Trade Idea (LA, Chicago and Charlotte)

[Sroek]

Lakers
Incoming Players: Gerald Wallace, Tyrus Thomas
Outgoing Players: Lamar Odom, Trevor Ariza, Chris Mihm

Bulls
Incoming Players: Lamar Odom, Raymond Felton, Chris Mihm
Outgoing Players: Kirk Hinrich, Tyrus Thomas, Joakim Noah, Thabo Sefolosha

Bobcats
Incoming Players: Kirk Hinrich, Thabo Sefolosha, Trevor Ariza, Joakim Noah
Outgoing Players: Gerald Wallace, Raymond Felton

As much as I'd hate to see Ariza go, Gerald Wallace will be a great defensive SF with superb scoring capabilities for the Lakers, especially considering he'll often be left open due the presence of Kobe, Gasol and Bynum. Plus they come up with a promising young PF in Tyrus Thomas to make up for the loss of Turiaf.

Bulls are looking to move Hinrich after having drafted D-Rose, and would benefit from having Odom's versatility and rebounding for their new up-tempo/athletic squad. Additionally, Raymond Felton could likely become the best second-unit PG in the league and they'll also be left with cap flexibility at the end of next season.

The Bobcats upgrade their PG by bringing in a high IQ play-making/scoring veteran Hinrich, whose potential to raise the team's effectiveness will be maximized under their new coach Larry Brown's system, and acquire three solid young players with only 1 year left in their contracts each in Noah, Ariza and Sefolosha.

[Slava]

Bulls get robbed but I love it for the lakers.

[Sroek]

Bulls get to experiment with an new intriguing lineup which they can rebuild if it doesn't work out, since Odom and Felton's contracts are expiring:

Rose, Felton
Gordon, Hughes
Deng, Nocioni
Odom, Gooden
Gooden, Mihm, Aaron Gray

[Slava]

Trust me the Bulls would rather tsand pat than make that trade. They get watered down both talentwise as well as depthwise in that deal. Chicago will only afford to lose all that talent if they were to net a superstar player in return and we all know LO is not that.

[tkb]

Appreciate the effort, but please use the stickied trade thread.