rumor: Lakers after Melo...

[dbreiden83080]

Melo is gonna be a Knick. HE wants to go there and the owner is getting involved now..

[Cry Havoc]

Melo is gonna be a Knick. HE wants to go there and the owner is getting involved now..

That's another great point. Consider the geography involved. Melo wants to go to NYC. The Lakers are almost due West of Denver. Think he's going to be cool with going 1,100 miles West?

[dbreiden83080]

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.

Melo straight up for Bynum.. That would be hilarious. Bynam has proven nothing other than he can't stay healthy..

[dbreiden83080]

If this happened this would actually degrade the legacy of Kobe Bryant..

How many in super-stars does he need exactly to win les?

[Cry Havoc]

If this happened this would actually degrade the legacy of Kobe Bryant..

How many in super-stars does he need exactly to win les?

Think about the Lakers getting Carmelo and then getting dismissed by the Mavs or Spurs in the playoffs. That would be hilarious.

[Cry Havoc]

"After the first 15 guys in the NBA draft there are no players!"

Holt & Buford would like a word with you, Mr. Cowherd.

[benefactor]

Buss vetoed it per twitter.

[Muser]

Duncan/Blair/McDyess/Splitter would skull Gasol/Odom/Joe Smith/Ratliff

[K-State Spur]

Buss vetoed it per twitter.

my guess is buss vetoed those discussions more than that deal.

i highly doubt that a bynum for melo deal straight up was already agreed to. to much time left for NJ to re-enter and completely overwhelm that deal for Denver to just jump all over it (some GMs might do that for Bynum, but it's been reported extensively that Nuggets front office is only lukewarm towards him and his injury history).

[Cry Havoc]

The Lakers would dump Bynum to get Melo in a heartbeat if they could, if nothing else to secure the post-Kobe era. Bynum is a glass man, and Melo has star power.

[Budkin]

Won't ever happen without gutting their team.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

All a smoke screen to cover the fact that they are about to swing a deal of Fisher, Walton, a 2nd round pick, and the negatives to a couple of the blackmail pics they must have of Stern for Chris Paul.

[Duncan2177]

Not gonna happen.

[Cessation]

No way, they both volume shooters. It would be same thing as ai and melo, only worse, Bean is one the most selfish players in the league.

[awktalk]

Melo has his lowest PPG and 2nd lowest shooting % in his career against the Spurs:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/...&type=Fielding

Whatever it takes, get him to the Lakers. Two selfish superstars with giant egos? That's never been tried before. Make it happen Mitch!

[Cry Havoc]

Melo to Dallas may not be as possible, but it would make far more sense IMO for Denver. You could get Butler and Beaubois or another player + picks from Dallas and salvage something out of the Melo situation.

They really should move him. They aren't winning a le this year as is.

[Horse]

Dumb, dumb trade for la their offense is not the problem, they'd lost their huge size advantage and D. And if theres anyway they would take odom too that would lock up a win for us against la.

[K-State Spur]

Melo to Dallas may not be as possible, but it would make far more sense IMO for Denver. You could get Butler and Beaubois or another player + picks from Dallas and salvage something out of the Melo situation.

They really should move him. They aren't winning a le this year as is.

Melo himself is an expiring contract - so simply exchanging him for Butler's expiring deal isn't worth much to Denver.

Beaubois does sweaten the deal a bit - but I would guess that Roddy is valued much more by Mav and - to a lesser extent - Spur fans (based upon Mav rivalry and flashes RB showed in series last year) than he is by most front offices around the league.

[Cry Havoc]

Melo himself is an expiring contract - so simply exchanging him for Butler's expiring deal isn't worth much to Denver.

Beaubois does sweaten the deal a bit - but I would guess that Roddy is valued much more by Mav and - to a lesser extent - Spur fans (based upon Mav rivalry and flashes RB showed in series last year) than he is by most front offices around the league.

It's of course supposing that Denver could re-sign Butler to an extended deal.

[Roger Freemason Jr.]

If the Lakers get Carmelo, then basketball is no different than pro wrestling. I will lose faith in the hard-fought spirit of compe ion. All these players selling their souls for a ring, because they can't do it the right way, the way Jordan came in and won for his team, the way Duncan came onto a lottery team and won them 4 championships.

[Mugen]

lakers would jump all over this if denver was dumb enough.

you'd be crazy if you didnt think this makes the Lakers a whole lot better.

Bynum really doesnt give us as many problems as odom does. Plus being able to replace Artest's erratic offense with Melos is a huge upgrade.

the lakers get an upgrade in athleticism and would be almost impossible to defend.

no way denver does this unless its straight collusion again.

[FalleNxWiZarDx]

Melo and Amare and Paul already made up there minds

[portnoy1]

(This all assumes that they don't trade Fisher for a real point guard, in which case all bets are off.)

I heard some rumblings of Nash being on the trading block and eyeing the knicks (not likely) or the lakers as a possible destination. If they get nash and allow Kobe to work off the ball, that would be a dangerous team.

[portnoy1]

If the Lakers get Carmelo, then basketball is no different than pro wrestling. I will lose faith in the hard-fought spirit of compe ion. All these players selling their souls for a ring, because they can't do it the right way, the way Jordan came in and won for his team, the way Duncan came onto a lottery team and won them 4 championships.

You cant always blame the players. Its the GM that has to build around them properly. Duncan came in with a david robinson (huge advantage) and the Gm built around that with a strong defensive system and made necessary adjustments(added floor spacing shooters) and used their draft picks(Manu/Parker/Hill/Blair) very well.

[Cry Havoc]

lakers would jump all over this if denver was dumb enough.

you'd be crazy if you didnt think this makes the Lakers a whole lot better.

Bynum really doesnt give us as many problems as odom does. Plus being able to replace Artest's erratic offense with Melos is a huge upgrade.

the lakers get an upgrade in athleticism and would be almost impossible to defend.

no way denver does this unless its straight collusion again.

It really depends. Losing Shannon Brown would completely remove any competent wing player the Lakers have. They would have no shot at guarding ANY Spurs player in the playoffs. Would Kobe/Melo/Gasol really be as potent on offense as the 2004-2008 Suns?