Los Angeles Lakers 2012-2013

[Kahoko Hino]

I'm praying Kupchak does his jedi-mind trick to Orlando GM Rob Hennigan and pulls a straight up trade LAL-ORL.

Honestly for me, the "Dwightmare" is really annoying as of late. Hopefully, a trade comes down already and one day we LA fans will just read the headline "Howard traded to Lakers" not some "Howard likely to be traded" or "Orlando will try to convince Howard again".

[LOLOLOLOL]

kupchak does not need a jedi mind trick because a straight-up bynum for howard swap will work under the new cba

[gotta lick it]

a trade will happen because MKupchak needs a new franchise player to take role of KByrant for the LALaker ...






but it will take more than just a player swap.

[Kahoko Hino]

kupchak does not need a jedi mind trick because a straight-up bynum for howard swap will work under the new cba

You're right, it will work.

But.

Orlando Magic GM Rob Hennigan wants to dump bad contracts (Jason Richardson or Hedo Turkoglu or both) in a Howard deal. which, the Lakers are not willing to.

That's why the most likely Howard-to-LA trade to happen is to include a third team. The reports mentioned HOU and CLE are interested in acquiring Bynum and has the ability to absorb ORL's bad contracts because of their pretty cap space plus, they have young players that ORL can rebuild to.

Some of HOU's rookies can be traded by August 26th or 27th and CLE's as well.

it would be either LAL-ORL-HOU or LAL-ORL-CLE.

[LakersAcesFan]

antahimik ulit ng mga Lakers rumors ngayon ah tapos bibiglahin ulit tayo na may nangyaring trade na pala,haha tulad nung kay Nash

[Kahoko Hino]

which is a good thing.

led by Mitch Kupchak, LAL's Front Office works in stealth. you'll never know maybe a deal is already in the works.

hopefully tomorrow.

[calvinzero]

Hay naku.. c Dwightmare ****... Kawawa career niya.. Hanggang ngayon, ala pa rin siyang team..

[Pound4Pound]

You're right, it will work.

But.

Orlando Magic GM Rob Hennigan wants to dump bad contracts (Jason Richardson or Hedo Turkoglu or both) in a Howard deal. which, the Lakers are not willing to.

That's why the most likely Howard-to-LA trade to happen is to include a third team. The reports mentioned HOU and CLE are interested in acquiring Bynum and has the ability to absorb ORL's bad contracts because of their pretty cap space plus, they have young players that ORL can rebuild to.

Some of HOU's rookies can be traded by August 26th or 27th and CLE's as well.

it would be either LAL-ORL-HOU or LAL-ORL-CLE.

The thing is that Drew has agree to signing an extension with the team he's traded to after the end of the next season. If he doesn't agree, baka malamang umatras ang team na may gusto sa kanya.

[LakersAcesFan]

ninja moves nanaman kaya si kupchak? haha

[KobeWanKenobi]

Lakers reportedly worked out former lotto pick
Rashad McCants and Euroleague MVP Patrick Beverley.

[renjo23]

Lakers reportedly worked out former lotto pick
Rashad McCants and Euroleague MVP Patrick Beverley.

nabasa ko nga yan about kay MacCants..diba yan yung import ng Powerade na pinauwi? hindi nga yan umubra dito sa pinas eh.....

[Kahoko Hino]

LAL working out Beverley in case Steve Blake might be part of the Howard trade. Darius Morris likely the back up of Nash while Beverley as the third stringer.

[LOLOLOLOL]

the lakers drafted beverley in 2009

[LakersAcesFan]

The Lakers, Magic, 76ers & Nuggets are in discussions about a possible four way blockbuster that would land Dwight in LA. (per Y! Sports)

[LakersAcesFan]

Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_SI
Both Sixers and Nuggets are capped out, so this potential four-teamer does not include a team with room to absorb extra $.

[LakersAcesFan]

Details on discussed 4-team trade: ORL get Gasol, Affalo. DEN get Iguodala. PHI get Bynum, LAL get Howard, Harrington.

[LakersAcesFan]

In the potential deal. the Lakers would send out Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol and receive Al Harrington and Dwight Howard back. The Orlando Magic would take on Gasol with the hope of moving him for younger pieces and asset – Minnesota maybe? – and Aaron Affolo. The Philadelphia 76ers would acquire Andrew Bynu while sending Andre Iguodala to the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets have a $13 million trade exception from
their Nene trade, meaning they can take on a contract of up to $13 million into the exception; this would be key, as the Magic want to lose bad contracts. The report said that the trad is fluid and pieces – such as Gasol and Bynum – could end up at different destinations.
Also worth nothing that four-way trades can get very complicated and don’t always happen.

[LakersAcesFan]

As the talks continue, let's remember what Kobe said about Pau Gasol..."if
you get rid of him, you'd have to get rid of me first."

[LakersAcesFan]

The Lakers were unwilling to lose both Gasol and Bynum for Howard last season, I can't imagine they would be willing to do it this year. The only reason it makes sense is if they really want to get out from under Gasol's contract.
via @LakersNation

[LakersAcesFan]

here's the link:
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--la...d-to-l-a-.html