Posted by TheGame:
I don't think they are going to trade him until December or January. It's Kobe, so it is not like they are going to lose leverage closer to the deadline because everyone will still want him. Winning solves alot of problems. They will probably see how the team does and if it is still average, they will then make a move. Chicago would top the list, but I still believe that we have assets that the Lakers would want. It will really depend on if we are winning. If the Knicks are a plus .500 team at the end of December, I would think that Kobe's and the Laker's interest in our players would increase significantly.
The only way to make a trade happen with us and the Lakers is 'there will have to be a few partial buyouts of contracts here, because that's the biggest obstacle with us. suckbury could be attractive, because of his last year, next season. Him and a few rooks could do the trick. Maybe even throwing in Curry might do it.' We have to consider that Kobe has about three, maybe four good (great) years left in him.
We can keep Zach, Lee, Collins, Balkman, Crawford and a few others to keep the nucleus intact and an outside - driving threat like Kobe is all we'd need. Buss knows he's a little limited here mainly because of how many good years Kobe has left and about three chances to make a run is all we would need to at least brings us back to a winning record, playoff possibilities and respectability. By the time Kobe's contract actually runs out, even if we didn't win it all, a lot of money would be freed up to go after another superstar. Do any of you see anything wrong with the contracts being an obsticle? Do you think this scenario will match up?
I'll never trust this' team again.
