OFFICIAL: Dwight A Laker NOT a Net WHeee!!!

Knick Swisher · Post #621 » by **Knick Swisher** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:48 am

LOL Magic. Afflalo, filler and some mid/late first rd picks for Dwight. Unless they can somehow get Gasol too, they got anally gangbanged.

Philly makes out like bandits

Nuggets do pretty well too

Lakers...eh. They get slightly better unless they keep Gasol too, then once again the rest of the league becomes the lakers fluffer :roll:

DowNY · Post #622 » by **DowNY** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:50 am

Never Wrong wrote:Somehow Kobe's gonna find a way to screw this up.

Keep dreaming.

Eastern Conference finals - Heat vs Knicks
Western Conference finals - Thunder vs Lakers

NY & LA the biggest markets around will be the only hope of beating the the Heat & Thunder.
It just makes sense for politics.

knicksnyk · Post #623 » by **knicksnyk** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:54 am

DowNY wrote:
Never Wrong wrote:Somehow Kobe's gonna find a way to screw this up.

Keep dreaming.

Eastern Conference finals - Heat vs Knicks
Western Conference finals - Thunder vs Lakers

NY & LA the biggest markets around will be the only hope of beating the the Heat & Thunder.
It just makes sense for politics.

dont count out boston quite yet

knicksnyk · Post #624 » by **knicksnyk** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:56 am

Never Wrong wrote:Somehow Kobe's gonna find a way to screw this up.

doubt it.

UnderdogKnicks · Post #625 » by **UnderdogKnicks** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:00 am

Only way Lakers lose is because of health problems. Nash is 38, Kobe is 34, and Dwight has a bad back.

Never Wrong · Post #626 » by **Never Wrong** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:01 am

UnderdogKnicks wrote:Only way Lakers lose is because of health problems. Nash is 38, Kobe is 34, and Dwight has a bad back.

And then Jerry Buss waves his magic wand and Artest is traded for Kevin Durant.

Post #627 » by **kane2021** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:04 am

Falstaffxx.

Long time no see. I agree neither deal is really that good. And of course my deal is just imagination. I just feel that if you paying harrington and afflao stat money over the same amount of time, I would prefer stat. But again, thats not reality.

On another note. I have more speculation.

I really feel the GM they just fired made a wink wink deal with Howard. Opt in. And im going to trade you where you want to go in the summer. The owner cleaned house. And Howard publicly came out with feelings of betrayal.

Now we have this deal. Not a very good deal. I would have shipped him to the highest bidder draft night for a TPE and a current lotto pick. Instead he gets sent to a place he was cool with. And for a package thats not all that.

Kind of supports that theory even more. I guess my point is this. Howard really acted like a ass hole on this. But Orlando did also and screwed it up. Both Howard and Orlando are to blame for this whole circus. They share responsibility.

knicksnyk · Post #628 » by **knicksnyk** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:07 am

This was online

http://i45.tinypic.com/2ywe3k1.png

NyKnicks1714 · Post #629 » by **NyKnicks1714** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:08 am

knicksnyk wrote:This was online

http://i45.tinypic.com/2ywe3k1.png

It's fake, obviously.

Never Wrong · Post #630 » by **Never Wrong** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:09 am

I don't get how this package is better than nothing at all. The players they got suck and aren't on great contracts and the draft picks can't be that good considering all 3 of those teams will probably win 50+ games each. Lakers probably 60+.

Dr. Detfink · Post #631 » by **Dr. Detfink** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:45 am

Great deal for the Lakers. They now have three of arguably the biggest gym rats. That being, Nash, Kobe, and Dwight know how to keep their bodies in shape even as they age.

Both Nash and Dwight never wanted to be "thee guy" so it's not going to trouble Kobe at all.

Post #632 » by **duetta** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 7:25 am

Seems like a terrible deal for Orlando to me. Hard to believe that their GM didn't at least insist on receiving unprotected picks, like Denver received from us.

Unless management specifically instructed the GM to unload Howard now, this sad excuse for a deal would be a firing offense for me.

waya · Post #633 » by **waya** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 7:43 am

Never Wrong wrote:Every year, all 30 GMs meet at a bar discussing new ways to make the Lakers better.

For real.

I still take OKC over them in a series, and I don't even like the Thunder.

Post #634 » by **Thugger HBC** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 8:16 am

duetta wrote:Seems like a terrible deal for Orlando to me. Hard to believe that their GM didn't at least insist on receiving unprotected picks, like Denver received from us.

Unless management specifically instructed the GM to unload Howard now, this sad excuse for a deal would be a firing offense for me.

We're not going lotto, the picks aren't superb.

I think they were told to do just that, unload Dwight now.

Without an extension, finding suitors is almost impossible.

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aq_ua · Post #635 » by **aq_ua** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:14 am

I think the real a-hole here is Denver. They're willing to throw Iguodala 15-16mm per season instead of 20-21mm for Melo while keeping Afflalo and fielding a better team overall. They've now chosen the route of mediocrity for at least the next two seasons, all for the betterment of the Lakers franchise.

Knicks_Fan2 · Post #636 » by **Knicks_Fan2** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:24 am

cgmw wrote:
aq_ua wrote:Here's the math for Orlando.
They're looking to basically rebuild while retaining young talent and accumulating picks.

If they did the Nets deal, they would be forced to give Brook Lopez a max deal.
If they did the Bynum deal, they would be forced to give Andrew Bynum a max deal.

In either case, both those guys would threaten to make Orlando a mediocre team without the flexibility to move up, limbo hell for any team.

The only logical trade partner would have been Houston, but I am guessing Houston didn't want to trade for Dwight without assurance he would sign an extension (an assurance he's not giving anyone because he's a b*tch).

Now, Orlando is at least well positioned going into the 2014-15 season with 4 players under contract (Nelson, Afflalo, Davis, Nicholson) and some picks. They will undoubtedly be terrible this season and be in a position to grab a talented player in the lottery, which is historically how Orlando always rebuilds.

Thank you. The fact that Woj is trumpeting the Nets offer as superior is just... disgusting. That guy has no credibility.

Cosign all the way.

Knicks_Fan2 · Post #637 » by **Knicks_Fan2** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:30 am

Assuming Houston was out, i get it for Orlando.

Knicks_Fan2 · Post #638 » by **Knicks_Fan2** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:38 am

aq_ua wrote:I think the real a-hole here is Denver. They're willing to throw Iguodala 15-16mm per season instead of 20-21mm for Melo while keeping Afflalo and fielding a better team overall. They've now chosen the route of mediocrity for at least the next two seasons, all for the betterment of the Lakers franchise.

To be fair, Denver was more than willing to give Melo the max.

Leaguepass · Post #639 » by **Leaguepass** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:48 am

Although it seems to be pretty much official I gotta say that I have my doubts until it becomes official. I'm happy Dwight doesn't end up with the Nets but their offer was better IMO than what they are getting now. The only asset they get is Afflalo who is a role player.

While I'd preferred Howard ending up somewhere else I gotta say that the other teams should be beating themselves up over this. They just aren't smart period. Don't blame the Lakers, blame their competition. What about the Clippers? What exactly is keeping them from offering Griffin/Butler for Dwight/Richardson or Dwight/Reddick and become the only team with a legit chance to beat OKC?

Paul
Richardson
Hill
Odom
Howard

with Crawford,Billups,Turiaf,Gomes,Jordan coming off the bench....that's a killer team and having Paul on the team and being in LA virtually guarantess Dwight signing an extension. Lakers getting Dwight is the direct result of other team's GM being frightened little girls who don't want to take a risk. Don't blame the Lakers, blame the rest of the league.

Leaguepass · Post #640 » by **Leaguepass** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:48 am

Although it seems to be pretty much official I gotta say that I have my doubts until it becomes official. I'm happy Dwight doesn't end up with the Nets but their offer was better IMO than what they are getting now. The only asset they get is Afflalo who is a role player.

While I'd preferred Howard ending up somewhere else I gotta say that the other teams should be beating themselves up over this. They just aren't smart period. Don't blame the Lakers, blame their competition. What about the Clippers? What exactly is keeping them from offering Griffin/Butler for Dwight/Richardson or Dwight/Reddick and become the only team with a legit chance to beat OKC?

Paul
Richardson
Hill
Odom
Howard

with Crawford,Billups,Turiaf,Gomes,Jordan coming off the bench....that's a killer team and having Paul on the team and being in LA virtually guarantess Dwight signing an extension. Lakers getting Dwight is the direct result of other team's GM being frightened little girls who don't want to take a risk. Don't blame the Lakers, blame the rest of the league.