Small LAL/MIL trade

SportsFan215 · Post #1 » by **SportsFan215** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:49 am

Radmanovic for Gadzuric

The Lakers obviously big men right now.

The Bucks need a guy who could play the 3 and be an offensive force alongside Redd, so Simmons can come off the bench.

These guys have very similar bad contracts. Both have 4 more years, Gadzuric will make a little more each year, which saves the Bucks some money.

Thoughts?

FlawlessVictory · Post #2 » by **FlawlessVictory** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:55 am

I think the Lakers need to get a F/C if they add additional big man. Otherwise, that player will become useless once Bynum returns. Gadzuric doesn't have the skill set necessary to play the 4 in the triangle. I don't think giving up one of our best shooters is a great move unless it's for a F/C that can eventually play alongside Bynum or Kwame.

Post #3 » by **loserX** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:07 am

Radmanovic is pretty one-dimensional, but that's still one more dimension than Gadzuric. LA is better off just playing Mihm more.

ecuhus1981 · Post #4 » by **ecuhus1981** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:16 am

This idea has some merit, but Vlad has decent value, while Gadz is one of the worst contracts in the league. I don't think the Lakers should start sacrificing value for temporary roster issues.

Baddy Chuck · Post #5 » by **Baddy Chuck** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:33 am

Rather just trade for Randolph if I want an offensive player.

drew881 · Post #6 » by **drew881** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:14 am

Id make this trade if I were the Bucks. We don't play Gadz AT ALL, and we can afford to lose him. We play Voskhul over him anyway, and could give Ruffin his minutes.

That said, I don't really like Radman. We have Yi who in his undeveloped state kind of plays like Radmanovich, but with better D, some post moves that are slowly developing, and a nice jumper. But I would do it just to shake things up. Forget where Radmanovich is from, but Bogut likes to tout his Croatian heritage.