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REPORT: Dwight Howard Likely To Ditch The Lakers
M Dogg™:
Well I agree Kobe is a once in a generation player, with the talent in this draft, it's not too much to ask to get one. Hell, it's not a rebuild if Kobe is still starting and the kid comes off the bench. Rookies are on title teams all the time. But in a draft this deep, you'd be a fool NOT to try and get in. We may not get Wiggins, but we can pick up some youth who can contribute now, and make you argue that this next kid is better than LeBron because he won a title in his rookie year... *cough*likeMagic*cough*. What's so wrong with getting a player who'll be good now, and great later to help contribute.
This is why I HATE Kobe fans who'll put the needs of their standom to Kobe over the needs of the Lakers, when Kobe would more than likely get a young player next year too. Kobe has said over and over the Lakers need to get younger.
Sccit:
i think ur missing the point...the reason i dont want to tank for rookies IS because i'm putting the lakers first. if we have an opportunity to win now, i much rather take that, and building for NOW around Kobe gives us just that....all ur ideas have been terrible, just chalk it up as a loss brodie.
we do need to get younger, but we dont need to trade for picks. we need to get players who are ready to contribute 2013-2014. thats all there is to it.
Sccit:
DWIGHT TO MAKE DECISION FRIDAY:
Peter Vescey said on Twitter Tuesday that his sources suggest Dwight Howard will make his "decision" on Friday, in regards to what team he'll be joining next season.
The Rockets are the favorites, the Lakers make a lot of sense, and the Mavericks, Hawks and Warriors are also in play. We're thinking Rockets, but wouldn't be surprised regardless of where Howard ends up. He's historically had a difficult time making up his mind and it can be argued that free agency won't truly start until he lets the world know where he's going. Jul 3 - 1:09 AM
Source: Peter Vescey on Twitter
Hack Wilson - real:
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--- Quote from: M Dogg™ on July 02, 2013, 09:46:23 PM ---I have figured out my best case situation.
Howard picks Houston, but wants a sign and trade for max money. The Lakers will only do draft picks and one bad contract. (It's always a bad contract in these situations, I'm guessing Lin) The Lakers also want 2 unprotected first round draft choices for the 2014 draft. Hopefully one of them is a lotto pick. Reason, 2014 is STACKED!! Even the 3 pick in the draft could be a future hall of famers. I am hoping the Lakers get into this. It's not in the Laker's culture to do the draft since James Worthy. But the Lakers do need this badly.
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1.were not wasting Kobe's last 3 years on tanking/rebuilding
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then why is Mike D'antoni the head coach for the next 2 years?
M Dogg™:
Tank? How? Houston has NOTHING of value to winning next year that they are willing to give up. The only thing they have is Harden. But the whole reason Howard would go to Houston is Harden, so that's out the question. So if Howard picks Houston, then you get the most value out of Howard you possibly can. You tell Houston to get some trades for some first round draft picks in 2014, and you say then you can have Howard, so Houston will have to trade some players that they wanted to trade to LA to other teams for their draft picks. Because you are NOT winning a title next year with Lin as your point guard. After that you sign some vet big men to one year deals, as in 2014 the Lakers will have a TON of cap space and you don't want to mess that up. This is about maximizing having Dwight Howard. If the Lakers gave up Andrew Bynum for Howard, then why not maximize this position. Look at the Cavs when they lost LeBron, they ended up with many draft picks. After 2014 the Lakers will be dumping huge portions of this roster, it's time to put pieces together to reload. After all, the Lakers never rebuild, they reload.
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