The Show Must Go On: 2013-14 Los Angeles Lakers thread

[PTBG]

INJURY UPDATE: @XavierHenry's MRI shows a bone bruise and an abnormality of the lateral meniscus. He will be re-evaluated in 7-10 days.

If I'm Henry, he better see a specialist because I'm definitely not trusting the Lakers training staff.

 

[PTBG]

There are six teams currently over the NBA’s luxury tax and in line to pay significant penalties at the end of the season. While the Cavs search for a trade to unload Andrew Bynum, those are likely their best — and perhaps only — potential trade partners between now and Jan. 7.

No team that actually wants Bynum is likely to trade for him because his contract for this season becomes guaranteed for $12 million after Jan. 7. But a team trying to get under the luxury tax threshold of $71.7 million could trade a hefty salary to the Cavs for Bynum and release him prior to Jan. 7, while Bynum’s cap figure can be reduced to $6 million.

Bynum could then clear waivers, become a free agent and sign with another team for the league minimum.

The most intriguing match could be the Lakers and Pau Gasol, who isn’t a good fit with Mike D’Antoni’s system. The Cavs were close to acquiring Gasol last summer before Dwight Howard chose to leave for the Houston Rockets, which lessened the need for the Lakers to unload his $19 million expiring contract.

Gasol makes too much to trade straight up for Bynum, but a secondary salary like Alonzo Gee could make a deal work. By trading Gasol now, the Lakers would avoid the luxury tax this season and not worry about repeat offender status next season. The Cavs and Lakers already got together for a previous deal involving Ramon Sessions and draft picks.

All of this would have to be done, of course, by Jan. 7.

 

[TheNig]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...n-los-angeles-lakers-when-team-needs-him-most We called this shyt from a mile away.

He just don't wanna play for Boyardee.

 

[Torrential]

I'd take Bynum for Pau. fukk it

 

[PTBG]

I'd take Bynum for Pau. fukk it

Yea, but it would be just a salary dump and the Lakers would just waive Bynum so they can be under the luxury tax and avoid the repeater tax status next season. I would rather do that than take on another contract messing up the cap space, and no team is going to give us a quality player with a cap friendly contract.

 

[Hater]

Our prodigal son might be coming back brehs

 

[PTBG]

Our prodigal son might be coming back brehs

But, I'm hearing the Lakers would just waive Bynum so they avoid the repeater tax status instead of getting additional salary back so it wouldn't ruin there cap space for 2014 and 2015. Looks like a nice tank move to do though.

 

[Hater]

But, I'm hearing the Lakers would just waive Bynum so they avoid the repeater tax status instead of getting additional salary back so it wouldn't ruin there cap space for 2014 and 2015. Looks like a nice tank move to do though.

If that's the case we better get a pick out of this.

 

[PTBG]

If that's the case we better get a pick out of this.

Not sure if they will give up there 2014 1st round pick, but the least they could do is give up one or both of their 1st round picks they got from Miami & Memphis I suppose. At how much Pau's stock has plummeted and all those trades Lakers front office could have done but balked at.

 

[PTBG]

Cavs have been after Gasol since last summer. By trading for a Bynum package then waiving him by Jan. 7, Lakers could save more than $20M

 

[PTBG]

Trading for Bynum, then waiving him, saves Lakers (for Gasol) & Bulls (for Deng) more than $20 million in salaries and luxury taxes

The Lakers are reluctant to part Gasol in any trade without receiving assets of some value in return. Bulls reluctant to trade Deng, at all

There remains a strong sentiment amongst Lakers to give current group time to heal and resurrect its season before making any major moves,

 

[Hater]

"There remains a strong sentiment amongst the Lakers to give the current group time to heal and resurrect its season before making any major moves"

 

[-DMP-]

just read about the bynum trade(and waive that would follow). Pls do this, its time to destroy and rebuild.

-DMP-

 

[PTBG]

Yes because Steve Nash, Kobe coming off a torn Achilles, Steve Blake, and Pau is really going to change things in the West now. Even if they were healthy, we would still be vying for the 8th seed and still probably wouldn't make the playoffs, and if we did we would get killed in the 1st round. Tank the season, and fire Pringles in the offseason. No big FA's would willingly come to the Lakers NOW to play with Pringles, and Cokehead Jim Buss and Mitch Dumbchak has really fukked up. I'm still that we still owe our 2015 and 2016 1st round picks to the Suns for Steve Nash. fukk the Suns fukking fleeced us on that deal.

 

[Sinnerman]

time to destroy and rebuild let's do it