CBS: Lakers Eye Landry??

that's funny. I've heard Kupchack say that he's not enamored with the free agent market and that with simply having Bynum back, he thinks thats a strong enough move that doesn't change the cap situation.

Somehow I think that this story is reaching.

 

It doesnt matter because he is a restricted free agent and that means the rockets will match any offer they WILL NOT let Landry go to one of our Rivals



zlicciardo

 

So, they are trying to either trade a PF/SF for a SG shooter (Redd), a defensive SG/SF (Artest) or.... retain the PF/SF and add yet another PF?

Huh?

I think it is more likely for them to go after Landry if they succeed in trading Odom, not fail.

 

he's not going anywhere, we'll match any reasonable contract offer. i doubt any team wants to put their free agent money tied up in a contract that the rockets will probably take their full allowed time to match just to eff the lakers, or anyone else trying to sign landry

 

Again, for the 10,000th time Landry's fate is in our hands. He's restricted meaning we have the right to match any offer he receives and more importantly due to the Gilbert Arenas provision teams are unable to offer him anything above the MLE.

 

what can cleveland offer the bucks in order to get redd? outside of lebron, not sure what they have that would appeal to milwaukee. expiring deals?

hoping we could make a more competitive offer

 

So the Lakers would rather have a Landry/Gasol front court rather than Bynum/Gasol?

Does Kobe play PG and Fisher goes to the bench? As far as i understand Fisher will/can only play for either of the 2 LA teams.

Like everyone else says, since we can match any offer why would we let Landry sign anywhere for nothing in return?

 

The Kings should be contracted if they trade for Lamar Odom.

 

Don't really think they need him.

With Bynum, Gasol moves to the 4 and Turiaf backs him up...if they do attempt to sign Carl it won't be for much and we can match

 

He is restricted don't worry.

 

Articale does not say LA is not going after Redd

 

The concern here isn't that the Lakers will sign Landry away from us, but that they might drive up his price. Ideally, Landry will take the LLE which is about 2 million. But if other teams are willing to break into their MLE, then that limits our own options for free agency if we want to keep him.

Obviously Morey has made some good moves since he became GM, but he definitely botched up Landry's signing. Trying to lowball Landry on guaranteed money and not locking him up for a 2nd year team option was clearly "penny wise and pound foolish". With a team option, the Rockets would have been in position to save at least a million (probably more) bucks this year and next year be in a position to re-sign Landry without breaking into their MLE.

 

Lakers know that Bynum is trash and they want the guy with the 21 PER who jumps like a kangeroo and finishes. No way do we trade this guy.

 

right, they can only dream about him. he is all our

 

Landry's agent is very active.

 

1) is landry a restricted fa? if yes, we will see how much lakers is willing to pay. if reasonable, i bet rox will match. otherwise, let lakers get fatty contracts as much as they can. i don't believe getting landry is an upgrade over odom.

2) does Kupchack think every nba team gm is jerry west?

 

S&T Landry with Jackson to Lakers for Odom?


i dont think it works anyways but i'd consider it. doubt the lakers would

 

rockets are ready to match anything offered by the other teams

side comment:
anyone have an news about landry making any progress in practicing his 3 point shots and ball handling? if he does learn how to shoot his 3's then i think we have our back up sf/pf that we are looking for. then we could switch tmac with battier at times so tmac can get rest when battier play sg and landry plays sf.

 

if they want to over pay for landry, then let him go and use the mle to bring in turiaf.