>outside of that...who is this coveted cap space for?

As I said, they don't have to sign someone. They can absorb space from a team looking to move on from a player. There's also rolling over for 2019, at a time when BI, Kuz, Zo and Hart will have almost certainly be a much improved group.

I'm in favor of rolling over for 2019 and forgoing this off-season entirely, and absorbing a deal like DJ for one year.

>Has nothing to do with hate, it's the entitlement that is
>nauseating.

What entitlement? Who here is showing entitlement?

>We've got cap space and we're the lakers automatically means
>we get the pick of FAs (c) LakerNation

Nonsense.
Name one person here who is saying this.
Just one.

No one, that's who.

There are two options here: either *position* yourself for opportunities on the horizon....or sit on your hands and hope what you have will take you somewhere. That's it.

We didn't gut our roster of our best players. We didn't get rid of players who
appear to be vital building blocks. We moved guys who are very good players who fill vital roles for teams who already have their major pieces in place.

Whether or not we're able to make use of that space this year is immaterial to the need to create that space. Rebuilding is a process and in the NBA, cap health is just as vital as good drafting and personal moves, and we're inarguably doing very well on both fronts.

>The team hasn't made the playoffs in 5 years, the worst era of
>LAL basketball...and you're talking about rebuilding now
>
>LOL and FOH

There's no bigger lol or foh-worthy commentary in here then laughing at a team for making moves that create long-term flexibility, particularly on a team that looks set to improve on a prior record that had improved on its prior record.

And yes, we ARE rebuilding now. You do realize we're on pace to beat least years win total by 7-10 games, yes?

It's a process. It takes baby steps, but there's absolutely no sound,logical argument against a team positioning itself to take advantage of potential opportunities if they're not hurting themselves ikn the process.

>You don't need to be in a major market to build a brand
>anymore

Not a single person has said or implied that and you haven't said anything of any substance to illustrate how this was such a bad move for the Lakers, or to illustrate the supposed "entitlemwnt".