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 […]
Jason Kapono Officially A Laker
(R.R. Magellan, also known as “Rey-Rey”, is the founder and editor of the L.A. based-NBA at-large site, The No-Look Pass. For more of Rey-Rey’s work, check out TheNoLookPass.Com.) Jason Kapono is now a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. One of the biggest weaknesses of the Lakers in the last few years has been outside […]
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 […]
The Friday Forum
Dave Murphy is a long time FB&G reader and commenter (you know him as Dave M) and runs the great site Searching For Slava. He’ll be contributing more to FB&G this season and today he brings us the news of the day in his Friday Forum. Three weeks ago today, the chances for an NBA […]
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 […]
The Broken Building Block?
Emile Avanessian runs the fantastic site Hardwood Hype and is a friend of FB&G. He’ll be contributing to FB&G periodically and his first effort looks at Andrew Bynum as a building block and franchise player of the future. Please join me in welcoming him. You can follow him on twitter here. Barring a league-altering trade […]
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, […]
Around The World (Wide Web)
From Dexter Fishmore, Silver Screen and Roll: “It’s a strange thing to contemplate but no less true for its strangeness: Andrew Bynum might have already played his last game as a Laker. By the time his five-game suspension ends, he could be learning a new playbook in New Orleans or adjusting to life with Stan […]
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 […]
Wanting An Impact Point Guard?
The Lakers’ point guard woes are not a secret. In his player profiles John Hollinger questioned if the Lakers point guards were the worst position in the entire NBA, and he’s not alone in that thinking. When I was asked what the Lakers biggest need for next season was, I answered improved point guard production. This isn’t […]