Bucher is usually confident and often wrong. Normally I would give Simmons little credence but based on his relationship with Morey I think he has better information.
Okay, I just posted the below in the deadline trade scenarios, but thought that it would also fit perfectly here. What about this possibility: Okay, the Lakers want Lowry for Gasol. We want Howard and Deron. What about we give the Lakers Lowry and Scola for Gasol...but only do it if we have a deal on the table with Orlando for Howard that would include Martin, PP, Parsons, our expirings and any/all picks that they want to complete the deal? If we can keep Dragic, CLee and hopefully Morris, we could add anything and everything in the deal that would make Orlando happy enough to do the deal..even two of those three if necessary. Howard may want to play and stay here if we can pair him up with Gasol, with the potential to sign Deron in the off season. The key would be saving enough cap room to sign Deron and hopefully keeping CLee and Morris for our 2 and 3 positions. If we had a starting lineup next year of: Deron CLee Morris Gasol Howard I think we become the favorites for it all and would not have any problems signing players on the cheap to filll out the roster; not to mention whatever is left over that Orlando leaves or sends over to make the deal happen. Eating that Turkgolu contract may be the part that becomes tough if it keeps us from having enough cap space to sign Deron outright in the offseason. Maybe some of the capologists here can toss around the facts of whether it would work or not. My thoughts are always shoot for the stars, and be happy if you are able to land on the moon.
Gasol has made it clear he dosent want to be in Houston. Howard hasnt even mentioned Houston as a team he would consider and neither has Williams. Both Howard and Williams need to agree to come here and there i more chance of yao coming back then those two in Houston. So no chance in hell.
Lowry for Bynum is probably something I would do. Gasol is a couple years to old to deal for Lowry. I want to keep Lowry/Martin and put them with Gasol.
I wonder if a secondary Rondo trade is being worked on. Something like Martin, Motiejunas, Dragic, Morris + NY pick for Rondo+Jermaine O'Neal would work salary-wise. Maybe even get either Garnett or Ray for an additional combo of 09 expirings and Dalembert. A rotation of Rondo, Lee, Parsons, Pau, Dalembert, Pat and Bud would not be bad, with Flynn or TWill thrown in.
Do you think if Gasol found out that he was going to play with Howard and eventually Deron next year that he would stay unhappy? I am sure he only wants to play for the Lakers right now though, so any deal will make him unhappy at the moment. I think Howard would be intrigued with being paired up with Gasol. If and once that was accomplished, I think it would be pretty fair to say that Deron would salivate to be added to that team. The key is, is there ANYTHING or package that Orlando would accept from us that doesn't include Lowry so that we can pair Lowry with someone to trade for Gasol?
Exact opposite my man. On paper it's fine. In real life you're trading the heart and soul of our team for an aging softy who has already made it perfectly clear that he doesn't want to be here.
Even if we could figure out a way to snake our way into having a D-Will, Gasol, Howard big three, which I very much doubt, you should keep in mind that just those three would already put us at the salary cap. We'd basically be limited to 2nd rounders/D-League All-Stars for the rest of our team.
He did, but I'm not so sure after the recent blow out that Morey would be so willing to part with him and Scola for just Gasol. Seems like a gift for the Lakers if they not only get their point guard position problem solved, but also compensate for the loss of Gasol with Scola. Just the best deal ever for the Lakers.
If Pau can help convince Sergio Llull to join the Rockets next season, that would go a long way towards softening the blow of losing Lowry.
Link please... Everyone on this board seems to take this as truth.. I have never seen anything where he singled out Houston as a place he doesn't want to play. The closest I heard was him saying he wanted to be a Laker. Further, after what he has gone through the last 2+ months I suspect he may no longer want to remain a Laker. I am thinking this is another clutchfans urban myth like Adelman currently being in the hall of fame as a coach or Morey dealing Gay for Battier.
