Kings/Bulls/Lakers

Smills91 · Post #1 » by **Smills91** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:15 pm

Kings deal:
Ron Artest
Kenny Thomas

Kings receive:
Lamar Odom

Bulls deal:
Ben Wallace

Bulls receive:
Kwame Brown
Vladimir Radmanovic

Lakers deal:
Lamar Odom
Kwame Brown
Vladimir Radmanovic

Lakers receive:
Ron Artest
Ben Wallace
Kenny Thomas

Post #2 » by **loserX** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:18 pm

I can't imagine the Lakers being willing to take on Kenny and Ben's contracts in the same deal, even if Radmanovic goes the other way. MAYBE one of them, but not both...that's a lot of committed money for older, badly struggling players. (I don't see them trading Odom for Artest/KT either.)

Sacramento_King · Post #3 » by **Sacramento_King** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:19 pm

Kings say yes. If the Bulls are looking to dump Wallace, this is a decent package although Rad doesn't really help them unless they are freeing up time for Thomas. Lakers take on way to much salary and then even more if they resign Artest. Lakers pass.

Smills91 · Post #4 » by **Smills91** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:20 pm

loserX wrote:I can't imagine the Lakers being willing to take on Kenny and Ben's contracts in the same deal, even if Radmanovic goes the other way. MAYBE one of them, but not both...that's a lot of committed money for older, badly struggling players. (I don't see them trading Odom for Artest/KT either.)

Well most laker fans are pretty opposed to Odom/Kwame/Radman at this point. AT least with this deal you bring in 2 pieces that would potentially be strong contributors. And Kenny just replaces Radman on the bench.

Cliff Levingston · Post #5 » by **Cliff Levingston** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:21 pm

loserX wrote:I can't imagine the Lakers being willing to take on Kenny and Ben's contracts in the same deal, even if Radmanovic goes the other way. MAYBE one of them, but not both...that's a lot of committed money for older, badly struggling players. (I don't see them trading Odom for Artest/KT either.)

Agreed. It's basically the Lakers making two deals in one:

1. Odom for Artest + Thomas
2. Vlad + Kwame for Wallace

Number 2 has been discussed to death and may or may not be acceptable depending on the Lakers' frame of mind. Cliff Levingston can't see any circumstance where they'd be willing to make trade #1 outside of "Odom decapitated in train crash."

tclg · Post #6 » by **tclg** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:28 pm

another smills trade trying to dump kenny thomas

BR0D1E86 · Post #7 » by **BR0D1E86** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:45 pm

Moving Ben Wallace?

The Bulls reluctantly accept.

Post #8 » by **dockingsched** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:50 pm

i can't think of any realistic trades where a team takes on thomas and wallace.

hermes · Post #9 » by **hermes** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:13 pm

lakers can't take both kenny and ben

Bac2Basics · Post #10 » by **Bac2Basics** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:32 pm

Who would the Kings be trading Odom to after this deal since he doesn't fit into their long term plans?