I can't wait for the deadline to pass so hopefully Dwight Howard will shut his mouth. He's rapidly turning into one of my most disliked players

Melo looking for a trade now?

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=6ptc77s

so unlikely, yet so awesome

My sources say this will happen:

Lakers get- Nelson, Howard, Melo
Knicks get: Gasol, Artest, Redick
Magic get: Bynum, Amare

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7x2wklx

I could jack with trade machine all day.

[This message has been edited by Bunk Moreland (edited 3/14/2012 10:26a).]

Melo to H-Town?

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=79kocvb

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Adrian Wojnarowski: Portland's talks with Minnesota for Jamal Crawford are part of a 3-way scenario with Lakers, source says. Michael Beasley would go to LA.

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i do not understand that trade. make no mistake, i really want beasley, the lakers would love his bench scoring.

i do not understand how that is a better deal than giving up a first roudn draft pick (which lakers declined). steve blake has been our only PG. and played very well.

this only makes sense if we get Ramon Sessions from the Cavs.

Wouldn't the Lakers just use part of their trade exception in this deal?

It sounds like its gonna be Blake

They can still use the TPE to absorb beasleys contract

Who, in their right mind, has ever waived their right to be a free agent? Dude has gone mental!

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7689569/dwight-howard-orlando-magic-tells-team-stay-2012-13-sources-say

[This message has been edited by Silvertaps (edited 3/15/2012 8:28a).]

Pacers get Barbosa from Toronto (good pick up). I feel bad for Hill.

Grizz trade Young to the 76ers.

I think the Grizzlies dumping of Sam Young to the 76ers means they will sign Gilbert Arenas.

Just my guess.

iowa called them not liking young

Wallace to the nets for okur, williams, and 1st rounder.

Love this move as a lakers fan. Get wallace to the east. He's a beast

Looks like the Lakers may move a pick or Blake for Crawford

The Beasley deal is dead

The Lakers clearly know they need more bench scoring.

Lakers just got Sessions for Luke Walton, dumped salary, picked up another trade exception, and didn't have to use their Odom exception to do it. awesome.

Now we need Beasley for Blake to happen.

[This message has been edited by Simplebay (edited 3/15/2012 12:51p).]

Rockets just got Camby

Spurs got Jeffersons contract off books.

By picking up a bad year of Stephen Jackson

Rockets got Marcus Camby, nice expiring contract

"As @SpearsNBAYahoo reports, Portland's traded Camby to Houston. Source tells Y! Rockets will send expiring deals and a 2nd round pick to POR"

[This message has been edited by CFTXAG10 (edited 3/15/2012 1:27p).]

Its for flynn and thabeet.

Morey fisted blazers

Can't wait to see Sam/Marcus in the middle together. Block party.

The blazers are cleaning house. Wallaca and camby? Sheesh. Send away the marcus too while you're at it

Lakers sent Kopono to Cleveland. Poor guy.

Most people think the cavs got screwed. Sessions is good. And they took the lakers worst contract off the books

Since the Lakers struck out on Dwight they had to use their TPE from the Odom trade to get Sessions. So it's essentially trading Odom for Sessions. And Sessions will be slightly better than Shannon Brown. Lakers still haven't improved significantly from last year.

Wrong. And wrong.

TPE isnt touched. In fact they pick up an additional one with Luke moving

Does getting another 1mm off the books matter that much when you are 25mm over the cap and not improving?

Walton alone is enough to acquire Sessions & Eyenga w/o dipping into Odom exception. Lakers acquire another (small) exception.


and the Lakers need another PG, and depth to the bench. this does this. if you think this is not improving, you're an idiot.

Three below average PGs=Depth.

Damn I forgot Walton has another year left. Still not a significant improvement. First you were getting both Paul and Dwight. Then just Dwight. Now you've got another backup PG and dumped a bad contract. Not a significant improvement from last years swept in the 2nd round team.

traded two people who didn't play for a PG that will get significant time. he's an 10/5 guy on a team that didn't want him.

those are better numbers than what the lakers had now.

here's a good analysis

1. Sessions is a major upgrade for the Lakers at point guard. He's averaging 10.5 points and 5.2 assists per game in only 24.5 minutes. To this point in the season, L.A.'s PG's have averaged 12 points a game as a group, the lowest figure in the NBA. Needless to say this sort of production makes a huge difference. More importantly, he has a skill set badly needed by the Lakers, namely an ability to run the pick and roll, penetrate from the wing, and finish from the basket. Derek Fisher and Steve Blake average about one shot a game at the rim between the two of them. Even when they're in the paint, they're not a threat to score. Sessions absolutely is, which will change the way defenses have to address Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol down low.

2.The Lakers preserved their trade exception. Meaning whether now or down the line, the can find a player (or players) able to upgrade the roster at other positions. They also retain another pick in this year's draft, which they can either use or flip as needed. Moreover, by moving Walton, they're able to absorb Sessions' salary this year and next, should he decide to pick up his $4.5 million player option.

3.They've taken pressure off Kobe Bryant. By having another player on the floor who can reliably direct the offense, distribute to the bigs, and is a threat to score, Mike Brown and Co. will have much more freedom to move him away from the ball, creating better and more efficient shot opportunities. Meanwhile, you can still run the Bryant/Gasol/Bynum pick-and-roll sets that have been so effective for the Lakers this season.

[This message has been edited by Simplebay (edited 3/15/2012 1:54p).]

ummm


The Lakers have traded Derek Fisher to the Rockets for Jordan Hill and a first-round pick, league source tells Y! Sports.

Morey