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destro wrote:

myersia wrote:Also let me add this. We all will be emotional wrecks when the lakers are mediocre for the next five or so years.

I won't be. I understand no team can stay at the top throughout the whole league's existence, there's down periods for each franchise. Seemingly only the bandwagon fans refuse to comprehend this.

The only thing that could make me an emotional wreck is if we trade Howard for anything that's been proposed on this website. Brook Lopez would be enough of an emotional wreck to cause me to stop rooting for the Lakers.

myersia wrote:

GAME TIME wrote:Lakers have bird rights, other teams don't, reason why Lakers won't trade him.

True. However, given his history you don't think this helps Dwight gain more leverage? In the summer he is going to demand a trade so his bird rights are traded to the Nets. Now other teams will not trade with us and know that we are desperate because Dwight can just leave us if he wants to join the Mavs or Rox. Yes that means he walks away from 30 million, but in the end we are screwed. If he walks then what do we do? Trade Pau? Trade Nash? Trade MWP? Earl will probably be gone as well.

dockingsched wrote:

destro wrote:

dockingsched wrote:destro, there's def. a big difference in what u asserted

"He's already said he doesn't want to be traded"

and what the article says

"sources say he won't ask to be traded".

He doesn't want to be traded because he doesn't want what happened in Orlando to happen again, he also doesn't want to be traded because he wants to make his own decision at the end of the season. That's what I read a while back. Like I said before, I'll see if I can find better when I have time later. If later is too long of a wait then oh well.

y u always seemingly so defensive? be coo destro!

Phil XI wrote:

myersia wrote:

GAME TIME wrote:Lakers have bird rights, other teams don't, reason why Lakers won't trade him.

True. However, given his history you don't think this helps Dwight gain more leverage? In the summer he is going to demand a trade so his bird rights are traded to the Nets. Now other teams will not trade with us and know that we are desperate because Dwight can just leave us if he wants to join the Mavs or Rox. Yes that means he walks away from 30 million, but in the end we are screwed. If he walks then what do we do? Trade Pau? Trade Nash? Trade MWP? Earl will probably be gone as well.

From what I understand. Since we are over the cap we cannot sign and trade him. ( new CBA)

myersia wrote:

GAME TIME wrote:Lakers have bird rights, other teams don't, reason why Lakers won't trade him.

True. However, given his history you don't think this helps Dwight gain more leverage? In the summer he is going to demand a trade so his bird rights are traded to the Nets. Now other teams will not trade with us and know that we are desperate because Dwight can just leave us if he wants to join the Mavs or Rox. Yes that means he walks away from 30 million, but in the end we are screwed. If he walks then what do we do? Trade Pau? Trade Nash? Trade MWP? Earl will probably be gone as well.

Phil XI wrote:

myersia wrote:

GAME TIME wrote:Lakers have bird rights, other teams don't, reason why Lakers won't trade him.

True. However, given his history you don't think this helps Dwight gain more leverage? In the summer he is going to demand a trade so his bird rights are traded to the Nets. Now other teams will not trade with us and know that we are desperate because Dwight can just leave us if he wants to join the Mavs or Rox. Yes that means he walks away from 30 million, but in the end we are screwed. If he walks then what do we do? Trade Pau? Trade Nash? Trade MWP? Earl will probably be gone as well.

From what I understand. Since we are over the cap we cannot sign and trade him. ( new CBA)

Phil XI wrote:

myersia wrote:

GAME TIME wrote:Lakers have bird rights, other teams don't, reason why Lakers won't trade him.

True. However, given his history you don't think this helps Dwight gain more leverage? In the summer he is going to demand a trade so his bird rights are traded to the Nets. Now other teams will not trade with us and know that we are desperate because Dwight can just leave us if he wants to join the Mavs or Rox. Yes that means he walks away from 30 million, but in the end we are screwed. If he walks then what do we do? Trade Pau? Trade Nash? Trade MWP? Earl will probably be gone as well.

From what I understand. Since we are over the cap we cannot sign and trade him. ( new CBA)

Jaykoolzboy wrote:At this point I would be very happy if lakers can get Asik and Lin/Parson + some draft picks

Lin
Kobe
Clark
Gasol
Asik

Trade Nash and Ron Artest (Exp next year) for some big time bench player, Lakers are set for the next 2 years.

destro wrote:Oh and that HotRocks guy on the GB is having a little too much fun reading the blogs.

Jaykoolzboy wrote:At this point I would be very happy if lakers can get Asik and Lin/Parson + some draft picks

Lin
Kobe
Clark
Gasol
Asik

Trade Nash and Ron Artest (Exp next year) for some big time bench player, Lakers are set for the next 2 years.

BlackBerry wrote:Lin doesn't like the lime light. That is why he was okay with leaving the New York Knicks. Even Stephen A. Smith stated this.

Beto Duran @DuranSports

Dwight Howard if he sees himself with Lakers in future “only thing matters is right now. Nobody can control what happens this offseason”

Question: "Given that Kobe and Howard do not like eachother, Why do not the Lakers trade Kobe and keep the younger Howard and build for the future. The could still get a lot for Kobe even though he is 34."

Chad Ford (1:41 PM): One, Kobe has a no trade clause, so they can't just ship him anywhere. Two, Kobe is very popular in LA. Dwight is not. It would be a very hard sell to fans. However, with that said, I've heard rumblings that if Howard told Laker officials this summer that the only way he'd stay in LA is if Kobe leaves, the Lakers could end up choosing Howard over Kobe. It's an unlikely scenario, but one worth watching.