KOBE IS STAYING YESSSIR

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

nik what are u talkin about this is some info i got.

Yea, and it's BS...

[hisairness]

Lakers News

Odom and Bynum plus Sasha are going to Indiana for Jermaine O'neal and Jamaal Tinsley. Also the Lakers are trading the #19 pick and Brian Cook to Sacramento for Ron Artest. i did it heard this somebody else did im going wait in sports central what they will say.

BS. Don't post shit like that as fact without a source.

How come you can?

[LAKERS_FAN89]

if u dont like its dont post shit then.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

if u dont like its dont post shit then.

It's not that I don't like it, it's just that it isn't true...

Lakers News

Odom and Bynum plus Sasha are going to Indiana for Jermaine O'neal and Jamaal Tinsley. Also the Lakers are trading the #19 pick and Brian Cook to Sacramento for Ron Artest. i did it heard this somebody else did im going wait in sports central what they will say.

BS. Don't post shit like that as fact without a source.

How come you can?

Are you sure that happened, or are you just riding my nuts again?

[LAKERS_FAN89]

well i dont know..the info i got it he post it up.


but its ridicolous.

[Turf Hitta]

If LA was smart they would do everything they could to trade Kobe. They are a mess right now. They need to blow it up and rebuild and they cant do that if they are paying Kobe 20+ million a year to get knocked out of the first round every year.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^^LOL@"smart" and "trade Kobe" in the same sentence...

[LAKERS_FAN89]

L.A. Times: The Times first reported the talks as a multi-player negotiation involving the Lakers, Minnesota, Indiana and possibly a fourth team. Sources now say the Lakers are dealing directly with Minnesota and disagree about the involvement of the Pacers and a fourth team.

The Lakers are reportedly offering the Timberwolves Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom and Kwame Brown for Garnett.

[Hatesrats™]

Kobe will be boooed in L.A. this year

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

The Lakers are reportedly offering the Timberwolves Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom and Kwame Brown for Garnett.

That's probably too much...

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Kobe will be boooed in L.A. this year

Not if he stays and gets us to contention like he's trying...

[LAKERS_FAN89]

Lakers stay on Garnett watch
Front office scrambles, but Timberwolves seek youth, better draft pick and don't like Odom's deal.

By Mike Bresnahan, Times Staff Writer


If Monday brought expectation and exhilaration to Lakers fans, Tuesday delivered silence.

Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor met with team officials in Minneapolis and then left for a honeymoon in China without signing off on a deal to send Kevin Garnett to the Lakers for a package including Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom, which put the Garnett-to-L.A. scenarios back where they were a week ago — remote territory.

The buzz in the Lakers organization after owner Jerry Buss spoke with Taylor a few days ago was replaced by the fact that Kevin McHale's initial reaction to the trade proposal had carried over into Tuesday.

McHale, the Timberwolves' vice president of basketball operations, felt the Lakers don't possess a good enough pick in Thursday's draft (19th overall) or enough promising youth beyond Andrew Bynum to part with Garnett.

Furthermore, The Times has learned that the Timberwolves are not overly enamored with Odom's contract, which has two more years worth $27.4 million with no opt-out.

Garnett is due $22 million next season and he could opt out before making $23 million in 2008-09, which means the Timberwolves would be on the hook for more money with Odom than they would have been if Garnett had opted out next summer.

Still, the Lakers' front office is in motion, seeing what can be worked out in the hours leading up to Thursday's draft.

"We're trying to be as aggressive as we could be, which means a lot of phone calls are being made and a lot of phone calls are being received," said Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak, speaking generally about the state of business at the team's training facility in El Segundo. "It is very busy and I don't anticipate that changing until the draft is over."

The head-to-head dealing isn't necessarily dead between the Lakers and Timberwolves, but a third team would probably have to be pulled into the mix to supply the Timberwolves with another youthful piece and a better draft pick. The Atlanta Hawks, with the third and 11th picks in the draft, would be a logical place to start.

But if Monday was any indication when a four-team deal centered around Garnett broke apart, another multi-team trade scenario might be difficult for the Lakers to assemble before the draft.

Also adding pressure to strike a deal is a $6.75-million trade kicker in Garnett's contract that could push the issue the next few days.

If he is traded before July 1, the kicker money can be split into two parts, over last season and next season, which would potentially lessen the luxury-tax impact by a team that acquires him. Beginning July 1, all $6.75 million would have to go toward next season's payroll, presenting more of a challenge for a team facing luxury-tax issues.

On July 1, the Lakers will be looking at a roster with only 10 players under contract for $58.4 million next season. However, that does not include money for draft picks, their own free agents — Luke Walton and Chris Mihm — and an estimated $5 million for the first year of a contract of a free agent signed via the mid-level exception.

The NBA's luxury tax kicked in at $65.4 million last season, with teams paying a dollar in taxes for every dollar they were over the threshold.

Beyond the Lakers and Timberwolves not initially connecting, a source close to the 10-time All-Star said Garnett has Pacific Division rival Phoenix higher than L.A. on a short list of preferred destinations.

"He definitely wouldn't mind getting alley-oops from Steve Nash," the source said.



Lakers center Kwame Brown is scheduled to undergo shoulder surgery this morning, his second operation since the season ended.

Brown had reconstructive ankle surgery last month and was expected to miss at least four months.

Brown, who has been mentioned in numerous trade rumors, will have a bursa sac and scar tissue removed from his right shoulder. A timetable for his recovery will not be known until after the shoulder procedure, although he is still expected back in time for training camp in October.

The surgery will be performed in Los Angeles by Neal ElAttrache of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic.

Brown missed 41 games last season because of his shoulder and, more prominently, his left ankle.

mike.bresnahan@latimes.com

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Mitch Kupshack Interview

Grey: Are the Lakers going to trade Kobe?
Mitch: We've had talks about this behind close doors between myself, Jerry Buss, and Kobe. And what was said in that meeting will remain between the three of us.

Grey: Is anyone on this Lakers team untouchable?
Mitch: No, no one on this team's untouchable.

Grey: When you said no one's untouchable, do you also mean Kobe Bryant?
Mitch: (pauses for 2 seconds) Uh, after the end of the season I made a statement that we *intend* on building this team around Kobe, and that no one on this team is untouchable, and we remain committed to that.

Grey: If you could appease Kobe by making a trade, do you believe you could make a big trade happen?
Mitch: There will always be trade possibilities available and we'll continue to explore that. We will do what is best for the franchise.

THANK YOU CLUBLAKERS FOR THE RECAP



Direct quote from Daily News:

Quote:
"As I said at the end of the season, with the exception of Kobe Bryant, who we intend to build this team around, nobody is untouchable," Kupchak said.

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Kobe will be boooed in L.A. this year

Yep I think so too Kobe should 

[bgko1]

Thank god he is staying