Bucher: Kobe Gone by Thanksgiving

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With the start of the NBA regular season taking a backseat to the Kobe Bryant sweepstakes, the Detroit remains a wildcard destination according to ESPN analyst Ric Bucher in a Friday morning interview with Colin Cowherd.</p>
<blockquote>Cowherd: If I was to ask you Kobe will be a ________ by ________, what would you say?

Bucher: That's just too hard to call, because there's one other team that's floating out there that I'm waiting to get in the mix and that's the Detroit Pistons.</p>

Cowherd: There we go. There's another team with a lot of players: Give me Tayshaun Prince, Chauncey Billups and a draft pick.</p>

Bucher: I don't even know that you'd have to go that far. Also, Rip Hamilton is going to have to be in the mix because that's the spot Kobe would take.</p>

Cowherd: Oh, that is interesting.</p>

Bucher: So the way things are going, I'd be surprised if Kobe's not somewhere else by Thanksgiving. Again, I was the guy that said he would never wear a Lakers' uniform again because it was obvious where this was heading. I thought calmer heads would prevail and they'd never let it get to this. I thought they'd make the deal way before this, so it's difficult for me to put a timeline on it. They've already gone way further down this road than I ever would have been willing to go.</p>
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Charley Rosen doesn't believe Detroit's front office has the moxy to make such a bold move.</p>
<blockquote>November 2, FoxSports: To Detroit for Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince and Amir Johnson

Add Bynum and this is far from being a bad idea for both teams. With Chauncey Billups, Rasheed Wallace, Antonio McDyess, Jason Maxiell and the underrated Jarvis Hayes still on board, the addition of Kobe just might provide the spark the Pistons need to push them over the top. The Lakers, meanwhile, would also get a close approximation of the "equal value" they've been seeking.</p>

Does the Pistons' front office have the guts to pull the trigger? Probably not.</p>
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I fail to see why the Lakers would include a Bynum for Johnson swap. The Lakers are already making a drastic move dealing Bryant, why would they also be looking to ship off the more polished Bynum for a project like Amir Johnson?</div></p>

Source: Blog MLIVE</p>

Wasn't Ric Bucher supposed to kill himself if Kobe reported the Lakers before the season started? "I bet my life on it" We're still waiting Ric.</p>