All Purpose Trade Scenarios Thread - ALL TRADES GO HERE

Luke for DRose

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=85c7o3p

Nice job

I wouldn’t even think about it. I would do it. : ) HELL I would do it for Wade.

I know the Lakers (or Jim Buss rather) do not want to trade both Bynum and Gasol for Howard but they may have no choice at this point. Its time for bold moves. If that deal is available then do it and make a run at Deron Willams this summer. If the Lakers have to take back Hedu Turkey glue then fine, take him and then amnesty his butt this summer. The Mavs will have cap space to sign both Howard and Willams this summer and we dont want those guys going to Dallas. Lakers better do something because now they have the Clippers to worry about as well which was never an issue in the past.

In a trade, I’d gladly approve

But a lot more realistic….

Lakers get: Howard, Turkoglu, Lowry & Morrow

Magic get: Bynum, Scola, Dragic, Thabeet, Ebanks

Rockets get: Gasol, Williams & D Morris

Nets get: Martin, Blake, M Morris, Dallas 1st round pick (from LA) & Knicks 1st round pick (from Hou)

Why for the Lakers: you finally get Howard & a serviceable pg. Yes, you have a huge hole at PF, but with Lowry, Kobe & Howard on the floor, does it really matter who the starting PF is? You also get a sharp shooter in Morrow to play backup minutes behind Kobe. You lose the next backup pg (after Fish retires) in Morris, but Fish should be able to help Glock turn into our backup pg of the future. Turkoglu is long enough to play spot time at the 4 against certain teams. So, Turkoglu, McRoberts, Caracter & Murphy can hold down the PF spot until Mitch goes out and uses the Odom TPE on a player like Varajoe or Blatche. And even if he doesnt, I think we would be okay.

starters: Lowry, Kobe, Barnes, Turkoglu, Howard
key bench players: Fish, Glock, Morrow, MWP, McRoberts, Murphy

Why for the Magic: you get some quality players for Howard and some young players to build for the future. A consolation package of Bynum & Scola isnt so bad when losing Howard & Turkoglu. You also get rid of Turkoglu’s contract that you have trying to pawn off on somebody for a while now. You also get a raw 7 footer in Thabeet, with a legit backup pg in dragic, & a young raw sf in ebanks to plug your hole at sf.

starters: Nelson, Reddick, J Richardson, Anderson, Bynum
key bench players: Dragic, Q Richardson, Ebanks, Davis, Scola

Why for the Rockets: You get your all-star duo. Your bench will be thin this year, but you finally have your two all-stars. You can try to find some depth in the off season. You also get a young, raw pg in Morris who can learn from the all-star and fill that backup roll if Flynn does not pan out.

starters: D Williams, Lee, Parsons, Gasol, Dalembert
key bench players: Flynn, D Morris, Budinger, T Williams, Patterson, Hill

Why for the Nets: Howard has finally decided he wants to play in LA, and you are going to lose Williams in the off season. You go into full rebuilding mode. You get a nice package for D-Will in Martin, Blake & M Morris. Morris is a young raw player and you also get two first round picks in the upcoming draft.

starters: Farmar, Martin, Stevenson, Humphries, Lopez
key bench players: Blake, Brooks, James, M Morris, Petro

I may have a slightly biased eye, but I think everybody makes out pretty well in this trade.

I’m new here. Live in NJ, but I’ve been a life long Laker fan. I’ve come with a trade that isn’t spectacular, but I think it fills some needs at the same time.

Lakers: Beasley, Ridnour, Milicic

T’Wolves: Pau

In making this trade, we give Wolves Gasol, who serves as a PF/C hybrid for them, keeping Love at the 4, where he’s better suited. They also get someone who can mentor Rubio, as they are Olympic teammates.

For the Lakers, we get Beasley, a SF/PF tweener but I think he can play the 4 for the Lakers. He’s also more comfortable playing around the perimeter, giving Bynum free reign to post up. Then we get an improvement at the starting PG position with Ridnour. For salary purposes, we’d have to take someone like Darko too, but that would serve nicely as a back up defensive player for when Bynum needs a breather.

Here’s the link

PLEASE include a way for a back-up C so it’s actually feasible to play basketball if Bynum ever has to leave the game. lol

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7ffdl76

is this realistic?

Thats the one guy I have been saying can’t be traded besides Kobe.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=6qnckf6

Lakers get: Deron, Scola, Morrow
Nets get: Martin, Dragic, Barnes, 3 First Rounders (1 from Lakers, 1 from Mavs via Lakers, 1 from Houston)
Houston gets: Gasol, Odom TPE

and just won’t translate into the real-world lol

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=mYSHaNdyKlQ

Highlights from a playoff game last year. This is currently Better than anything else we have off the bench.

What do you think?

We all know we should’ve had Chris Paul via Houston. Orlando needs to trade Dwight Howard but they probably (and rightfully) want more than just Andrew Bynum. Bynum and Pau Gasol for Howard straight up is not good. So why doesn’t Mitch revisit the Houston?

We don’t have Lamar Odom to trade to Houston, but Orlando does have Hedo Turkoglu who they want to get rid of. Here is my trade (works on trade machine):

LAL: Get Dwight Howard, Luis Scola, and Kyle Lowry

ORL: Get Andrew Bynum and Kevin Martin

HOU: Get Pau Gasol and Hedo Turkoglu

I think this trade works for all three teams: Houston gets the interior presence they want in Pau, plus we can send them a pick and Odom’s trade exception. Orlando gets something in return for Dwight, and something pretty good in my opinion. They get his replacement in Bynum, possibly the second best center in the NBA, and a big time scoring guard in Martin. With those two, the Magic don’t necessarily take a step back and they certainly have good pieces for the future.

Now, the Lakers side. They get Dwight which is awesome. That’s an upgrade. Scola is certainly a downgrade, but he essentially is Pau, just two inches shorter and less polished. He is a very good scorer and rebounder and Dwight will more than make up for his defense. The trade does not work salary-wise without Lowry, and Goran Dragic’s salary is not big enough to make it work with him. So, Houston makes the trade work, and we get a MAJOR point guard upgrade.

Trade machine gives us a +13 win rating on this, I think it could mean more, even a championship. Thoughts?

Lakers get: Howard, Turkoglu, Dragic & Patterson
Magic get: Bynum, Martin & Barnes & Lakers 1st round pick in 2012
Rockets get: Pau & Morris

Same trade as above except Lakers get Scola instead of Patterson

Would you do this?
Lakers get: D Williams, B Lopez, Okur & Morrow
Nets get: Pau & Bynum

This would be interesting.
Lakers get: Howard, Turkoglu, & R Anderson
Magic get: Stoudemire, Bynum, Knicks 1st round pick in 2013 & Dallas 1st round pick in 2012 (from LA)
Knicks get: Pau, Ebanks & Morris

And just for fun – here’s to fucking Dan Gilbert’s cap space up for the next 3 years.
Lakers get: Howard, Varejao & Sessions
Magic get: Bynum, Jamison, Barnes & Lakers 1st round pick in 2012
Cavs get: Pau, Turkoglu & Blake

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=78argeq

Calderon is better than Sessions, and the Rapt’s want a cheaper, yet serviceable PG in return for Calderon.

This deal banks on Houston still wanting Gasol.

Awesome ESPN Trade Machine Scenario
We could also throw in Ebanks or a rook to Houston, and/or see if Orlando wants to send Redick to Houston since Martin would take his starting spot.

Our starting lineup would be:
PG: Calderon
SG: Kobe
SF: Turk
PF: Scola
C: Howard

Henry
D howard?? Is it true his people has warned the lakers that he would test the market even if they trade for him? Thanks.

Eric Pincus
I’ve heard the same. There’s a push to get Howard into Dallas although there’s a lot still up, up, up in the air.

Bucks to Trade Frustrated Jackson?

Stephen Jackson was supposed to make an immediate impact in Milwaukee. He was going to provide leadership, which the Bucks have lacked in recent years, and contribute on both ends of the court. Twenty games into the season, that hasn’t been the case.

Jackson was initially frustrated with the organization because they wouldn’t extend his contract. Now, the 33-year-old is also unhappy with his role.

"I ain’t surprised," Jackson said of being benched. "They know how I feel. It ain’t no secret. Everybody knows the situation. I’m going to cheer the team on and do what I’ve got to do. My situation is going to get better soon. But until then I’m going to support these guys and continue to collect my check."

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=8xbftfu

To ORL: Bynum, Gasol
To LAL: Howard, Sessions, Varejao, Hedo
To CLE: Anderson, Reddick, Odom TPE

and Mitch has no trades or signings at the March 15th deadline, I think he should pull this trade out of his back pocket.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7mq7e9n

Lakers get: Boris Diaw, Diop, DJ Augustin & the bobcats 2012 1st round pick

Bobcats get: Gasol, Morris, the mavs 1st round pick in 2012 (from LA) & the lakers 2nd round pick in 2012.

http://www.hoopsworld.com/nba-2-rondo-for-gasol-a-possiblity
H/T lakergirl for the find.

I would seriously think about this, if they sent us B Bass & Pietrus, along with Rondo.

Bass is a hustling PF who has a nice mid range jumper. Pietrus is a SF who is putting up 8 ppg off the bench and hitting 3’s at a 40% mark.

We’ll send you Pau and D Morris.

Do this:
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7aqd3t4

And then this:
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=2uux58k
while throwing in the 1st round pick we got from dallas and our 2nd round pick next year.

PG: Dragic, Blake, Fish
SG: Bryant, Martin, Glock, Kapono
SF: Peace, Ebanks, Walton
PF: Scola, McRoberts
C: Howard, Murphy

Rockets Trade: Kevin Martin, Johnny Flynn, Luis Scola, and Hasheem Thabeet

Rockets Receive: Pau Gasol, Boris Diaw, and Matt Barnes

Lakers Trade: Pau Gasol and Matt Barnes

Lakers Receive: Luis Scola, Hasheem Thabeet, and DJ Augustin

Bobcats Trade: DJ Augustin and Boris Diaw

Bobcats Receive: Kevin Martin and Johnny Flynn

Why would each team would do this trade?

Rockets: It is no surprise that the Rockets have been looking for a star caliber big man to build around since Yao Ming retired with his foot injuries. Pau Gasol is one of the top centers in the NBA and with 3 years left in his contract and at 31 years of age, he will be off the books right if his age catches up to him. Moving Kevin Martin could also unleash some of the talent that are backed up in the Rockets bench, as well as ridding themselves of a defensive liability. Getting Boris Diaw will give them yet another option at the pf position, but more importantly he is in his contract year and it will free up some cap space as he will be off the books and take all $9 mil off the cap. Matt Barnes is a complementary piece that will give the team some fire of the bench.

Lakers: They are in big need of a point guard right now, so much of a need that they are even looking at Gilbert Arenas and Rafer Alston. While there will be a drop off by losing Pau Gasol, they will get a much needed PG in DJ Augustin. Augustin is healing from a minor injury, but he was having himself a very nice season prior to that; averaging 13.6 pts, 3.1 rebs, and 6.6 asts per game. While these are not eye popping numbers, keep in mind that Augustin is getting these averages while playing for a very slow tempo and offensively challenged team. The Lakers will also receive Luis Scola and Hasheem Thabeet from the Rockets whom will help shore up the front lines after losing Gasol. Scola brings 120% effort night in and night out and can almost match Gasol’s scoring ability at the PF position. This trade can also move Bynum to the Center position.

Bobcats: This team is the most offensively challenged team in the league. Some of this is attributed to injuries, but much of this is simply due to the lack of offensive talent. Although Kevin Martin is one of the worst defensive players in the league not named Carmelo Anthony, Martin is absolutely a lethal weapon on the offensive end. Unlike most high scoring players who holds on to the ball, Martin is one of the best in the league at moving around the floor without the ball which could help Kemba Walker out a lot. By adding Johnny Flynn they will fill the void at the backup pg position left by DJ Augustin. Boris Diaw at this point is probably seen by the league as just an expiring contract, the guy plays with no sense of urgency and is very laissez-faire on the court. Bobcats fans would be excited just to see him gone.

I tried this trade on ESPN NBA Trade Machine and all the numbers check out fine. Let me know your thoughts.

Thumbs up

Does anyone think that we would be better with Scola, D12 and Nelson? I like Scola a lot, much tougher mentally than Pau, and I’m not sure that this team is Championship level. I also have the long-term multi-year doubts about Bynum’s health. But this just does not seem to be enough.

What do you all think?

To Los Angeles: Dwight Howard, Luis Scola, Jameer Nelson
To Houston: Pau Gasol, Matt Barnes, LAL first-round pick
To Orlando: Andrew Bynum, Kevin Martin, Goran Dragic, Chandler Parsons

Gasol

The Lakers don’t have many pieces to give up, but Gasol and Bynum are the two best options Orlando could get. Bynum is no Howard (sorry Shaq, it’s true), but he’s still one of the best centers in the league and would make the 5 a strength for the Magic in the years to come.

Gasol, on the other hand, has little value to the Magic because of his age and because of Anderson. He’d become the Rockets’ best player, though, and they can give up some of their great depth for a star. Earlier in the season, they were willing to give up Scola, Martin and Dragic. Adding Barnes and a first-round pick could convince them to throw in promising rookie Parsons too.

Gasol and Bynum are a steep price for the Lakers to pay, even if they add the future face of the franchise. But at least Scola and Nelson, who are now extraneous pieces for the Magic, would fill big holes for Los Angeles, especially at the much-maligned point guard position.

In the end, though, why do the Lakers make this trade? They do it because they’re motivated to shake things up to better compete for the 2012 NBA championship, which is looking highly unlikely right now for L.A. In fact, our TeamRankings.com NBA playoff odds give the Lakers just a 1.4 percent chance of winning another title if things keep going the way they are.

That percentage just isn’t good enough for Kobe. Something needs to change, and GM Mitch Kupchak might decide to take a risk. As any seasoned salesperson knows, a motivated buyer completely changes the game. If the Magic can parlay L.A.’s lust for championships and discontent with the status quo into negotiating leverage, the Magic can trade Howard for the pieces they need to win, both now and in the future.

source

It’ll never happen, but what if the Lakers offered Bynum + MWP for Nash, Gortat, Dudley, and 2 first round picks? Do the Suns say no?

So any three team with the Rockets may still be feasible

I also wouldn’t be surprised if the Rockets will still throw in Flynn or Dragic if pressed (though dunno if any team would want Flynn)

One of the trade scenarios he looked at for Dwight

To Los Angeles: Dwight Howard, Luis Scola, Jameer Nelson
To Houston: Pau Gasol, Matt Barnes, LAL first-round pick
To Orlando: Andrew Bynum, Kevin Martin, Goran Dragic, Chandler Parsons

The Lakers don’t have many pieces to give up, but Gasol and Bynum are the two best options Orlando could get. Bynum is no Howard (sorry Shaq, it’s true), but he’s still one of the best centers in the league and would make the 5 a strength for the Magic in the years to come.

Gasol, on the other hand, has little value to the Magic because of his age and because of Anderson. He’d become the Rockets’ best player, though, and they can give up some of their great depth for a star. Earlier in the season, they were willing to give up Scola, Martin and Dragic. Adding Barnes and a first-round pick could convince them to throw in promising rookie Parsons too.

Gasol and Bynum are a steep price for the Lakers to pay, even if they add the future face of the franchise. But at least Scola and Nelson, who are now extraneous pieces for the Magic, would fill big holes for Los Angeles, especially at the much-maligned point guard position.

In the end, though, why do the Lakers make this trade? They do it because they’re motivated to shake things up to better compete for the 2012 NBA championship, which is looking highly unlikely right now for L.A. In fact, our TeamRankings.com NBA playoff odds give the Lakers just a 1.4 percent chance of winning another title if things keep going the way they are.

That percentage just isn’t good enough for Kobe. Something needs to change, and GM Mitch Kupchak might decide to take a risk. As any seasoned salesperson knows, a motivated buyer completely changes the game. If the Magic can parlay L.A.’s lust for championships and discontent with the status quo into negotiating leverage, the Magic can trade Howard for the pieces they need to win, both now and in the future.

what do you guys think?

So I’m from the Rockets blog wondering how would you think of this trade scenario with the Lakers. The trade basically is us trading Flynn, Thabeet, and William (the 09’ers) for the Lakers Walton and 1 or 2 first round picks they own. The number picks depend on Morey’s magic to get the two picks.(Lakers own theirs and the Mavericks pick) The Rockets then can amnesty Walton and get more cap room.


You can see trade on the trade machine:

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=769fwup

Star-divide

The whole reason the cap works is because Lakers have a 8.5 million dollar trade exception and is use on Flynn and Thabeet.

Pros Lakers

The Lakers get a point guard that can actually move
They get much needed depth on the bench with Williams and Thabeet (not really with Thabeet)
They get rid of Luke Walton’s horrific contract
All these plays contracts expire after this season so it frees them up financially

Pros Rockets

The Rockets get one or two first round pick in a very strong draft (That will give them 3 or 4 picks for next years draft)
They have immediate cap room for now
They get rid of the 09ers who die on the bench and these three can actually get time in L.A

I believe that this can realistically improve your bench with some young legs and y’all will have a little more financial flexibility. Below please comment on what you think of this trade and how you would change it and how you feel about this trade.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=897clt6

Gasol Tied to Bulls, Again

When Pau Gasol was traded to the L.A. Lakers in February of 2008, it came after a whirlwind of trade rumors that had the Spanish forward headed to a number of different teams. One of the more serious rumors at the time was a deal that centered around Bulls forward Luol Deng, but Chicago at the time balked at giving up too many young pieces to acquire Gasol.

The asking price was then, as it is now, very high for one of the most gifted offensive post men in the game, and Chicago backed off of trade talks long before Memphis grew desperate enough to dump Gasol to L.A. in what seemed at the time to be one of the more lopsided trades in league history.

Of course, this year Deng and Pau’s little brother Marc, for whom he was traded, are both All-Stars while Pau himself is not, but that’s not the point. The point is that, according to Jesus Sanchez of the Spanish sports website Marca.com, Gasol’s agent Arn Tellum is trying to facilitate a trade to Chicago. Again.

Gasol is averaging a career-low 16.6 ppg for a struggling Lakers team, and Tellum also works with Derrick Rose, so it’s not an entirely outlandish idea. It’s actually not even the first time this season that the Bulls have been rumored to have had interest in Gasol. An internet rumor earlier in the season suggested a Boozer-for-Gasol swap, but the reality of that suggestion was discovered when the rumor didn’t really pick up steam, let alone actually find its way to consummation.

So what about now? Expect the same thing. With the Lakers struggling, rumors involving Gasol are going to be pretty rampant as fans are looking for ways to dramatically improve the team. What they really need, however, is help at the point guard position. Neither C.J. Watson, John Lucas III, or Mike James are big enough improvements to warrant moving Gasol for Boozer, who is also struggling.

It seems like the kind of deal Chicago would consider making, but it just makes too little sense from L.A.’s standpoint. If they’re going to offload Pau, they’ve got to get more value in return than what Chicago is likely to offer. It’s a fun idea, but doesn’t seem likely to come to fruition.

http://www.hoopsworld.com/nba-sunday-nets-snap-skid-brooks-back

for a very long time. He knows he isn’t THE guy anymore and based on his quote, he just wants to help. He would be the cheapest Kobe back up they can get. DO IT MITCH! what will it take?

McGrady Not Happy With Role in Atlanta

You know how to tell when a player is frustrated with his role on a team? He starts using curse words in post-game interviews.

"I’m tired of this [bleep]," Atlanta’s Tracy McGrady told Michael Cunningham of the Atlanta Journal Constitution after Saturday’s loss to Portland. "You can put that in the paper, I don’t give a [bleep]."

Sort of takes away any doubt about how things are going for T-Mac in Atlanta, doesn’t it?

Of course, a player of his pedigree who proved last year in Detroit that he still had some gas left in the tank wouldn’t take too well to playing only 4:39 in the twenty-point loss to the Blazers. None of those minutes came in the second half.

"If you don’t feel I can help, come tell me that," McGrady said. "[Hawks head coach Larry Drew] ain’t told me nothing. I just want to help these guys win, man, which I know I can. But, damn, four minutes?"

So what does this mean for McGrady’s future with the team? Well, the Hawks can’t actually trade him until March 1 because he was just signed this past offseason, but there’s been no indication that this is what either side wants. Drew has said all year that he wants to be careful about using McGrady because of his age and injury history, and McGrady has missed some games this year with back spasms, anyway.

Despite everything, McGrady actually intimated that he’d like to stay with his current team. But, understandably, he’d like to see some more minutes.

"Hopefully, I’m here," he said. "I like it here. I like the guys. That’s what I love most about it. I like the guys in this locker room. But at the same time, I still can play. No doubt in my mind."

This could get interesting if the McGrady minutes continue to be minimal, but for now it looks like he just boiled over in a moment of frustration. If that frustration mounts, however, this could get ugly. Let’s hope that it doesn’t, though.

Pau & Morris for Scola, Martin & Buddinger

I’d even be willing to throw them the Dallas 1st round pick we have.

Surround Kobe & Bynum with knock down shooters. Start Glock, Buddinger & Scola. Glock & Budd both shoot over 40% from 3, and Scola is money from 15 ft.

Bring Blake, Martin, Barnes, McRoberts & Murphy off the bench. Fish should have a permanent bench position next to Luke, and Metta should never see the floor unless we are playing a big SG/SF who nobody can stop.

Pau & a small piece

for

D Williams, Beasley, Barrea & their 2014 1st round pick

We get no superstars in return, but we maintain size.
We clear a TON of salary space and dump MWP.
We get 3 starters and 2 solid bench players.

To MIN: Pau, MWP
To CLE: Derrick Williams, McRoberts, Ridnour, Odom TPE
To LAL: Sessions, Varejao, Jamison, Pekovic, Beasley

MIN gets their big three: Love, Rubio, Pau. The give up relatively little and have to eat MWP’s contract.

CLE gets a young star in Derrick Williams for Varejao to go with Irving and Thompson. Varejao’s out for a month, so they get a useful replacement in McBob to keep their run going, a replacement backup PG in Ridnour, and salary relief in the Odom TPE.

LAL: We have the pieces to play well now AND gain major salary relief to tinker in the summer. If we’re bold, we might even squeeze a draft pick out of Minny. This does for us what moving Pau did for the Grizzlies: opened up salary space to field a more complete team. It also mirrors Denver’s haul for Melo: we lose talent at the top but add a ton of depth, yet we add that to what Denver doesn’t have: 2 stars in Kobe and Andrew.

• Varejao. He’s not Pau, but he’s a borderline all-star and a solid defender that would not be a big drop-off from our big front line.
• Sessions makes everything run properly. He eases the load on Kobe by creating. He helps us use our size with a P&R offense. This brings Drew closer to his potential.
• Jamison. A former all-star that can start until Varejao gets back, then be a scoring boost off the bench. His $15m comes off the book this summer, and if he works out, we can re-sign him for a decent price.
• Pekovic finally gives us a solid backup to Drew. The guy has a 21 PER, so he’s doing something right. We may actually improve the size advantage we had even when Odom was here.
• Beasley. Decent starting small forward. Barnes off the bench improves our energy and stabilizes rotations. In effect, we’re swapping MWP for Beasley, MIN’s cost for getting Pau for only Derrick Williams. His $6m expires this summer too.

That leaves us with:
PG- Sessions, Blake, Fisher, Morris
SG- Kobe, Goudelock, Kapono*
SF- Beasley, Barnes, Ebanks*, Walton
PF- Varejao, Jamison, Murphy
C- Bynum, Pekovic

*-We’d have to either cut Kapono or send out Ebanks in trade to stay at 15 players.

Trade Machine keeps freezing on me, but I’m 98% sure this works.

Don’t know much about Williams but I wonder which would be a better fit for the Lakers. From what I am hearing about Beasley, I would take Williams. But if he is complaining about minutes and playing time well good luck getting any on the Lakers.

Frustration abounds in Atlanta right now, and sources say Marvin Williams wants out because he wants to play somewhere where he’ll have an increased role offensively. Williams is averaging just 9.6 points per game, his lowest since his rookie season.

via Chris Broussard of ESPN

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=3csy96r Pau and a 1st for Ellis and Biedrins. I think this gives us what we have been missing. Ellis could start or come of the bench, score and handle the basketball. I think the biggest thing lacking for us right now is a offensive threat who can break down defenses. With Kobe out we would have someone who can creat offense. I would start Biedrins at PF and allow McRoberts and Murphy more time off the bench. Also I would get rid of MWP and let Barnes and Ebanks play SF. What do you think?

Maybe I am unbiased, maybe a fool.
How about this:
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=87jm2og

Lakers: Sessions, Josh Smith, Atlanta 2012 1st pick
Hawks: Gasol
Cavs: Hinrich cap space and one of the Lakers 3 first round picks

Why the Cavs do that deal? Well, a first for Sessions, speeding up the rebuilding process (I didn’t give them the Hawks’ first ‘cause the Lakers could want to give them their worst first, for example). That’s it.

The Hawks? Horford’s injury hurt but Gasol is (presently) the best player of the trade. Next year, with a fully healed Horford, they could throw a Teague/Johnson/Williams/Horford/Gasol line up at the Bulls and Heat. Not sure if it is enough to beat them, but that will certainly put a scare on them.

The Lakers? They get a lot younger, more athletic and more balanced (and to me, better overall). Not a fan of Sessions from a defensive standpoint, but he is a good passer and a good pick ‘n’ roll player. Even more important, they hold onto Bynum and 2 firsts to try to pry Howard away from the Magic (and a Smith/Howard frontline is kinda enticing, no?). And they would still have the Odom TPE to add a SF or scoring punch off the bench. Anyway that gives the Lakers more flexibility going forward.

To be honest, I am a Spurs fan so I hope it doesn’t happen.
Peace.