Artest Domino Effect

[wfiles]

What team needs to make a trade now like Phoenix and Dallas with the Pau Gasol trade last season?

[loserX]

Well, it's still the off-season...so I doubt there'll be many teams rushing to make moves the way Phoenix and Dallas did near the deadline last year. Plenty of time to see how things shake out.

*IF* the Lakers were as hot on Artest's trail as some rumours suggested, they may feel a little pressure. It's one thing to lose out on a guy you were chasing, quite another to see him go to a competitor.

Also, the Jazz, who have played the Rockets in the first round two years running, may be a little more worried than they were last week. But they are a conservative organization and are unlikely to do anything rash just to keep up an arms race.

[Basileus777]

I think the Spurs are the team that needs to make a move if they want to win another title. They are a year older and acquiring Mason isn't enough to put them over.

[KiDdFrESh]

The Spurs have been the best team for nearly the past decade. They havent fallen off that much.

[Ballings7]

The Spurs are still a great team in that year older.

Long-term, I think they have two-three years left (assuming they continue to make moves to stay around the top). Also, now, they are going to have younger role-players in Mahinmi, Mason Jr., Hill, Tolliver and/or Gist, maybe somebody else added this summer. I can definitely see them making a move by the deadline, to add somebody solid.