Isn't Melo good friends with Kobe? It might work if that's the case.
Only if Kobe kicks his ass every day!!
Isn't Melo good friends with Kobe? It might work if that's the case.
Don't forget about Nick Young too if he opted in next season. They would be fighting over getting that in-bounds pass. Otherwise they might not see the ball
How about to Houston to be paired with Howard who plays D to back him up, but has no offensive game. They can send Linsanity back to NY with a bunch of other pieces in a sign and trade. The beard, Melo, and Howard could be built around.
Brooklyn is well over the cap next season. They couldn't sign him directly as a free agent.
a good question is if not Carmelo where do the lakers go from there. paul george just signed max deal. isn't he from LA? how do you choose Indiana over Hollywood? anyway not likely for LeBron. kobe seems to be leaning to not taking a pay cut. pickings looking slim for 2014. wouldn't want a player in same age range as kobe...dirk, pierce..etc... best alternative might be rudy gay and that's a big talent dip in my opinion.
not even so sure how much Carmelo improves team. I see him as someone who has to have ball to be effective. maybe it ends up being a 1 year deal kind of year 2015 looks a little more promising with rondo, kevin love, lamarcus Aldridge, marc gasol etc
Trojan fight has it right, slim pickings in free agency. Signing a bunch of old journeymen aint going to change things for any team except the top 5 or 6.
Signing Kobe is going to be a big debate in LA.
LBJ is their only hope.
So Trojan 12, please enlighten me on the free agents you would surround Kobe with come 2014 and 2015.
Relative to Love, a decision still 2 years away, Minnesota has tremendous cap space freeing up. In fact, by 2015 many teams do. The Lakers are not the only team that has alot of cap space. But, that said, Farmar and Love is the plan I guess.
Trojan, your response is appreciated and in it you proved my point. Assuming you dont get LBJ, which is my point, you will build with Love and Farmar.
Rondo wont be playing in LA. If the Celts feel they cant sign him they are going to trade him. They wont get nothing, and I dont think the Lakers have any picks..........so if anything expect him to go to a Houston or similar.
Love and Farmar. Thats the plan?
With that entire post you got Love and Farmar?!?
I'm starting to think I've given you too much credit. I used Farmar as an example of how the Lakers plans can change based on how the current team performs and you pull out of it that Love and Farmar is "the plan"!!
Are you really that clueless or are you just pretending?
As for Rondo, just because the Celtics trade him, doesn't mean the Lakers can't sign him as a FA in 2015. The only way that he would be "off the market" would be if there is a sign and trade. Otherwise, he could very well do exactly what Dwight did and go to a team via trade and then sign with someone else after the season is over.
Geez, what happened to the smart Celtics fans? I know there used to be at least a few and I thought you were one of them!!
Love and Farmar as "the plan"!!
Dwight is the exception to the rule. Its possible Rondo would go to the Lakers more in a sign and trade then anything else if he wants to. But very few times unless your teaming with your friends you agree to something lower then the Max.