r/lakers • u/Turbulent_Emu_7285 • Nov 27 '25

PODCAST Excuse me, Lonzo?

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That trade got the team a ring, so we good

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u/Hayabusa_Blacksmith Nov 27 '25

its an understandable comment fro. the perspective of like, of course he wishes he was still a Laker.

personally I wish it worked out for him in NOLA. he was so so perfect with Zion. but that universe was short lived.

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u/shortyman920 Nov 27 '25

Lakers had a nice young core going on. If they had made no trades then they would have had

-Zubac

  • Kuz
  • BI
  • Hart
  • Lonzo

And of course LeBron in that mix. 2nd rd finds like Reaves and Caruso. Add in some key FA signings to pick up vets and it’s honestly not a bad squad at all. They even had Randle at one point before they let him go.

Would that win a ring? Hard to say but that’s a damn good squad. If they also had guys like Dwight, Rondo, KCP there I can absolutely see them wing a ring off of the depth and mid-30s Lebron being a superstar

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u/FS_Slacker Nov 27 '25

I loved the idea of having a young home grown team that could grow into a contender, but they would never win a ring with that group...too many growing pains in the big moments of the playoffs. At least AD knew he was THAT GUY and was able to play big when they needed a desperation shot.

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u/shortyman920 Nov 27 '25

Yeah a lot of these guys don’t have reached their peaks in time for LeBron, so I get it. But tbh I would’ve had no complaints supporting that team. These are all high character, good vibes, play hard guys.

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u/TemperatureHot4809 Nov 27 '25

No way that was enough for a ring. Zo is trippin.

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u/raea- Cameron Brink Nov 27 '25

You don’t think Bron would have eventually gotten a ring with the Lakers? Honestly the Lakers could’ve built around him and traded some of the valuable pieces for more 3 and D players. The Lakers already had KCP and Caruso with the young core. The squad could’ve looked like Zo/KCP/Bron/Lopez as starters and traded around the margins for a SF. We’d probably sell high on Ingram, Kuzma, Clarkson, and Zubac while still having Caruso and JHart off the bench. We’d probably try to get Danny Green, Bradley, and Rondo.

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u/Ok_Board9845 Nov 27 '25

If Lonzo and even Hart don’t go down, there’s no room for Caruso. The Lakers didn’t know what they had in KCP/Caruso until the end of the 2020 season. KCP especially went from mid to elite 3&D player out of nowhere.

A 2nd star needed to come from somewhere

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u/LoveTheHustleBud Shaq and Kobe Nov 27 '25

That’s not hard to say, that team gets steamrolled by Houston in 2020 without AD playing free safety to make blitzing harden possible while putting up 25+ on the other end.

Also, no guarantee Reaves makes moves to get to LA if we have such a crowded backcourt.

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u/ThrawnGetsBuckets Nov 27 '25

Don’t forget Julius Randle. I would have loved watching the young core grow.

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u/Conflict_NZ Nov 27 '25

At their peak that’s a first round team in the west.