though he has loads of potential..he seems injury prone and not performing too well... what would it cost for him to be a laker? (assuming the bobcats are willing to trade him) </p> Bynum + Farmar for Okafor? </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (kobe23)</div><div class='quotemain'> though he has loads of potential..he seems injury prone and not performing too well... what would it cost for him to be a laker? (assuming the bobcats are willing to trade him) </p> Bynum + Farmar for Okafor? </p> </div></p> Interesting thought, but the issue here is going to be salary cap rules. Okafor is in line for a max deal and both Bynum and Farmar are still on their rookie contracts. If you look at the Bobcats offseason they are making a commitment to winning now and Okafor is a major piece of their core.</p> They re-signed their top free agent priorities, namely Gerald Wallace and Matt Carroll. Then they went out and acquired Jason Richardson from the Warriors. JRich will be the missing piece to the go-to scorer the Bobcats have lacked since they joined the NBA. This team is going to be a playoff contender as early as this year with their current roster.</p> Making a radical change to their core doesn't make sense for them to do at this point.</p> However, another team in their division, the Atlanta Hawks have some intriguing players to go after. They have a lot of redundant forwards on the team and I can't see them being able to retain all the first rounders they've drafted the past 5+ seasons. </p> </p>
Emeka isn't injury-prone, he just wasn't ready to come in and carry the load offensively for a team like the Cats. He needs a team that will use him mainly for his defense and as a second or third scoring option (which would be the Lakers). However, Charlotte isn't interested in dealing him, and I'm 100% sure the Lakers wouldn't give up Bynum. Would I? In an instant. I would send Bynum and Farmar for him without thinking twice. I wouldn't mind bringing over Morrison, either. Rumors floating around that we want Peja? Bring me Morrison...he doesn't play defense, either, but he's much cheaper, and it allows us to keep Odom and over half of our roster.</p> All pipe, though. </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mynetsforlife)</div><div class='quotemain'>Bynum for Okafor, but not Kidd? LAWLS.</div></p> Don't worry, I wanted that Kidd trade to happen badly.</p> </p>
I'd love Emeka Okafor, but we simply don't have the quality players to acquire him or the cap space to support him without crippling us.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mamba)</div><div class='quotemain'>I'd love Emeka Okafor, but we simply don't have the quality players to acquire him or the cap space to support him without crippling us.</div> Exactly. That's why you and shape are my favorite Lakers fans. You're actually realistic. </p>
Unless I've been reading someone else's posts versus my own, I'm pretty certain I said it was all a pipe dream, just like the Garnett rumors. We were going to have to give up Odom in the Kidd deal if we even had a chance at snagging him, or so I believed, and that wasn't worth it. Other fans act like we believe trading for Kidd was a bad deal for us. Well, we can't give up our entire roster for one guy. Sure, I wanted the trade to happen, but not if we had to dump Odom off with two other centers and a point guard. Therefore, you get guys coming in and thinking we are insane for not doing an Odom/Bynum for Kidd swap, when actually, we aren't overrating our players, we are making sure we don't lose our only rebounder and legitimate second scoring option. You'd have to follow the team to know, though.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Swish)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mamba)</div><div class='quotemain'>I'd love Emeka Okafor, but we simply don't have the quality players to acquire him or the cap space to support him without crippling us.</div> Exactly. That's why you and shape are my favorite Lakers fans. You're actually realistic. </p> </div></p> To be fair to the orignial poster, he did post this (assuming the bobcats are willing to trade him)</p> I don't think he was trying to make an unrealistic trade, just throwing around ideas of what it would take to get Okafor if he was available for trade. </p> As for the question about Shelden Williams, he's still on his rookie deal making around $3.5M. </p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Real Deal)</div><div class='quotemain'>Unless I've been reading someone else's posts versus my own, I'm pretty certain I said it was all a pipe dream, just like the Garnett rumors. We were going to have to give up Odom in the Kidd deal if we even had a chance at snagging him, or so I believed, and that wasn't worth it. Other fans act like we believe trading for Kidd was a bad deal for us. Well, we can't give up our entire roster for one guy. Sure, I wanted the trade to happen, but not if we had to dump Odom off with two other centers and a point guard. Therefore, you get guys coming in and thinking we are insane for not doing an Odom/Bynum for Kidd swap, when actually, we aren't overrating our players, we are making sure we don't lose our only rebounder and legitimate second scoring option. You'd have to follow the team to know, though.</div> Oh yeah, I forgot about you too. You're fine by me. </p>
I think the entire fanbase needs to just realize that we only have three pieces to trade: Kobe, Odom and Bynum. Kwame's contract is terminated after this season, so unless we get rid of him very soon, he won't be as valuable come next off-season. The first two, being Kobe and Odom, are valuable due to talent, and Bynum is because of his age and potential, plus the fact that he's still on his rookie contract. There are plenty of Lakers fans that boost value of players like Vlad and Cook, who I feel are defensive liabilities and inconsistent offensive shooting bigs (in an entire different league than someone like Sheed and Okur), but when we lose four big men to bring in a good offensive and defensive weapon, it looks good on paper until we view our entire roster. After that, we are left wondering how long that vet will be with us, what no-name free agents we need to sign, and how long Kobe and Phil will support our ignorant moves.</p> The front office is the one to blame, because they left us in a poor situation from the very beginning, believing Brian Grant was running on good knees. Instead, we traded Shaq for Odom and Butler, then Butler became a star after we sent him to Washington and gave him little to no time to learn the offense, and now we are stuck with long contracts, no defense, no second option, and a pissed off HOF coach and the best player in the world.</p>
Never going to happen the Bobcats will be dumb for doing this trade plus I doubt they will want any of our scrubs for Okafor,
Not gonna happen, for the reasons listed. There's only one player who the Cats would trade straight up for Ok, and none of them are named Odom, Bynum or Farmar(or Kwame Brown, for you dreamers in Lakerland).</p> And no package Kupchak could put together would entice the Bobcats to deal either. Okafor is one of the top 5 young big men in the league, and he's a major part of the team's plans for the future. Just because he doesn't get the press he deserves doesn't mean that he can be had on the easy.</p> Translation: there's no way that the Lakers could ever acquire Emeka Okafor for the pieces they'd be willing to give up.</p>
It'd take Bynum and Odom talent wise to get the deal done, and because of Odom's big contract, I doubt the Cats would even take that. (and that might not be enough talent going out for a defensive anchor like Okafor).</p> I think Charlotte is perfectly content with waiting until next years free agency to complete their roster, just look at their roster and how it currently stands. They obviously have a solid plan in place in Charlotte.</p> For starters, you have: PG- Raymond Felton SG- Jason Richardson SF- Gerald Wallace PF- Sean May C- Emeka Okafor</p> Felton/May are the only ones I wouldn't have locked in as a starter going into next season....and low and behold, look at what the strongest free agents are going to be next year....</p> I think first, will be to wait and see that Ben Gordon gets an extension done with Charlotte. I believe he is their target #1, and will throw the max at him first day of free agency, and force Chicago to match, or let him walk for nothing.</p> After Gordon, you have Elton Brand, Baron Davis, Gilbert Arenas, Jermaine O'neal, Jason Kidd.</p> I think in order, after Gordon, there targets will be: 1. Gilbert Arenas 2. Elton Brand 3. Baron Davis 4. Jason Kidd 5. Jermaine O'neal</p> Bobcats got a plan, and they aren't going to throw it all away for Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom.</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shapecity)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Swish)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mamba)</div><div class='quotemain'>I'd love Emeka Okafor, but we simply don't have the quality players to acquire him or the cap space to support him without crippling us.</div> Exactly. That's why you and shape are my favorite Lakers fans. You're actually realistic. </p> </div></p> To be fair to the orignial poster, he did post this (assuming the bobcats are willing to trade him)</p> I don't think he was trying to make an unrealistic trade, just throwing around ideas of what it would take to get Okafor if he was available for trade. </p> As for the question about Shelden Williams, he's still on his rookie deal making around $3.5M. </p> </p> </div> Thanks LOL... is was just thinking bout what could be... coz if i were a gm id call all teams and ask about players id be interested in per team and ask their market value just for the fact of knowing </p>
