Real quick as well, Chris Haynes just tweeted that the probable path for Los Angeles Lakers is standing pat at trade deadline.

With potential to acquire another star player in the off season when armed with three first round picks.

The funniest thing to me is this idea that we're going to now go into the

off season and Lakers fans are going to be trying to convince so many of us that well actually

their picks are far more important than what the NICs have and that the NICs can't offer what the

Lakers have because of Laker pedigree?

Don't really know.

But that's a bold move by the Lakers to essentially punt on this year.

I'm curious if they're going to try to save money.

Because if they want to duck the tax, because they're not going to get better, they might as well save money.

Either way, not a great look if you're LeBron and you're about to turn 40 years old.

Didn't they call LeBron's bluff? Isn't that what this is?

Sure looks like.

This is like, look, you don't run this team.

We do.

And in return, LeBron could walk for nothing or opt in and then get Delta Oklahoma City.

And it wouldn't cost her.

Like there,

it's,

yish, okay.

And don't forget.

How not to build a team.

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