Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

[Pacerfan]

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

Man, really wish there was a way to do a S&T for one, and sign the other with the MLE for Jack and Landry.

The Jazz seem to be in a giving mood....

[CableKC]

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

Wow. If GS gets Dwight they become the best team out West. Especially if they can keep Barnes.

Lakers would be stupid not to demand Harrison Barnes in a S&T of D12 to the Warriors.

[Sandman21]

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

Not sure if this is reputable but....

Sports Whispers @SportsWhispers 3m

Hearing the Dwight Howard decision will be made within the hour
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[Heisenberg]

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

I just can't see the Lakers clinching their own place as the 3rd best team in California for the rest of the decade.

They know GSW can't sign Howard outright. Are they going to help him go there for Harrison Barnes?

Get a good young prospect, a C on an expiring deal, and a pick. They're in position to potentially have a ton of capspace next summer and they're the Lakers. Compared to losing him for nothing I'd take it.

[Nuntius]

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

Frickin Warriors ticket prices are going to be super-expensive.

It's going to be a weird day when the Warriors have more expensive tickets than the Lakers.

[vnzla81]

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

I just can't see the Lakers clinching their own place as the 3rd best team in California for the rest of the decade.

They know GSW can't sign Howard outright. Are they going to help him go there for Harrison Barnes?

If the lakers can get a good package I think they do it, then moving Howard would be the best thing for them.

[Kstat]

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

Get a good young prospect, a C on an expiring deal, and a pick. They're in position to potentially have a ton of capspace next summer and they're the Lakers. Compared to losing him for nothing I'd take it.

a ton of capspace and a losing team.

Who are they getting, armed with nothing but an old, crippled kobe bryant?

The Lakers were a prime FA destination because they were a perennial contender and they had one of the best players ever. Are they going to have the same kind of pull after they miss the playoffs with no future stars in tow?

[Heisenberg]

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

a ton of capspace and a losing team.

Who are they getting, armed with nothing but an old, crippled kobe bryant?

Pretty much whoever they want. C'mon man, you know like half the league would give up a nut to be a Laker.

[vnzla81]

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

a ton of capspace and a losing team.

Who are they getting, armed with nothing but an old, crippled kobe bryant?

Harrison Barnes and maybe Thompson too? that is a good start I think.

[CableKC]

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

It's going to be a weird day when the Warriors have more expensive tickets than the Lakers.

I just hope that the Warriors / Pacers tickets are cheap.....I only have 1 frakkin game that I want to go to each year....I don't want to pay an arm and a leg for lower bowl seats in row 23 for my whole family

[Kstat]

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

Pretty much whoever they want. C'mon man, you know like half the league would give up a nut to be a Laker.

Half the league is giving up a nut to be a Heat or a Clipper. Market size isn't everything. You have to have a winning team to draw the top FAs.

The Lakers right now are a decaying, sinking ship. They have no young blood to revitalize them in the eyes of other FAs.

[presto123]

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

Pretty much whoever they want. C'mon man, you know like half the league would give up a nut to be a Laker.

Even Paul George..............sorry.........had to say it

[Pacerfan]

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

Dwight is actually smart to keep Houston in the running if GS is his real choice.
It will be hard for him to get to GS without the Lakers help.
If the Lakers know there's no other teams Dwight would go to other than LA if he isn't S&T to GS than why would LA help him leave?

[wintermute]

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

Another shoe drops: Utah will indeed have to renounce its rights to Paul Millsap to make deal with Golden State, per source.

— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) July 5, 2013

Wow. I *really* don't understand why the Jazz did it.

[Heisenberg]

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

Half the league is giving up a nut to be a Heat or a Clipper. Market size isn't everything. You have to have a winning team to draw the top FAs.

The Lakers have missed the playoffs 4 times in like 50 years. I know what you're saying, they'll have Kobe and Nash at 65 years old and nothing else but clearly the Lakers don't stay down for long, they're going to be just fine.