Official POST-LOCKOUT Player Movement Thread (Trades, FAs, etc)

[The 24th Letter]

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I really don't find this LA overwhelmingly scary....now of they get Howard? Diff ball game. As of.now....ehh

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Who plays Center for the first 5 games of the season for the Lakers?

[Fiasco West]

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If Houston had good defense and one of the best 6th men in the NBA.

So they are actually a better version of the Rockets. And they have a good coach.

If they are playing Martin and Scola for a ton of mins their defense is going to take a hit.

Not saying the Rockets get better in this deal though, hell I'm not even sure. Even if they use the new cap space to sign Nene it's not like they will get past the 1st round unless they get a favorable matchup.

[tehova]

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Ratings are gonna be through the roof this season

[1Rose]

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I really don't find this LA overwhelmingly scary....now of they get Howard? Diff ball game. As of.now....ehh

They have nothing of value to offer for Howard now.

If I'm the Magic and the Lakers offer me Bynum + anyone else I laugh in their face.

[BlueNGold]

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FYI, that guy with the Vagina is the main reason the Lakers won the 2010 Finals. When their star was going 6-24 in the last game, he was their one who was their most consistent player in that series.

It was mainly a joke, but I just find it funny that at the end of the Lakers' playoff run last year, all their fans were crucifying the guy, calling him a bitch and soft and whatnot, but now he's suddenly got a 5-star trade value again.

It's whatever though. I'm not saying the guy isn't valuable. Hell, I won't even say Odom isn't valuable, but I would almost guarantee he's not going to be anywhere near as valuable once he starts playing in NO and stops giving a ****.

Back to the trade itself, New Orleans really couldn't have gotten rid of Ariza or Okafor's garbage-*** contracts? That would at least make this deal a little more passable.

[23]

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I really don't find this LA overwhelmingly scary....now of they get Howard? Diff ball game. As of.now....ehh

Id love to see this exact team play the Mavs again in the 1st round

[Playmakers]

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Quick question: HOW DOES THIS TRADE REALLY CHANGE ANYTHING THIS YEAR?

Seriously, the Lakers were contenders with or w/o Paul. NO wasn't a contender with Paul. Boston was a contender with or w/o Paul. So was NY. The only thing this did was slightly increase the Lakers chances (it also took away their best post player and best bench player).

OKC is still a contender. SA is still a contender. Dal are the champs and they are still contenders. Chicago is still a contender. How the hell is Chicago or Dallas or OKC feeder teams for those four? Dallas won the championship last year.

Every year there will be 8-10 that could win the championship. Same this year.

i hope your right about dallas....but they are getting killed in free-agency right now

i'm not sure they can get deep this year they lost 4 key rotation players and that's a lot of talent that helped them win a title

as much as i hate the Lakers i think having Paul, Kobe and Bynum or Howard will make them the favorites again.

Unless of course those guys start battling injuries all year...

[aholbert32]

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And with that^...I'm done folks.

Reading comprehension. Go look up the word "deep". Not "better". Not "stronger". Look up "deep". The Lakers bench is Barnes, Blake, Fisher, 2 rookies and 2 2nd yr no names. How is this deeper than the Hornets.

[OSUFan_88]

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Id love to see this exact team play the Mavs again in the 1st round

Dirk would wreak havoc on that Laker front line.

[23]

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It was mainly a joke, but I just find it funny that at the end of the Lakers' playoff run last year, all their fans were crucifying the guy, calling him a bitch and soft and whatnot, but now he's suddenly got a 5-star trade value again.

It's whatever though. I'm not saying the guy isn't valuable. Hell, I won't even say Odom isn't valuable, but I would almost guarantee he's not going to be anywhere near as valuable once he starts playing in NO and stops giving a ****.

Back to the trade itself, New Orleans really couldn't have gotten rid of Ariza or Okafor's garbage-*** contracts? That would at least make this deal a little more passable.

Yep.... what you saw was correct and typical of the average LA fan...most of em are bangwagon hoppers anyway

[Drewski]

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You are assuming they land Dwight (which is a safe assumption) but as of now I think they are worse off.
I disagree that Kobe is worse with the ball. He has never been a great off ball guy. Him running through screens? For what? Spot up jumpers? That is not Kobe's game. Great, they now have Chris Paul who can skillfully pass the ball to Kobe in the high post.

So Paul may work his "magic," maybe but I prefer the magic of the Kobe/Pau pick and roll. well thats gone. LA better get Dwight.

When has he really ever been able to work off the ball over the last 3-4 years? Legitimately, in a scheme? The Lakers no longer have to bank on Kobe isoing or dribbling it around. Kobe will be able to get to his sweet spots freely. Kobe is a great mid range shooter, give him an open shot off a screen and it drains. And I love CP3 dropping it down low to Kobe personally.

Lakers priority at this point has to be fixing the 4.

[Rawdeal28]

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i see why Matrix hates Laker Fans now.

good god man, most of these people are straight idiots!

[Rocky]

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Can you tell me how this deal made sense from a Lakers point of view?

Wasn't there main advantage their backcourt size?

Sure you get probably the best pure PG in the league, but you lose the 6th man of the year and a perennial all-star PF who took a LOT of pressure off of Andrew Bynum. I'm still not sold on Bynum's ability to be the #1 guy down low. Also with Kobe's abilities diminishing before our eyes, this LA team is going to be right back at square one in the next 2-3 years.

This seems like a band aid for LA, because I think now that there is no way there are going to be able to get Dwight as well.

I read also that the Hornets and Rockets are working on a deal to bring Gasol to NO as well? Is this true?

If so, they immediately become deeper than the Lakers.

Because Dwight doesn't have to sign with anybody other than the Lakers once he is a FA.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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In other news:

Alex Kennedy: The Milwaukee Bucks will trade Keyon Dooling to the Boston Celtics tomorrow. The Bucks will receive a second-round pick in return. about 10 minutes ago

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