... browse /r/nba and /r/lakers by 'rising' and the creative narratives are going wild. You can spin any little thing any which way.

I would be shocked if the Lakers went all out for Kawhi... I can see any one of the core four but trading two (and losing Randle) would be too much. Not in terms of value but in leverage. Considering Plan B is just signing PG and Randle and signing Kawhi outright next year? That's been the oldest, and least disruptive, plan all along. No reason to get jumpy here.