hoopsworld: lakers may work out a deal to get hinrich

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[daddyfivestar]

this from Hollinger chat (today or yesterday, not sure) when asked if LA and Hinrich could happen:

John Hollinger:
Problem isn't fit, it's money. Between salary and luxury tax, Hinrich will cost the Lakers $35 million in the two seasons after this one. I'm guessing that pretty much kills the deal.

[crazyeights]

Wouldn't the Lakers have known that for the past few years? Why would that kill the deal if we're the ones looking into it?

Don't get the logic there...

[KingLakers]

It makes sense what Hollinger is saying I've read several times in article's this season that the Lakers don't want to have the highest payroll in the NBA they want to be below 91 million which is where they are at right now. As much as HInrich fits if they trade for him going into next season the Lakers salary wise will be exactly where they were at the start of this season even if they send Sasha away in any Hinrich trade.I think its more likely the Lakers stand pat and maybe go after a guy like Felton in the summer. Which wouldn't be such a bad idea.

[Jajwanda]

No it really would be. This team's window isn't that long. Kobe, Artest, Gasol, and Odom will be reaching the breakdown point of the Celtics within a couple years. Missing a title in this run is inexcusable. Assuming that another dynasty is on the way is asinine.

As far as the cash correct Hinrich will cost the Lakers approximately 35m and that does make it a difficult option. Even if you assume a PG is found next year for 5m a year, that's only 10m total versus 35m. That's the primary problem right now. I'm sure the Lakers love Hinrich. Even if you give up Sasha though that's still a 22m deal over the next two years. Buss may bite on that but it's not chump change that they're speaking about.

They may decide to do something completely off the radar and add a veteran PG of a lesser caliber than Hinrich that's possibly cheaper than him. I mean when you have a guy playing 24 mpg that's so EGREGIOUSLY bad as Fisher is on defense and in his overall help to the team it's not hard to improve.

Take a look at the long-term deals available right now. They may consider sending Sasha to a team that it's trouble to take on his deal. Another cheap option is Keyon Dooling I think that could certainly work. Next year he'd cost you probably less than he would if he were a FA. He'd be a major improvement and sometimes let's be honest the Lakers as they're constructed are a bunch of big names with terrible players playing in between. An improvement would be to have solid role players, players that can play defense effectively and hit the open shot. Dooling can do that. Sure Hinrich is probably better but Dooling will probably cost say 7m total next year and will save us cash in a deal this year. A 5m investment for one and a half years of play or a 37m one. I think Buss will take the former since it doesn't preclude the latter. The problem I have is that even if we get Hinrich it's Farmar's minutes that are replaced not Fisher's. Fisher's minutes will still however around 18-20 mpg and I can't imagine him succeeding running the second unit with Shannon Brown.

If anything I'd say Brown or Farmar could start at PG and be enough of an upgrade to not make a trade, but it just won't happen.