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We traded Steve Blake for Brooks and Bazemore. That's it. Shed a few million. Still over the luxury tax. Where do we go from here? How do you feel about our only move?

Like Mitch said getting below the apron was never a concern, so its pointless. Could have just kept Blake and retained some respectability but if Mitch wants to save $2 mil, he saves $2 mil.

The biggest lesson learnt is acquiring picks in the new CBA is nearly impossible.

yeah there is so much value now in picks, since the cba limits the ability of teams to really acquire star players through FA or trades. At this point it's going to turn into the NFL with the major difference is that one player has even far more pull on a teams success than a great QB. Lakers better strike gold in the draft or they may be bad for a long time.

This off-season. Jordan Hill: Gone, Gasol: Gone, Kaman: Gone. Wesley Johnson: ? Farmar: ? X Henry: ?

A little scared for this off-season with Kobe, Young, and Sacre as our for sure players next year.

yep, this is probably 1st trade deadline that you dont even see a 1st pick involved anymore, everything was salary dumps and 2nd rders.

One Love wrote:I am sure the mods will relocate this post but the deal with the Suns is done & will be announced tomorrow... I am not going to quote sources or players outside of Pau & Okafor's contract as well as a late first round pick in 2014 but it is done... 2014 draft here we come...

Lol, time to add this to One Love's other list of fake deals since 2007.

Absolutely nothing except for the loss of Steve Blake which I am sort of depressed over. Four years of hard work and all he gets is to walk down the hallway to his car alone. No farewell party or anything. Not that they have these for trades but Blake was a true Laker. Not just visiting.
not sure what all this point is in saving a few bucks here and there when they got the Time warner deal that basically makes financial worries negligible or am I seeing it wrong?

Role playing: Kobe and the Lakers

What should have happened:

Kobe: I am not signing an extension until I see what the hell this team is doing! I want to stay and I plan on staying but yall need to figure something out.

Lakers: We do not want to talk extension until this off-season when we have a clear plan on rebuilding.After we get a plan we will revisit the extension.

Reality of now:

Kobe's contract hurts us. We are still over the tax and face repeater penalty with a subpar team. We will have cap space and a lottery pick. These are the few good things we have. Hopefully we make magic out of those beans!

Slava wrote:ONE LOVE STRIKES AGAIN!!

Ohhhhhh One Love.....I tried to stand up for you....but you asked for it man! Should have just said I am hearing that it is a possibility. Not that it WAS GOING TO HAPPEN!

Well I'm sure the intention was to get under the threshold via Hill or Kaman but it just didn't materialize. If it's not that big of a deal to them to be taxed I understand them holding out for picks because it still gives us an extra option or two at the end of the season. I get the feeling that if things worked out then they would pay the repeater tax for a championship run. Perhaps though they will keep Hill's rights and use that 4 mil in savings to pay for D'Antoni's contract when they axe him and keep Hill as a quality player.

I feel kind of similarly with Blake, but he's also getting to compete for a playoff run which I wish him luck on. Of any team I wouldn't mind seeing the dubs make a serious run.

The most disappointing trade deadline in years. Not just for the Lakers but for the entire league. The days of an exciting trade deadline could be gone.

Damn it Mitch, this trade deadline was a complete and utter FAIL!

well at least we showed the Suns lol. sorta, they were bragging bout how GREAT Okafor was as an assest but as it stands he still sitting in a suit at the end of the Pho bench. As I recall they kept using that wanna be insider of theirs with tweets such as "Okafor BEST trade assest in the league" garbage and they didnt' get squat for him.

So where does Brooks fall in our SG rotation?
I sort of feel like we improved out talent base a little bit, but maybe I'm crazy.

So Philly traded away a 2nd rounder for BJ Mullens and did not think Hill was worth it? Hinkie is selling picks to lose games now.

The state of the Lakers after the deadline? It's the same as it was before the deadline. We are terrible with a ton of cap flexibility. I don't get the point of this thread?

I was told it was done, is what it is, time to move on... I do like the MarShon deal... Dude plays defense and averaged 13 points for the Nets back in the day... Could be a low key steal... Philly gave Lakers a verbal for Kaman for a 2nd than called Clipps & took Mullens... Kaman was notified... Mitch is pissed at Philly... Let's go 5 & 25 & call it a year...

One Love wrote:I was told it was done, is what it is, time to move on... I do like the MarShon deal... Dude plays defense and averaged 13 points for the Nets back in the day... Could be a low key steal... Philly gave Lakers a verbal for Kaman for a 2nd than called Clipps & took Mullens... Kaman was notified... Mitch is pissed at Philly... Let's go 5 & 25 & call it a year...

Man you should of stayed away from this thread. You are going to get it. All you had to say was "I am hearing that it COULD be done". Shelborne, Stein, etc all didn't hear anything regarding this trade going down. Wondering who your sources are? Hoping your source has something legit in the off-season.

I like that the front office held firm in their asking price. Don't want them getting a reputation that they'll cave. Good for future negotiations