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21_Blessings is at the crossroads
I can't believe Minnesota will actually pass on drafting Derrick Williams because they already have dog Michael Beasley, the man with the emptiest numbers in basketball. If that's why they're passing on him, that is.
21_Blessings is at the crossroads
21_Blessings is just gonna keep trolling you guys by becoming a Bynum hater and a bigger Derrick Williams knob slobber than I am
Don't let this happen.
Lakers won't deal Bynum for the #2 pick.
haven't heard any confirmation, so starting to feel that way
All jokes/UA homerism aside, this would be a terrible trade for LA.
Agreed. It's not nearly enough. Throw in Flynn, Randolph and/or Johnson and CAP relief (taking back Artest or Blake for Pekovic) and maybe. Still don't think you trade 7-foot for 6-8 when the latter is widely considered a borderline All-Star prospect.
That's just not possible, IMO. You need to match salaries. Bynum is set to make $13m this season. Lakers would need to take on as much money, at least this season. That's a lot of money to fill up with scrub players.
All they'd need is to take back Webster as well as Pekovic, Randolph, Johnson and Flynn to make a Bynum/Blake trade work under the CAP. They waive Webster and/or Pekovic, showcase Randolph and trade him for a 1st or include him in a deal with Odom later to shed cost/acquire a young prospect or pick.
It's not happening, but not because it's impossible. It's possible, just to complex and I still think the Lakers are trading Bynum for Howard eventually.
Going number one to the Cavs imho
ain't no team passing up THAT oreo Kyrie Irving.
Why would the Wolves do that anyway?
It's not like Jerry West is working for them
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Dan Gilbert needs a new slave...
In order to waive Webster and Pekovic they would need to pay up 9m+... that's a lot of dough for flexibility. On top of that, you would need to fill up those spots, meaning you would need to spend even more.
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Then don't waive them. The deal would work, and they aren't taking on any additional salary, are getting younger and more athletic at three positions for the future and clear 2013 CAP for a run at Howard.
, Webster would probably have some value to a team at the deadline since he has some playoff experience, is a vet at a reasonable price and is done next season.
LA should just offer Gasol for Love/#2/filler and see if a desperate Minny bites (which I think they might). They pull it off or something like it and they'll be in a great position to send Bynum/Odom/1sts for Howard/Nelson and reload around Howard/Love/Williams/Kobe/Nelson... I think some variation could actually happen should LA pursue it. Even if they had to give up Love with Bynum for Howard/Nelson, those two with Kobe, Odom and Williams is still really good.
, I'm not even a Lakers fan. I just know Kahn is stupid and desperate, which is a bad combination, and that Orlando would likely make the deal for Bynum/Odom/1sts or Bynum/Williams or, worst case, Bynum/Love for Howard.
If they could make that deal, I would agree they wouldn't waive them and see if they can make them work for this season. I'm sure the coach transition won't be immediate either, so you kind of use this season to work on that, and work the phones to either trade those expirings, or just let them go and get the cap room the year after.
All that said... I just don't see why Minny would throw all those expirings for an injury prone guy like Bynum, when they already have two towers in Love/Milicic.
Because they covet a real defensive presence, which neither Milicic or Love are. Bynum adds that. He's also still young. Minny has been linked to 3rd/4th-tier bigs like Robin Lopez and JaVale McGee for the #2 pick. You don't think they'd jump at the chance to net a player of Bynum's potential for a #2 pick in a weak draft, a PG who's soon to be a backup, a couple of bench players and a few expiring nobodies? I love Williams, but if you're Minnesota, you make that trade, then trade high on Beasley for a SG or a lottery pick (Klay Thompson?) If the Suns could trade the #13 for Beasley, they would.
But it isn't just for the #2 pick in a weak draft. They're killing $13 million in cap-space in the process and giving away basically almost every expiring contract they have. Despite what 21_Palins says, Bynum just isn't that good.
You act like anybody is going to go to Minnesota worth a damn. Bynum makes sense. Kahn has very little semblance of a plan, but pairing Love with Bynum is a really strong frontcourt for the future, answers a pressing need for defense, and Minnesota has so much redundancy at certain positions, this helps by ridding them of a bunch of likely seldom-played backups, even if some are still young.
Bynum would be the #1 pick in this draft. I doubt the Lakers are truly dumb enough to trade a proven NBA player, even though he can be fragile, for a guy with potential to just be a 3rd or 4th option at best on a championship team, who doesn't have nearly the defensive capabilities that Bynum does.
I'll give you that Khan is an idiot, and that absolutely makes anything possible.
Minny isn't going anywhere. Bynum isn't the missing piece that's turning a 17 wins team into a contender. Which is exactly why you don't throw the house at Bynum. This isn't just the #2 pick. It's their entire flexibility to build a team around Love. Minny needs much more than another center. They need a solid SG + a decent backup SG. They need a decent backup PG.
The pick would be a perk, I would think. It would be about dumping Bynum's salary so they can have some cap relief to build a bench.
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