LeBron a Laker in 2010? But of course!

by DexterFishmore on Nov 2, 2009 3:05 PM PST

Anyone up for some wildass speculayshe? Hey, who isn't? Take it away, longtime Chicago NBA writer Sam Smith:

The Lakers certainly have no salary cap room. They are in no position to pay James, which remains the No. 1 priority for all free agents. James just has to explain to the Cavs he’s leaving. If they don’t accommodate him, he’s going to New York or Miami and they get nothing. But if they do in a sign and trade to save the franchise, they get a young, potential All-Star center in Andrew Bynum. Maybe Lamar Odom as well or Ron Artest. Draft picks, some pieces like Jordan Farmar.

Good enough for me. I'm sold!

Be the first to tell your friends: LeBron will be a Laker next year! If they laugh or respond skeptically, that just means they're jealous and/or have been co-opted by the government spin machine. We at SS&R know the truth!

*shifty eyes*

(H/T Eric Pincus)

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can we trade our entire bench for him??? hehe

i saw on that hollinger trade machine thing
we could trade our entire bench for lebron…i dont know how it work in real life though
i dont have a complete knowledge on how trades and contracts work….
idk i thought that would be funny as hell…

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by shaqfor3 on Nov 2, 2009 3:15 PM PST reply actions

LeBron a Laker???

You guys are smoking some really good s***. No way this happens. Very funny post, though.

Desiwill3

by Desiwill3 on Nov 2, 2009 3:33 PM PST reply actions

hahah trade 3/5 ‘s of the lakers for just lebron? tempting, but i think we’re better of having the guys we have…after all there is only one ball. And i definately dont think kobe would be willing to have another top dog on the team.

I know this is just a joke, but as far as jokes go, this doesnt even have remote possibility

In Kobe we trust!

by robi s on Nov 2, 2009 3:51 PM PST reply actions

until he shows a bit more maturity

i take more pleasure in beating him :p

but on a serious note, i don’t think kobe can share the spotlight with him.

by Nostance on Nov 2, 2009 5:14 PM PST reply actions

though

i wonder if the other LA team will show interest in him :p.

by Nostance on Nov 2, 2009 5:14 PM PST up reply actions

That's Bill Simmons' take too

The absolute best place for LeBron to go would be the Clippers. Look at all the young talent that they have there. Gordon, Kaman, and Griffin plus Baron Davis. He fits right in at a 3 spot with that team.

"I just wish that the late Harry Caray were still around so I could hear him mispronounce 'Kosuke Fukudome' every fukun' night" -- Dennis Miller

by fourstick on Nov 3, 2009 9:38 AM PST up reply actions

No way LBJ wants to share LA.

The man has a large ego. If/when he leaves Cleveland it will be in the only city that being “The Man” in that would rival (if not top) being the man on the Lakers. New York.

The Nets have nice young talent. Lopez. Harris. Lee. Put LBJ on that team now, they would beat Cleveland with LBJ.

I know people out there claim that the NBA doesn’t “need” New York. That’s easy to say because they never had this opportunity. Having Kobe in LA, LeBron in NY/Brooklyn, KG in Boston, and possibly Wade in Chicago would put the NBA in a stratosphere it’s never been in before.

by wondahbap on Nov 3, 2009 10:04 AM PST up reply actions

Yeah, Kobe's still #1 on our team. LeBron can go to New York

"I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan. I only want to be Kobe Bryant,"
-Kobe Bryant

by KobeisGod on Nov 2, 2009 6:35 PM PST reply actions

not ever goina happen

i really hope this is some sort of joke because there is not a chance in hell this will ever happen. there is more of a chance of them taking away the 3 point like and changing the back boards back into wood. then wilt chamberlin can rise from the grave, sign with the lakers and win another championship while averaging 50 points a game. this is not in the last bit ever plausible. myth busted.

by ILOVEKOBE on Nov 2, 2009 7:01 PM PST reply actions

don't want it to happen

i want the lakers to met lebron in the finals first and be able to beat them..

by wyl@work on Nov 2, 2009 8:39 PM PST reply actions

If Lebron doesn't go to the Brooklyn Nets

I’ll be surprised

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.

by Justin N. on Nov 2, 2009 9:52 PM PST reply actions

Sadly this is not the first time I've heard this (seriously)

But if you were to tell me two years ago that the Lakers would land Pau Gasol for Kwame, I would have laughed at you too.

by brianfbb on Nov 3, 2009 12:26 AM PST reply actions

Good Point

Clearly, the key is reacquire Kwame. And then trade him again.

For LeBron.

Mitch Kupchak, you have your marching orders.

by DexterFishmore on Nov 3, 2009 1:42 AM PST up reply actions

Until Kobe signs an extension...

I think LBJ signing here could be a possibility, just not with Kobe. I thought about this before. The mere fact that an extension hasn’t been signed yet makes this a plausible idea.

What if there’s some bad blood lingering from the Summer of ‘07, and the Lakers decide to let Kobe’s contract run out andmake a play at LBJ?

The Lakers always get their guy. As much as Lakers fans love Kobe, LBJ is the one player in the NBA that would make Lakers fan forget about losing Kobe. Personally, I would prefer to keep Kobe, but if LBJ was here, how long could anyone stay mad?

About as long as it takes you to say this:
“Kobe’s gone? NOOOOOO! Oh, the Lakers signed LeBron? I guess I could be forced to deal with that.”

by wondahbap on Nov 3, 2009 8:08 AM PST reply actions

Man, I ~~love~~ respect the Kobester but that would be WILD and I’m not totally opposed.

by lazNirv on Nov 3, 2009 8:20 AM PST up reply actions

Can't happen

Read, cannot.

Kobe is still on the books for 2010-11 at $24.8M, that’s not a team option. He has a full no trade clause. Essentially, he would have to agree to being traded to Cleveland WITH Andrew Bynum straight up for LeBron prior to the trade deadline this season. Do you think that Kobe agrees to a trade that will once again partner him up with Shaq? Not a chance in hell.

Second, let’s assume that Kobe simply goes AWOL and the league voids the final year of his contract for some crazy reason. The Lakers would be exactly $2-$5M under the cap ($48.151M on the books, cap expected to be somewhere between $50M and $53M), and that’s with letting Morrison, Farmar, and Brown walk. They could offer LeBron their mid-level exception, that is all. They cannot offer him a max deal like Miami, Chicago, LA Clippers, or Cleveland could.

"I just wish that the late Harry Caray were still around so I could hear him mispronounce 'Kosuke Fukudome' every fukun' night" -- Dennis Miller

by fourstick on Nov 3, 2009 9:47 AM PST up reply actions

Yes.

fourstick is right. 2010-2011 is a player option, so there’s no way Kobe could get jilted.

by wondahbap on Nov 3, 2009 9:58 AM PST up reply actions

Yeah. Kobe (or at least Mrs Kobe) seems to like life along the Newport Coast.

by lazNirv on Nov 3, 2009 10:11 AM PST up reply actions

Did you guys even read the 'article'?

The article said nothing of Kobe being traded. That is not going to happen. However, it is possible to make acquire Lebron. “James just has to explain to the Cavs he’s leaving. If they don’t accommodate him, he’s going to New York or Miami and they get nothing. But if they do in a sign and trade to save the franchise, they get a young, potential All-Star center in Andrew Bynum. Maybe Lamar Odom as well or Ron Artest. Draft picks, some pieces like Jordan Farmar.”

by Pastafarian on Dec 5, 2009 7:37 AM PST up reply actions