Alfred wrote:
I don't see how rebuilding would be a better plan than getting a 22 year old center that could potentially be the best bigman in the league at some point.
I personally think it's crazy that the Lakers would even consider this. I don't think Bynum is even scratching the surface of his potential.
Yeah, I'm just not that confident in Bynum's work ethic and health, nor do I think that the resultant lineup would have much of a chance to compete until some of the bloat was removed. But given the alternatives, I'd give that trade an A+ and get to sacrificing the goats.
You see, the thing that intrigues me is that if Bosh for Bynum is real, and happens, it begins to recreate the 2008-09 Orlando Magic situation, with a few differences, but I think you see some similarities. You have a big post-up C, a perimetre oriented PF who can also post up smaller players, Turkuglu at small forward and DeRozan as Courtney Lee (although DD's three pointer needs lots and lots of work). If BC knew he was getting Bynum, he would draft a three point shooting guard, like DeMar's buddy, Xavier Henry, and then look to trade our expirings, one point guard, or whatever for a little more athletic point guard. Here's where a kid like Darren Collison would complete the picture.
Similar, but there's still quite a gap from Howard to Bynum, especially in the rebounding department, and likewise between Lewis and Bargnani. The Magic are the best defensive rebounding team in the league, and that's crucial to their success. Bargs/Bynum is actually a downgrade from our current frontcourt, which ranked 23rd in DRB%...I'm not certain that you can replicate Orlando's stops n' threes style without being able to dominate the glass.