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

[BlueNGold]

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N.O. has 7 solid players(Odom, Ariza, Okafor, Jarret Jack, Marco B, Dragic, K.Martin, potentionally Jason Smith)...Lakers have Kobe, Bynum, CP3, and artest.

Number of "solid" players doesn't mean anything when the talent of the other players far outweighs those "solid" players.

[Boltman]

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They'll get Howard next for Bynum and picks and then, maybe then, my interest in the league will finally be 100% dead.

I am praying they get Dwight as well. I really like Gasol & Odom though, but you can't pass up on Paul given the chance to get him.

I highly doubt your interest will be 100% dead, I'm guessing more like 76%

LOL. I'm so tempted to use the search function and find previous posts from people who claim that if X trade happens they are done with the NBA. A ton of people said that when the Miami team was put together. The Lakers could get Howard/Paul/Griffin and Jordan in his prime and you would all keep watching.

You just know they would. There is not a doubt in my mind they would.

[ggsimmonds]

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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.

You're fine with paying him ~$15 million a year to pass it to Bryant in the high post?
I'm not saying that they are completely incompatible, what I am saying is that Bryant+Gasol>>>>>>Bryant+Paul.
However, add in Dwight and the equation changes. But without Dwight, Lakers are worse off. Especially when you realize how versatile and crucial Odom was.

As for fixing the 4 spot, okay, how do they do that? They have hardly any depth anymore so their only option is using the MLE for...who? What are their options?

[jeremym480]

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So it appears that Houston is giving up Martin, Scola, Dragic, and a 1st Round Pick for Pau Gasol. That seems like a lot to give up. From the looks of their roster (I know it can change a lot in the next few weeks) I don't think that they're any better than a 7th or 8th seed either.

[1Rose]

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if this paul deal goes through, im positive we will get dwight. i highly doubt the lakers would do this deal if the end result isnt Dwight.

What are they going to give for him?

Bynum and a bag of basketballs?

I really don't see anyone else on the Laker roster worth trading for.

[XenoZograscope]

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Lakers finally got CP3...but now they are lacking size especially with a hole at the 4 position. I wonder who they will go after now...

[23]

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My point is that same draft the Bulls drafted Aldridge then traded him away for Thomas and I'd like to think Aldridge is almost a core kind of guy. In short hindsight can either make you look stupid or like a genius.

Last I checked the Bulls are in a better position than HOU


That has nothing to do with the fact that they gave up Rudy Gay for NOTHING

[The 24th Letter]

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Dont see how LA gest Dwight...unless Otis just stopped giving a ****

[BlueNGold]

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I can't wait for the inevitable influx of users that join here with Lakers avatars and a join date of Dec 2011 who all sound like DJ Khaled.

"WE DA BEST MAYNE!!!!"

[23]

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What are they going to give for him?

Bynum and a bag of basketballs?

I really don't see anyone else on the Laker roster worth trading for.

they got Gasol for Kwame

and even after this you still give the NBA the benefit of the doubt

[Playmakers]

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Dirk would wreak havoc on that Laker front line.

depending on how things shape up between them and Dallas during the regular season matchups...

They could go after Kenyon Martin.....now i'm not saying Martin can stop Dirk but he's probably the best Dirk defender on the open market right now

having said that i hate the fact that every time the Lakers are in trouble they get a gift sent to them....

[Fiasco West]

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So it appears that Houston is giving up Martin, Scola, Dragic, and a 1st Round Pick for Pau Gasol. That seems like a lot to give up. From the looks of their roster (I know it can change a lot in the next few weeks) I don't think that they're any better than a 7th or 8th seed either.

Not really sure what the plan is here any more. I guess just be middle of the pack until we get lucky and draft the next superstar that happens to fall to 14th-18th in the draft.

[Rawdeal28]

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depending on how things shape up between them and Dallas during the regular season matchups...

They could go after Kenyon Martin.....now i'm not saying Martin can stop Dirk but he's probably the best Dirk defender on the open market right now

having said that i hate the fact that every time the Lakers are in trouble they get a gift sent to them....

i was just going to mention him. would be a good fit too.

[a_maz_ing]

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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.

I don't know about the other 2 or 3 Laker fans who comment on here, but I never wanted Gasol out or called him soft...he just had a bad series. No reason to trade him.

i see why Matrix hates Laker Fans now.

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

Really, what idiotic thing has been said by a Laker fan on here?

Number of "solid" players doesn't mean anything when the talent of the other players far outweighs those "solid" players.

That is true LA has more talent but that doesn't mean the Hornets don't have depth.

[ehh]

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I'm too lazy to go through the details so someone do it for me...

Can LAL sign Duhwight for anything close to the max assuming Fisher and Peace pick up their player options? Looking at it quickly it doesn't look like it.