LA Roundup: Should the Lakers Stick with Boogie Cousins, Would Kaepernick Make Sense for the Rams, UCLA Lands their Future QB, and More!
While USC has been making the most recruiting noise in Pac-12, the UCLA Bruins have been developing much slower. They currently rank 5th within the Pac-12 but only 64th in the Nation. While this doesn’t bode well for the program, things have started to turn around. The school recently locked down a commitment from San Jacinto native quarterback, Kajiya Hollawayne. The commitment marks the Bruin’s 6th for the class of 2021.
The Lakers signed DeMarcus Cousins to a one year contract this season with the hopes of forming a big 3 alongside LeBron and AD. While this hasn’t exactly gone according to plan, Cousins has proven to be a valuable team member off the court while he is unable to help on it. With some spots to fill for next year’s roster, a new agreement could benefit both sides, provided that Cousins can stay healthy. There is no way to find out if that big 3 would work out unless both sides agree to give it another shot.
We end today with a think piece: would it be worth it for the Rams to consider Colin Kaepernick? Our analysts seem to think it might be worth a shot. Considering that the current backup has absolutely zero experience in the league, one can’t be faulted for having trust issues. Kaepernick may be many things, may have different ideals than some, and may not be agreeable to everyone. At the end of the day, however, he is a football player and a serviceable one at that. It remains to be seen if any team in the league would be willing to end the unofficial blackballing of Kaepernick, but the Rams could definitely benefit by doing so.
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LASR Stories
- UCLA Bruins land their quarterback of the future
- Should the Lakers take another chance on Cousins?
- How Colin Kaepernick could fit in with the Rams
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While they don’t love either option, many if not most players seem to prefer 50 game season mandated at prorated pay over 82 games at 40% pay cut on sliding scale. Feels like owners are willing to compromise further but the union is stuck on prorated pay for half season or more.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) June 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/Butterfly_424/status/1269730261056589825
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