My friend just told me this 3 team deal is | | <--- that close to being done... He says they saw it on ESPNewsBoston Gets: Jermaine O'NealLA Gets: KGIndy Gets: Odom and BynumMinny Gets: Al and #5 pickPlease say my friend is f*cking with me
<div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'>25th June, 2007 - 3:22 pm Los Angeles Times - The owners of the Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves have begun talks for a trade that would involve sending Kevin Garnett to the Lakers, league sources said Monday. A multi-team trade discussion is underway involving the Lakers, Indiana, Minnesota and possibly a fourth team, with the Lakers getting Garnett and the Pacers getting Lamar Odom and teenage center Andrew Bynum from the Lakers. Another minor player will likely be added to make the deal work financially.</div>http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/466...finally_arrive/It's just discussions... It seems to be getting slightly serious at this point however don't put too much weight on this happening. Remember that all three teams will have to agree with these conditions and it kinda seems like Indiana is getting owned in this trade. I never saw anything about Boston in this though..... maybe that's the magic "fourth team".
That would be a good deal for all the teams. Bynum will develop into a great center in the next few years and you have Odom also in the frontcourt with Danny Granger also. I could see Indiana coming back in 2 years with this deal.pg-Jamal Tinsleysg-marquis danielssf-danny grangerpf-lamar odomc-Andrew Bynumthey would be a good mix of vets and young players that within 2-3 seasons they could be a very dangerous team.Boston also improves and likely makes several runs, and the Lakers become a contender while minesota begins to rebuild.
PrimeTime, this team leaves Indiana without a franchise player. Odom can't lead a team past 30 wins. This creates a mess for options in Indiana, sure the Pacers could make a worse deal. Bynum's nice but I feel as though he needs to be around some other great big-men to continue his developement. What happened to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar mentoring him? It's not an absolutely awful trade for them but I think that Indiana could get more for a wanted power forward pereniall all-star. (with the exception of this year of course)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Los Angeles Times -The owners of the Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves have begun talks for a trade that would involve sending Kevin Garnett to the Lakers, league sources said Monday.A multi-team trade discussion is underway involving the Lakers, Indiana, Minnesota and possibly a fourth team, with the Lakers getting Garnett and the Pacers getting Lamar Odom and teenage center Andrew Bynum from the Lakers. Another minor player will likely be added to make the deal work financially.Jerry Buss and Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor spoke by phone for 20 minutes Friday. Buss reportedly ended the conversation by suggesting that Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak and Timberwolves vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale would continue the discussion Monday.Kupchak, Buss and Lakers Coach Phil Jackson met on Friday to discuss options based on the assumption they would still have Bryant, The Times has learned</div>
Yeah, most of y'all seem to be missing that Boston is trading a #5 and Al Jefferson for JO, basically. That's far worse a deal than any of the other teams are getting.
Minny is getting a good deal here, Jefferson was pretty good last year and hes getting better and better. They also get a top 5 pick into the draft. Can't say the same for Indy, though.
This seems to be a good deal for all teams except Boston. More players would have to come out of there or somewhere else to match the salaries.
Yeah, Boston is getting the sore end of this deal They are giving up their future PF with star potential, and their top 5 pick in a very deep talented draft, and getting injury prone O'Neal. Don't get me wrong, O'Neal is good, but they would be better off keeping their pick and Al Jefferson. Minnesota would come out very nice in this. They would have a bright future with Foye, Jefferson, the 5th and 7th pick.
it doesn't even work financially for the celts let alone make sense.who want to give up Al and teh #5 to pencil Jermaine in for 20+ missed games a year?
LOL Boston gets ripped in this trade. Al Jefferson who can be very good, and the #5 in one of the best drafts in a long time for Jermaine, lmao wow. Danny Ainge, if he does this, must be quite retarded.
This is not gonna happen. First of all, I doubt Kevin Garnett, Jermaine O'Neal, Lamar Odom, and Al Jefferson all get moved in the same deal. Secondly, we will not trade Al and the #5 pick for Jermaine O'Neal. Yeah, "haha Danny would!"... no he wouldn't.
Does anyone else find it odd that if this were true it would take 3 former celtics (Aingle, Bird and McHale) to put KG in a Laker uniform :shifty2: Boston gets shafted. They give up Jefferson and the #5 in a very good draft for a guy who has had problems staying on the court and Indiana gets more in return then what Minnesota would even though they are giving up the best player in the deal.IMO this is just Minnesota trying to scare Phoenix into giving up Stoudemire. :thumbdn1:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GArenas @ Jun 25 2007, 05:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>PrimeTime, this team leaves Indiana without a franchise player. Odom can't lead a team past 30 wins. This creates a mess for options in Indiana, sure the Pacers could make a worse deal. Bynum's nice but I feel as though he needs to be around some other great big-men to continue his developement. What happened to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar mentoring him? It's not an absolutely awful trade for them but I think that Indiana could get more for a wanted power forward pereniall all-star. (with the exception of this year of course)</div>Jermaine O'neal isnt even on the court half the time anymore. Odom can lead a team past 30 wins as proven by Dwades rookie season on the heat. It wouldnt be an immediate great team from the get go but in a few seasons they would be very good as I see Danny Granger,Andrew Bynum, and Marquis Daniels becoming very good starters and potential allstars.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Diawsome @ Jun 25 2007, 06:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Does anyone else find it odd that if this were true it would take 3 former celtics (Aingle, Bird and McHale) to put KG in a Laker uniform :shifty2: Boston gets shafted. They give up Jefferson and the #5 in a very good draft for a guy who has had problems staying on the court and Indiana gets more in return then what Minnesota would even though they are giving up the best player in the deal.IMO this is just Minnesota trying to scare Phoenix into giving up Stoudemire. :thumbdn1:</div>If jermaine o'neal and thats a big IF they get a very good post defender who can anchor their entire defense and possibly make them a ECF team. They are still a young team after that deal and will keep improving and maybe even make a finals push in 2-3 years if they got JO. JO is one of those guys who plays beyond the stat sheet and puts up good stats also. Add Rajon Rondo, and if Gerald Green even reaches half of his potential that becomes a very tough team to beat.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PrimeTime @ Jun 25 2007, 07:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If jermaine o'neal and thats a big IF they get a very good post defender who can anchor their entire defense and possibly make them a ECF team. They are still a young team after that deal and will keep improving and maybe even make a finals push in 2-3 years if they got JO. JO is one of those guys who plays beyond the stat sheet and puts up good stats also. Add Rajon Rondo, and if Gerald Green even reaches half of his potential that becomes a very tough team to beat.</div>Oh please. Trading Al Jefferson and the #5 pick in this draft for an injury prone All-Star would be horrific. Trading Al Jefferson for Jermaine straight up, even if the salaries matched (which they obviously don't) wouldn't even be a good deal.
