anthony Davis not only would give us a better chance at winning a championship and would also certainly be more attractive to Free Agents this summer than without him.
Rumors and news have been slow in the past 24 hours, which could mean either that the framework of the deal is agreed upon, they are just working out the specifics of the trade or the trade negotiations have slowed down. Hopefully, we get some more information later today, but all we can do is wait.
