Rumor: Odom to 76ers for Iguodala

[manufan10]

mhaubs M. Haubs

Given current state of LA roster, I think that getting Iguodala for LO & Luke W's awful contract would be an incredible steal for the Lakers

[TheMACHINE]

fam team? LO is a pretty good player..he aint Kwame Brown. lol

[manufan10]

The trade talks between the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers, first reported by SI.com, have traction for one simple reason: The exchange of Lamar Odom(notes) and Andre Iguodala(notes) could provide immense benefits to both teams.

The proposed deal – Iguodala for Odom and Luke Walton(notes) – would give the Lakers an elite wing defender for their championship chase. New head coach Mike Brown wants more athleticism in a younger player to pair with Kobe Bryant(notes) and Ron Artest(notes) to defend the likes of James, Dwyane Wade(notes) and Kevin Durant(notes).

One source involved in the talks said that Sixers coach Doug Collins “thinks Odom can play the [center] like [Mike] Krzyzewski had Odom doing in the world championships.”

Nevertheless, no deal was imminent, and the advanced and complicated sales talks make it harder for Sixers president Rod Thorn to pull off such a major trade, sources said.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl..._irving_062311

[whitemamba]

never going to happen.

[TacoCabanaFajitas]

I understand their need for an athletic wing defender but I think there are much more pressing issues (like a bench). They were swept by Dallas and I'm not really seeing where the Mavs were just extremely more athletic than the Lakers. This may help against Memphis, Portland, and OKC but they lose size and are worse off against teams like Dallas (assuming Tyson is signed), SA, among others in the west.