Here we go again. The deal that was dead, is seemingly back to life with the Lakers, Hornets, and Rockets re-engaged in talks to try and find an alternative to the vetoed deal that the NBA won’t be able to nix. From an ESPN report: The New Orleans Hornets’ three-team trade with the Los Angeles […]
Trades
The Deal That Died
It’s been over a half day since the Lakers had Chris Paul in their mitts only to suddenly not. It’s a nifty magic trick to make a player disappear in plain sight but that’s what the owners of the Hornets – who double as the owners of the other 29 franchises in the NBA – did […]
Rumors Now Reality: Lakers Acquire Chris Paul
UPDATE: Well, then. The NBA has decided not to approve the trade. In a statement from a league spokesman Mike Bass: “It’s not true that the owners killed the deal, the deal was never discussed at the Board of Governors meeting and the league office declined to make the trade for basketball reasons.” We’ll have […]
Examining A Potential Dwight Howard Trade
In a vacuum, trading for Dwight Howard is a no brainer. He is, by any measurement, the premier big man in the league. He’s been the defensive player of the year 3 years in a row, has been the 1st team all-NBA Center four years in a row, was 2nd in last year’s MVP vote, […]
Los Angeles Is Where Leverage Lives
The trade and free agent rumors are coming fast and furious. Every “available” player is now seemingly being linked to the Lakers. Just taking an inventory, here are the names that I’ve read the Lakers are interested in acquiring either via trade or in free agency (includes potential amnestied players): Dwight Howard Chris Paul Jamal Crawford […]
Talking Point Guard Upgrades, Or Lack Thereof
Over the weekend, Silver Screen and Roll had a couple of great posts on the Lakers and their current point guard situation, and more importantly, how to solve it. While I understand that the Lakers problem is at the point guard position, I don’t think it’s a problem that the Lakers should exactly go out […]
Welcome To Rumorville
The last two plus weeks before the trade deadline are always the most active when it comes to proposed deals, leaks, and misdirection. Teams are consistently working the phones trying to improve their teams’ prospects for the current and future seasons while simultaneously working the media to try and gain leverage in accomplishing these goals. Today, […]
Drama? Surrounding The Lakers? Yawn.
Silly me. After yesterday’s talk about Lakers and trades and some smart people saying the same things about the likelihood of the Lakers making a deal (hint: not likely), I thought we could all move on and focus on the games – a Lakers win vs. the Rockets first on deck – and get back to our analysis of […]
Preview and Chat: The Houston Rockets
Records: Lakers 33-15 (2nd in West), Rockets 22-27 (11th in West) Offensive ratings: Lakers 112.5 (2nd in NBA), Rockets (110.1 (5th in NBA) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.1 (10th in NBA), Rockets 109.9 (24th in NBA) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers:Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Rockets: Kyle Lowry, Kevin Martin, Shane Battier, […]
Talking Joe Smith
Because of the Lakers’ heavy schedule early in the week, we haven’t had the opportunity to discuss the Sasha-for-Joe Smith trade. The three-team deal happened on Tuesday which essentially boiled down to a Sasha Vujacic for Joe Smith trade with New Jersey, but the Lakers also acquire: a 2011 2nd round draft pick from Golden […]