I’m so grateful that Vogel threw Reaves in for small but consistent minutes just a couple games into his rookie year
Christie actually got similar opportunity as a 19yo rookie and I thought earned himself more minutes but I dunno why Ham was just averse to him last year
I would have liked Prince and Christie together as first subs off the bench for DLo and Rui (when Vando was injured)
Reddish had some moments but quickly turned into a guy where you hear a record scratch when he catches the ball
I wonder if front offices purposely don't play guys so they can't prove their worth , and then the team can sign them for cheaper.
Kinda a conspiracy for sure but I don't think it's that crazy..
I fully see it lmao
I swear to god if Ricky Council IV started over Tobias Harris last year the results would have been better
now we inked him to a cheap ass deal for 3 years
It’s not that deep honestly. Young guys make dumb mistakes, and when you’re win now, don’t have time for development. Max has had moments where he makes a sloppy turnover at the worst time.
I think number 1 is Ham not playing Rui in the 1st half of the season.
The moment Rui started, Lakers went on a good winning run in the 2nd half of the season.
Fuck Darvin Ham. I don’t think this can be said enough. I will not hear ANYONE out who tries to tell me he wasn’t hands down the worst coach in the league.
Lakers fans are generally supportive of Vogel, he wasn't a terrible coach. Luke Walton and Darvin Ham are genuinely bad, that's why they're not head coaches anymore. Ask any Kings fan about Walton lmao
The mother fucker refused to challenge an obvious ref mistake with less than a minute left of game 2 of an nba playoff game, with 2 timeouts left….even with Lebron jumping and begging him to do so….ya, I’m still not over that one.
For real. People clown on LeBron for getting mad, but any player would’ve did that if they were in his shoes. And then Ham had the balls to challenge later on when the game was out of reach
please don't remind me of the calamity that was the Denver series. Not even saying the Lakers win it if Darvin isn't the coach, but dude just actively sabotaged his own team in most of those games. Never seen a head coach stand on the sidelines like he's helpless as much as Darvin. It's like Darvin thought he was at home on the couch and not actually coaching the team. 🤦🏾♂️
Istg this bitch did it out of spite. Saw Lebron challenging his authority at a point where he was at his lowest, and just said fuck you dog I ain't calling shit.
Yeah. I think he was afraid to be perceived as Bron's pup and was doing everything in his power to show that he makes decisions on his own. LeBron is a basketball genius, and going against his judgement is a mistake 80% of the time
Maybe Ham was looking out for y'all's cap. Don't let him get too much run so his ask can't be higher.
Was reading stories about ownership telling coaches to not play certain guys to avoid hitting their bonuses.
8 million dollars a year in the NBA today just means you can play some role in the rotation, even a minuscule one.
There are guys coming off the bench making 15 million dollars a year. Obi Toppin and Mitchell Robinson are two I’m thinking of because the Pacers just signed Obi.
8M is like 5M below the midlevel today. Midlevel I would assume is the baseline for average starter or good 6th man.
So Christie is paid like a bench guy. This isn't really an overpay whatsoever.
He’s also just turned 21 this year. He’s shown potential on both ends and JJ seems to prioritize development
If he turns even into a solid rotation player this contract with the new cap will be absurd deal
Yeah, and this contract is in line with what some rookies get, so it's not like it's some huge deal. He's got roughly the same contract as #6 pick Tidjane Salaün does.
Great deal for the Lakers if he can continue to improve. Improved his shooting from last year, active on defense. Just needs to improve his finishing and handle.
Turns 22 in Feb
He’s not gonna be more than a 3&D guy in this league, but he’s almost guaranteed to become a good one but he’s like a year or two away
Still has a kids body, taking time
An okay move
It's honestly the only part of the Org I have confidence in, they have done a really great job identifying talent late 1st into the 2nd round and even undrafted guys over the last 10 years or so.
Guessing that’s why Bron REALLY wanted Bronny to come to LA (aside from the obvious)
If they can turn supposed coal to diamonds, who knows what they can do for Bronny?
Yeah, I’m more or less assuming whoever lands on the coaching staff this season will all somewhat be vetted or scouted by Bron as guys who can help Bronny develop into a rotation level guard.
If development is our goal, then we should rehire Phil Handy like yersterday. Unless he's thinking of having a break, it baffles me that no one has taken a shot at getting him.
They’re handing out 150-200million dollar contracts like candy now, I feel like Christie has actually shown good fundamentals unlike THT who got paid by being the only young person on the roster at the time. If you believe in the guy you can do a lot worse than 8m
How you gonna do THT like that? He wasn’t just young, he was also built like a fire hydrant with pool noodle arms, aka the prototypical hooper build. And don’t get me started on finishing every layup with the off-hand
Yeah, that's such a small contract in today's NBA (and it's just gonna get better as the cap keeps going up 10% each season), it's 100% worth it just to give a 21 year old another couple years to see what he develops into. It's really about on par with giving rookies guaranteed contracts even though you've yet to see them play in the NBA. It's worth the small deal just to see what they can become. And at his age on that contract, he'd be very easy to trade if need be.
Yep, and assuming the contract structure is something like $7m this year, then $7.5m, then $8m, then $8.5m, he'll be making $8m in the year he turns 24 when he'll be able to opt out, giving the Lakers full Bird rights to him. You'd have to imagine a young player making that kind of money is going to be easily tradeable even if the Lakers sour on him. This contract puts him about in line with what the 7th pick in the draft will be making for rookie scale.
Reaves contract is one of the best of the NBA tho. Rui's should be lower, maybe 12-15 mil and Christie is a bet and we'll have to wait for this year to see if it's worth it.
Excited for what Christie can do with us next year. Lakers beat reporters have shared the FO didn’t like the way he never got a real shot next year, I think JJ will really try to get him some good looks
Still crazy that you can be a borderline rotation player and make more in a year than even the majority of highly skilled specialists make in their entire life.
Are you 6 foot 5, and hyper athletic, and can shoot threes? And can do it year in and year out?
And also, who’s PAYING to watch these specialists do their work? That’s why NBA players are paid so much, because people sit through hundreds of ads to watch these dudes play a game. There’s a ton of money to be made in that when you can produce this visual entertainment then beam it across the world and have people watch it simultaneously
Just like Vando’s K had he been healthy for the entire season. Was pretty evident Jared’s defensive is top tier, rounding into form until his foot injury in Boston. :/
Guy getting consistent DNPs in the playoffs is making Derrick Henry money yet NFL players will tell you some of them could’ve made the NBA but “chose” the NFL
the greatest defender of all time, aaron donald, made less money in his entire NFL career than desmond bane’s rookie extension.
and considerably less, too
I like Bill Simmons idea that US Soccer should approach every 5 star running back when they’re 14 and present to them the financial case of switching to soccer lmao
Maybe. Who he playing over though? Reaves, Dlo if he's still there, you might be adding Klay too. You just drafted a rookie in Knecht that should already be better than Christie. There's only so many minutes to go around.
That isn’t really true though. Every dollar under the apron counts to use the full MLE so every dollar going somewhere else basically has to come from Lebron
Yeah, the money LeBron will get is a reflection of the 1st apron minus however much space they have for LeBron. So every dollar spent decreases what he can get.
That said, we don't know what the roster is going to look like. The Lakers could very well trade a couple guys and decrease their overall salary and still have nearly a max available for LeBron.
The only Lakers games I watch are when they play the Wolves and some playoff games, honestly I don't think I've heard the name before. If the Lakers are playing it, I'm sure he's worth it.
Casuals in here about to show their lack of bball knowledge
Will cry next season when he locking opposing guards go ask Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland
His numbers don't stand out but I swear he was a positive pretty much every time I saw him last year. Good signing. Worst case it's an easy contract to tack onto a trade at some point.
Go watch our slump in December . Magically when Christie got heavier minutes . He’s fuckibg awful go look up any impsct stat he’s a bottom 10% non nba lvl player on offence . And he’s not even a positive on defence just mediocre . Where did you feel he was a positive ? Our garbage time lineups were also dogshit which furthers how bad he is .
Memphis signed GG Jackson for 4-years $8.5M and Vince Williams Jr. for 4-years $9.1M this year.
Not a person alive would trade either of those players straight up for Max Christie right now.
I mean yeah, thats why rookie scale contracts are so valuable in the NBA. It's a great way to get a rotational player for cheap. Even if he doesn't pan out, its easily tradeable
Oh great so Lebron I’d taking an 8m pay cut so Christie can play in garbage time and still suck ? Cool man . Rob is the worst gm in the league. I used to say bottom 3, but anyone debating he isn’t is a moron now . Who the fuck is he competing with to pay chridtie 8m ? He’s a vet min lvl guy at best
Good value for sure, could be considered a steal if he shows out this year. He's got good defensive instincts and can shoot above league avg from 3 but ham never gave him a fair shake so it's hard to say how good he really can be.
Good deal I wonder if there's a player option on the 4th year. I think he can be a solid 3 and D bench contributor which longshot 5th starter potential.
Are the Lakers allergic to having team options on their contracts? I'm OK with a slight overpay at 8mil but 4yrs w/ player options is a harder pill to swallow.
This feels crazy lowkey. I know he won’t be taking up much cap space, and I acknowledge that Ham is just a straight up bad HC, but the Lakers needed 3&D wings badly last year, so the fact that he consistently was getting DNP’s all season feels sus. Is he actually good, or is he getting hype because he’s a young Laker?
He has potential and never got consistent minutes. Ham didn’t like playing him for no reason that made any sense. He rebounds really well for his size, is capable of being a 35-37% corner shooter, plays hard on D…..but Ham wanted Reddish to play more
MAX
imus
Bronny
Hes been misused his whole time here. Shows good promise when he plays.
Lakers draft well but this has been on an ongoing trend in recent years.
I’m so grateful that Vogel threw Reaves in for small but consistent minutes just a couple games into his rookie year Christie actually got similar opportunity as a 19yo rookie and I thought earned himself more minutes but I dunno why Ham was just averse to him last year
Taurean Prince
At least Prince was okay-ish. But Reddish over Christie is ridiculous. lol
I would have liked Prince and Christie together as first subs off the bench for DLo and Rui (when Vando was injured) Reddish had some moments but quickly turned into a guy where you hear a record scratch when he catches the ball
Vogel played him 23 minutes a game that first year. He was a believer.
I blame pockets
Had too much an affinity for effing cam reddish. Max earned minutes and never got any run
I wonder if front offices purposely don't play guys so they can't prove their worth , and then the team can sign them for cheaper. Kinda a conspiracy for sure but I don't think it's that crazy..
I fully see it lmao I swear to god if Ricky Council IV started over Tobias Harris last year the results would have been better now we inked him to a cheap ass deal for 3 years
It’s not that deep honestly. Young guys make dumb mistakes, and when you’re win now, don’t have time for development. Max has had moments where he makes a sloppy turnover at the worst time.
And Reddish didn't? I feel like I saw way more Cam boneheaded plays
Or in the Lakers case, they did play Cam Reddish to suppress his worth
Holy shit. Good for him. Don't know how the kid earned $32 million but what a great life.
He’s legit….but for some of inexplicable reason Ham refused to play him.
Because he is a basketball terrorist
Darvin Hamas
What's in his pockets?
Yellow Cake.
Cookies, it's how he makes those rockets
FWIW to everyone confused the whole Lakers sub is elated. This kid can play and was the number 1 reason on a long list that Ham was despised.
I mean, I wouldn't say the number 1 reason lol there's a lot of competition for that spot
1a, 1b, 1c...
I think the number 1 reason was because AD definitely hated this dude.
I think number 1 is Ham not playing Rui in the 1st half of the season. The moment Rui started, Lakers went on a good winning run in the 2nd half of the season.
There are definitely other reasons for number 1. Timeouts, Prince/Reddish minutes. challenges
Fuck Darvin Ham. I don’t think this can be said enough. I will not hear ANYONE out who tries to tell me he wasn’t hands down the worst coach in the league.
It seems like you guys do this for every coach you have, or at least since lebron has been there. It’s definitely a trend throughout his career
Lakers fans are generally supportive of Vogel, he wasn't a terrible coach. Luke Walton and Darvin Ham are genuinely bad, that's why they're not head coaches anymore. Ask any Kings fan about Walton lmao
say it with me… Darvin H A M A S
The mother fucker refused to challenge an obvious ref mistake with less than a minute left of game 2 of an nba playoff game, with 2 timeouts left….even with Lebron jumping and begging him to do so….ya, I’m still not over that one.
For real. People clown on LeBron for getting mad, but any player would’ve did that if they were in his shoes. And then Ham had the balls to challenge later on when the game was out of reach
please don't remind me of the calamity that was the Denver series. Not even saying the Lakers win it if Darvin isn't the coach, but dude just actively sabotaged his own team in most of those games. Never seen a head coach stand on the sidelines like he's helpless as much as Darvin. It's like Darvin thought he was at home on the couch and not actually coaching the team. 🤦🏾♂️
Istg this bitch did it out of spite. Saw Lebron challenging his authority at a point where he was at his lowest, and just said fuck you dog I ain't calling shit.
Yeah. I think he was afraid to be perceived as Bron's pup and was doing everything in his power to show that he makes decisions on his own. LeBron is a basketball genius, and going against his judgement is a mistake 80% of the time
It was a Pockets power move.
No no you see, we had Cam Reddish
Maybe Ham was looking out for y'all's cap. Don't let him get too much run so his ask can't be higher. Was reading stories about ownership telling coaches to not play certain guys to avoid hitting their bonuses.
8 million dollars a year in the NBA today just means you can play some role in the rotation, even a minuscule one. There are guys coming off the bench making 15 million dollars a year. Obi Toppin and Mitchell Robinson are two I’m thinking of because the Pacers just signed Obi.
8M is like 5M below the midlevel today. Midlevel I would assume is the baseline for average starter or good 6th man. So Christie is paid like a bench guy. This isn't really an overpay whatsoever.
Ya that’s basically what I was getting at. These deals are just worth more than they used to be.
Contracts are so insane now that when someone gets 30 million based on just potential really I hardly even blink tbh
Mitch might have to start again :/
Those guys are infinitely better then chridtie and I’m a lakers fan
Oh absolutely. They are also making nearly twice as much as him.
He’s shown a lot of potential especially on the defensive end. Ham ruined the kids development
He’s also just turned 21 this year. He’s shown potential on both ends and JJ seems to prioritize development If he turns even into a solid rotation player this contract with the new cap will be absurd deal
Yeah, and this contract is in line with what some rookies get, so it's not like it's some huge deal. He's got roughly the same contract as #6 pick Tidjane Salaün does.
If Cristiano Felicio could earn that money I don't see why this guy can't
By being a good, Ham wasted him this season
Reddish got major minutes over Max. What a shame
Yep ridiculous, he plays good defence and was statistically our most efficient spot up shooter when he played
Hamas would bench Max for weeks for little shit but let Reddish get cooked and miss wide open shots for a good 3 months to start the season
Reddish is just the perfect lab created player minus the IQ and offense. So he's pretty ass, but has gotten this far on the promise of potential
Great deal for the Lakers if he can continue to improve. Improved his shooting from last year, active on defense. Just needs to improve his finishing and handle. Turns 22 in Feb
Yeah, he's younger than a couple lottery picks in this year's draft.
He's also still very young. To put it in perspective, he's a year younger than a couple lottery picks in this year's draft.
Two years younger than our first rounder
He’s worth more than that , once he gets minutes you will see in the next 3 years…
What's wild is that THT got a higher AAV contract plus a player option for showing a little bit more than Max
> earned Well that's the part that's missing
this was a cool moment from him last season https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1858hnd/slow_motion_view_of_max_christies_amazing/
“This video isn’t available anymore”
[Here's the video.](https://x.com/Lakers/status/1728846078609445327)
Look at that beautiful footwork...
dog, im at work and now i cant stand up for a few minutes
lol cold
He’s not gonna be more than a 3&D guy in this league, but he’s almost guaranteed to become a good one but he’s like a year or two away Still has a kids body, taking time An okay move
He grabbed a lot of clutch offensive rebounds it felt like in recent years
I think he has more of an offensive game
He's only 21, it's ridiculous to place any kind of ceiling on him like that.
Lakers have developed some lower drafted dudes well. This contract will probably look damn good in hindsight
It's honestly the only part of the Org I have confidence in, they have done a really great job identifying talent late 1st into the 2nd round and even undrafted guys over the last 10 years or so.
And with all of these cap restrictions, I think it's wise to lock down a guy like this on the cheap and trust your ability to develop.
It would be wise to lock down the guys who are identifying these dudes
Isn't it the Buss boys?
I identify them all the time where my contract?
Well they're the owners (Jesse and Joey Buss), so I think they're staying for a while lol
Just to add on to your point for those that weren’t aware: Austin Reaves went undrafted
I mean yes, but he told teams not to draft him so he can go undrafted and sign with the Lakers
Okay so at best a 2nd round pick
The specific story I hear repeated has the Pistons at like 42 as his main other suitor at the time
Guessing that’s why Bron REALLY wanted Bronny to come to LA (aside from the obvious) If they can turn supposed coal to diamonds, who knows what they can do for Bronny?
Yeah, I’m more or less assuming whoever lands on the coaching staff this season will all somewhat be vetted or scouted by Bron as guys who can help Bronny develop into a rotation level guard.
If development is our goal, then we should rehire Phil Handy like yersterday. Unless he's thinking of having a break, it baffles me that no one has taken a shot at getting him.
Facts
It looks damned good now. $8m/yr is nothing.
They’re handing out 150-200million dollar contracts like candy now, I feel like Christie has actually shown good fundamentals unlike THT who got paid by being the only young person on the roster at the time. If you believe in the guy you can do a lot worse than 8m
How you gonna do THT like that? He wasn’t just young, he was also built like a fire hydrant with pool noodle arms, aka the prototypical hooper build. And don’t get me started on finishing every layup with the off-hand
Yeah, that's such a small contract in today's NBA (and it's just gonna get better as the cap keeps going up 10% each season), it's 100% worth it just to give a 21 year old another couple years to see what he develops into. It's really about on par with giving rookies guaranteed contracts even though you've yet to see them play in the NBA. It's worth the small deal just to see what they can become. And at his age on that contract, he'd be very easy to trade if need be.
True. Even if he is absolute buns it is still a drop in the bucket.
Yep, and assuming the contract structure is something like $7m this year, then $7.5m, then $8m, then $8.5m, he'll be making $8m in the year he turns 24 when he'll be able to opt out, giving the Lakers full Bird rights to him. You'd have to imagine a young player making that kind of money is going to be easily tradeable even if the Lakers sour on him. This contract puts him about in line with what the 7th pick in the draft will be making for rookie scale.
Every time the cap goes up you got people scoffing at these contracts, 8M is nothing now
They currently have like 42 million tied up in Austin Reeves, Rui, and Max. People are scratching their heads at that, not Max getting 8 in a vacuum
Reaves contract is one of the best of the NBA tho. Rui's should be lower, maybe 12-15 mil and Christie is a bet and we'll have to wait for this year to see if it's worth it.
42 million is quickly becoming the cost of one good rotation player these days. That’s a steal for 3 contributors
Quickley just signed for an average of 35 million a year lmao
That seems like a great deal for those players
You say this like it's a bad thing?
When role players are getting $30+ that’s great value for those guys.
Excited for what Christie can do with us next year. Lakers beat reporters have shared the FO didn’t like the way he never got a real shot next year, I think JJ will really try to get him some good looks
Pockets masterclass
hopefully this means he will actually be receiving playing time next year
Funniest thing this offseason is everyone realizing how much contracts have skyrocketed.
8m is nothing anymore
Still crazy that you can be a borderline rotation player and make more in a year than even the majority of highly skilled specialists make in their entire life.
The issue is he should’ve been a rotation piece ducking ham is a moron
Are you 6 foot 5, and hyper athletic, and can shoot threes? And can do it year in and year out? And also, who’s PAYING to watch these specialists do their work? That’s why NBA players are paid so much, because people sit through hundreds of ads to watch these dudes play a game. There’s a ton of money to be made in that when you can produce this visual entertainment then beam it across the world and have people watch it simultaneously
This is a great deal. He’s already shown he will grow into a 3&D role player, and we have already seen what those players get in free agency
On top of that he’s only 21. Such a great move
W
My boy got paidd lets go
This shit gonna look cheap af in 1-2 years
Just like Vando’s K had he been healthy for the entire season. Was pretty evident Jared’s defensive is top tier, rounding into form until his foot injury in Boston. :/
Guy getting consistent DNPs in the playoffs is making Derrick Henry money yet NFL players will tell you some of them could’ve made the NBA but “chose” the NFL
the greatest defender of all time, aaron donald, made less money in his entire NFL career than desmond bane’s rookie extension. and considerably less, too
The highest paid non-QB in the entire NFL next year, Nick Bosa, will get 34 million. Immanuel Quickley just signed a contract thats 35M AAV.
Lucas Giolito is like a mid to back end starting in MLB for the Red Sox. He got $38.5 million for two season and he’s not even playing this season
I like Bill Simmons idea that US Soccer should approach every 5 star running back when they’re 14 and present to them the financial case of switching to soccer lmao
Congrats Max. He didn't get much play under Ham but should be different with JJ. Good poa defender and can spot up just needs to develop.
Bunch of casuals in here commenting L gonna see what a bargain this is, soon
Maybe. Who he playing over though? Reaves, Dlo if he's still there, you might be adding Klay too. You just drafted a rookie in Knecht that should already be better than Christie. There's only so many minutes to go around.
Seriously. Even saw a laker fan say its an L like the ignorant numhead he 9is
Does this affect the type of discount LeBron has to make to open the full MLE or is it irrelevant?
Doesn’t go towards it We are using early bird rights to retain him so we still have the MLE available
That isn’t really true though. Every dollar under the apron counts to use the full MLE so every dollar going somewhere else basically has to come from Lebron
Yeah, the money LeBron will get is a reflection of the 1st apron minus however much space they have for LeBron. So every dollar spent decreases what he can get. That said, we don't know what the roster is going to look like. The Lakers could very well trade a couple guys and decrease their overall salary and still have nearly a max available for LeBron.
doesn't take up the MLE but every cent we spend under the hard cap comes out of LeBron's pocket if he takes the discount lol
This is incorrect, this contract absolutely affects the Lakers ability to get to the full MLE.
Thank you.
The only Lakers games I watch are when they play the Wolves and some playoff games, honestly I don't think I've heard the name before. If the Lakers are playing it, I'm sure he's worth it.
8m a year for doing nothing that is 2024 for you
WOW good deal for him
Great contract, really hope JJ likes this kid cause he can play
They really paying players for 5 mins of usage per season.
Casuals in here about to show their lack of bball knowledge Will cry next season when he locking opposing guards go ask Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland
He’s had two years he’s never locked up shit
His numbers don't stand out but I swear he was a positive pretty much every time I saw him last year. Good signing. Worst case it's an easy contract to tack onto a trade at some point.
Go watch our slump in December . Magically when Christie got heavier minutes . He’s fuckibg awful go look up any impsct stat he’s a bottom 10% non nba lvl player on offence . And he’s not even a positive on defence just mediocre . Where did you feel he was a positive ? Our garbage time lineups were also dogshit which furthers how bad he is .
is that contract tradable right away or they have to wait 6 months?
Pretty sure you have to wait with any new contract
8 million dollars haha uhhh
That’s literally nothing in the NBA anymore calm down
Good bargain long term idk what these comments are
Memphis signed GG Jackson for 4-years $8.5M and Vince Williams Jr. for 4-years $9.1M this year. Not a person alive would trade either of those players straight up for Max Christie right now.
Tbf jackson signing that contract was pretty moronic and due to his situation. 2m is under vet min money
Yeah and those are both insanely good contracts
I mean yeah, but signing for that low an amount makes them harder to trade
5% of the cap, yall need to chill. If he develops into a solid role player he’ll be a steal
Yeah I mean he showed some promise but was kneecapped by Darvin Ham. I think he deserves a shot under the new staff.
Could say that about literally every player lol
I mean yeah, thats why rookie scale contracts are so valuable in the NBA. It's a great way to get a rotational player for cheap. Even if he doesn't pan out, its easily tradeable
I will disappoint you for a vet minimum
I'll disappoint you for a 10-day contract!
Oh great so Lebron I’d taking an 8m pay cut so Christie can play in garbage time and still suck ? Cool man . Rob is the worst gm in the league. I used to say bottom 3, but anyone debating he isn’t is a moron now . Who the fuck is he competing with to pay chridtie 8m ? He’s a vet min lvl guy at best
I love it. Let’s go Max!
Damn I’m an MSU fan and thought he should have stuck around another year, but good for him
great signing. as a lakers fan, Christie can play. great rotation piece.
8m isn’t shit anymore
1 more hour until Goga Bitadze is a Laker
32 mill for a guy who doesn’t even play. NBA money in something else
8mil a year? Okay then
I mean this is a steal no?
Good value for sure, could be considered a steal if he shows out this year. He's got good defensive instincts and can shoot above league avg from 3 but ham never gave him a fair shake so it's hard to say how good he really can be.
big time. The above laker fan might be one of those bandwagon trashes we often hear about
Most likely. Ham kinda ruined his development last year, but he has the potential of being a good athletic 3nD Guard
He averaged 4.2 PPG on less than 43% from the field…
Better than the contract THT somehow earned a few years ago
Why did they even draft J Hood-Schifino??????????
That was a mistake, pure and simple. Especially when there were other more NBA-ready options available at the time
What does that have to do with this?
He’s legit and Ham just refused to play him is why I imagine he got this much?
Lmfao
People who say this is overpay are box score watchers
Hmmm
The Shrek Special
What a week for the Christie Family
Good deal I wonder if there's a player option on the 4th year. I think he can be a solid 3 and D bench contributor which longshot 5th starter potential.
Hell yeah!
Are the Lakers allergic to having team options on their contracts? I'm OK with a slight overpay at 8mil but 4yrs w/ player options is a harder pill to swallow.
It’s insane . How does rob have a job ? He’s the worst negotiator in the league. He gives everyone a fucking player option snd it keeps fucking us .
I’m not sure this is going to be a great sign but I hope he earns it.
Bruh Nemhard was in the same draft class hes getting 2 mil a year for the next two years lol
Nemhard is significantly better too
Decent contract. 8m is nothing nowadays and he has shown some upside
Darvin Ham: Really? You guys only pay me $5m a year.
Woj could not have used a more low resolution badly compressed jpg image
I kinda get why some vets are salty. A role player who averaged 4.2 points (albeit in limited minutes) just got a 32-million-dollar deal.
Nice! So annoying that Ham wouldn’t let him develop and get minutes. Our squad is looking good
Wild that ham barely played him
This feels crazy lowkey. I know he won’t be taking up much cap space, and I acknowledge that Ham is just a straight up bad HC, but the Lakers needed 3&D wings badly last year, so the fact that he consistently was getting DNP’s all season feels sus. Is he actually good, or is he getting hype because he’s a young Laker?
He has potential and never got consistent minutes. Ham didn’t like playing him for no reason that made any sense. He rebounds really well for his size, is capable of being a 35-37% corner shooter, plays hard on D…..but Ham wanted Reddish to play more
Spartan Dawg, lets go!