Bulls: Pau is officially a Bull.

[whitemamba]

Mitch is totally overrated. Blockbuster trades are easy to do when you're the Lakers and have an open wallet, since (at the time), everyone wanted to be a Laker.

Now that the Lakers are floundering and the new CBA has closed that proverbial wallet, we see how comically bad Mitch is as a GM.

How did money get Pau, or dwight, or cp3 when we had him?

[Infinite_limit]

On his way

[IronMaxipad]

Mitch doing work this offseason.

[midnightpulp]

Lakersground wanted him fired and replaced with Kiki Vandeweghe

http://forums.lakersground.net/togo/...42580&******=0

Really. I remember the dark times in Lakerland when Mitch was a pariah. Jerry gifting him Pau saved his career. Since then, it's been blunder after blunder (Nash remains one of the worst signings I've ever seen in the NBA).

[midnightpulp]

How did money get Pau, or dwight, or cp3 when we had him?

Because you were willing to go in lux tax to pay for that roster. The 2012-13 Lakers were a 100 million team and had to pay 29 million in luxury tax. I'm sure other teams wanted Dwight in a trade, but couldn't afford it.

[whitemamba]

Because you were willing to go in lux tax to pay for that roster. The 2012-13 Lakers were a 100 million team and had to pay 29 million in luxury tax. I'm sure other teams wanted Dwight in a trade, but couldn't afford it.

Us willing to pay is not what brought them here, thats laughable even by ST standards. They were all traded to here, saying money is what brought them is lolzorz tbh.

[spurraider21]

are they amnestying boozer or did he literally choose the Bulls MLE over ours?

[Clipper Nation]

Really. I remember the dark times in Lakerland when Mitch was a pariah.

So do I.... whitemamba clearly doesn't, though, because he's another post-Pau bandwagoner

[whitemamba]

So do I.... whitemamba clearly doesn't, though, because he's another post-Pau bandwagoner

Post blake griffin talkin

[Clipper Nation]

Post blake griffin talkin

Yes, because 32-win teams attract so many bandwagoners

[whitemamba]

Yes, because 32-win teams attract so many bandwagoners

D-D-D-D-efleeeeeeect Cityyyyyy

[Reck]

This one's a blunder for sure. How much did Bulls end up paying him? This move is all kinds of re ed when you take the money equation out. Dude's never going to sniff at another championship ever again.

[RsxPiimp]

Wish you the best Pau. If Rose comes back, the Bulls are finally going to be a real threat in the whack ass east.

[ElNono]

Good luck to MVPau... he will have his hands full having to carry another gimp, tbh

[midnightpulp]

Us willing to pay is not what brought them here, thats laughable even by ST standards. They were all traded to here, saying money is what brought them is lolzorz tbh.

Yes it is. When you get a vet in a trade, you also get his Bird rights, allowing you to go over the cap and into luxury tax territory.

The same goes for Howard, who had said he would only sign long-term with Brooklyn but will be hard-pressed to leave Los Angeles. The Lakers also own Howard's Bird Rights, meaning he'll have financial incentive to stay along. The Lakers just got a whole lot better -- again.

"Saving money is what brought them here." Exactly! Which demonstrates the advantage the Lakers have financially.

Now with the steep repeater penalty, the Lakers can't just buy rosters, taking advantage of cash strapped teams looking to off-load their franchise players. Lakers have to operate just like everyone else now.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Just glad he didn't go to the thunder

[spurraider21]

the lakers obviously went over the cap by abusing bird rights, thats not even a question. thats basically the main way teams go over the cap in the first place

draft bynum, use bird rights to give him a huge 2nd contract... acquire Pau, give him a raise in his 4 year deal via bird rights while above the cap... kobe's massive contract when they were above the cap (using bird rights), odom's contract (bird rights). its not even a question tbh

[midnightpulp]

the lakers obviously went over the cap by abusing bird rights, thats not even a question. thats basically the main way teams go over the cap in the first place

draft bynum, use bird rights to give him a huge 2nd contract... acquire Pau, give him a raise in his 4 year deal via bird rights while above the cap... kobe's massive contract when they were above the cap (using bird rights), odom's contract (bird rights). its not even a question tbh

Yep. Whitemamba doesn't get this. A lot of teams can't afford to do that.

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At least he won't ring now.

At least the Spurs get a taste of the Gasol.

You've been touched.

[Chris]

At least he won't ring now.

At least the Spurs get a taste of the Gasol.

You've been touched.

At first I was disappointed, but in a way it's a blessing. Pau's verbal flopping and menstrual cramps will fit nicely with the Eastern Conference. The East needed Pau more than the Spurs did tbh

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At first I was disappointed, but in a way it's a blessing. Pau's verbal flopping and menstrual cramps will fit nicely with the Eastern Conference. The East needed Pau more than the Spurs did tbh

Jesus Christ, just take a lickin', Chris. It ain't a blessing. He was made for you. You're the only gd team he'd a excelled in and he was ing plug & play.

I just do not understand that piss ass way of looking at rejection or bad news.

[MarioSpeedwagon]

Looks like were keeping Boozer since Reinsdorf is too cheap to amnesty and sign someone ewhos a better fit with our new roster

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Looks like were keeping Boozer since Reinsdorf is too cheap to amnesty and sign someone ewhos a better fit with our new roster

That's good. Shoving him down the roster is wise and will pay dividends as he competes against the lower rung of the opponent.

[MarioSpeedwagon]

That's good. Shoving him down the roster is wise and will pay dividends as he competes against the lower rung of the opponent.

Rather amnesty him and bring Deng back

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Rather amnesty him and bring Deng back

Six of one|half dozen of the other.