ESPN BS Report rumour: Bosh for Bynum already done?

[Funky D]

For the love of GOD or any other higher power you believe.....PLEASE Bryan Colangelo do not get Bynum and get as many draft picks as you can for Bosh. Please Please Please.

[Skeebs]

Houston would be an ideal trading partner. We could get Hill, Budinger, houstons 1st and new yorks 1st for cb4

then in a separate deal we can flip JJ + marco for gortat

then trade calderon to the lakers for whatever, im sure theres a deal there maybe a tpe

then we trade derozan banks(expiring) evans(expiring) + our 1st to minnesota for rubio and one of their low end wings or something

Bargs/Gortat
Hill/Amir (or the other way around w/e)
Turkoglu/mle player or minnesota player
Weems/ same as above
Rubio/vet min or second rounder

Thats an all around young team all ready to hit their prime with vetran leadership whos won championships and gone to the finals turk and to an extent gortat.

Raps in 4

[Rapsobsessed7]

id rather bynum than the HOU deal.

[Brownman06]

I would rather get Gasol than Bynum. Bynum isn't that good of a player that some people here are making it out to be.

Houston deal sounds better and I prefer Toronto workout a deal with them.

[M_Carter]

I would rather get Gasol than Bynum. Bynum isn't that good of a player that some people here are making it out to be.

Houston deal sounds better and I prefer Toronto workout a deal with them.

F that...Bynum is the only piece from the lakers, if not him then move on.

[bboyskinnylegs]

id rather bynum than the HOU deal.

+1. Houston's current prospects (Hill, Budinger) are mediocre at best, and there are too many unknowns regarding any of the future picks (both Houston's, and NY's). What if the Knicks strike gold through free agency, and ends up with Lebron+another FA or two? Suddenly those future 1st's lose a lot of their value. I'd rather get Bynum, who even with his injury issues is a proven talent (and the same age as both Hill and Budinger), over a lot of uncertainty and risk with those future picks.
From BC's perspective, it will be a lot easier to show the fans Bynum, than explaining that we have obtained x number of future firsts and lots of salary room. The best thing about Bynum is that he fits in regardless of whether or not we are rebuilding.

[cb4fan1]

Lakers’ deal for Raptors star has a shot

Here is what I came across... an interesting read though..

....My source believes the Lakers will offer Andrew Bynum for Bosh (if they haven’t done so already) well before the deadline expires. In itself, the one-for-one swap is impossible to make. Bynum’s “base year” essentially allows L.A. to take back but half of his salary this year ($12.5M). Of course, that restriction is lifted when next year’s salary ($13.7M) activates come July 1, at which time a sign-and-trade transaction would be feasible.

......team president Bryan Colangelo, who surely is being contacted on a daily basis regarding the availability of his franchise player — especially when the team was 11-17 — he replied in kind:

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_sports/lakers_deal_for_raptors_star_has_FbaSSsePPGi1gsgGsfES9M#ixzz0cE143pRP

Don't know if this was posted before.

[Wo1verine]

the thing with Bynum is the dude seems like he has an attitude problem ( He'd probably wouldn't want to come here).. I'd take the Houston deal. I don't care about the players we get (Hill, Budiger etc.. ) the main thing with me is we'll have a couple 1st rounds pics and nice cap space... in which we could probably use to acquire better player(s) than Bynum..

[Attonitus]

Houston would be an ideal trading partner. We could get Hill, Budinger, houstons 1st and new yorks 1st for cb4

then in a separate deal we can flip JJ + marco for gortat

then trade calderon to the lakers for whatever, im sure theres a deal there maybe a tpe

then we trade derozan banks(expiring) evans(expiring) + our 1st to minnesota for rubio and one of their low end wings or something

Bargs/Gortat
Hill/Amir (or the other way around w/e)
Turkoglu/mle player or minnesota player
Weems/ same as above
Rubio/vet min or second rounder

Thats an all around young team all ready to hit their prime with vetran leadership whos won championships and gone to the finals turk and to an extent gortat.

Raps in 4

I am glad you are not in charge. You turned Bosh, Jack, Calderon, and our valuable expirings into Gortat and Rubio? wow.

[Wo1verine]

Houston would be an ideal trading partner. We could get Hill, Budinger, houstons 1st and new yorks 1st for cb4

then in a separate deal we can flip JJ + marco for gortat

then trade calderon to the lakers for whatever, im sure theres a deal there maybe a tpe

then we trade derozan banks(expiring) evans(expiring) + our 1st to minnesota for rubio and one of their low end wings or something

Bargs/Gortat
Hill/Amir (or the other way around w/e)
Turkoglu/mle player or minnesota player
Weems/ same as above
Rubio/vet min or second rounder

Thats an all around young team all ready to hit their prime with vetran leadership whos won championships and gone to the finals turk and to an extent gortat.

Raps in 4

I am glad you are not in charge. You turned Bosh, Jack, Calderon, and our valuable expirings into Gortat and Rubio? wow.

Haha seriously

[Mr.Raptorsingh]

I don't know, but if I'm the Lakers' GM, and Darren Collison is out there...it's something I'd consider in a Bynum deal.

Lakers really need a PG. Someone who won't get beaten every single time down the court, like Derek Fisher has been the last two series/games vs. Williams and Westbrook.

But, if I could get, say Jarrett Jack with Chris Bosh, then forget it, I'll deal with the Raptors without hesitation.

So what I'm saying is, I wouldn't be surprised to see Jack head to LA. I prefer dealing Calderon, but I'm not sure if the Lakers would be interested, from a defensive perspective. Offensively, Caldy>>Fisher, but defensively, he wouldn't help at all, especially with Gasol and Bosh as your frontcourt. But hey, with the injury risk we're taking in Andrew Bynum, maybe we can convince them to take Calderon. That would be a GREAT trade by Colangelo, if he pulls that off.

[Rapsobsessed7]

heres something to add to this discussion about the HOU package being better.

Bynum is not playing in the worlds this year, he will have the entire off-season to be revamped, rested and healed 100%. So that means hell come into the season healthy and hopefully not have any lingering effects of previous injuries.

His current injury i believe is something that has escalated from a previous event this season. So again, Bynum + Sasha for Bosh. Do it, put Bargnani at C. Look to add Calderon in the deal if you can do it. Example Sasha + S&T Farmar (2.5 million) + Bynum for Bosh + Calderon.

[cb4fan1]

Bynum trade is by far the best trade available out there "based on the rumors"... it gives us a legit C who could rebound, score, play some defense and block shots... we instantly become contenders with this trade.... but based on bosh's market value that not all we are going to get. I just can't wait for this years offseason.... this is by far the most important offseason in B.C's tenure as a GM in this league.

[michaelc204]

Houston would be an ideal trading partner. We could get Hill, Budinger, houstons 1st and new yorks 1st for cb4

then in a separate deal we can flip JJ + marco for gortat

then trade calderon to the lakers for whatever, im sure theres a deal there maybe a tpe

then we trade derozan banks(expiring) evans(expiring) + our 1st to minnesota for rubio and one of their low end wings or something

Bargs/Gortat
Hill/Amir (or the other way around w/e)
Turkoglu/mle player or minnesota player
Weems/ same as above
Rubio/vet min or second rounder

Thats an all around young team all ready to hit their prime with vetran leadership whos won championships and gone to the finals turk and to an extent gortat.

Raps in 4

I am glad you are not in charge. You turned Bosh, Jack, Calderon, and our valuable expirings into Gortat and Rubio? wow.

dont forget he also shipped out Derozan in the process

[bboyskinnylegs]

Bynum trade is by far the best trade available out there "based on the rumors"... it gives us a legit C who could rebound, score, play some defense and block shots... we instantly become contenders with this trade.... but based on bosh's market value that not all we are going to get. I just can't wait for this years offseason.... this is by far the most important offseason in B.C's tenure as a GM in this league.

Lets not jump to conclusions, we are far from being contenders by trading Bosh for Bynum. Bynum still has injury issues, doesn't have experience being a focal point of the offense, and would have to adjust to the new team. I think trading Bosh for him would be a huge step in the right direction, but we still have a lot more work to do. We need to get a better young point guard that can create shots for his teammates, and more consistent play on the wings.

[Fenris-77]

If the Lakers are willing to take on Jose and some salary load in general I think they can put together an offer that's very competitive with the higher end Houston offers, even taking a moderately dim view of Bynum's injury issues. Something based around Bynum, Vujacic's expiring, and Farmar (resigned for, say, 3M) plus perhaps a pick, is a really solid offer. The Raps get some nice pieces and save about 4M next year, plus save pile more than that over the remaining years of Jose's deal.

The Laker's taking Jose isn't high on the likelihood scale mind you. I think they'd only even consider it if that was what was going to put their offer over the top in what was already a very competitive market for Bosh's services.

I don't think Bynum's willingness to play in Toronto is any kind of issue either. He already said he'd play anywhere, and I'm pretty sure he'd love to get out from underneath Pau and Lamar's rather long combined shadow.

[Kurtz]

I actually think Lakers would like to have Jose. All they need is a guy who'd feed the ball to Kobe/Bosh/Gasol (no problem there) and nail the open 3.

And Jose's no worse defensively than what Fisher has become.

[ballislife]

Agreed. If LA decides to take on calderon and bosh really wants to go to LA and win... Toronto runs away with this offer. It's definitely the best offer with bynums upside to play with bargs... The only thing is Toronto might want a first round pick involved and will probably need additional salary (ie. Walton or Shannon Brown) to make it work.

[Rhettmatic]

Here's the latest article on Bynum's latest injury. He needs surgery but he's going to play through it instead.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=A ... kers050210

Bynum has been riddled by knee injuries for three straight seasons, and the latest has again come at an inopportune time, a small tear in his right meniscus that he suffered last Friday. Despite the injury, he gutted out 8 points and 10 rebounds in just 24 minutes after being listed as questionable entering the Lakers’ 104-99 Game 1 victory over the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference semifinals at Staples Center.

While Bynum has been told minor arthroscopic surgery could sideline him for about “one or two weeks,” he has opted to gut it out the rest of the way in the Lakers’ potentially long quest to repeat as champions.

“It’s there every step,” Bynum said about the knee pain. “But I think its something that I can go through to the end of this year. Landing and pushing off are the worst two [things]. But that’s normal with my injury. I just have to be aware of it and be careful when I come down and stuff like that.”

Bynum really makes me nervous.

[ATLTimekeeper]

Not a good sign. Although if the alternative is picks and poop from Houston, I'll take the bird in hand. Bynum's got three years left, the last one is a team option. So if he proves too injury prone you have an expiring in a year. The upside is he stays healthy and you have one of the top centers for 3 years.