Sheed for Odom?
Posted: Sun Feb 8, 2009 4:35 am
The team has been lacking the so called toughness since they lost in the finals. Do the Lakers' offer Odom, a better player at this point in their careers, for Sheed. It makes so much sense to me, Pistons are going no where and would get a younger player that could help their offense so much more.
Lakers' would get a tough 34 year old with an edge that the team has been lacking. A perfect stop gap if Bynum doesn't come back and perfect backup if he returns. Not to mention a player that is a great teammate by all accounts. Sheed baby is the way to go, he is the ultimate pickup at this point.
The nice thing is that he will be 35 next year and he might come cheap, especially after he wins it all again, and especially after the Lakers' knock off the Celtics' this year, a team that has been a thorn in his side.
You get a player that next year will take less, where as Odom is going where the money is because of where they are in their careers. This is no slight to Odom but the Laker's want to win now and Sheed would add the perfect intangibles. More of a post presence, a former champion, toughness and an edge.
To make it happen I would toss in a 1st round pick this year, I really think Sheed could be the x factor with Bynum out. Pistons' would be better with Odom IMO, but he is expiring like Sheed so it is a wash if it don't work, the Pistons got a 1st rd pick if it don't work. Lets' face it, they ain't going no where anyway.
Lakers' would get a tough 34 year old with an edge that the team has been lacking. A perfect stop gap if Bynum doesn't come back and perfect backup if he returns. Not to mention a player that is a great teammate by all accounts. Sheed baby is the way to go, he is the ultimate pickup at this point.
The nice thing is that he will be 35 next year and he might come cheap, especially after he wins it all again, and especially after the Lakers' knock off the Celtics' this year, a team that has been a thorn in his side.
You get a player that next year will take less, where as Odom is going where the money is because of where they are in their careers. This is no slight to Odom but the Laker's want to win now and Sheed would add the perfect intangibles. More of a post presence, a former champion, toughness and an edge.
To make it happen I would toss in a 1st round pick this year, I really think Sheed could be the x factor with Bynum out. Pistons' would be better with Odom IMO, but he is expiring like Sheed so it is a wash if it don't work, the Pistons got a 1st rd pick if it don't work. Lets' face it, they ain't going no where anyway.