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Hi guys, Bulls fan here!

If you fall short again this year with Bynum continue struggling, do you see a way Lakers trade him?
I mean you made the finals last year without him, and you're basically doing the same this year. I know he's a young and promising talent, and unique with his "true" C body and playing style, but at the same time he had 2 serious injuries (I know this year's was not a "classic" knee injury, just met with Kobe's head) and maybe he is not the perfect player for your team to win now. Win now, because you have 4-5 years with Kobe's around and you should win as many rings in that time as you can. When Kobe retires, it's rebuilding time, isn't it?

My fellow Bulls fans told that Bynum is the future of your franchise, so Lakers won't trade him, or just for Derrick Rose. But to be honest I don't think Bynum is a franchise player. He could be a very good player, an all-star, a poor man's Howard, but not a franchise player like Howard, Paul, Wade, Rose...

So what about a trade:

Noah - Hinrich - Salmons for Bynum - filler (to match salaries Vujacic/Walton/Fisher/Morrison)?

Something about Noah you may not know:
Among centers, he ranks 13th in rebound rate and ninth in assist rate. He also is 14th in the NBA in blocks per game (1.4), and only six players in the league have grabbed more offensive rebounds than him, despite his playing just 23.7 minutes per game.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/s ... phs-090410

At the first round he grabbed 13,1 RPG in 38,7 MPG in a 7 matches series against Boston's K. Perkins and Big Baby.

Would you do this trade?
Would the Lakers do this trade?

Will give you Bynum for a bag of peanuts and you can even take the PLayboy girls, his tampon, and Rhianna.

Noah-Hinrich AND Salmons for Bynum/Morrison????

I'd do Noah/Deng/Kirk for Bynum/Walton/Sasha in a hot second.

I really don't know is this sarcasm from you?

On Bulls forum, almost everybody said that this trade will never happen because "Bynum is the future of your franchise". Though they said Bynum is overrated.

El Hardee wrote:I'd do Noah/Deng/Kirk for Bynum/Walton/Sasha in a hot second.

+1

There's no chance Kupchak is trading Bynum. Although he hasn't done much since his return it doesn't erase the fact that he was able to bounce back from his struggles twice and played in a dominant manner. He just hasn't had the opportunity to show he can do it on a consistent basis. I was one of the hardest on Bynum when the year started and he couldn't do anything right, but he works hard at his game and I am confident he can play well again.

I love Noah's energy. That trade could have some upside.

Kirk
Kobe
Ariza
Odom
Gasol

I like that starting line up. Most people think we are better when we start Gasol/Odom together anyway. I love Bynum though and it would be hard for me as a Lakers fan seeing him go because I have a feeling that if we let him go he will be great somewhere else when he could have been a great in LA

Hinrich/Kobe/Salmons/Odom/Gasol is one hell of a starting line up but will not happen. The organization's love fest with Bynum goes way back..

lol. I was gonna ask the same thing. This guys game is fading and its fading fast. he's no longer on the rotation it seems. How about Shaq for Bynum straight up? If Shaq returns to LA, guaranteed that you guys win another 'ship.

How about now after watching game 4?

If we trade Bynum, Walton is coming with him. Simple as that

If we are trading Bynum, we better get rid of all the trash on the bench. Then get someone who can get us a chip now.

By all logic, we should trade Bynum for a package of good players to get us another 2-3 championships before Kobe passes his prime. The problem, is that the management simply will not even take that into consideration. They drafted this kid to be the new franchise player of this team and will not move him for anything short of another young future franchise player in return. That means, even though a package of Noah, Salmons and Hinrich would probably give us 3 championship rings, we will not trade Bynum unless we get Rose.

slifersd wrote:By all logic, we should trade Bynum for a package of good players to get us another 2-3 championships before Kobe passes his prime. The problem, is that the management simply will not even take that into consideration. They drafted this kid to be the new franchise player of this team and will not move him for anything short of another young future franchise player in return. That means, even though a package of Noah, Salmons and Hinrich would probably give us 3 championship rings, we will not trade Bynum unless we get Rose.

i think you're right

u don't trade bynum for players like noah, salmons, and hinrich. those players are available every yr for cheap.

As good as Bynum can be if he is healthy, I think the Lakers need to choose between Gasol or Bynum. Everyone was so hyped how the twin towers would work but at times it works to our disadvantage. It's almost like we dont know what to do with two 7 footers. Many people are unsure of Bynum because they are consider him injury prone. We move Bynum we could be losing a guy to build a team around. Sometimes you have to sacrafice something to get where you want to be. I would like if we could package Gasol to the Bulls and try to get Kirk and possibly Noah and Salomans. Gasol just isn't giving us the defensive presence we would like to see. When Bynum is healthy he has shown to be a defensive presence. I think the front office will have to make a desicion on weather we get a new coach who can use Bynum and Gasol efficently or weather we make some trades involving one of our 7 footers.

tayzer wrote:If we are trading Bynum, we better get rid of all the trash on the bench. Then get someone who can get us a chip now.

Shaq will get you the 'ship now.

TXSun wrote:

tayzer wrote:If we are trading Bynum, we better get rid of all the trash on the bench. Then get someone who can get us a chip now.

Shaq will get you the 'ship now.

Move on buddy.. whatever you're trying to do is not working here.