disclaimer: I don't think the Lakers can make it work. If Denver loved Bynum, that would be one thing - but it's been rumored, up until this point, that they do not.
But, for s and Giggles, let's play with this: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine
Without a third team (which would take too much time and effort for me to speculate), I would hypothetically expect something like this.
Lakers get: Anthony + take on Harrington's terrible contract
Nuggets get: Bynum, Brown, and Walton's bad (but not as bad as Harrington's) contract
LA starts: Fisher - Kobe - Anthony - Odom - Gasol (easily the best starting 5 in basketball). The bench is reduced to Blake, Artest, Barnes, Harrington (unless Artest gets rejuvenated by a bench move and Harrington fits in seamlessly, this is a pretty weak second unit).
So, how would this affect San Antonio? Not sure that they don't become an easier matchup than if they went into the playoffs with a healthy Bynum (big if).
On defense, they replace a good defensive starter (Bynum) with a below average one in (Anthony). More importantly, the lane becomes much more open for Manu/Parker.
On offense, they become much better on paper. But how well can you incorporate 2 of the top 7 volume shooters in the league? For all the talk of being a "white swan" - Gasol is the PERFECT second fiddle for Kobe because he is willing to defer for stretches and can still have a positive impact on the game without scoring (passing, setting picks, playing defense, etc). Anthony has historically been a WORTHLESS player when he is not providing offense. He's never been anything other than the top option offensively at any level. If anybody can make it work, it would be Dr. Phil, but I struggle to see how you could do that in half a season + playoffs (I think a greater impact would be felt next year with a training camp to work with). The individual matchups become more difficult, but I think the Spurs team defense becomes easier.
My 2 cents on something which I deem unlikely to occur...
Last edited by K-State Spur; 02-08-2011 at 12:04 PM.
If it takes Odom, Bynum, Barnes, or any combination thereof off the Lakers, I hope it happens. So long as the Lakers don't get one of Denver's bigs, there's no trade they can make with Denver that won't make me happy.
(This all assumes that they don't trade Fisher for a real point guard, in which case all bets are off.)
Not with Fisher at point.
Only fair if LA gets Melo, especially after this trade goes down:
http://basketball.realgm.com/tradech..._trade/5838799
Bonner for Marc Gasol.... yeah baby....
;-)
The best way for it to work in the Spurs' favor is if only Carmelo is involved. LA would have two insane scorers, but they would lose size and have to figure out how to get Carmelo and Kobe to co-exist. If Nene is involved, we're ed.
You could start Jerry Buss at the 1 and it would still be - on paper - the best starting 5 in the league.
For the numbers to work, LA only gets Nene along with Melo by giving up Bynum and Odom. And why would Denver move Nene for an older and worse contract in Odom?
IMHO - Never Gonna happen. Why would Denver include Nene a legit Center for Andrew Bynum who's next game could be his last (fragile). I think it's all posturing on Denver's part to get more from New York.
BTW, it's fun listening to Colin Cowheard have an orgasm on air with this laker trade rumor.
I repeat......Not with Fisher at Point.
If they give up Byum to get Carmelo, then they turn into the Miami Heat. Two perimeter scorers, but no size.
Plus Carmelo is not a very good defender.
Well, if you repeat, then I guess I'm wrong.
Bynum + Walton + Artest for Anthony + Nene.
Lakers can make this happen. , they can make anything happen.
That was funny.
If they can get Gasol for a bag of chips and probably a blow job, then yea your probably right.
Exactly. And then they'll say the trade is fair because they threw in a pick that eventually leads to a guy who will average 12 and 5 over his career.
Please trade Bynum for Melo. Do it, Mitch.
Makes no sense for Denver.
Bynum would like Denver about as much as Melo did. He barely acts interested playing in Tinseltown next to Kobe.
Fixed. Lakers trades: where Amazing happens.
Walton + Artest = worse contract than Odom.
As much as they pulled a fast one on the league with getting Gasol - they did have to give up a large expiring contract to do so. Nobody is going to give up short term contracts (Nene becomes an expiring NEXT year) to take on long term bad deals.
I'll be ing done with the NBA if the Lakers somehow manage to pull off a bull trade where they keep their top 4 players and get Melo in return.
On the other hand if they lose Bynum, their mythical size advantage is suddenly gone.
Blake Griffin...
yea that show would be a two man rodeo, and IMHO wouldn't be beneficial for them. If it does go down, we need BRUUUUUUCE
There's no way this happens. No way. Unless the Lakers convince the Nuggets to tank for several years, Melo is going to stay in Denver or going to NYC.
Well in his defense, that kind of talk is excellent for ratings. I'm sure he's happy because it's something very interesting to discuss.
But even he said: "[Carmelo] can't guard a barstool. He can't guard a plant."
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