[SupParticipant]

All jokes aside its Dwight Howard time. I like Bynum, but Pau needs a change. Bynum and Gasol for Dwight. Only b/c Kobe and Bynum just arent a reliable enough two man tandum. Very capable but not reliable. As for the power forward position, I like what I see from McRoberts and Murphy.

Fisher/Blake
Kobe
Ebanks
McRoberts
Howard

[KayjayParticipant]

So, the fact is the nets are moving to brooklyn next year. Lakers are a mess, but not weak by any means. Now with that being said, as much as Dwight would love to play in LA, have we forgotten he mostly favored playing with Paul? If he wants money Nets can give it, if he wants a running mate he’s got it in Deron Williams, and if he wants fame, they will be in NY.

Idk about you, but the Nets have the best bid. They’ve got draft picks, a moveable contract in Kris Humphries, and an actual profitable market. 

[rileymcshea3Participant]

 ^^^^ What draft picks ?? They traded them all for Deron .

Im also pretty sure the Lakers have a pretty nice profitable market too.

AND I would for sure take Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum over anything the Nets have to offer (excluding Deron because he aint goin anywhere)

[bobbybParticipant]

Why do people think that the LA Lakers are in some kind of trouble? They lost in a last second shot to a number 1 seed bulls with an injured kobe, no bynum, half of the roster are new to the team!! I think they played well

[uknationParticipant]

They played very well without Bynum. I wouldn’t trade Gasol and Bynum for Howard. Great defender but struggles on offense with shooters so i wonder how much he would struggle without shooters on the Laker team. Better chance of winning now without him but better in the future with him.

[JoeWolf1]

 I thought the Lakers played pretty well, aside from some lazy turnovers, but it was evident that they were a much lower caliber team than the Bulls.  With Bynum back, they will obviously be better, but the Bulls played an awful 3rd quarter and 8 minutes of the 4th on offense.  They couldn’t but a bucket, and the Lakers D could be credited to some extent, but a lot of it was Chicago players missing wide open shots.  

When push came to shove, the Bulls just kicked it into a higher gear and got it done.  You kind of saw it coming around the 2 minute mark, even though the Lakers were flirting with a double digit lead.  No, I don’t think the Lakers are a bad team, but even with Bynum they are not the type of team that is going to make it to the Western Conference Finals, or Finals.  They are aging, and the youth they have infused into their team is still a little green.  They are focused, and this is a good test, against a team that is one of the best 3 or 4 teams in the League.  Well see where the Lakers go from here, I assume they’ll get better, but I still don’t think they are a top 5 team in the NBA anymore.

[JNixonParticipant]

 "Great defender but struggles on offense with shooters so i wonder how much he would struggle without shooters on the Laker team. Better chance of winning now without him but better in the future with him."

Dwight Howard does not struggle on offense. He’s not as skilled as Gasol or even Bynum, but he doesn’t struggle offensively. Unless you consider a guy who can get you 18-22 ppg on anywhere from 55-60% from the floor a struggling offensive player.

I think the Lakers should look to deal Bynum and/or Gasol to get Howard. They need another superstar, but most importantly they need a guy who can be a superstar for the more distant future. If they can deal just Bynum as opposed to him AND Gasol, and get some other pieces gone or involve a 3rd team if they have to, I’d do it. Them dealing Odom makes even possibly landing Howard more unrealistic though. That trade was a mistake, and at least it makes things harder for the Lakers than need be. Right now, they don’t have the look of a real contender

[SupParticipant]

Dwight Howard is the last important free agent. Forget about Pau, seriously. Get D.Howard or the Lakers will be unrecognizable in 3 years. Also if Kobe doesn’t get another ring soon, he will leave the Lakers.

[NYCrealdealParticipant]

if lakers offer pau and bynum you take that if howard says he wants to leave.

nets have nothing b/c lopez got injured. do they have this years pick?

dallas can sign him but do they have the pieces for a trade?

knicks can trade chandler amare shump and douglass would that be enough?

[HitsterParticipant]

The Nets have Okur’s expiring deal which they could trade on later in the season if they want to make a further move. I don’t think that the Lakers have to panic yet, they were minus Bynum last night and his return will give them added front court size. The Lakers still have the pieces to offer Orlando a good deal with the Odom exception,Bynum and their own picks plus the one due from Dallas. So they can also asorb Turko’s contract if required if they try to trade for D12.

[benjo34]

 What’s up with  Darius Morris?Will he play for the L.A??

 

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