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Hinrich and Thomas? Sign me up. A legit PG > 6th man.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...ait-to-chicago
Well i guess it would help our PG problem...On one of the slowest sports days of the year, the Los Angeles Lakers and Lamar Odom seem to be farther apart than ever before. The Los Angeles Times reports that earlier today, the Lakers withdrew the offer that was on the table for a week, which would have paid Odom $9 million a year for four years.
Now with no deal on the table, it is very possible Odom could go the route of Trevor Ariza and head elsewhere for the mere principle.
The Dallas Mavericks are thought to be the favorites to potentially land Odom, should he start looking beyond L.A, however there is thought to be interest from Portland and possibly other teams via a sign-and-trade with Los Angeles.
One team that may make a run at Odom is the Chicago Bulls.
The Bulls would have to package a few players in a sign-and-trade to make the numbers work with L.A, but the same package of Kirk Hinrich and Tyrus Thomas that was dangled in front of the Jazz for Carlos Boozer may be bait for the Lakers.
Whether that would be enough remains to be seen.
Another player that seems to be far apart in contract talks is Charlotte Bobcats guard Raymond Felton.
Felton has been looking for a multi-year deal, yet the dollar figures the Bobcats are presenting do not align with what his agent believes is fair market value.
Should Charlotte break off talks, two former Larry Brown guards—Stephon Marbury and Allen Iverson—may start to get some consideration from the Bobcats.
With Paul Millsap likely headed to Portland, the most coveted free agent big man will not be David Lee, but instead Glen Davis.
Big Baby is drawing serious interest from the Celtics, Jazz, and Pistons. Davis has indicated he wants to return to Boston, however potential starting roles in other cities could swing his vote.
Originally posted on LayupDrill.com
Hinrich and Thomas? Sign me up. A legit PG > 6th man.
Pretty credible source.
The chances of this happening are slim to none?
depends which hinrich you get.
Why is Odom referred to as a "6th man"? Is Gino a "6th man". People who actually understand the game of basketball do not get caught up in the semantics of supposed positions and roles.
But this would be a pretty nice deal for the Lakers all things considered. If Lamar is gone, it is better to get something out of it and these players would be positions of need.
Very true. Hinrich is about as inconsistent at Odom. Probably more so.
Even an inconsistent Hinrich is better than all the Lakers pg's right now. That is the Lakers only weakness (even though they were talented enough to overcome that). Kirk is a very good defender and that does not change with him.
Yeah, true. Kirk is top 7 in PG Defense. I've always been a fan of his game.
good. hopefully this is true. Odom has always posed problems for the Spurs. Hinrich is good, but he still can't guard Parker, and Thomas just sucks.
Hinrich is good at guarding players bigger than him because he's got quick feet. he can't guard Tony Parker though. he could definitely help with Billups.
Ya, California the state is very cool. You suck.
Help me out:
First question: The sign and trade thing can only be made with the team that had that player the season before?
2nd: If the Lakers do this sign and trade thing wouldn't they have to still sign Odom for an amount that satisfies him (that would be close to 50 mil 5 years) and then trade him for (more or so) the same amount of money? so they will still be spending money they don't want to spend? I don't get it.
Maybe the Lakers would just rather be spending that money on Hinrich and Thomas then Odom.
And they'd be committed to those players for less than 5 years.
And the first question?
odom>>>>marion
I don't know the exact specifics to question #1. I think in some cases, you can't S&T.
Ok thanks.
Of course but besides I wanted to know how this thing works.
That makes no sense. He is looking for 5 years 38M but turned down 4 years at 36M? That is only a 2M dollar difference and even if he is hobbled in 4 years, he can still get the vet min and that would add up to 5 @ 38.
Yeah but that will make him work hard for 4 years to get that extra 2mil! In comparison he can just chill/suck his way to earn that $38 mil.
Odom wants more years, the dispute isn't over money per year, it's over amount of years
He would not have to work any harder to get the vet min in 4 years. This just sounds to stupid to be true.
Both sides would have been posturing for no reason. The MLE for 5 years with the raises is close to 38M...
No both are starters, good point there. They come off the bench for the spark they provide, period end of story. They are talented enough to start on any team.
If the Lakers do that trade that slightly saves their ass, not sure if it's good enough for a repeat but it covers up the wound from losing Odom/Ariza.
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