An even better option than landing D12 & Deron or CP3?
Posted: Fri Dec 2, 2011 4:28 pm
Dwight can EASILY force his way to the Lakers, easily. A trade of Bynum and (2) #1s would do it if Dwight forces it.
That said, Deron Williams could easily do the same. At present he is saying he isn't re-signing for financial reasons only but that he will definitely consider returning to the Nets next season ... which is like saying nothing and really sucks for the Nets. I personally see the Nets loading up this offseason with the likes of Nene and maybe Jamaal Crawford or even Wilson Chandler in hopes of getting D-Will to re-up with them next year, however while a Williams/Morrow/Chandler/Nene/Lopez lineup is certainly a playoff contender I do not think it's a legit championship contender unless Lopez improves dramatically. That said, if D-Will is a FA next year I think there is a 80%+ chance he goes and signs with the Clippers to play with Gordon, Jordan and most of Blake Griffin.
That said, if Deron would pull a Dwight and tell the Nets flat out, "I'm not going to re-sign with you next year", he could easily force his way to the Lakers as well and a trade of Pau/Morris/Goudelock/Ebanks and Caracter for Deron/Morrow and Petro would be a done deal.
We do have a realistic, albeit small shot at landing D12 and Deron Williams.
However, I think Deron is going to maintain the status quo and just become a free agent next season ... so ... with the news that the Magic may actually prefer Andrew Bogut over Andrew Bynum and the old news that Scott Skiles and Brandon Jennings all but hate each other, that the Bucks have FOUR Point guards under contract, that Jennings is hometown born and bred Lakers fan, that Jennings fave player is Kobe, etc ... why don't we make an immediate play to land D12 and Brandon Jennings right now in a simple 3 team trade?
LAKERS TRADE: Bynum, Odom, Artest, Morris, Ebanks, Caracter, Goudelock, cash and picks
LAKERS RECEIVE: D12, Brandon Jennings, Hedo and Gooden
WHY: The Lakers starting 5 of Jennings/Kobe/Hedo/Gasol/Howard would be the best in the league now and have two superstars for the next 10 years. If they can re-sign Shannon Brown and throw a mini-mle at a decent PF like Kenyon Martin or Chuck Hayes as well as a vet min contract at another big their bench would also be very strong. This is a multiple championship roster!
MAGIC TRADE: D12, Hedo and Richardson
MAGIC RECEIVE: Bogut, Ebanks, Caracter, Goudelock, Dooling and (2) #1 picks from Lakers
WHY: D12 is gone and landing the second best C in the East, a young all-star C who is a far superior passer to Dwight and even averaged more blocked shots per game is a solid score. Couple that with also being able to dump your second and fourt worst contracts in Hedo and Richardson and adding the expiring contract of Dooling and (5) young players and you have made yourself quite a trade Orlando!
BUCKS TRADE: Bogut, Jennings, Gooden and Dooling
BUCKS RECEIVE: Bynum, Odom, Artest, Darius Morris and $3mil cash
WHY: The Bucks have nothing going for them at present and a starting PG who is on the fast track to bolt beer town the second he becomes a free agent. Trading Bogut and Jennings along with the worthless Keyon Dooling and the horrible contract (by far your team's worst) of Drew Gooden to land the the incredibly young and 2nd best C in the league, an all-star level PF, a defensive ace and Stephen Jackson's buddy, the best passing PG in the 2011 draft and $3mil cash is a great trade. The Bynum/Odom/Artest frontcourt will be perhaps the best in the Eastern Conference and the starting lineup of Udrih/Jackson/Artest/Odom/Bynum should be one of the top 3 in the East. This team could make some real playoff noise!
That said, Deron Williams could easily do the same. At present he is saying he isn't re-signing for financial reasons only but that he will definitely consider returning to the Nets next season ... which is like saying nothing and really sucks for the Nets. I personally see the Nets loading up this offseason with the likes of Nene and maybe Jamaal Crawford or even Wilson Chandler in hopes of getting D-Will to re-up with them next year, however while a Williams/Morrow/Chandler/Nene/Lopez lineup is certainly a playoff contender I do not think it's a legit championship contender unless Lopez improves dramatically. That said, if D-Will is a FA next year I think there is a 80%+ chance he goes and signs with the Clippers to play with Gordon, Jordan and most of Blake Griffin.
That said, if Deron would pull a Dwight and tell the Nets flat out, "I'm not going to re-sign with you next year", he could easily force his way to the Lakers as well and a trade of Pau/Morris/Goudelock/Ebanks and Caracter for Deron/Morrow and Petro would be a done deal.
We do have a realistic, albeit small shot at landing D12 and Deron Williams.
However, I think Deron is going to maintain the status quo and just become a free agent next season ... so ... with the news that the Magic may actually prefer Andrew Bogut over Andrew Bynum and the old news that Scott Skiles and Brandon Jennings all but hate each other, that the Bucks have FOUR Point guards under contract, that Jennings is hometown born and bred Lakers fan, that Jennings fave player is Kobe, etc ... why don't we make an immediate play to land D12 and Brandon Jennings right now in a simple 3 team trade?
LAKERS TRADE: Bynum, Odom, Artest, Morris, Ebanks, Caracter, Goudelock, cash and picks
LAKERS RECEIVE: D12, Brandon Jennings, Hedo and Gooden
WHY: The Lakers starting 5 of Jennings/Kobe/Hedo/Gasol/Howard would be the best in the league now and have two superstars for the next 10 years. If they can re-sign Shannon Brown and throw a mini-mle at a decent PF like Kenyon Martin or Chuck Hayes as well as a vet min contract at another big their bench would also be very strong. This is a multiple championship roster!
MAGIC TRADE: D12, Hedo and Richardson
MAGIC RECEIVE: Bogut, Ebanks, Caracter, Goudelock, Dooling and (2) #1 picks from Lakers
WHY: D12 is gone and landing the second best C in the East, a young all-star C who is a far superior passer to Dwight and even averaged more blocked shots per game is a solid score. Couple that with also being able to dump your second and fourt worst contracts in Hedo and Richardson and adding the expiring contract of Dooling and (5) young players and you have made yourself quite a trade Orlando!
BUCKS TRADE: Bogut, Jennings, Gooden and Dooling
BUCKS RECEIVE: Bynum, Odom, Artest, Darius Morris and $3mil cash
WHY: The Bucks have nothing going for them at present and a starting PG who is on the fast track to bolt beer town the second he becomes a free agent. Trading Bogut and Jennings along with the worthless Keyon Dooling and the horrible contract (by far your team's worst) of Drew Gooden to land the the incredibly young and 2nd best C in the league, an all-star level PF, a defensive ace and Stephen Jackson's buddy, the best passing PG in the 2011 draft and $3mil cash is a great trade. The Bynum/Odom/Artest frontcourt will be perhaps the best in the Eastern Conference and the starting lineup of Udrih/Jackson/Artest/Odom/Bynum should be one of the top 3 in the East. This team could make some real playoff noise!
