AM570 Rumor: Coby Karl+2nd round pick for Juan Carlos Navarro.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Does Mitch have another trick up his sleeve?...I mean, this move wouldn't be amazing, but I'd say Navarro is currently an upgrade over Karl...AND he's friends with Gasol, so that's always good. Lets see if this goes down.

[Don Jacob]

i don't like it if we're giving up another draft pick.

[Doggystylin]

yeah but what the fuck can you get with a 2nd round draft pick

[GangstaBoogy]

I don't give a fuck about draft picks (especially 2nd rounders). We already have enough young players. If Navarro has more to offer than benchboy then bring him on.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

yeah but what the fuck can you get with a 2nd round draft pick

Ronny Turiaf...Luke Walton...Trevor Ariza

[D~Nice]

yeah but what the fuck can you get with a 2nd round draft pick

Ronny Turiaf...Luke Walton...Trevor Ariza

Good point

[Lunatic]

that would be a bomb ass trade for L.A

[Fuck Your Existence]

Antonio would shit himself

[Halu Sination]

2nd round draft picks is kupchak's specialty.

now juan carlos navarro is obviously better than coby karl, but we really don't need him. i wouldn't mind getting him on the team, but i dont see phil giving him too much playing time

[Hatesrats™]

Don't need Him, But If It makes Gasol happy...Then Pull The Trigger.

[Styles1]

The more talent coming off the bench, the better....

[Antonio_]

You know Navarro is my man. But you guys are really understimating him! He's averaging 10.8 points in 25 mins per game, in his rookie season. In case you didn't notice it, only Durant is averaging more points than him between all the rookies!!! He can score, he can run the ball, he can penetrate, he can do it all. He has potential to be a very very good player. If Mitch does this trade he's def the GM of the year in my book.

Fisher/Farmar
Kobe/Navarro/Vujacic

P.S. I'm reading Marc Gasol wants to play for the Lakers too. He'll probably return to L.A. in the summer. That makes the Gasol for Brown trade even more sick. And Mitch even more a genius.

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Why would Memphis do this trade?

[Antonio_]

Why would Memphis do this trade?

Memphis traded a protected first round pick to get Navarro. Navarro was still signed to a millionaire-contract with Barcelona, Spain. But he chosed to pay his buyout with Memphis money to join the NBA because of Pau Gasol. And he signed a one-year contract. So if Memphis doesn't trade him now for Karl + a 2nd round pick, he'll loose him (and the protected first round pick they spent to sign him) this summer anyway. Since their season is basically over, they'd rather get Karl and a 2nd round pick than nothing.

We could wait till the summer to sign him as a free agent tho'.

[wcsoldier]

I like Navarro as a player but I dont see the interest of this trade .. he can't D .. til Ariza returns I'd like to have a defensive minded player at the 3 position .. lets not turn into a too much offensive minded team .. of course he's not easy to find that type of guy but dont make a trade for the sake of doing sth