Lakers offseason thread: Renovation era

[CantStop]

Dan Gilbert trolling

 

[TYBG]

Kobe Bryant Was in Arlington National Cemetery with Martin Dempsey Joint Chief of Staff - Business Insider

The U.S. Army posted a photograph yesterday that was pretty unexpected.
Here, basketball legend and U.S. Olympic Team player Kobe Bryant is having a walking conversation with General Martin A. Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Even more, the two figures are conversing as they walk through Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery.
Yesterday, Dempsey and other leaders gave a motivational talk to the Olympic Basketball teams in D.C. just before they played a practice game last night.
Still, take a look at this incredible shot:

 

[Midwest]

goat

 

[TYBG]

The Dwight Howard Drama Unfolds - TrueBlueNation.com - The Official Orlando Magic Fan Community! - Page 451

 

[Mic-Nificent]

That shyt about not wanting Bynum and instead wanting picks is fukking stupid. Bynum is one of the best pieces in the league for acquiring young players, expiring contracts, and a draft picks.

 

[TYBG]

That shyt about not wanting Bynum and instead wanting picks is fukking stupid. Bynum is one of the best pieces in the league for acquiring young players, expiring contracts, and a draft picks.

Bynum comes w/ a pricetag. They want youngins on that slave rookie deal

 

[Broke Wave]

Andrew Bynum was such a real ass nikka brehs, he had 1 stretch of self destruction and being a punk, but honestly he recovered his knee and won't disrespect and disappoint us again.


I officially, by the power vested in me through years of Kobe stanning declare that I DO NOT want Dwight Howard, and would prefer the up and coming GOAT Andrew Bynum.

 

[Bilz]

That shyt about not wanting Bynum and instead wanting picks is fukking stupid. Bynum is one of the best pieces in the league for acquiring young players, expiring contracts, and a draft picks.

They'd be trading the best center in the league that is going to leave at the end of the year for a lesser center that could also leave at the end of the year. I'd take the draft picks too.

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

Andrew Bynum was such a real ass nikka brehs, he had 1 stretch of self destruction and being a punk, but honestly he recovered his knee and won't disrespect and disappoint us again.


I officially, by the power vested in me through years of Kobe stanning declare that I DO NOT want Dwight Howard, and would prefer the up and coming GOAT Andrew Bynum.

breh ramadan is upon us...im slowly reverting back to beanology

 

[Mic-Nificent]

They'd be trading the best center in the league that is going to leave at the end of the year for a lesser center that could also leave at the end of the year. I'd take the draft picks too.

You missing my point.

neither are going to just walk as free agents. Both would want S&T's and in the case of Bynum he's willing to play for teams that aren't immediate contenders. He could easily be traded to a team that will send young talent and picks that are actually valuable.

 

[Mic-Nificent]

Bynum comes w/ a pricetag. They want youngins on that slave rookie deal

That's what I'm saying, you use Bynum to get those things.

 

[TYBG]

That's what I'm saying, you use Bynum to get those things.

They can get that immediately in 3way trade fam. They're not going to do a DH trade and then run into the same bs w/ Bynum. Just do everything at once. Plus its hard to rebuild from scratch w/ a max contract on the books. Bynum will also win them a couple of games and fukk up their own draft pick

They have to do what's best for them first, not Lakers.

 

[Bilz]

You missing my point.

neither are going to just walk as free agents. Both would want S&T's and in the case of Bynum he's willing to play for teams that aren't immediate contenders. He could easily be traded to a team that will send young talent and picks that are actually valuable.

The S&T rules tighten up though. It might not be as easy to flip him. If they are going to wait until next year to get their picks, etc anyway, why even trade Dwight at all now? To me it just sounds like they'd be adding an extra step to the process and that step might even be in reverse.

 

[Mic-Nificent]

The S&T rules tighten up though. It might not be as easy to flip him. If they are going to wait until next year to get their picks, etc anyway, why even trade Dwight at all now? To me it just sounds like they'd be adding an extra step to the process and that step might even be in reverse.

In Bynum's case it wont be any harder to flip him. S&T rules only tighten up for teams over the cap that are trying to bring in a player who was signed and traded. Bynum's "list" has teams on it that will be under the cap and/or have valuable picks because they're unlikely to be playoff teams.


Orlando is more desperate to get rid of Dwight because he's become a cancer to the team and the city has turned on him. They're reportedly not in a rush to get rid of him but they'd prefer to not have him at the start of training camp.

 

[Bilz]

In Bynum's case it wont be any harder to flip him. S&T rules only tighten up for teams over the cap that are trying to bring in a player who was signed and traded. Bynum's "list" has teams on it that will be under the cap and/or have valuable picks because they're unlikely to be playoff teams.


Orlando is more desperate to get rid of Dwight because he's become a cancer to the team and the city has turned on him. They're reportedly not in a rush to get rid of him but they'd prefer to not have him at the start of training camp.

In that situation, they wouldn't get to unload any bad contracts. Besides, who knows how Bynum is going to behave once that situation is actually there and he has to pick a team.

It's going to be hard for the Magic to "win" in this deal but trading Dwight for someone they would trade for draft picks just prolongs the process. Bynum could easily come to Orlando and tear his knee apart anyway.