Laker fans...Will we obtain KG, JO, or Gasol this offseason?

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Jermaine O'Neal on the Move?

by: Marc Stein
posted: Monday, May 28, 2007 

I've heard nothing in the last month to sway me from the belief that Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal is the most realistic trade target for L.A. -- much more realistic than Jason Kidd or Kevin Garnett -- no matter who in the Lakers' front office is doing the chasing.


If O'Neal leaves Indy, everyone knows Kobe's Lakers and Isiah Thomas' Knicks are the teams he'd love to join.



Kobe Bryant remains equally geeked about hooking up with a younger O'Neal, who has been his close friend since they were drafted into the league together in 1996.



The Pacers, meanwhile, are increasingly open to moving O'Neal, according to NBA front-office sources.



What kind of package can the Lakers assemble? Lamar Odom (shoulder) and Kwame Brown (ankle) might be coming off surgeries when next season begins, but the notion that neither would remain tradeable as a result is a bit flawed.

Odom is still marketable because of his talent and versatility. As you'll recall, he also played pretty gamely through the shoulder problems late in the season and during the Phoenix series after putting off surgery to help his team. Barring unexpected problems in his recovery, why wouldn't he still be a valued commodity?

As for Brown, since his expiring contract ($9.1 million next season) was the attraction to other teams all along, he could easily still be thrown into a deal. Other potential trade assets include young center Andrew Bynum -- who was deemed off-limits at midseason when the Lakers backed out of a potential Jason Kidd deal -- and L.A.'s decent first-round pick (No. 19) in the June draft.

The Pacers, at present, have no first-round pick next month.

[Teddy Roosevelt]

My guess is JO.

[WC Iz Active]

I really hope we dont trade Jermaine but he deserves better.  Imagine Kobe and Jermaine on the same team   holy shit that would be BY FAR the best duo in the league.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

I really hope we dont trade Jermaine but he deserves better.  Imagine Kobe and Jermaine on the same team   holy shit that would be BY FAR the best duo in the league.

If I was you, I would GLADLY accept Kwame and Odom for JO. It would be better for Indiana.

[WC Iz Active]

I really hope we dont trade Jermaine but he deserves better.  Imagine Kobe and Jermaine on the same team   holy shit that would be BY FAR the best duo in the league.

If I was you, I would GLADLY accept Kwame and Odom for JO. It would be better for Indiana.

yeah that would be a good trade.   but NIK you gota understand although Im a diehard Pacer fan, Im also a huge JO fan so its gona be hard for me not to also root for whatever team JO ends up on.

[Antonio_]

A new Laker fan? We got room, no problem homie.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

I really hope we dont trade Jermaine but he deserves better.  Imagine Kobe and Jermaine on the same team   holy shit that would be BY FAR the best duo in the league.

If I was you, I would GLADLY accept Kwame and Odom for JO. It would be better for Indiana.

yeah that would be a good trade.   but NIK you gota understand although Im a diehard Pacer fan, Im also a huge JO fan so its gona be hard for me not to also root for whatever team JO ends up on.

 

[Teddy Roosevelt]

I really hope we dont trade Jermaine but he deserves better.  Imagine Kobe and Jermaine on the same team   holy shit that would be BY FAR the best duo in the league.

If I was you, I would GLADLY accept Kwame and Odom for JO. It would be better for Indiana.

yeah that would be a good trade.   but NIK you gota understand although Im a diehard Pacer fan, Im also a huge JO fan so its gona be hard for me not to also root for whatever team JO ends up on.

You can't resist. Sooner or later everyone ends up rooting for the Lakers. In this life or the next.

[WILL-I-DIE]

i have a dream...kg is now a laker...i pray somehow someway...