I just searched their roster coming 2021-2022 NBA season and it seems like that they aren't a championship contender but seeing the needed wins for Coach Pop to be on the top Winningest team, I think that he will achieve it this upcoming season and after that, he might retire already.

Maybe he's just a bit disappointed at what happened. Maybe he is expecting that the Lakers will resign him this year but it seems like they didn't. He expected too much and with what happened, he posted his feelings online . After all, I think that he would be helpful if he will be on the coaching staff and signing him as an assistant coach of the Mavericks would be a good start .

The two of them are the reasons into why I'm watching videos on ESPN and with Max gone, I might stop watching on ESPN now :|.
Kidding aside, I still love how the 2 of them are debating with certain things around the NBA. I can still remember how Max is defending Giannis as he is saying that Giannis is the best player in the NBA while Stephen A. says that KD is still the best player in the NBA. That debate took very long and it didn't have an ending still. Well, there is nothing we can do about it and lets just wait for who will be the next one who will debate against Stephen A. .

See. Now they are losing fans. I might also stop if I find Magic too boring and being just a "yes man" to everything Stephen Smith will say.
Maybe they should just put Kevin Hart there and make a funny analysis instead. Kevin does like to go against SAS too.  

Yes, he is just 36 and all he can do is cheer on the sidelines. I look at reports and it looks like it was the Lakers management that didn't have the idea of signing him again. This might be the reason why Lebron James is acting weird in Twitter and telling everyone we don't know what happened behind the curtains.
It was said the Lakers is looking for some youth in the roster and their veterans is enough already.

Business is business, if a player is not anymore contributing to the team, they should let him go as he is not an investment, for 2 seasons and he hasn't shown anything special, I think Dudley would already be happy as he already won a championship and that's the biggest dream of every player.

He's a pretty good addition to the roster and they got him for a cheap deal too. I've always liked how he played for Australia.

There's a rumor floating around that DeAndre Jordan won't be back as a Nets for season. I don't know what Nets are thinking if this turns out to be true. He didn't deliver last season but I think it's too late to be looking for trades now.

NBA rumors I’m seeing today… Kevin Love may be a possible buyout candidate and if so the Lakers would be a strong suitor for LeBron’s ex teammate. I’m also hearing that the Bulls are looking to sign DeMarcus Cousins to a deal. They’ve been making some good offseason moves and I think that team might make some waves this coming season.

Cousins has a little impact on any team he would play, but Kevin Love would be huge for the Lakers and that would again increase their chances of winning the championship again. Kevin Love's career in the NBA is going down, but if he will play with Lebron again and is surrounded by many star players, he does not have to play longer minutes and he might not be easily injured, this is good news.

They look very good in papers, and Kevin Love is not done yet, maybe this time he will win a championship again.
I'm not sure how much the Lakers will spend to get Kevin Love, but I'm sure if the price is right, Cavaliers will let him go as he is not being used a lot anymore.


he improved, maybe, but his playing time is still low, I don't know if he can increase his playing time with the Bulls or he could be effective according to the team's expectation. Let us not forget that he played in different teams already.

I don't know where's the part that Cousins got improved last season, but no, he's not improved if we look at the whole season stats and still low key maybe because he hasn't found his rhythm yet transferring between teams and playing only with limited minutes. He's even not used much last playoffs although he's performing well in scoring.

Transferring in the Chicago Bulls, we all know that this team is lacking a big man, and DeMarcus Cousins might fill the hole. Not expecting he will get back to his usual game but at least he can give to the current Bulls roster together with their newly acquired players.

Which underdog teams will you bet for when the season starts?
The favorites will still be the same, Lakers, Bucks, Nets, Clippers, Suns, Jazz, and 76ers.
So whenever they play against Warriors, Bulls, Nuggets, and Knicks teams mentioned above will be the favorites.
At the first 10 games of the league, you might want to bet for these underdogs.
Warriors - Klay back and Wiggins showcased his true performance during the play-in. The consistency though should stay.
Bulls - The biggest overhaul in their roster. DeRozan and Vucevic addition will be the key factor.
Nuggets - Murray back?
Knicks - Because of how they surprised us last season.
Atlanta Hawks may become an underdog too even if they fought at ECF.

And that's actually the issue. Lakers management don't see any reason to keep him using the stat sheet but the players disagree with that especially Lebron James and Anthony Davis, their superstars. They want them to keep Dudley for a different reason. Support.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2021-08-26/lakers-failure-to-retain-jared-dudley-is-a-massive-loss-for-the-franchise
Veterans has restricted minutes and mostly they don't play the whole game. So what is their purpose for the team? Their voice.
According to other players Dudley was good at that. So spending money for a voiceless veteran will be a waste but its rewarding if they can contribute some positivity and passion for the game.
I think the best example is Udonis Haslem. Agree? Him throwing the chair in front of the Heat team for giving up a lead and Bucks had a 14-0 run. He is vocal and passionate for the team to win the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUmkqv9e6Xg
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