Who do lakers trade first?

[The_Worlds_finest]

My money is on artest. Lmao he sold his only ring

[dirkdirkastan]

You answered your own question...

[024]

no one is going to want artest and his trash contract.

[Giuseppe]

You dance with who brung you.

[LkrFan]

no one is going to want artest and his trash contract.

[Danny.Zhu]

no one is going to want artest and his trash contract.

Stern loves him.

He is willing to give up CP3 for Artest and Brown.

[VBM]

Odom and Brown for Melo...

[lefty]

Stern loves him.

He is willing to give up CP3 for Artest and Brown.

Yep

The NBA Hornets will bail the Lakers out

[TE]

One word, collusion.

That's the NBA for you nowadays, and I anticipate some bull gasol-like trade to further glamor the Lakers.

[Giuseppe]

One word, collusion.

That's the NBA for you nowadays, and I anticipate some bull gasol-like trade to further glamor the Lakers.

[21_Blessings]

Wouldn't mind Ariza right now but Ron is a gamer.

Keep writing him off him and he'll just give ya another Game 7 performance.

[OrEmuN]

Artest, Fisher + fillers + multiple picks for CP3 and Bellineli.

Hornets goes on full rebuild mode, get Zach Randolph & makes it to the playoffs and Lakers fans declare that the trade is fair and just to Hornets just like the Gasol deal.

[jjktkk]

You dance with who brung you.

Hard to dance with all those Laker's walkers getting in the way.

[jjktkk]

Wouldn't mind Ariza right now but Ron is a gamer.

Keep writing him off him and he'll just give ya another Game 7 performance.

Ron Rons due for a meltdown.

[21_Blessings]

Ron Rons due for a meltdown.

I have never heard that before.

[IronMexican]

Joe Smith for Tyreke Evans is already confirmed.

[eisfeld]

Joe Smith for Tyreke Evans is already confirmed.

So Kobe goes to the bench?

[Giuseppe]

Let him fail at the three peat first.

After all your Duncan held his job after The Skunker.

[Muser]

Let him fail at the three peat first.

After all your Duncan held his job after The Skunker.

Be it in a more reserved role.

[Killakobe81]

I dont want to count ron out but he has to stop giving us nothing ... like last night when we get nothing on offense AND he lets rudy drop 27 he is just wasting space.

I too thought about Ariza even though artest was essential to the le last year. Because right now we are so sloooooooow in our starting unit. Ariza gives us suckier 1 on 1 defense but his ability to play passing lanes and get out in transition are two things our current team sorely lacks. The other option would be to start barnes. Which helps in two ways.
1. artest will get to shoot more with that unit.
2. Artest gets to play more with Odom which also benefits his game. plus he is paired with shannon and Blake rather than fisher wich helps off-set his slow foot speed.