RUMOR: Odom and Kwame for KG on ESPN radio

GCMD · by **GCMD** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 5:02 am

Don't worry Fab. If this was going to happen, you'd hear about it AFTER they'd agreed upon it, not before.

LAL wants another big name and KG would be at the top of that list. But as of right now, "wanting" him gets them no closer to ACQUIRING him than any other team in the league.

Will MINN bite? Doubt it.

Just to play devil's advocate:

Isn't it curious that Kwame hasn't been allowed to get back on the court after his poor showing in preseason? It's like they are going to give him a chance to re-injury himself OR to play any worse...

Letting BYNUM start? After Kwame played so well at the end of last season? And with no other legit backup C? And Kwame being day-to-day?

Either they are being cautious or...

Smart money is on cautious.

dagreatkobe · by **dagreatkobe** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 5:25 am

Buss just said in an interview that he wants to add a star to a Kobe/Lamar Laker team. I dont think he's even interested in this trade right now.

UKUGA · by **UKUGA** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:53 am

Buy Low (KG): Sell High (Lamar, Kwame)

I'd do this trade in a heartbeat. Not only do we land a superstar, but we drop two large contracts in the meantime.

It puts the team, IMO, in much better position to re-build in the future, as well.

Go Lakers!

Helljumper · by **Helljumper** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 7:52 am

Kobe and Odom are apparently closer than ever. You think the management and Kobe is conspiring against him? :man10:

It's not going to happen, and honestly I wouldn't like the trade. Our team chemistry right now is great. Kwame's developing and Odom is playing aggressively. In 2-3 years, if we still have Odom and Kwame (which we should) we'd have a better team than one with Kevin Garnett.

Sirron · by **Sirron** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 8:14 am

John3:16 wrote:I really didn't think we'd see these threads until after our first loss. You guys are quick this year.

Anthracit3 · by **Anthracit3** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:13 am

If this happens, Kobe will look like a real mamba a snake.

no_dont · by **no_dont** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:43 am

No ones going anywhere.

Weezy · by **Weezy** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:53 am

Cruiser wrote:Take this as you will, but apparently, Dan Patrick mentioned this on his radio show earlier today. In addition, the theory is that Kobe is sitting out not only because of his knee, but to show Minnesota that Lamar can lead a team.

Yeah, Kobe and Odom, the supposed new brothers are going to be broken apart because Kobe is sitting out in a conspiracy to show Odom off to Minny. Riiiight.....
Sounds like more BSPN crap to me, totally shocking they'd make up a story portraying Kobe in a negative light like this, that's never happened before.

Crispy · by **Crispy** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:56 am

i wouldnt do it. kwame will probably still be out starting center, even though bynum has proven that he is better. even if kwame doesnt start, he still gives us an athletic young big that can board and play D, which many teams die for. odom WILL be an all star this season. a 20 pt season isnt out of the question. plus since odom can play SF, our young bigs can develop and get PT (bynum, turiaf, brown)

plus, if KG comes, we would probably have a bad season because of chemistry issues. it would take about a whole season to develop chemistry with a virtually new team.

minnesota would rape us in this trade, IMO

lakers
pg-parker
sg-bryant
sf-walton
pf-garnett
c-bynum

twolves
pg-james
sg-foye
sf-davis
pf-odom
c-brown

LVLAKERFAN · by **LVLAKERFAN** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:59 am

I wouldn't do i for the simple fact that Odom is just turning 27 on Tuesday and Kwame is turning 25 in August. I don't thnk Mihm will be the same and Andrew would be our only center. K.G. is turning 31 in May, wasn't at training camp and would need to learn the offense the Odom and Kwame now have a year of experience with. Maybe K.G. will opt out and we can pick him up for the MLE next year

Farmar/Sasha
Kobe/Evans
Odom/Radman/Walton
K.G./Cook/Turiaf
Bynum/Kwame

lilkhmerkid4u · by **lilkhmerkid4u** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:11 pm

Justin Bailey · by **Justin Bailey** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:53 pm

John3:16 wrote:I really didn't think we'd see these threads until after our first loss. You guys are quick this year.

adobo24 · by **adobo24** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 2:06 pm

L0X0R TH15 THR34DZ0R.

I'd rather have Lamar and Brown though.

oprahjimfrey · by **oprahjimfrey** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 2:15 pm

omg can people just let the kg to la idea die?

jOeyB7000 · by **jOeyB7000** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 2:53 pm

Can anyone confirm what year KG can opt out of his contract? if it's really next season, and if KG really wants to come to L.A., he'll opt out next year and sign for the MLE.

The Laker Link · by **The Laker Link** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 2:54 pm

Here we go....Odom is doing good...keep him and send over Mihm and someone else like Sasha or Evans or something...but keep Odom and Keep Bynum...I actually like them a lot now.........

lilkhmerkid4u · by **lilkhmerkid4u** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:48 pm

^ how about we just send mckie

brandnew · by **brandnew** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 5:59 pm

Wow. Just wow.

Perfecto · by **Perfecto** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:47 pm

kobe missing games cuz of that :man10:

Showtime is Magic · by **Showtime is Magic** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:55 pm

sirronstuff wrote:
John3:16 wrote:I really didn't think we'd see these threads until after our first loss. You guys are quick this year.

love the avy sirronstuff :man10:

Cookiecore · by **Cookiecore** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 7:14 pm

dagreatkobe wrote:Yea right. I dont even want KG anymore. He can take a HUGE paycut and sign with us in '09 (i think) if he want a championship.

Go Lamar!

Word. I couldn't agree with you more. Lamar looks like he's ready to help win the Lakers a championship.

jhaze323 · by **jhaze323** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 7:45 pm

i wouldnt do it. kwame will probably still be out starting center, even though bynum has proven that he is better. even if kwame doesnt start, he still gives us an athletic young big that can board and play D, which many teams die for. odom WILL be an all star this season. a 20 pt season isnt out of the question. plus since odom can play SF, our young bigs can develop and get PT (bynum, turiaf, brown)

plus, if KG comes, we would probably have a bad season because of chemistry issues. it would take about a whole season to develop chemistry with a virtually new team.

minnesota would rape us in this trade, IMO

REmember the first year phil came everybody was new to the triangle and we won a championship! so there is still hope, i would pull the trigger b!tch oops i mean mitch!

badboyhoward · by **badboyhoward** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 7:59 pm

they have to make this trade kg will give us that second option that we
need.

odom and bryant don't mesh well together plus kg puts us back in the

championship picture.

Kobe8Bryant4Life · by **Kobe8Bryant4Life** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:50 pm

SteveMachine wrote:I'd rather Lamar.

Weezy · by **Weezy** on Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:54 pm

badboyhoward wrote:odom and bryant don't mesh well together

They don't? Maybe you only watched 2005, but the past year and this one game they meshed pretty good.

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