Gasol trade is more lopsided due to age. That gives the Lakers a 3-5 year window.
Acquiring Shaq maybe would give the Cavs a 1 year window, although they could probably just reload after his contract went up.
Shaq had a great year last year but he's old, so it's possible that he could have a steep decline. Pau is also durable whereas Shaq isn't. It's surprising Shaq was able to play 75 games last year, I would be amazed if he could replicate that..
And yeah, ing BULL that 2000 Shaq wouldn't have made the Suns contenders, especially if Amare didn't get hurt.
Shaq trade would be more lopsided.
No picks traded to Suns, no young talent, basically Cavs supporting cast are older than dirt. Spurs age = dirt. Cavs age = older than dirt
The only reason the trade would even be possible would be because of a cheap owner and Steve "worse than Isiah" Kerr.
I didn't know if you were aware of this DuncanOwnesKobe but Shaq is 37 years old.
This poll is stupid, I'm not even voting... Everyone knows the answer.
The Lakers didn't even give up a player did they?
Now if the Cavs traded their rights to Sasha Kaun to the Suns for Shaq then we are getting somewhere
About right...
Shaq is fat and old, and it at best, available for one good year.
Gasol is in his prime.
The problem people have with the Gasol trade is not what LA gave up for Gasol (which is fair when considering other trades teams made when they were dumping big-salaried players) but the net effect because of what LA had left after the deal.
So they cry the blues and say it was about the Gasol trade when in fact its really about the Lakers being a loaded team with him.
Hating the player instead of hating the game.
Javaris Crittenton and Kwame Brown.
I love how people act like Memphis got nothing for Pau. In this trade the Suns get nothing for Shaq other than saved money. The Grizzlies got several assets and saved money.
Ahhh god dammit !
TD asked if LA gave a player up? I was answering his question. He wasn't asking if they gave any good players up. Signing rights to a good player are basically the same thing though.
Marc is already a way better defender than Pau.
Marc Gasol, Javaris Crittenton, Kwame Brown, Darrell Arthur
And the trade was only possible because the Lakers traded Shaq; which everyone thought was a highway robbery.
Trading shaq, directly or indirectly turned into Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum (Lakers were crappy enough to draft him, just like Memphis was ty enough for TWO top 5 picks without Gasol) and Jordan Farmar.
Gasol is going to bring L.A. years of excellent big man play and LA just had to give up a bunch of scrubs/unproven players/picks. Shaq on the other hand is a fat, old, slow 20 million dollar cancer. See, there's a decent chance the Cavs get screwed in the event that Shaq breaks down. The Lakers had a no-brainer decision. Gasol is young and healthy. The 2008 Suns-Spurs match-up showed how over-rated Shaq is in his advanced age. 2 years later he is going to be a key piece? I don't see it.
Shaq has a year left, at best. He probably won't replicate his numbers from last season.
You're still wrong.
Really? Since you know that can you tell me what the winning lottery numbers are tomorrow?
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