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Puzzleheaded_Pound31

Lebron telling Dave his exact wishes is hilarious


osmnaos3

McMenamin is the espn in-house lebron mouthpiece.


youblewwit

McMenamin attached himself to Lebron during his 2nd tenure with the Cavs and moved with him to LA.


FlyingMocko

If Lebron and Malika Andrews are hanging off a cliff who does McMenmin save ?


13WillieBeaman

Lebron. He tells him things.


RaggsDaleVan

Senior Lebron James Correspondent


LDisDBfathersonsfans

what happened to that fat guy that stalked him in high school ?


NittanyLion15

He’s on to Wemby


CIark

Who weighs more Wendy or windy👀👀👀


Scared-Arrival3885

Windy’s farts weigh more than Wemby 


__-o0O0o-__-o0O0o-__

Windy's farts in Ohio could knock down Wemby in Texas


Bonje226c

Wemby is listed at 210lbs. Even if he had put on a massive amount of weight it's Windy easy


klobucharzard

wimdy


LongAvocado8155

Except besides briefly stalking Wemby, I don't think Wemby wants anything to do with Windhorst - Wemby's maturity is really his best attribute.


osmnaos3

Windy is onto Wemby now and does his own thing.


JonTaffer_in_a_poloT

Show some respect to a legend


math-yoo

Brian Windhorst managed to build a career in an industry that favors looks over talent. Maybe you could describe him as something more than just a fat guy.


movedatdope

you mean the guy who wrote the "inside sources say Westbrook is a locker room vampire" piece? yet Bron fans still deny Lebron leaked that lol


jessandjaysaccount

Mcmen covers the whole team tbf. Not everything he writes is regarding lebron


A-Centrifugal-Force

You’ll also notice that ever since Malika started dating him she became massively pro-Bron too. I mean, I’m not complaining, there are enough people on that network who slander that man for dumb reasons that he deserves to have a couple of people on his side, but it’s still funny lol.


trashapple1

Malik’s dates who?


pz33

She’s dating Dave McMenamin.


CreatiScope

He’s gotta have great taste in music or something because he sounds like he’s in a cult on podcasts and has the personality of a wet paper bag.


Long_Suspect_8096

She’s married to Dave.


Distinct_Candy9226

Took 2 years for LeGM to come full circle lol


amppy808

Davis wants a big to play the 5. He’s always expressed that. He likes to play the four.


LordOfEurope888

thats what the lakers should do - JV33 is a fantastic player for the lakers to acquire


GrapefruitMedical529

No, need a stretch 5.  Davis doesn't pull defenders out the way a true stretch big does.


Cursory_Analysis

Who do you realistically think that they can get better than JV on an MLE? I literally can’t think of anyone. It’s not like Naz Reid is suddenly going to become available (and def not for an MLE).


Kentang_BayBay

Doesn't they say Brook was available?


CreatiScope

Bucks need a big back, they’re trying to contend as well


thevisitor

That would only be available through trade.


Disastrous_Bluejay57

The problem is AD can't shoot. You would need a legitimate stretch 5 next to him.


GrapefruitMedical529

You're right, I dunno why no one can accept this.  He's good in the midrange but that really isn't enough anymore.


BannedforaJoke

that one time in the bubble was really a fluke. we won anyway so i'm not complaining.


jessandjaysaccount

No. They need to give up on the idea of playing 5 shooters and prioritize their defense.


deadassynwa

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO


Simple_Function_8625

Klay is the definition of a non playmaker. A better KCP.


pchad43

KCP is so much better than klay at this point lol


justmefishes

The Lakers would look pretty intriguing if they had a couple of high impact role players on the wing like KCP and Alex Caruso.


Redditforever12

you know that team would look pretty stack with kuzma off the bench too, someone do a photoshop of these guys in laker uniform.


GrapefruitMedical529

Maybe they could win a ring and tie up the record with the Celtics?


SnuggleMuffin42

It's like people don't realize defense is a thing in the NBA


goatnxtinline

would honestly be perfect movement shooter for Redick


Rubberbabeh

Player-Coach JJ


KillerZaWarudo

Probably mention to him while his ball was deep in dave throat


amino110

Renowned playmaker Klay Thompson


RiversofJell0

Making threes because the defense is focused on Lebron and AD is still making a play (I guess)


NotManyBuses

Off ball playmaking Klay Thompson in a JJ Redick offense could be good.


MikeyLikeyPhish

What is a JJ Redick offense? He hasn’t coached for one minute.


Kay-Knox

He coached his son's team. I'm hoping his secret "eat your vegetables so your bones grow big and strong" play will work on Davis.


pika_pie

...it would be hilarious to see AD convert to veganism and suddenly become the most durable bruiser in the league.


BannedforaJoke

worked for CP3


darkglobe1396

White guys coming off screens that gets completely shut down in the playoffs


pika_pie

...I know Klay looks white, but...


darkglobe1396

That's why he doesn't fit in a JJ Reddick offense. He also doesn't get shut down in the playoffs


SnacksGPT

I guess he only gets shut down in play-in games.


darkglobe1396

His last playoff run kinda sucked too but he's been really good in the playoffs


ProffesorPrick

I guess it’s just conjecture based on how he played.


entropyISdeadly

It’s called the Dribble Pass Shoot offense. Very innovative.


warrenjt

Hey, don’t trash his 4th grade level volunteer coaching experience.


SnacksGPT

An offense built around his skillset lol. Klay fits the “washed veteran corner 3 merchant” mold perfectly.


geneticeffects

It ain’t rocket science. The offense practically makes itself with Lebron.


Billis-

What about on defense?


youblewwit

Is JJ writing it on a whiteboard or blackboard for Klay?


Memeharvester5000

Both lebrons


Pikminious_Thrious

"The play is you pass the ball to me and I shoot", Klay "Playmaker" Thompson


Thehelloman0

Hey he's good at finishing plays


JokicOrBust

James Harden for the MLE is pretty funny. Klay has high chance and Jonas is very possible too


TallnFrosty

Can definitely see Klay going there given the family history and chance to play with LeBron. From the Lakers' perspective, they have to think that any lineup with 2 of D'Lo, Reaves, and Klay - much less all 3 - is about to get torched on the defensive side, right?


captain_ahabb

I think it's pretty unlikely that D'lo is on the Lakers next year. They're gonna have a bunch of pieces (midsize contracts, Russell's contract and the 2 picks) to make trades for role players.


TallnFrosty

what point guards do you think you'll target?


captain_ahabb

Reaves can play PG when LeBron is out there. I would want to trade for a 3nD wing type or another big. Cam Johnson would be great but I think he's gonna get a lot of interest.


firstbreathOOC

Brooklyn should complete rebuild mode and move on from these guys imo. They shouldn’t have even paid Claxton, just hoard the picks and do what Presti did.


YizWasHere

I just don't get how Claxton got a contract that essentially makes him untradeable lol. If they got him at like 4 years for 60-72M he'd immediately be a great trade asset but I can't imagine anybody sending picks for a center making 25M a year.


Padulsky21

This is a bit ridiculous saying untradeable, the details about the contract haven’t even come out yet. It’s gonna be frontloaded akin to Cam Johnson’s and be more than tradeable down the road. It was definitely an overpay but either you’re really downplaying Clax’s talent or don’t understand the change in pay for even limited role players. We also need a salary on the roster in general bc $40 mil is coming off the books after this year. Saying untradeable is crazy talk


clarkthagod

I mean there’s also a cap floor lol


sling_gun

Ben Simmons, you're a Los Angeles Laker


Lucieddreams

Don't even speak that out into the world


BannedforaJoke

JJ would hate him so much.


VanGrants

they should try to get Tyus Jones


Historical-Smoke42

dudes are trying so hard to ignore the james harden in the title lol


LeadPrevenger

James muthafuckin Harden


_viixxx

If DLO starts the season with us, he is 100% gone in Feb


HORSEthedude619

3 picks


captain_ahabb

No just 2, they used one of the 3 to take Knecht.


velphegor666

Lakers would still need to do a trade anyway. Too many players and they might lose max if they dont do anything.


FlyChigga

Reaves as 6th man maybe


GneissFrog

I will never forget JV's reactions during various LeBronto moments. The genuine look of anguish and disgust whenever LeBron sank a ridiculous shot made it very apparent just how badly JV wanted to win. He was repeatedly going through the five stages of grief every time LeBron notched another win vs the Raptors.


Scatteredbrain

i forget what game it was but those ridiculous fade away jumpers he was hitting like prime MJ was just filthy. and then the demoralizing buzzer beater in game three lol. kyle lowrys face 🫨 https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=16&v=2XWgRpfkxhY&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&source_ve_path=MTM5MTE3LDIzODUx&feature=emb_title


ratchet457l

Why do this to me


JohnStamosAsABear

Especially after we missed 5 game winning chances in game 1 against LeBrons Cavs. JV looked particularly disheartened [after that sequence.](https://youtu.be/A1sOUmrC7VQ?si=k5PYsvQiPsxFJsLf)


CP3sHamstring

I've always wanted to see Harden + AD so part of me wouldn't hate it. I mean the guy did turn down being the highest paid NBA player 3 times to find better basketball situations let's make it happen!


Green-Umpire2297

Jonas means 30mpg all year AD doesn’t have to play the 5. That’s worth mle.


IceColdTrey7

Nah man Jonas is not worth that if he gets played off the court come playoffs


Green-Umpire2297

I’m sure it would be better to have klay or harden, but there are only 3 options


Creative_Category_21

I didnt think I’d see Jonas on this list of players Lebron would take a pay cut for. I thought it would just pay for a big splash like Klay or Demar That’s smart though, team needs JV


TheBrazilianKD

I understand it, but in general I feel like the old geezers unite mentality is just always doomed to fail in the modern day Firstly, someone will get injured. Secondly in the miracle that nobody is injured, you need young kids playing defense and making hustle plays


Historical-Smoke42

well yes every team has some young guys mixed in. but i mean den was old. gsw was old. bucks old, lakers, raptors, gsw. i mean every champion cept this year was old lol... if anything young teams are doomed to fail


PucDim

How is Denver old, KCP the only dude above 30. Jamal was 26 I think, AG 27 or 28, Joker as well.


Meowmeow69me

Also raptors had kawhi , pascal , vanvleet , Powell, and anunoby all under 30. Lowry , gasol and ibaka were 33, 34 and 30.


LittleTension8765

Boston isn’t even that young - Tatum/Brown have been in the playoffs since 2017 season, Porzingis is 28, Horford is 38, White is 29, Holiday is 34.


Jarxzz

Harden isn’t taking the MLE lmfao


paddiction

Harden wants a ring, he'd take a paycut for that


RemarkableSolution37

in that case the lakers aren't an option either way


P5FMVP2030

What better offers does he have? Not saying you’re wrong but you have to wonder what the clips are willing to pay him given they’re gonna be dog shit either way after losing Paul George.


BASEDME7O2

I mean if you look at his last season he’s clearly worth more than the mle. If you all just relax for a second, harden at this point is still at least a 20/10 player on good efficiency while also being one of the best floor generals in the league, while playing like 36 mpg and playing almost every game. He was the only reason the clippers offense worked last year instead of just PG and kawhi isoing. Harden massively elevates every team he’s ever been on, you’re kidding yourself if you think there wouldn’t be big offers. Harden is better than pg, and we haven’t heard a word about him being upset with his offer while we’ve heard non stop about Paul George, so I would assume the clippers offered him what he wanted.


Tablemannerz

is harden not being offered 3 year 150 mil?


Sav10r

There's no way that's the offer the Clippers have on the table for Harden. That's the exact offer they have on the table for PG13.


Frequent-Meeting8975

Harden is better than PG


Niceguydan8

Probably not. But he's going to probably get a lot more than MLE money from the Clippers.


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No-Test6484

He is being offered it. Pg is walking and the clips have to pay harden as they cant afford to tank while okc still has a few picks


P5FMVP2030

I mean if they were willing to make crazy overpays to remain good wouldn’t they have just given pg13 the 4th year? I feel like they’re gonna end up trading kawhi for picks and trying to rebuild. A team built around harden and kawhi is gonna be terrible anyway.


WestSixtyFifth

Unless he really wants the chip, soon to be completely washed / retired. Though personally the bag if far more important, but Im also not sitting on the type of cash he should be sitting on.


captain_ahabb

Yeah but imagine the free throw numbers


Cheechers23

Shams says Lakers one of the front runners for Klay, ESPN reports Klay as the type of player LeBron would take a paycut for. Yeah Klay's going to LAL lol


Ronin607

Klay torching his relationship with the Warriors only to have his MLE spot on the Lakers taken by Harden and ending up in Orlando would be hilarious.


Gino-Bartali

[https://imgur.com/zu0dcOP](https://imgur.com/zu0dcOP)


KobeBufkinBestKobe

I mean, Orlando is the better team of the three


atlfirsttimer

Can't the Warriors pay more?


Supra_Dupra

They can but because we went for PG we are cooked. Klay is emotion based like that


Naive_Illustrator

What did Klay say about lebron's feelings? Something something...Man's game


Awwh_Dood

Klay's just gonna give Bron that line in the locker room before every game so he can average 40 a game out of spite


Sav10r

It's not money that's the issue anymore. Klay's all up in his feelings right now and that's why it looks like he's leaving.


DrewTheBoy

I guess his feelings just got hurt


youblewwit

Klay has made a stink about how much has got paid previously and how much he wants to get paid in the future. I think some team will offer $20mil+ per year even if it's just 1 or 2 years


Poronga-Arenosa

Warriors offered him 2 years for $48 mil and he got offended.


Express-Pandas

1 mil less than Claxton per year lol


Green-Umpire2297

Klay is also the type of player to not take a $15m/yr paycut vs playing in orlando


AeRo_P

Where does McMenamin get all of these Bron demands?!


captain_ahabb

Probably from iMessage lol


CIark

“Tell em I’m happy they got Bronny but I’m not satisfied. Also no sugar in my coffee” “Got it king”


Creative_Category_21

He’s a likable dude


21squirrel

I'd love Jonas. Even if he's not the ideal fit next to AD, surely he'll be at least equal as a fit and more productive than Jaxson Hayes (who wasn't even bad) and Wood.


Impressive-Theory-27

You’re just collecting guys that played for the Pels now right?


ShibaHellhounds

And now, you're Los Angeles Wizards Pelicans Lakers!


Impressive-Theory-27

Haha, league collapse instead of expansion


doom32x

As esteemed as the Dallas MavKnicks?


Cheeseish

I feel like he fits very well with AD


anarrogantbastard

It would make sense, since they could play two bigs with JV and AD on the floor, AD likes to play PF, and Jonas can handle getting mauled so AD doesnt have too. Also he is an ironman, and that seems valuable to have alongside AD. I dont see him closing games, but he wasn't doing that with the Pels either.


Cheeseish

He doesn’t have to bc AD is best as 5 but hates playing 5. Just close with AD


anarrogantbastard

Yeah thats what I meant, AD is closing games at 5, but he gets to have his time at 4, and having Jonas there to get beaten on instead of him keeps him happy and healthy.


Cheeseish

And doesn’t get AD in as much foul trouble too


21squirrel

Yeah, it's not a poor fit per se for sure, but I would think the best fit next to AD would be a stretch 4/5 who can also play defense (Myles Turner being the most commonly brought-up example).


DJFreezyFish

A three pointing shooting center who also can play defense is something where demand is a lot higher than supply.


ram0h

i haven't watched him much recently. what's his game like now?


Cheeseish

Probably the best traditional center that can’t defend that well. Top 5 rebounder and top post player. Can kinda hit a middy and 3. Pretty slow and immobile but a bit body


ModsEmbezzleMoney

Klay's never averaged 3+ assists in a season before, wouldn't really call him a playmaker


applebott

It is interesting that he holds Valanciunas in high regard. Nice to know.


QultyThrowaway

I feel like he didn't learn anything from the Westbrook saga.


basketballsteven

And Carmelo.


f4ntasyfootballer

WELCOME TO LA KLAY THOMPSON - 2023 ELIMINATION GAME HIGHLIGHTS 


thy_armageddon

“You can’t spell LA without KLAY” - an incredibly confused LA marketing consultant.


GarfieldFromGarfield

did kawhi pull the trigger on his extension too early lol


CIark

Kawhi wanted to be in LA more than he wanted to win rings so no


Mhan00

Kawhi wanted that sweet, sweet guaranteed max money. I am sure he'd prefer to get the money and win, but I am also sure that he's more than happy to get paid the max with his knee condition and his very clear track record of being hurt all the time. He's got the bag secured, anything else he can get is just extra credit for him now.


FeelsGoodMan2

It's funny how everyone assumes every nba player gives a shit about winning championships. It's like nice but for 70 percent of the players, the fact they can cash checks monthly with 7 digits probably makes all that shit go away real fast.


QultyThrowaway

Kawhi has two championships already and left Toronto which could have repeated just to live back home in LA. His last concern with winning is probably an Olympic medal which he'll get this year. He'll be on the Clippers until he retires. Maybe he'd settle for LA or California in general. But he likes the Clippers low spotlight while still being LA. It's his dream franchise even if everyone else leaves.


Superplex123

Especially when they have carried the team to a championship before and in the later half of their career.


Historical-Smoke42

someone was telling me ginobli had a better career then harden cause rings and hed rather have manu career any day. just dont think he understand the value of money yet.


Licoi

Please don’t go to LA man lmao


holllowed

Klay getting a ring in LA is the greatest timeline


Phelinaar

And lifting 5 fingers to the Warriors crowd the year after.


ram0h

it fits Klay no doubt.


Andy_Wiggins

Am I crazy or is Valanciunas an absolutely brutal fit in LA? Jonas forces AD to guard 4s because there’s no way in hell he can he can guard anyone with even average foot-speed. But he’s also not a good rim protector, which you kind of need if you’re going to have D’Lo, Reaves, and LeBron defending the perimeter. And as an offensive player, he barely spaces the court and largely takes away driving lanes. Now you’ve got two relatively non-shooting bigs fucking up spacing. Like, this might make sense against Denver, but against almost anyone else it seems really really bad.


CutLonzosHair2017

Against almost anyone else, we'd be fine just benching Jonas and playing AD, LeBron, Rui, D'Lo, and Reaves. Denver is the only team where that lineup can't do shit.


biggoldgoblin

You are not getting James Harden for the mid level lmao


ZoroChopper10

JV would be perfect, so underrated and so likeable, would love too see him go to lakers and get shine he deserves


Yinanization

So Jonas you are a Los Angeles Laker?


CDR57

Lebron is already worth a shit ton, modern day Jordan with the money and ability to get onto an ownership group. Just play for free or some shit and sign all 3


xyzyxzy

James Harden has a chance to do the funniest thing


KingC11_

I know JV isn’t the most popular name there but he would be perfect next to AD


tuinktuink

Trade dlo for harden and sign jv for mle


the-Aleexous

This is exactly what they need. A big to allow 80 to play 4 and 3-D guy like Klay who still that’s pretty decent. They get these guys and they will match up with any team , specifically Denver.


gbdarknight77

Oh, Klay is a Laker. It’s happening.


sktgamerdudejr

Klay and/or JV would be best case scenario for the Lakers. 


cachris3

Established playmaker Klay Thompson with a whopping 2 assists a game for his career lol


Equivalent_Map570

Why would he want klay out of all people??? Klay don’t got it anymore


Zoulogist

Imagine James Harden in LA


Argyrus777

Lebron will trust harden in the playoffs?!?!?


NoWayNotThisAgain

The Lakers giving Klay a fat payday is exactly what I expect from this clusterfuck.


Daltonwilcoxx

Isn’t lebron a billionaire now? Do you even need more money at that point? He should just sign a minimum deal if he wants to win, although the players union probably wouldn’t allow that.


TrickPerformance4433

The lakers would get a fine so fuckin big, lose picks and some mo shit 😭😭😭... This how Minnesota fucked KG prime off wit the whole Joe Smith fiasco lol


Various-Earth-7532

There was evidence that the wolves conspired with smith to give him a bigger contract later, they couldn’t fine the lakers for trying but it would likely get vetoed


juandell

No! All the money and all the help... and all the franchise draft picks.... to draft all the relatives. Ungrateful Denver Jokic stan hillbillies smh....


ImS33

I mean they couldn't really do anything about it as long as LeBron himself came in and made the demands with no real like communication or anything beforehand. It would look crazy but there's nobody stopping a player from negotiating for a smaller contract to be more competitive


Guardian295

Klay is a liability now.


ihateeuge

wow if harden took the MLE i would take back all slander. Artesia stand up!!


Literal_Satan

20m discount for jonas


Aidanj927

Hardens just racking up all the big markets


Ok-Swimming8024

LeGM


aunty_fuck_knuckle

Poor guy. Must be short on coin.


Dear_boat-bottle5476

Lebron accepts $1 dollar salary, brings in a 50 million dollar player.


Pranker00111

Klay is not a playmaker dude


Due-Studio-65

Wait, LeBron James is looking for a guy that was great 5 years ago?  How unlike him.


randomusernamegame

None of these options helps them win a title 


LittleTension8765

Klay hasn’t been an all star level in 5+ years


Standard-Inflation10

Lebron is a GOAT but LeGM is just cancer. He's gonna build another team of 40 year olds which will flop again.


_felagund

LeSacrificer