Trade from strength (unload some power forwards):

Let's assume Phil Jackson re-ups with the Lakers. I think he'll want to upgrade shooters & defensive toughness asap.

Knicks trade: Kurt Thomas (toughness) & Jamal Crawford (shooter to protect Kobe)----I also think Phil will think he can improve Jamal's defense & decision making.

Lakers Trade: Lamar Odom & spare change (to even the salary). Odom will not flourish with Kobe but will flourish back home in NY.

Next:

Knicks Trade: Sweetney (I like him, but I think height & hops limitations will always prevent this guy from being better than average).

Grizzlies Trade: James Posey.

Mid Level Exception: Sam Dalembert (longshot given he'll demand more), or Jerome James, or Kwame Brown

Draft at 8: Sean May (who I do think is more like Elton Brand and less like Mike Sweetney)...plus the Indiana connection (Scott May/Isaiah Thomas) may point things in this direction. Unlike Splitter, Petro....he'll contribute from day 1.

Draft at 30: Nate Robinson

Roster:

C - Jerome James, Bruno Sundov (in reality, some power forwards get minutes behind James)
PF - May, Mo Taylor, Rose, JYD
SF - Lamar Odom, Ariza, Tim Thomas (trade bait, inactive list), Penny (trade bait, inactive list),
SG - Posey, Houston (can he ever give us 15 minutes a game again?)
PG - Marbury, Jackson, Robinson

That team (though a little lacking in the outside shooting department) is 10 games better than the sorry team that just finished a sorry season.

other than the Phil Jackson to Lakers part of that plan, i don't see anything else likely to happen.

Actually that trade is terrible, the lakers would be better off using the exception on a player like Antonio Daniels, which would allow them to play up tempo and improve their D....

Draft a player with some potential maybe a villenuava, petro, or even trade the pick with devon george for something

That blueprint sounds good, and why don't we give Clyde a magic spell and have him come back to play the point, and also demand that our oppenents always play barefoot.

TO say this another way - none of this is going to happen.

I like your blueprint, but I don't know if we have enough to get Odoms. We would have to trade one of the soon to expire contracts to LA, because they will want to take a shot at Yao when he is available. Here is a scenario that may unfold, what if Lebron is traded to LA for Kobe>>>>>>>>>>>

Posted by purple012870:


Trade from strength (unload some power forwards):

Let's assume Phil Jackson re-ups with the Lakers. I think he'll want to upgrade shooters & defensive toughness asap.

Knicks trade: Kurt Thomas (toughness) & Jamal Crawford (shooter to protect Kobe)----I also think Phil will think he can improve Jamal's defense & decision making.

Lakers Trade: Lamar Odom & spare change (to even the salary). Odom will not flourish with Kobe but will flourish back home in NY.

Next:

Knicks Trade: Sweetney (I like him, but I think height & hops limitations will always prevent this guy from being better than average).

Grizzlies Trade: James Posey.

Mid Level Exception: Sam Dalembert (longshot given he'll demand more), or Jerome James, or Kwame Brown

Draft at 8: Sean May (who I do think is more like Elton Brand and less like Mike Sweetney)...plus the Indiana connection (Scott May/Isaiah Thomas) may point things in this direction. Unlike Splitter, Petro....he'll contribute from day 1.

Draft at 30: Nate Robinson

Roster:

C - Jerome James, Bruno Sundov (in reality, some power forwards get minutes behind James)
PF - May, Mo Taylor, Rose, JYD
SF - Lamar Odom, Ariza, Tim Thomas (trade bait, inactive list), Penny (trade bait, inactive list),
SG - Posey, Houston (can he ever give us 15 minutes a game again?)
PG - Marbury, Jackson, Robinson

That team (though a little lacking in the outside shooting department) is 10 games better than the sorry team that just finished a sorry season.

Hey dude! what is so wrong with that trade? for what it is worth, Kobe has 3 rings, Lebron may never earn one in his basketball career. Remember, being a champion has to be earned....

Posted by TMS:

Lebron for Kobe...riiiiiiiiight...that'll happen.

That is exactly what will happen. Lebron will soon demand a trade because he doesn't like the moves that the owner has made...

Posted by TMS:

maybe in NBA live, but not in the real world...sure, talent wise they're comparable players, but a trade like that just won't happen...CLE is committed to Lebron & there's no way in hell they're going to trade him unless he takes it upon himself & demands to be traded.