Lakers Targeting Shawn Marion?

jjin28 wrote:This has to be our plan this offseason. Trying to think of it as a GM point of view without sacrificing the budget.

Lakers #1 priority, resign both ariza and odom.
If they can't sign at the price they want, they will do the following

1) If Ariza dont resign, they will go hard after Artest
2) If odom dont resign they will go hard in a sign and trade for Marion

So, you will get the following combo next year and the following is my ranking of what i wish would happen

1) Artest and Odom
2) Ariza and Odom
3) Artest and Marion
4) Ariza and Marion

After that is done,

Lakers will no matter what resign Shannon Brown, unless they get a blow out offer from another team which they will not match.
But Lakers sent a qualifying offer, so they can match any offer offered to shannon brown.

After they do that,

they will try to trade the following package

Farmar and Morrison for a future PG to replace Fisher after he retires after this upcoming season. (think Andre Miller, Mike Bibby type of player)
After Fisher retires, you still have your andre miller type of poing guard with a shannon brown that will be more than ready to be a solid backup pg.

This is im sure mitch's plan.
Now its up to him to actually do it. Hope he comes thru.

dj vitus wrote:

pureuncut100 wrote:Marion would thrive with the lakers

His style of play seems to fit within our system. An off-the-ball player than can spot up for 3s, play solid D, tip in shots, run the floor well...

We can afford to lose Ariza if we can get Marion. An Odom/Marion combo would be great. Artest is too unpredictable.

Unfortunately, Marion probably feels like he deserves more money than Ariza, so it'll be a long shot.

West wrote:If Mitch pulled off Trix for Trev and signed LO, Id rather spend the MLE on a Guard with handles and defense. A quick G who can D up is needed badly. Nelson, those HOU guards, Devon, all of then had their way with LAL guards.

jjin28 wrote:This has to be our plan this offseason. Trying to think of it as a GM point of view without sacrificing the budget.

Lakers #1 priority, resign both ariza and odom.
If they can't sign at the price they want, they will do the following

1) If Ariza dont resign, they will go hard after Artest
2) If odom dont resign they will go hard in a sign and trade for Marion

So, you will get the following combo next year and the following is my ranking of what i wish would happen

1) Artest and Odom
2) Ariza and Odom
3) Artest and Marion
4) Ariza and Marion

After that is done,

Lakers will no matter what resign Shannon Brown, unless they get a blow out offer from another team which they will not match.
But Lakers sent a qualifying offer, so they can match any offer offered to shannon brown.

After they do that,

they will try to trade the following package

Farmar and Morrison for a future PG to replace Fisher after he retires after this upcoming season. (think Andre Miller, Mike Bibby type of player)
After Fisher retires, you still have your andre miller type of poing guard with a shannon brown that will be more than ready to be a solid backup pg.

This is im sure mitch's plan.
Now its up to him to actually do it. Hope he comes thru.

hellangel wrote:

jjin28 wrote:This has to be our plan this offseason. Trying to think of it as a GM point of view without sacrificing the budget.

Lakers #1 priority, resign both ariza and odom.
If they can't sign at the price they want, they will do the following

1) If Ariza dont resign, they will go hard after Artest
2) If odom dont resign they will go hard in a sign and trade for Marion

So, you will get the following combo next year and the following is my ranking of what i wish would happen

1) Artest and Odom
2) Ariza and Odom
3) Artest and Marion
4) Ariza and Marion

After that is done,

Lakers will no matter what resign Shannon Brown, unless they get a blow out offer from another team which they will not match.
But Lakers sent a qualifying offer, so they can match any offer offered to shannon brown.

After they do that,

they will try to trade the following package

Farmar and Morrison for a future PG to replace Fisher after he retires after this upcoming season. (think Andre Miller, Mike Bibby type of player)
After Fisher retires, you still have your andre miller type of poing guard with a shannon brown that will be more than ready to be a solid backup pg.

This is im sure mitch's plan.
Now its up to him to actually do it. Hope he comes thru.

i'm sorry, marion's been renounced by toronto as far as they are showing signs of pursuing some all-star caliber players like hedo.

no sign-and-trade could happen to him. holding his bird right wont give them cap space to do any free agent talkings.