If true, yes.

I'm not sure where Gray heard that because since day Kupchak said, I believe the direct quote was there was "NO WAY" the Lakers trade Kobe, the only way he'd leave would be through a FA signing.

I wouldn't do that deal for Kobe.

Throwing out marketing and advertising and the money you lose, but what has any of those players proven?

Curry? Come on, he might be a promising big man, but he's a boy among men in the West.

Deng's a rookie, and Duke products don't have the best reputation (hey Luol, stay off the motorcycle).

Crawford's good, but he's gonna replace Kobe?

Posted by raven:

what I said is if the bulls had to make a S&T... Nothing like "the bulls should".

As you may have noticed with the shaq story, you never get equal value for thazt kind of superstars.

The goal is to loose the less possible and get the better possible package.

We were talking about chicago btw.

for kobe, the lakers will probably want gordon and a pick instead of deng, especially with the team they have now. if kobe says, either take this deal or im signing with the clips, its tough to just let him sing as a FA, though thats what mitch has been saying for a while now. But think about the laker lineup of this deal goes through:

C: Eddy Curry
PF: Grant/Walton
SF: Odom/Butler/George
SG: Crawford/Butler
PG: Gordon/?

lakers would probably have to take JYD and EROB just because they need salary to match

if the potential develops, which is a big IF, and the lakers can keep that core together for a few years, that could be a hell of a team, especially with what walton showed people in the playoffs. Chicago would probably sign Mihm.
C: Mihm
PF: Chandler?
SF: Deng
SG: Kobe
PG: Hinrich

if they get some front-court help thats not a bad team either, probably one of the most talented 1-2-3 combos. Not to mention they finally get a player to really market (their first since MJ). I bet they really regret trading Brand for the pick that turned out to be chandler...

Is this Bulls-Lakers thing even still alive? It just sounds so rumor and nothing else. I can't imagine the Lakers being so stupid and trading both of their superstars in the same offseason. They are already stupids for trading Shaq! They have said that they won't trade Kobe, and now this? I can't believe how the Lakers are falling down so fast.

Also, who can understand Kobe? Its like he believes the whole world is on his feet. Is he forgeting something he has going on with the law? "The Lakers have to pay me this. The Clippers have to play there." And now the Bulls? This has been a very strange offseason with the Boozer thing and the Laker's divorce.