Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Sources: Lakers shop Pau Gasol
By Chad Ford and Marc Stein
ESPN.com

The Los Angeles Lakers have been checking around the league this week to gauge Pau Gasol's trade value, according to sources briefed on the discussions.
Sources told ESPN.com that the Lakers have been contacting teams in an effort to acquire a top-10 pick in Thursday's draft. The Lakers also are seeking an established player along with the pick if they're to part with Gasol.
A deal was not imminent as of Wednesday afternoon.
Earlier this month, Lakers president of basketball operations Jim Buss and general manager Mitch Kupchak both said that a major move is unlikely even after Los Angeles' disappointing five-game playoff exit to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Gasol has been a coveted asset the past few years but comes at a high price. Aside from wanting picks and players in return, sources say that the Lakers want teams to assume the final two years and $38 million of Gasol's contract.
The Lakers might have an even tougher sell with Metta World Peace, who also has been shopped in order to gauge his trade value.
While the Lakers would be looking for considerably less, such as a late first-round pick or perhaps some cap relief, World Peace's contract obligations (two years, $15 million remaining on his deal) -- combined with a 15 percent trade kicker -- might prove too much for another team to bear.

Doubt we get in on this, but in dreamland Amare for Pau, and we wouldn't need Hakeem's tutorial services.

ChuckBuck wrote:http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/8103436/sources-los-angeles-lakers-want-established-player-top-10-pick-pau-gasol

Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Sources: Lakers shop Pau Gasol
By Chad Ford and Marc Stein
ESPN.com

The Los Angeles Lakers have been checking around the league this week to gauge Pau Gasol's trade value, according to sources briefed on the discussions.
Sources told ESPN.com that the Lakers have been contacting teams in an effort to acquire a top-10 pick in Thursday's draft. The Lakers also are seeking an established player along with the pick if they're to part with Gasol.
A deal was not imminent as of Wednesday afternoon.
Earlier this month, Lakers president of basketball operations Jim Buss and general manager Mitch Kupchak both said that a major move is unlikely even after Los Angeles' disappointing five-game playoff exit to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Gasol has been a coveted asset the past few years but comes at a high price. Aside from wanting picks and players in return, sources say that the Lakers want teams to assume the final two years and $38 million of Gasol's contract.
The Lakers might have an even tougher sell with Metta World Peace, who also has been shopped in order to gauge his trade value.
While the Lakers would be looking for considerably less, such as a late first-round pick or perhaps some cap relief, World Peace's contract obligations (two years, $15 million remaining on his deal) -- combined with a 15 percent trade kicker -- might prove too much for another team to bear.

Doubt we get in on this, but in dreamland Amare for Pau, and we wouldn't need Hakeem's tutorial services.

Why would you want Pau?..He is the one softest big man in the league with zero motivation for the game...How many times has Kobe had to call him out before we saw signs of life...Last year he suck in the playoffs because of rumors someone was banging his girlfriend...

holfresh wrote:

VCoug wrote:Why would LA trade Gasol for Amare; by any metric Gasol is a better player. Gasol is also making less money/year and has less years on his contract.

Gasol has no heart..They might be looking at that metric..

He also doesn't have a herniated disc.

fishmike wrote:

VCoug wrote:

holfresh wrote:

VCoug wrote:Why would LA trade Gasol for Amare; by any metric Gasol is a better player. Gasol is also making less money/year and has less years on his contract.

Gasol has no heart..They might be looking at that metric..

He also doesn't have a herniated disc.

neither does Amare

Sorry, a bulging disc.

Maybe we can force LA to throw in Bynum - OR ELSE!!

A'mare to the lakers
Gasol to Atlanta
Josh Smith to ny

????

Lakers just got Dwight for Bynum and will probably do Gasol for Iggy or something.