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You are wrong, he thinks he is the only option!Gotta love how LkrFan thinks Kobe is willingly gonna take a pay cut. still thinks he's the first option
Describe the days when you were rooting for the Minneapolis Lakers. What was it like back then. How was the transition?
You are wrong, he thinks he is the only option!Gotta love how LkrFan thinks Kobe is willingly gonna take a pay cut. still thinks he's the first option
@ this made up rumor.
Griffin IS the CLIPPERS!We ain't trading the present and future of our franchise for Dwight "I want more touches" Howard. Get real. Griffin has a lot of upsides, he's only 24. We don't need no cancerous cell in our locker room after dealing with several of them for almost a decade
it seems to me that the vibe is that dwight is leaving the lakers.
We're also not trading Bledsoe since Doc wants to coach him, tbh.... hopefully that means we'll get to see more of the CP3/Bledsoe lineup....
Is he bringing Thibs with him? If not, the Clipper Specialty is inevitable no matter what: 1st round TK
At least we aren't the ones keeping D'AntIs he bringing Thibs with him? If not, the Clipper Specialty is inevitable no matter what: 1st round TK
We also didn't give up future 1st rd picks and pay $9 mil/yr to 40 yr old Steve Nash
At least we aren't the ones keeping D'Ant
When word began to circulate Saturday that the Clippers have weighed offering Blake Griffin and Eric Bledsoe to their Staples Center co-tenants for Dwight Howard in a potential sign-and-trade swap after July 1, that naturally made folks wonder where the Lakers stand in their quest to re-sign Howard when he becomes an unrestricted free agent.
Here's the latest:
• The Lakers have had several discussions with Howard's representatives over the past few weeks and remain confident that they will ultimately keep him with the franchise, even as he's made it clear he will entertain other suitors.
• Yet the Lakers also, according to sources, have not completely ruled out the idea of a sign-and-trade if they come to find next month that Howard is determined to leave. Sources say they are indeed leaning against sign-and-trade scenarios because they'd rather bank the resultant cap space from Howard's departure for the summer of 2014. But sources say they've adopted a keep-all-options-open approach. So they'll at least listen to just about anything.
• One source with knowledge of the Lakers' thinking said Saturday that any suggestion they could not philosophically allow themselves to make a major trade with the Clippers was "overblown." If the Clippers do indeed decide to formally offer Griffin and Bledsoe in a sign-and-trade package for Howard, indications are that it's a proposal the Lakers will certainly not dismiss outright.
• The threat of the James Harden-led Rockets signing Howard away from L.A. is very real to the Lakers, sources said, which means the Lakers will eventually be getting a sign-and-trade pitch from Houston as well. The Rockets will have the cap space to sign Howard outright after the expected shedding of Thomas Robinson's contract, but sources say that the Rockets will certainly attempt to convince the Lakers to take in return Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin in a sign-and-trade deal for Howard, thus theoretically keeping alive the possibility that Houston could preserve its cap space to pursue Chris Paul and possibly pair Howard with Paul.
• Asik is a quality defensive anchor at roughly half Howard's price. And Lin had the greatest success of his career under Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni. But sources maintain that the Lakers' main priority this offseason -- besides re-signing Howard -- is getting their financial house in order. Which is why the overriding expectation persists that L.A. will rebuff sign-and-trade proposals to simply bank the cap space for the summer of 2014 if Howard bolts.
• Should Howard decide to leave the Lakers, sources said, several options have been discussed internally in Lakerland. Among them: The Lakers could simply let him walk, go into the season with Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Steve Nash as their centerpieces -- as they had planned in July 2012 before the trade for Howard materialized -- and focus on slicing into their luxury-tax bill.
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/pos...do-with-dwight
Probelm with that scenario is, the Lakers have said that they will only do a sign-and-trade with the Rockets if they're getting Harden in return.... good luck with that, Houston
Probelm with that scenario is, the Lakers have said that they will only do a sign-and-trade with the Rockets if they're getting Harden in return.... good luck with that, Houston
Again all this desire for the best center but is he really a max player?Look at these Finals outside Of Timmy this Finals is being won with 3's, protecting the ball, forcing To's and speed. I get the Rox wanting to build a big 3 ...but I just dont see the fit here. Smart move is you add one more piece to Harden if that is dwight but trying to force a shaky fit PAul & Harden makes no sense.If I was Rox I would be making a push for Lebron tbh ...I think Harden and James though both faclitators would mesh better than howard or Paul. A Harden James pnr might be the most unstoppable combo in the NBA.
I like Parsons but he is overrated by Rox fans.Though i question "fit" why would you let Parsons block a deal that might net you Harden, Paul and Dwight?!
Naw Parsons isn't overrated. A second round pick to getting an invite to Team USA minicamp. And he's making 900k I think, which I don't know if he's reached his ceiling yet. If I knew for sure Dwight AND Paul were coming then of course it'd be easier to let him go. But not if just Dwight is coming.
Why do people think LeBron will leave Miami? He's got the finals on lock year after year, at least until Wade completely breaks down or Indiana knocks them off.
Oh he is good but I see white pippen commens on Rox boards ...come on, he is NOT that.
Parsons' salary makes him amazing. He's a very good role player with upside playing for peanuts, allowing you to spend money elsewhere until his contract is up.
Valid point and I dont disagree that is what makes him valuable and to me worth sacrificing if you believe you can recreate a big 3. I am not sure James is leaving MIA in fact, I would bet on him staying, with Riles running things. But since We are taking about rumors and pipe-dreams ...if I were the Rox you go after the biggest potential prize ...
Houston have a bunch of decent trading assets to work with, most of their assets are decent young prospects with perfect price-quality ratio. None of them is world class but if your team needs to trade a star for some depth, then Houston will be able to send you exactly what you want
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