I would roll my eyes but this is just the Lakers being the Lakers. They pretty much get whoever they want, whenever they want. That's what happens when you're the team 99% of players grow up wanting to play for (including Tim Duncan) while being in the best market ... so there's really no reason to be angry. Tbh, with their built-in advantages, the Lakers should win every NBA championship.
But, anyways, what are the ripple effects of this trade in terms of the Spurs? My first thought is it should be an even bigger priority for the Spurs to sign another center. I haven't liked what I've seen when Splitter tries to defend Howard.
Thankfully, Duncan does rather well against him, especially when you factor in both ends of the court. But it's undeniable that the Lakers are now much improved.
*sigh*
Oh and@ Orlando. Did they really just trade Dwight Howard for Arron Afflalo's horrible contract and a few trash pieces? I don't see WTF they are doing. Afflalo is like Danny Green but more of a ballhog, a worse defender and makes more than double as much money.
Didn't Lakers keep Gasol too?
Of course.
At least we can hack a got now.
David Stern will save us again.
So they swapped s for Howard and get to keep Gasol?
.
Don't care. They still wont do .
Tim Duncan grew up wanting to play for the Lakers?
Agreed.
Nash is old and banged up. Kobe is old and banged up. Gasol doesn't care anymore etc.
It seems that they wont have a losing roster for more than 2 years. Remember from 05-07? Then they got Gasol
Philly made out like bandits, Denver got solid deal (swapping AA for Iggy, very solid), LA swapping only Bynum for Howard is obviously a good move. Pau/Dwight is by far the most stacked/balanced duo in the league.
Here's the trade, as far as I can tell:
Lakers: Dwight Howard
Nuggets: Andre Iguodala
76ers: Andrew Bynum, Jason Richardson
Magic: Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington, Nikola Vucevic, Moe Harkless, three first round picks
I like the trade for the other three teams. The Lakers got Howard for Bynum and a first round pick? Uh, yeah, that's a no-brainer.
The Nuggets dump Afflalo and Harrington to upgrade to Iguodala? That's a damn good trade. Iggy is way, way better than Afflalo and Harrington has always sucked.
The Sixers getting Bynum is a damn good gamble. If he stays healthy, they have positioned themselves to be a top team in the conference for the next half decade at least.
orlando got taken to the cleaners with that deal
they basically got fkn peanuts
2nd round exit, calling it now.
what a in scam
A core of Nash, Kobe, D-Ho and Gasol leapfrogged the Spurs on paper.
By a significant margin. Only a homer would say otherwise.
Prior to this trade, you could say the Spurs and Lakers were about even. But now, on paper, you can't.
I don't understand why Orlando wouldn't take Houston's offer over that one.
i didn't want to say it but bynum was quietly better than howard last season. when the potential trade involved the lakers swapping out bynum and gasol for howard and harrington, that was tolerable. but getting howard and keeping gasol? rofl, every team in the league is just lining up to give the lakers a blowjob.
The same idiots that lauded the CP3 to Lakers deal better have learned their lesson and rip ORL a new one for this deal. Just completely inept.
@ trading D-Ho for the right to pay Afflalo $7.8M per season.
The rest of the league is ed.
dont worry brown will run them in the ground
Western Conference continues to get stronger with Howard and Iggy.
that was a fkn stupid deal by orlando gettin return
when they couldve just hold onto d12 till trade deadline or leave him on the bench to fck up his future earnings
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