of course...it's all rumors at this point but here are some signs that there may be smoke to this fire:

- rumor of bosh/bynum surface at the trade deadline
- colangelo, in postseason presser, said there is a market for bosh w/ over the cap teams
- bosh only mentioned one team in his post season presser and that was the lakers, and specifically mentioned pau and kobe

from a raptors POV, this is as good a deal as you can get for bosh. phil always loved bosh and i think he would fit in with pau + kobe quite well.

and since bynum makes $13.8 mil next year, it can be a straight up trade for bosh getting the max.

briggs, i got a raptors hat with your name on it...

I mean c'mon. I'd rather have David Lee if that was the case. Would you really take Bynum over Lee?

Sorry, just because he is tall and can block some shots doesn't make him appealing when he is constantly hurt and mediocre during the regular season.

Childs2Dudley wrote:I will quit in the NBA if the Raptors really trade for a perennially injured underachieving center with a long term deal and give up an all-star to the Lakers in the process.

I mean c'mon. I'd rather have David Lee if that was the case. Would you really take Bynum over Lee?

Sorry, just because he is tall and can block some shots doesn't make him appealing when he is constantly hurt and mediocre during the regular season.

When healthy in the pivot--Bynum is easily a 20-10-3 C. The difference between Lee and Bynum is Bynum can be a first team all defensive player.

Childs2Dudley wrote:I will quit in the NBA if the Raptors really trade for a perennially injured underachieving center with a long term deal and give up an all-star to the Lakers in the process.

I mean c'mon. I'd rather have David Lee if that was the case. Would you really take Bynum over Lee?

Sorry, just because he is tall and can block some shots doesn't make him appealing when he is constantly hurt and mediocre during the regular season.

The fact remains he routinely destroys Lee in head to head matchups. So would I take him over Lee, absolutely!
^^ Was talking about Bosh here, later realized Q was about Bynum

Childs2Dudley wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

Childs2Dudley wrote:I will quit in the NBA if the Raptors really trade for a perennially injured underachieving center with a long term deal and give up an all-star to the Lakers in the process.

I mean c'mon. I'd rather have David Lee if that was the case. Would you really take Bynum over Lee?

Sorry, just because he is tall and can block some shots doesn't make him appealing when he is constantly hurt and mediocre during the regular season.

When healthy in the pivot--Bynum is easily a 20-10-3 C. The difference between Lee and Bynum is Bynum can be a first team all defensive player.

Bynum never averaged those numbers and hasn't shown he can.

Also the key is "when healthy". He hasn't been healthy in 3 seasons, regardless of his age. It's a pretty bad deal for the Raptors. I don't care how others try to spin it. I'd rather get nothing for Bosh than take Bynum. That's just the way I look at it.

That's not a bad deal for the Raptors--what exactly did Chris Bosh win in Toronto? Bynum is a main cog on a team that has a great chance to win it all again.

ItalianStallion wrote:A deal like that may actually be good for the Knicks. It might prompt Lebron into thinking he MUST align with another superstar to compete and that makes NY a more likely destination because we have enough space for two.

I didnt know the Knicks had Dwayne Wade? what superstar are you talking about?

djsunyc wrote:heavy rumors say the deal has been agreed to.

of course...it's all rumors at this point but here are some signs that there may be smoke to this fire:

- rumor of bosh/bynum surface at the trade deadline
- colangelo, in postseason presser, said there is a market for bosh w/ over the cap teams
- bosh only mentioned one team in his post season presser and that was the lakers, and specifically mentioned pau and kobe

from a raptors POV, this is as good a deal as you can get for bosh. phil always loved bosh and i think he would fit in with pau + kobe quite well.

and since bynum makes $13.8 mil next year, it can be a straight up trade for bosh getting the max.

briggs, i got a raptors hat with your name on it...

? how can you trade $13.8 for Bosh getting the max? It would have to be bynum + something for Bosh, right?

Pharzeone wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

ItalianStallion wrote:A deal like that may actually be good for the Knicks. It might prompt Lebron into thinking he MUST align with another superstar to compete and that makes NY a more likely destination because we have enough space for two.

I didnt know the Knicks had Dwayne Wade? what superstar are you talking about?

i think he's saying maybe this makes lebron want to come to the knicks (because they can get 2 max FA) with someone else .. amare, joe johnson, wade, whoever.

But I think Briggs point is that it seems that the well is drying up according to reports. Amare looks to be reuping in Phoenix or going directly to South Beach. With this Bosh to LA stuff now. Who's left. Even Atlanta is talking about making Johnson happy. That whoever is becoming smaller and smaller.

I understand that point but as of right now Amar'e hasn't resigned with Phoenix and JJ isn't back in Atlanta. We'll see what happens. The sky isn't falling yet.

Bosh and Jarret Jack(Fisher Replacement)
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Bynum and Garbage