What moves would you like to see in the offseason?

Kobe2Clark · Star Player Joined: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 6047

- Sign Charlie Bell with MLE
- Trade Kwame and Lamar for Jermaine O'Neal
- Re-sign Luke for a reasonable price
- Re-sign Smush for a reasonable price as a bench 2-guard
- Draft a scoring big-man
- Cut Sasha, Mckie and Shammond

Our main rotation would be:

Bell/Farmar
Kobe/Mo/Smush
Luke/Vlad
JO/Ronny/Cook
Bynum/draft pick

With Mo playing 3 if we need defense there...
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LVLAKERFAN · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:17 pm Post subject:

I'd like to see us Trade Vlad/Farmar for Artest. Bell for the MLE. Resign Walton, Resign Mihm, Resign Shammond and resign Smush.

Trade Cook/Sasha/Odom/Bynum for K.G.

Bell/Smush/Williams
Kobe/Evans/
Artest/Walton
K.G./Turiaf/2 round pick
Kwame/Mihm/1st round pick

K.G. gets to play with his cousin, one of his best friends, the best player on the planet, one of the best defenders in the league, and one of the best post defenders in the league. Also playing for the winningest coach in NBA history, with the best cheer leading player in the league, for one of the most succesful franchises in sports history in Sunny southern California.
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Coachs:Vogel/Kidd

DaMuleRules · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:23 pm Post subject:

In order to have moves one would like to see, one has to assume that the Lakers will actually make meaningful and productive ones. I'm not even thinking that's much of a possibility.

scoobs · Star Player Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 4746

Option #1:Trade Odom,Kwame,Farmar,2007 1st for Jermaine ONeal and Jamal Tinsley. Sign Blake with the MLE

Option #2:Trade Odom to Detroit straight up for Billups in a sign and trade. I think Turiaf is working his way towards being the starting power forward,so Odom is currently in his way. Other players like Kwame,Farmar and McDyuss,Maxiell could be added,but I would do the straight up deal in a heart beat. Persue a veteren power forward with the MLE,like Webber.

Terry_Teagle · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:55 pm Post subject:

We need to do something bottom line. If not then we are probably looking at another mediocre season. I don't think we need to blow up the team, but we are going to have to give up one either Odom, Bynum, or Kwame to get anybody that is going to make a difference.

oldschool32 · Franchise Player Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 20032

Great thread.

1 Develop the bigs we have
2 Resign Mihm for a cheap contract
3 Draft a perimeter swingman that can play d, handle the ball, and shoot
from the outside (Byars?)
4 Possible trade for a defensive stopper (Artest? Patterson????)
5 Try to pick up a pg (Not Mo Williams) <<Although I'd look at Bell.
6 If a deal becomes available, trade for a legit post threat (Garnett,
O'neal.
7 Cut our losses and get rid of some of our dead weight. Its time to put
nba caliber players on the floor.

Terry_Teagle · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject:

laker4life · Star Player Joined: 26 Nov 2001 Posts: 7324

Fire Kupchak and bring in a young GM similiar to Colangelo.

Osama YoMama · Star Player Joined: 08 May 2002 Posts: 3429

When was the last time the Lakers were that active in one off-season?

Exactly.

We will sign Chucky Atkins this summer, that will be it. Quote me.

postandpivot · Retired Number Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 36822

Christopher C · Star Player Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 6292

we need players with heart and love for the game, like kobe and turiaf. not artest. screw that. if you guys think smush is bad, wait until artest comes into town.

gng930 · Franchise Player Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 11476

Odom + Bynum + Mihm + Sasha + cash for KG + James
Cook for Childress
#1 on Afflalo
Split MLE on 2 out of Moore, Skinner, PJ Brown
Re-sign Luke
Vet min on Jamal Sampson

Kwame, Moore/PJ, Sampson
KG, Turiaf, Skinner
Luke, Vlad, Afflalo
Kobe, Evans
James, Childress, Farmar

drzucchini · Franchise Player Joined: 28 Sep 2002 Posts: 16327

Pick up a second scoring option FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.

shane · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:08 pm Post subject:

DUNKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

dvdrdiscs · Star Player Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 6274

It'd be great to move Odom + Bynum for an impact player but I'll be happy with just an upgrade at PG. And I mean a real upgrade, not another side-grade (Fisher --> Chucky --> Smush).

loyola66 · Starting Rotation Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 521

Rondo
Kobe
Turiaf
KG
Mihm

Laker_Town · Retired Number Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 25604

lets start with "a" move

FerrisVille · Star Player Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 5356

After falling into the lottery

we get lucky and get the number 1 pick in the draft, we then trade Bynum for the number 2 pick in the draft.

We then package Walton in a S & T deal along with Odom and we get Okafor and Wallace back in return.

Then we trade Kwame Brown and Smush, Cook and Sasha for
6th pick in the draft and Ridnour

we draft Corey Brewer with that pick.
Mihm resigns and is given a bill a good health.
Then after resigning, Mgmt doesnt feel like keeping Mihm around and then is traded along with Ridnour and Radmanovich the L.A. recieves
Heinrich and Andres Nocioni

Our team

PG- Heinrich, Farmar
SG- Kobe, Evans
SF- Wallace, Nocioni, Brewer,Durant
PF-Okafor, Turiaf
C- Oden

There you have it, very simple! heheh

ProjectAB · Star Player Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 1729

There's no way in hell I'd trade Bynum after seeing some of things he did in this game. Seriously, I'd trade Kobe before I'd think about trading Bynum.

I actually think 20 and 10 is conservative for Bynum now. I think he's capable of 25 and 10. If you're a center in this league, and you can shoot fadeaways, you're good for at least 25 a game. Just because as a center, you can get a lot of points already, from guard penetrations and putbacks.

He's still raw, but so was Duncan at one point. But clearly, you can see the potential.

dvdrdiscs · Star Player Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 6274

Balki Bartokomous · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:15 pm Post subject:

Kobe/Bynum/Kwame?/1st rd pick

For

Oden/Joe Johnson/Childress

* only if the Hawks get the 1st overall pick

Oden/Mihm/Turiaf
Odom/Turiaf
Luke/Childress/Mo
Childress/Johnson/Mo
Johnson/Farmar
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laker4life · Star Player Joined: 26 Nov 2001 Posts: 7324

dcarter4kobe · Franchise Player Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 17687

Drew for Gasol and Charlie Bell to MLE

Kwame/PJ Brown/Mimh
Gasol/Roony
Lamar/Luke
Kobe/Evans
Bell/Farmar
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vanexelent · Retired Number Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 30081

First, trade:
Lamar Odom
Kwame Brown
Andrew Bynum

to New York for:
Stephon Marbury
Jared Jefferies
David Lee

Resign Luke Walton and Chris Mihm
MLE: Ruben Patterson
Vet Min: Joe Smith

Why? We upgrade at PG while gaining 2 defensive players and lose nothing in scoring or rebounding.

New York clears salaries, get's Odom and Bynum for their present and future, and Kwame's contract expires.

The addition of Patterson gives us more scoring and more defense, and Joe Smith and Marbury attract KG here in a year, for the MLE.

tgf5 · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject: