If the Hawks can move Joe, Should the team go after Bynum

[Harry10]

If the Hawks can move Joe, and miss out on Dwight, Deron, and CP3, should the Hawks make an offer and over pay Andrew Bynum (offer an extra 2-3 million per year to what ever the Lakers offer him)?

[Wizardspride]

If the Hawks can move Joe, and miss out on Dwight, Deron, and CP3, should the Hawks make an offer and over pay Andrew Bynum (offer an extra 2-3 million per year to what ever the Lakers offer him)?

We don't know what the CBA will look like but either way, it'll take more than an extra 2-3 mil to get Andrew.

Now that I think about it, why would he leave L.A.?

[Harry10]

We don't know what the CBA will look like but either way, it'll take more than an extra 2-3 mil to get Andrew.

Now that I think about it, why would he leave L.A.?

to make an extra 18 million. that is an extra 900 thousand for his agent, for a guy who is not making any commericals in LA.

[Geaux_Hawks]

Man his knees would really have to hold up without injury before I even think about giving him 10-12 million. He is liable to go down at anytime, which is too risky for me. He could very well go on to stay healthy for the rest of his career, but I would rather let LA pay him to do so.

Why not go after Hibbert, who has a QO that year??

[HoopsGuru25]

Extra 18 million? In what planet would a team like the Hawks outbid the Lakers for a player they clearly want to keep?

[Harry10]

Extra 18 million? In what planet would a team like the Hawks outbid the Lakers for a player they clearly want to keep?

the same team who gave Joe two huge contracts

[Ruhiel]

I did not know that the Lakers have a Payroll of $90 million o.O

[johnny878]

if ignoring injury risk which you would need to to want bynum, would prefer to overpay oden that same amount of money which would tempt portland to a sign and trade

but would prefer to avoid both like the plague

[Harry10]

if ignoring injury risk which you would need to to want bynum, would prefer to overpay oden that same amount of money which would tempt portland to a sign and trade

but would prefer to avoid both like the plague

on average, Oden misses 61 games a year due to injury, Bynum on average misses 27 games a year. i feel better over paying Bynum for 55 games, then overpaying Joe for 82 games.

[Geaux_Hawks]

if ignoring injury risk which you would need to to want bynum, would prefer to overpay oden that same amount of money which would tempt portland to a sign and trade

but would prefer to avoid both like the plague

on average, Oden misses 61 games a year due to injury, Bynum on average misses 27 games a year. i feel better over paying Bynum for 55 games, then overpaying Joe for 82 games.

The same reason I disagreed on overpaying for Bynum is because, we may have him for the regular season, but come play off time, he is to hurt to make the impact he did during the regular season. I think I would take Oden at a cheaper price and get similar production if not the same.

Still wouldn't mind taking Oden this off season. Just saying

[Bucked19]

Ya'll act like Joe is so bad,if he gets a major injury ya'll will see how bad the team is without him

[Ruhiel]

Ya'll act like Joe is so bad,if he gets a major injury ya'll will see how bad the team is without him

He's overpaid.

[Bucked19]

Ya'll act like Joe is so bad,if he gets a major injury ya'll will see how bad the team is without him

He's overpaid.

So,its not his fault

[Geaux_Hawks]

Ya'll act like Joe is so bad,if he gets a major injury ya'll will see how bad the team is without him

He's overpaid.

So,its not his fault

I agree he is overpaid and its not his fault because of it, but we do realize we wouldn't be the 3rd-5th seed team we are now without him unless we had adequate pieces.

[HoopsGuru25]

It's not his fault he's overpaid...but that doesn't mean the criticism he gets isn't warranted. He appears apathetic in any situation outside of criticizing the fans(and occasionally other players),doesn't have an impact on ticket sales,and is slowly getting a rep for being on of the worst "big game" players in the league(excluding game 4 vs Boston and game 7 vs Miami).

[evildallas]

Should the Hawks move Joe? Yes, even as a good player he was never going to be worth what they paid him.
Should the Hawks go after Bynum? Maybe. I mean sure I'd check to see if he was available and for how much, but it isn't like he's a free agent. He can be a difference making big, but he has a history of health issues. Those haunt a lot of bigs. The truth is that it would likely be a waste to go after Bynum because of the combined cost of assets to acquire him and salary to pay him factored against his likelihood of injury and the remaining amount of talent on the roster. We'd not have enough left to truly compete after being bent over by the Lakers in any trade scenario. We'd have the key big, but then we'd have to build back up around him all the time hoping that he's still healthy when we get the pieces in place.

[Harry10]

Should the Hawks move Joe? Yes, even as a good player he was never going to be worth what they paid him.
Should the Hawks go after Bynum? Maybe. I mean sure I'd check to see if he was available and for how much, but it isn't like he's a free agent. He can be a difference making big, but he has a history of health issues. Those haunt a lot of bigs. The truth is that it would likely be a waste to go after Bynum because of the combined cost of assets to acquire him and salary to pay him factored against his likelihood of injury and the remaining amount of talent on the roster. We'd not have enough left to truly compete after being bent over by the Lakers in any trade scenario. We'd have the key big, but then we'd have to build back up around him all the time hoping that he's still healthy when we get the pieces in place.

it is not a trade scenario..... its a 2013 free agent signing scenario, because i do think at Bynum and his agent are going to test the free agent market