Plan B:

We had $52m/5 years on the table.

A similar player to Hedo is out there and I think 52/5 could be too rich for his current teams blood:

Lamar Odom

Put your Blazer pride aside and think outside the box a little. Yes, he got into it with LaMarcus, blah blah blah, but the guy can play.

 

KP will probably just pull off a lopsided trade somewhere.

 

odom would be awesome if he could keep his head straight, best example of under utilized talent in the league.

but could u imagine Mike Rice trying to keep Oden and Odom straight?

 

I would be ok with Odom, it would be much more fun to beat the Lakers with some of their own pieces. If I was KP I would ask LMA if he was cool with Odom on the team. Sometimes guys fight cause of competition and sometimes they fight cause one or both of them is a total ass.

 

I like Odom. I think he's a better version of Turkoglu. Also a 3/4 with excellent passing skills, but a significantly better rebounder and defender. Plus, he's a year younger.

 

I am A-okay with this idea, and I definitely believe he should be the next guy to get an offer. (We can wait on offering Sessions something until 30 seconds before the deadline for the Bucks to match...)

BUT:
1. He almost certainly won't come.
2. If he did, would he start on the bench or out of position at SF?

 

Can he run the pick and roll?

 

I don't know. I don't think he's ever played with a big man to run the pick & roll with. Bynum is the best big man he's played with and Phil Jackson doesn't use the pick & roll. Odom has been a very good passer in the triangle.

 

L.A. is playing (or was) hardball with Lamar and Ariza, would they be open to matching a $52m contract?

 

I just don't think we can get Odom. LA would match. Maybe we should go after Milsap. We could always trade him later for value and it would keep the Jazz from retaining him. At least it would drive up the price for OK city.

 

Odumb has characteristically took games/seasons off after receiving extensions. I don't trust him.

 

I don't think there's any chance Odom would come here.

 

Do not want Odom.

 

Will we trust anyone ever again?

 

Hinrich Prince Battier and yes, Harris are some options I think we have. i just wrote a huge whole piece...but really FUCK HEDO

 

I suppose there is the possibility of stealing Artest from the Lakers.

 

I think the next plan may be to make an unbalanced trade where we get a bad contract.

 

<---- KP right now

<----- KP later tonight

<---- KP on Monday and Tuesday

<---- KP on Wednesday, when all of our competitors are inking big time free agents or holding their press conferences

<---- KP on Friday, when he realizes free agents will basically just play us to get better offers

 

Toronto is going to have to renounce Marion to sign Hedo. Marion is a much better defender and wouldn't demand as much money. Get it done KP.