Adrian Wojnarowki: Paul to Lakers for Gasol & Odom

[Biggs]

Jazzed signed tinsley for a back up so that's something.

 

[NUMBERICA]

How the hell can this work financially? Even at taking back 150% of salary the Hornets can't take back this much.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Jazzed signed tinsley for a back up so that's something.

Link?

Nvermind, the Jazz's history of signing terrible veteran PG's is all I need.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

How the hell can this work financially? Even at taking back 150% of salary the Hornets can't take back this much.

I'm guessing Ariza and/or Okafor are also involved.

Houston would love to get Okafor to matchup with Gasol and I'm sure the Lakers would love ARiza back.

 

[Biggs]

daldridgetnt David Aldridge
While we watch the Commish and wait for the CP3 deal to drop like a new foal..source says FA guard Jamaal Tinsley has agreed to terms w/Utah

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Jazzed signed tinsley for a back up so that's something.

really? you had me there....

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

daldridgetnt David Aldridge
While we watch the Commish and wait for the CP3 deal to drop like a new foal..source says FA guard Jamaal Tinsley has agreed to terms w/Utah

Huh. I didn't realize he was still in the league.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

https://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=835gjq3

I did possible deal in trade machine.

 

[MVP]

Wasn't Dwill always a matchup nightmare for the Lakers? We just gave them a match-up wet dream with Gasol vs Boozer and Odom vs. AK.

I do not remember AK having any problems with Odom, it was Boozer, Millsap and Okur struggling vs Odom, Gasol and Bynum.

 

[BluesRocker]

Can you say conflict of interest? The league own the hornets

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Can you say conflict of interest? The league own the hornets

The League makes more money with Paul in LA.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Also, it's in the best interest of the League for the Hornets to actually get something in return for Paul. If they don't do this, Paul is just walking to NYC. Lakers are the only team with the confidence they can retain Paul.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

I'm seeing talks of renouncing David West. Would removing that cap hold make the deal possible under the new CBA?

 

[NCJazz]

The Lakers will be one injury to Bynum from having the worst frontcourt in the NBA. They better hope he stays healthy.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

The Lakers will be one injury to Bynum from having the worst frontcourt in the NBA. They better hope he stays healthy.

I'm still betting they sign someone to bolster their roster.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

I'm still betting they sign someone to bolster their roster.

All they've got is the MLE. Nene will get at least double that. So would Gasol (Memphis would match a paltry 5M for him). Not much else out there.

 

[Zulu]

Can you say conflict of interest? The league own the hornets

That was the first thing I thought as well, but looking at what the Hornets get its a great deal for them. Odom, scola, martin and draft picks.

 

[LogGrad98]

i'd much rather it be cp3, than howard.

just glad they aren't going to get dwight howard. I don't really care that they have paul if they have no big men.

One word missing from these quotes:

Y E T

They haven't acquired Howard....yet.

 

[InGameStrategy]

For a bit of short-term Showtime, Lakers fall for the trap of landing an overpaid point guard--and at the expense of an aging but still-decent pair of frontcourt rotation guys to boot. (They are probably happy to get back their L.A. boy Ariza, though.) With whiny Chrissy, backcourt defense gets worse, and unless they somehow keep Metta, the wing production stays about the same.

Not since Magic Johnson (who really isn't a PG) has a max-salary PG been a cornerstone on a contender. Kidd was overpaid but he wasn't a cornerstone; even Mark Cuban refused to max out Steve Nash. Rondo and Mr. Longoria were both eight-figure guys but not max players. The list goes on and on.

After overpaying their elite and egotistical #3 pick general for 3 years, Utah got smart and traded him, setting the trend for New Orleans to be forced to unload Chrissy.

NOH overpaying for CPeeThree was the reason Utah had to max out DW8 in the first place.

Makes the Lakers' Staples Center debut vs. the Jazz even more intriguing (not that we needed it).

 

[DutchJazzer]

I bet the amnesty Artest and sign Nene or Marc gasol.

who?
there is no palyer named artest in the nba at the moment.
there is however 1 crazy dude named Metta World Peace


https://www.nba.com/playerfile/metta_world_peace/index.html