Lakers: Dwight had to be restrained from going after Kobe

[djohn2oo8]

That's what ATL said..

Though Brooklyn was desperate to make moves that would entice Deron to stay.

[DPG21920]

Though Brooklyn was desperate to make moves that would entice Deron to stay.

Lakers may be getting pretty desperate...just kidding, I agree it is highly unlikely anyone takes JJ right now but you can never say never in a league where Hedo's awful contract was moved twice!

[resistanze]

I could just imagine Dwight holding on to Artest's jersey yelling in a comical voice:

"HOLD ME BACK! HOLD ME BACK!"

[BlackSwordsMan]

How great would it be if this time the center ran kobe off. That would be something new in lakerworld

[djohn2oo8]

How great would it be if this time the center ran kobe off. That would be something new in lakerworld

Too bad Kobe has a no trade clause. Mitch

[Seventyniner]

Nobody smart is taking his contract, but look at what they signed Nash for. Pringles and Nash were a big part of why Johnson has all that money owed to him in the first place. I could see both parties amenable to a reunion. Plus if these reports are true and the Lakers are imploding worse than anyone dreaded/hoped they don't have the luxury of waiting around for a smart play to present itself. I think the geniuses that constructed this team have one more short sighted desperation move in them before they realize they need to blow it up.

I don't think you understand how the cap works. Nash was signed-and-traded to the Lakers, and got as big of a contract as he did because Phoenix had his Bird rights. The only way that the Lakers were able to get Nash and only send picks back is because they had traded Lamar Odom for a trade exception, which they used to fit Nash's contract.

Even if Brooklyn somehow dumped Joe Johnson's contract completely (highly, highly unlikely btw), they would still be a little over the cap. To sign Dwight to a max contract outright as a free agent, they would have to get under the cap by that amount, which means dumping an additional $20-25M in salary. The Nets have 4 highly paid players outside of Johnson (Deron Williams, Gerald Wallace, Brook Lopez, Kris Humphries) that eat up nearly the whole cap by themselves.

Basically, if Dwight is going to be a Net, it will have to be a sign-and-trade. The Lakers would never take Joe Johnson back, but they might be willing to trade Dwight and Artest for Humphries and Wallace.

[024]

maybe the rockets can pull off a win tuesday. then the Spurs and OKC will have a chance to send the lakers into a tailspin. that's when howard will seriously start considering leaving the lakers.

[Mel_13]

I don't think you understand how the cap works. Nash was signed-and-traded to the Lakers, and got as big of a contract as he did because Phoenix had his Bird rights. The only way that the Lakers were able to get Nash and only send picks back is because they had traded Lamar Odom for a trade exception, which they used to fit Nash's contract.

Even if Brooklyn somehow dumped Joe Johnson's contract completely (highly, highly unlikely btw), they would still be a little over the cap. To sign Dwight to a max contract outright as a free agent, they would have to get under the cap by that amount, which means dumping an additional $20-25M in salary. The Nets have 4 highly paid players outside of Johnson (Deron Williams, Gerald Wallace, Brook Lopez, Kris Humphries) that eat up nearly the whole cap by themselves.

Basically, if Dwight is going to be a Net, it will have to be a sign-and-trade. The Lakers would never take Joe Johnson back, but they might be willing to trade Dwight and Artest for Humphries and Wallace.

Unless the Nets can dump about 15M in salary, they won't be able to receive a player in a sign and trade next summer. The only realistic way for Howard to wind up in Brooklyn is via a conventional trade before the trade deadline.

[Seventyniner]

Unless the Nets can dump about 15M in salary, they won't be able to receive a player in a sign and trade next summer. The only realistic way for Howard to wind up in Brooklyn is via a conventional trade before the trade deadline.

Good catch. I forgot that tax teams can't receive players in a sign-and-trade anymore.

[jeebus]

[KaiRMD1]

Do you think either one defended themselves during the fight or was it just all offense?

[Clipper Nation]

at how desperate these gots are to play it off as a joke, when in reality, we all know Kobe is just being his usual non-leading, teammate-blaming self....

[DMC]

Kobe is trained in Jeet Kune Do. He would kick Howard's ass. He's too smart to get hurt, but I would bet he could throw down.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Kobe is trained in Jeet Kune Do. He would kick Howard's ass. He's too smart to get hurt, but I would bet he could throw down.

I figured it was a black belt in judo from the way he's been throwing guys as big as Dwight under the bus for years.

[lefty]

And then they punched d'Antoni

[jeebus]

at how desperate these gots are to play it off as a joke, when in reality, we all know Kobe is just being his usual non-leading, teammate-blaming self....

Kobe creating a twitter account is the biggest farce this year. gotta play down tensions so the masses of sweaty mexicans don't lose hope and kill themselves.

[MavFan6488]

d'antoni at the end of practice: "good job guys. our offense looks much smoother now. Now let's take some pictures!"
dwight: "so we're going to practice defense tomorrow?"
d'antoni: "sure! why you ask? now shut up and act like kobe and you are in a fight, hold the camera pau, this is going to be fun!"

[EmoKobe]

sons this cat kept laughing at my twitter account, I merely told him to suck jesus's and this happened

[resistanze]

I figured it was a black belt in judo from the way he's been throwing guys as big as Dwight under the bus for years.

[Killakobe81]

What a hack reporter is

[LkrFan]

Steven A Smith Sr?

[dbreiden83080]

Kobe has always been an asshole and a lousy team-mate.. Not a shock..

[HI-FI]

sociopath and social media...can't be a good combination.

[ffadicted]

Never has there been a more fitting time to use this gif

[Killakobe81]

Do you think either one defended themselves during the fight or was it just all offense?

Good