what about Corey Maggette?? If the clippers sign Brand then they won´t be able to keep Corey so maybe we should go after him! What u think of that?
I'd love to believe some of these Rumors, I think we'll definitely get something done in the off-season.
There are several indicators that Maggette is going to the Spurs. The two major suitors for him right now are the Spurs, for obvious reasons (odd year, etc) and the Celtics, one because they're the NBA champions, and two because apparently Doc Rivers is Maggette's family friend. One person they definitely need to get rid of is Radmanovic. Watching him chuck shot after shot during the NBA finals made me want to luke. err. puke. Posey is the right FA for them. He's a 31 year old journeyman who has finally found sweet success with a championship team. The Lakers have a glaring hole at the 3 spot and could definitely use him as a specialist defender/perimeter shooter, similar to his role at Boston and similar to Bowen's role on the Spurs.
I read somewhere the Celtics gave Posey a 3 year, 12 million dollar offer? Maybe I read it wrong or something, because that doesn't make sense. Basically, the Celtics would be paying him even less than the amount of money he opted out from. Can anybody confirm this? I'm probably wrong. I forgot where I saw it too, I'll see if I can dig it up... Anyways, let's say we offer Posey the full MLE money, five year deal. Would that be a smart move to make? Posey's already 31 years old, so by the time his contract comes off the books, he'll be 36 years old. I heard he has some knee problems as well. I'm kind of wary of these MLE type deals, because most of the time we offer somebody this type of money in free agency, the player becomes a bust. I would hate for Posey to come here for that type of money, and then all of a sudden lose his shooting touch, like others have done when they become a Laker (Glen Rice, Space Cadet). What if he gets fat? *gasp* But whatever, I'm probably over analyzing this. I still want Posey. Happy fourth of July Laker fans. I'm out
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Black Mamba @ Jul 3 2008, 08:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Posey And The C's : The Celtics are denying that they made an offer to Corey Maggette, but they are not denying contact with Maggette, who has already confirmed discussions with the Celtics. Why are the C's distancing themselves from Maggette? It did not sit well with James Posey, who was labeled the Celtics top off-season priority. The Celtics did make an offer to Posey that was far less than the full boat median exception he has been offered from other teams, leaving Posey feeling unwanted. Add the Maggette commentary and Posey wants to talk with other teams. Sources close to the situation contend James Posey would love to be a Laker and that the Lakers are willing to go the full exception to land him. The Hornets are also expressing interest, as are the Cavaliers and Rockets, giving Posey a number of suitors who are offering longer-term deals. The Celtics still hold the best trump card of them all - the chance at another NBA championship - but Posey's camp has been pretty adamant James wants and deserves a full exception deal. Unless Boston comes off the stance of not offering that, Posey could be gone.</div> Source DO IT MITCH I think if we could land him, it would also guarantee that a trade involving Vlad, Luke, and/or Odom would be made to clear up the jam at SF. I don't see us trading Ariza. </div> Um the Lakers also have that "trump card" LOL Lets trade luke... i think Radman's 3 pt shooting is more important than Luke's passing. Odom for Artest or G. Wallace! DO IT MITCH!!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 5 2008, 12:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I read somewhere the Celtics gave Posey a 3 year, 12 million dollar offer? Maybe I read it wrong or something, because that doesn't make sense. Basically, the Celtics would be paying him even less than the amount of money he opted out from. Can anybody confirm this? I'm probably wrong. I forgot where I saw it too, I'll see if I can dig it up... Anyways, let's say we offer Posey the full MLE money, five year deal. Would that be a smart move to make? Posey's already 31 years old, so by the time his contract comes off the books, he'll be 36 years old. I heard he has some knee problems as well. I'm kind of wary of these MLE type deals, because most of the time we offer somebody this type of money in free agency, the player becomes a bust. I would hate for Posey to come here for that type of money, and then all of a sudden lose his shooting touch, like others have done when they become a Laker (Glen Rice, Space Cadet). What if he gets fat? *gasp* But whatever, I'm probably over analyzing this. I still want Posey. Happy fourth of July Laker fans. I'm out</div> I thought about that too. While he is 31 he is also in good shape. Early 30s is that type of age where you still feel physically strong and know that you got the game to back it up. The best of Bowen's years came when he was in his 30s. I wouldn't be surprised if same thing happened with Posey. Plus, the other factor is that Lakers need to win NOW, within the next 5-7 years. They have an awesome core capable of contending for a title for years to come. A specialist small forward is exactly what they need. Renting Posey for this golden window of opportunity is worth the risk. Lakers aren't rebuilding anymore. Posey is their best bet at getting a title next year.
Posey's a nice roll player, but given his age and the fact that he's a career 41% shooter from the field, I'm not sure he's worth the MLE, at least not over the standard 5 years ... If we can get him for 3 years, i'm all for it
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (notmuchgame @ Jul 5 2008, 02:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Posey's a nice roll player, but given his age and the fact that he's a career 41% shooter from the field, I'm not sure he's worth the MLE, at least not over the standard 5 years ... If we can get him for 3 years, i'm all for it</div> Actually, almost half of his FGAs came from the 3 point land. If you take out the TFGAs he becomes a 46.7% shooter.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Shapecity @ Jul 3 2008, 08:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Black Mamba @ Jul 3 2008, 08:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think we've got some offers in place if we're targeting another SF. Maybe we'll upgrade at the point guard position? Odom + Farmar for Hinrich and fillers?</div> I'm not sure we'd have to include Farmar to acquire Hinrich from the Bulls. Their backcourt already has a logjam. I would love to see the Lakers get both Hinrich and Nocioni for Odom. I'm not sure why the Bulls would do it except for unloading Hinrich's contract, but Hinrich & Nocioni fill our needs. PG - Hinrich SG - Kobe SF - Nocioni PF - Gasol C - Bynum </div> Where do I sign up? Nocioni +Hinrich for Odom....
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 5 2008, 12:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I read somewhere the Celtics gave Posey a 3 year, 12 million dollar offer? Maybe I read it wrong or something, because that doesn't make sense. Basically, the Celtics would be paying him even less than the amount of money he opted out from. Can anybody confirm this? I'm probably wrong. I forgot where I saw it too, I'll see if I can dig it up...</div> http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/ce...te_call/?page=2 <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>An NBA source said the Celtics offered Posey a three-year, $12 million contract, but a team official denied it.</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 5 2008, 08:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>What about Gooden and Hinrich for Odom?</div> Doubt we'd be interested in giving up Gooden. He can play some minutes at C; and we are looking for frontcourt scorers.... Odom for Gooden spins our wheels. We need the depth upfront.
