ESPN: Lakers looking to trade for BOTH CP3 & Dwight Howard

[QUOTE=Jameerthefear]Why would the Magic accept Dwight for Bynum + scrubs...
I just really don't see this happening. :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
There won't be many better offers from teams dwight would actually want to play for.

orlando will want to dump either arenas or hedo's contract and not even the lakers can absorb that. clips have the most assets for NO will be tempted to do that. as long as cp3 signs off, it could be a go. i wouldn't be surprised if the lakers got one of them. but both? nah

those teams that traded him away should just give way their playoff hopes for the next seven years then.

[QUOTE=blacknapalm]what about in a 3 way team trade to miami? i always dreamed about what a kobe 3 way would look like. kobe-wade-bron. you would move bron to PF and bosh would just have to shut up and play C. he's good in the post so can he handle multiple positions and will he demand it?[/QUOTE]
Kobe wouldn't do it. For good and bad, Kobe is the man, wants to be the man, will not accept being the man. You've seen it both hurt and help him multiple times. Talent wise, at this point Howard is better player. But he'd be Kobe's puppy (if he goes to NJ, anyone doubt who the leader is? Him or Deron?) Kobe doesn't play well with second alpha dogs.

[QUOTE=blacknapalm]orlando will want to dump either arenas or hedo's contract and not even the lakers can absorb that. clips have the most assets for NO will be tempted to do that. as long as cp3 signs off, it could be a go. i wouldn't be surprised if the lakers got one of them. but both? nah

those teams that traded him away should just give way their playoff hopes for the next seven years then.[/QUOTE]
Laker trade as situated absorbs Hedo. Net trade does not but i'm sure it's an "opening bid". Any Howard trade would need to.

[QUOTE=All Net]There won't be many better offers from teams dwight would actually want to play for.[/QUOTE]
Then might as well let his contract expire so that he has to play for a scrub team.

IMO Lakers should do these trades:

[url]http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=84rpav7[/url]

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[url]http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7jwxg6x[/url]

End result:

PG: CP3
SG: Kobe
SF: Ariza
PF: Okafor
C: D12

6th Man: Arenas

That team would be nuts rofl

Why would Orlando take Gasol instead of all the young talent Clippers and Nets can offer.

[QUOTE=Duncan21formvp]Then might as well let his contract expire so that he has to play for a scrub team.[/QUOTE]

That wouldn't be smart business.

lmao u think the Magic are gonna trade Dwight for andrew :lol



well it is the Magic...smh

[QUOTE=All Net]There won't be many better offers from teams dwight would actually want to play for.[/QUOTE]

Magic actually have some leverage though cause Dwight can't sign with the Lakers outright. Its not like the Melo situation. I don't understand why this is lost on people.

Seriously, if I was a GM (which I'm obviously nowhere close to being), I would rather let Dwight walk for nothing then settle for just Bynum. Bynum has trouble staying on the floor as the 3rd-4th option. How can you expect this guy to be even just as durable as he gets older and assumes a franchise player's role? If I'm the Magic, I don't understand why they don't also go for Gasol and try to dump Arenas on them. And say what you want that thats too much cause its really not. Bynum isn't going to be a superstar, Gasol is over 30, and this team in general is on the decline. You do what you can to take a top 3 player in the league in his prime.

I doubt if this happens, but if any team can pull this off, it would be the Lakers. As a star it has to be great to play for that franchise. They are basically the Yankees of the NBA. They can basically bring in any type of help that you think you need. Other than maybe a brief stint in the early 90's after Magic retired I don't think that they've ever gone more than 4 seasons without a top 5 caliber player in the league.

This is whats gonna happen.

Step 1: 3 way trade

Celtics: Gasol

Hornets: Rondo

Lakers: Paul

Of course with fillers, Its obvious Celtics want to trade Rondo for a scoring option to take pressure off Pierce, Gasol will fill that need and the lack of Center position they have.


Step 2: Trade 4 Dwight.

Send Bynum + fillers for Dwight Howard + Torkulu

[QUOTE=Nash]Why would Orlando take Gasol instead of all the young talent Clippers and Nets can offer.[/QUOTE]

Exactly... if the Magics are going to take Gasol just for some minor playoff hope it's not going to happen lol. East is way too stacked.

Rebuild... or try to trade for CP3...

Nelson / Anderson / Reddick + picks? for CP3 + w/e filler.

That kind of trade won't fly though. :violin:

ya, just trade for lopez and cash straight up. lopez will make magic too much to handle :D

plus, orlando fans should be more interested in any cp3/dwight combos and i said this way before these rumors dropped. a dwight/cp3 pick n roll is lethal and hard as $hit to defend. add a perimeter shooter or low post scorer and that's tough sledding. add a hard rebounder...good luck

How bout this?

[B]Trade #1:

Lakers get Dwight Howard and Hedo Turkoglu
Magic get Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom


Trade #2:

Lakers get Chris Paul
Pacers get Pau Gasol
Hornets get Danny Granger and Nick Collison[/B]



Those trades could be tweaked, but that's the basic structure.


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