Not Many Trade Options for our Lakers Mitch says

[One Love]

The reaity is there are only a few teams that can compile a decent package given the high salaries involved... I think there is a REAL chance Pau gets Amenstied in the offseason as most of the deals would require us to take back bad contracts and could adversly affect our '14 Plan...

We have only 3 players that are eligiable to be amnestied (Gasol, Kobe & Metta)... Pau is costing us close to $40 million ($19 salary & luxury taxes) therefore if he gets Amenstied another team will pick him up (submit blind offers) and those monies (probably $4 to $5 million) would come back to the Lakers therefore Pau would cost us $14 million next year instead of $40 to $45 million...

[leeprettyp]

The reaity is there are only a few teams that can compile a decent package given the high salaries involved... I think there is a REAL chance Pau gets Amenstied in the offseason as most of the deals would require us to take back bad contracts and could adversly affect our '14 Plan...

We have only 3 players that are eligiable to be amnestied (Gasol, Kobe & Metta)... Pau is costing us close to $40 million ($19 salary & luxury taxes) therefore if he gets Amenstied another team will pick him up (submit blind offers) and those monies (probably $4 to $5 million) would come back to the Lakers therefore Pau would cost us $14 million next year instead of $40 to $45 million...

But to Amensity Pau Gasol would mean the Buss family would still have to pay that salary. Yikesss!!! I get the thought process buts that alot of money to pay someone to play somewhere else.

IF we keep him, I'm definitely sure he is traded before the start of next season. He'd be an expiring contract and in todays new CBA. That is pretty much golden

[stunnar0b]

As far as I'm concerned pau ain't going anywhere til next year when his contract becomes an expiring. when there is true value

[AdonisDeMarion]

He's gone on the first or second

[deNIEd]

As far as I'm concerned pau ain't going anywhere til next year when his contract becomes an expiring. when there is true value

Yet, you would either be trading for an expiring contract or saying goodbye to 2014 free agent dreams.

[One Love]

His value does increase substantially with one year remiaing but given the fact the Lakers down want to take any salary back, it is somewhat of a mood point... He will be amenstied... Maybe another team pays $8 to $10 million for him off amensty aivers and the Lakers pay the rest... I would love to get value back but dont see it happening...

We will beat Miami tonight...

[EArl]

That means Mitch is going in for the kill!

[Tasp]

That means Mitch is going in for the kill!

[SlavaMedvedenko]

That means Mitch is going in for the kill!

Mitch ain't bout dat lyfe no more. He tells you he wants to hit a home run before he hits it. He got that MJ level swag now-a-days.

[hermes]

do it mitch!

[EArl]

do it mitch!

Hermes begs to differ Slav

[Ckay]

I believe you, Mitch

[Michael Lucky]

I recall Mitch saying something allong the lines of it's unlikely any move would be made at the trade deadline last year and yet he made two and was the most active GM at the trade deadline besides Portland's so I'll definitely take this with a grain of salt.

[tugs]

That means Mitch is going in for the kill!

Mitch ain't bout dat lyfe no more. He tells you he wants to hit a home run before he hits it. He got that MJ level swag now-a-days.

hopefully you are not referring to the Bobcats GM MJ. he sucks.

deal with the Cats Mitch!

[Mamba Venom]

Isn't Pau the largest expiring contract next year?

Next year that is huge value. We traded Kwame for Pau because he was expiring.

I think Gay and J-Smoove trade places. But I would love to see the Lakers make a run at either player OR let's see how Pau does in Odom's 2011 role as 6th man. I think Pau can handle that and be great.