Source: Bulls still interested in trading for Gasol

lakerfanaticPT · Star Player Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 1572

I would only consider a 3 way.....possibly Chicago getting pau and MWP chicago sending Deng to the Lakers and Chicago sending Boozer to a top 1 or 2 team in the lottery that would want a veteran like Boozer, be able to absorb his salary and give the Lakers their top pick in the draft......preferably Anthony Davis or Thomas Robinson. That team would undoubtedly would want more that just Boozer.....maybe Chicago and or the Lakers sweeten the pot somehow.

deal · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 1:55 pm Post subject:

Bulls can keep Boozer, Deng & Noah as far as I'm concerned.

I think there are other better targets on other teams I would consider..

kb24ftw · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:05 pm Post subject:

i really don't see the point for us to trade pau for boozer + whoever else bull send. I think at this point, our team is pretty set. we just need to sign some quality role players this offseason

GTL · Star Player Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 9839

I don't know about trading Gasol for Noah.

I don't really trust a guy who has a basketball surgically stiched onto his arm. Looks like he would have the "Kwame problem".
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FreakofNature · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:31 pm Post subject:

I dont know..... I like the idea of twin towers, and then letting the two runts Kobe and sessions break down the defense from the perimeter.

Noah plus Deng? perhaps? But the Bulls would never go for this, would they?

ucntgrd24 · Starting Rotation Joined: 21 Jan 2012 Posts: 633

NO immediate reason to trade Gasol now w/ Sessions in the mix and I highly doubt anyone is gonna offer anything of equal value + lowering our tax hit. that would most definitely equate to an up and coming all-star which is almost always untradeable, so yeah we're riding Gasol until his wheels fall off

32 · Retired Number Joined: 04 Nov 2009 Posts: 73070

Deng would fit into the Lakers plans because he is young and has a contract through 2014. I would only trade Gasol for Deng, Gibson and filler/1st round pick. The Bulls would have to find a 3rd team to take Boozer or Noah if they wanted to dump one of those guys. We could amnesty MWP and possibly start Jordan Hill at PF or use the $8.9 TE to trade for a starting PF.

Deng's contract:
2011-12 - $12,341,275
2012-13 - $13,326,700
2013-14 - $14,312,125
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M. Hicks · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 3:00 pm Post subject:

If the Lakers and Chicago do business, either one of Deng or Noah must be part of the deal...period.

Don't want Boozer...Drew and Pau have historically pimped him. Boozer underperforms in the games that matter.
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32 · Retired Number Joined: 04 Nov 2009 Posts: 73070

Noah has a ridiculous contract through 2015-16. After thinking about it no way the Lakers should take Noah.
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dood23 · Franchise Player Joined: 16 Jun 2010 Posts: 12084

5 years younger than Pau and no where near as skilled.

Kidding me with this Bulls stuff.
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siyanur · Starting Rotation Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Posts: 746

I think pau is the best player of lakers, imo lakers (if they have to make any) better trade kobe for d-rose.
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Killer_Z · Star Player Joined: 25 Apr 2011 Posts: 4961

I honestly am so f*ing thankful that no one on LG actually has any influence on what the Lakers' front office does.

Pau will not be traded now that we have Sessions. This team can compete with Kobe/Bynum/Pau/Sessions. Pau was only on the block to land us an elite PG.

plazma · Starting Rotation Joined: 16 Sep 2008 Posts: 104

Right now, i would never trade Gasol...

But, this is the only deal with Chicago that is good for us...

Gasol/Artest/Blake+Brown for Deng/Gibson/Watson+Thibodeau (and some 1st round picks)...

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waterman40 · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 5:18 pm Post subject:

It would seem to me that a requirement for trading Gasol would be a stretch PF, money on the 15-20 footers, and a quality perimeter oriented SF. We may even insist on them taking Artest as part of that package. Depending on how the team does this playoffs, they may decide to keep Gasol one more year before dealing him. We have our PG now, really the only position we need to fix is SF, the easiest fix in the league. I'm sure the team wants to save money, but I think they are not going to give Gasol away in any deal that reduces our chances to win.
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som3on3_10 · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:45 pm Post subject:

Sessions and Pau for D Rose, otherwise no deal