Re: Odom Available...Make an Offer KP I think the idea is that Odom wants to be in LA, so would choose an equal contract from them. Not a binding match situation like an RFA.
Re: Odom Available...Make an Offer KP To me the point isn't whether or not we want Odom (I'm not sure we do), but whether or not we could create an offer that would cause the L*kers not to make a counteroffer that Lamar wouldn't accept.
Re: Odom Available...Make an Offer KP That miserable odom probably would accept a juicy enough offer just to snub Buss at this point. It's not like he'd be going to the Grizzlies or something...
Re: Odom Available...Make an Offer KP This entire time we've been lurking in the background just waiting for the Odom-LA negotiations to fall apart. It's GO time, swoop in KP and catch your prize!
Re: Odom Available...Make an Offer KP I just thought that part about other GM's being baffled by our lack of interest was interesting.
Re: Odom Available...Make an Offer KP I find it baffling too, he's a helluva lot better player than Turkoglu and fits in a lot better than Millsap. I always assumed there was little interest because KP probably saw little likelihood he'd be interested in coming to podunk little Portland when he's always been either a New York, LA or Miami guy. But on the plus side, he was recruited to play for UNLV under Bill Bayno until there was a doner scandal and Bayno got fired. Reportedly (Quick on 1080 the fan today) Bayno swears by him and the two are still pretty close to this day. Who knows, maybe Odom would fit right in?
Re: Odom Available...Make an Offer KP I'm in favor of bringing him in, but I just hope we're not chasing another mirage.
Re: Odom Available...Make an Offer KP The thing is, if Odom comes in, we HAVE to make another move. We can't have Odom, Batum, Outlaw, Webster, Pendegraph, and Cunningham all on the roster. Honestly...... getting rid of Sergio and Outlaw would be a successful summer in my book.
Re: Odom Available...Make an Offer KP I've been on the Odom bandwagon for a while. He's the luxury version of Turkoglu...more productive and can defend well.
Re: Odom Available...Make an Offer KP I don't know that I would include Martell as part of the active roster, he's almost mythical like Raef Lafrentz at this point, as for Travis, I'd take it as a matter of course that he'd be moved, Batum would probably get his 20+ minutes, and Cunningham and Pendergraph could be kept around for some emergency depth in the front court (Dante as a 3/4, Jeff as a 4/5). Blake/Bayless/(veteran?) Roy/Rudy Odom/Batum/Cunningham LMA/Odom/(Cunningham/Pendergraph) Oden/Joel/Pendergraph That's not a bad 13 man roster if you ask me.
Re: Odom Available...Make an Offer KP +1 There's been enough crap between Odom and Roy/LMA that they should have a say in whether the team makes an offer. They are the core, along with Greg. If it would suck to have LO for a teammate, they shouldn't have to deal with that. Another thing to consider with Odom is whether he's OK with coming off the bench for anybody but the Lakers. I don't care if he gets to compete for the starting SF spot, but I'm not sure he would win out. He sure as hell isn't going to start ahead of LMA.
Re: Odom Available...Make an Offer KP So what do you trade Outlaw for? I'd still looooove to see an Outlaw/Blake for Hinrich trade, but I'm not convinced that could ever happen. Trade Outlaw for some draft picks?
Re: Odom Available...Make an Offer KP Like Nik, I don't view Webster as a factor. He's never been a real contributor, missed last year and is only now walking. You assume he's not going to be available and if he ends up healthy enough to play, you stick him at the end of the bench. I don't worry about his minutes, basically. PG: Blake / Bayless SG: Roy / Fernandez SF: Odom / Batum / Cunningham PF: Aldridge / Outlaw / Pendergraph C: Oden / Przybilla Based on current personnel, that's what I'd be looking at. Cunningham and Pendergraph would be there to pick up scraps here and there. Outlaw's best play has come at power forward, might as well give him all his minutes there if we have two good small forwards. I prefer Outlaw to Pendergraph/Cunningham.
Re: Odom Available...Make an Offer KP But wouldn't you rather swing Odom between the two forward spots to free up some time for Batum? We'd basically be replacing Outlaw, and his role last season, with Odom. And then you'd have Pendegraph to fill in if needed. I just don't see any room for Outlaw on our roster if we were to sign Odom.
Re: Odom Available...Make an Offer KP Why? Roy can't even get a 5 year deal, and LMA, as far as I know, hasn't even been offered a contract to this point of the summer. Perhaps building around Hedo/Millsap/Odom/Pland D is the plan?
Re: Odom Available...Make an Offer KP If a good deal for Outlaw is available, great. I wouldn't just dump Outlaw, I think he's a useful player. As much as I love Batum, he's not yet so good that he must get his 30-35 minutes per game. Another season in which he gets ~18 minutes is fine for a 20 year old. Of course, over the next year, Pritchard would have to be active in paring down the roster...optimizing all of this into a honed weapon, rather than a scatter-shot weapon. But for at least one season, there are minutes to go around, I think.
