Posted by s3231:
I think its pretty clear now, the Lakers are taking Bynum. They probably worked him out and fell in love with him so they told him not to work out for any other teams and they guaranteed him pick 10.
This sucks, I will be pissed if I have to watch the Lakers win another championship in a couple of years
Why would Bynum not work out for the Knicks or Toronto? 7 or 8 is worth a lot more than 10 moneywise.
There are three possible scenarios-
someone above us has told Bynum they will take him
we told Bynum we would pick him 8
The family is bluffing and its a smoke screen meant to make teams pick him higher than they otherwise would.
Portland is the only team above us that worked him out- and they are clearly in a full scale rebuilding mode- with Telfair taken last year- that could be a young core group.
But, I don't see why they would pass on the teams picking 7 & 8 with only an assurance from 10 (Lakers)