Zombie Rumor: Blazers trading Aldridge and Oden for Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol

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  1. magnifier661

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    Well even if Oden turns out to be close to what people anticipated; Howard is still the #1 center in the league HANDS DOWN. It's not like we are trading to a lower quality. I agree with you on the Howard wanting to play in Portland idea. I mean the ball is in his court and I heard he only wants to play in NY or L.A.
     
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    Man, just thinking about it, that would become quite a rivalry between the Lakers and Blazers.
     
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    Hmm... IF (and, of course, this is a way-out-there possibility) we traded Aldridge for Gasol, it would not be considered a terrible deal, IMO. Aldridge is younger but less consistent.

    Oden and Batum for Howard would be decent, even if Oden had not been injured that regularly. Howard is how good Oden was probably ever going to be (especially after the first surgery) so if we could upgrade from "potentially broken-down Oden" to "fulfilled potential Oden"... I don't think that's a depressing thing to consider.

    Still and all: this seems too random. It would seem more likely that LA would prefer to get Howard themselves.

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    What about giving them an expiring contract like Camby? Would help with their rebuilding. Maybe work something out to pick up Arenas's contract? It's terrible and getting rid of that would help them in the free-agent push of 2012? I don't know.
     
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    Yeah, because we've never been rivals before.

    Sorry, Speed, but I'm calling bullshit on this rumor.
     
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    LMAO! I was just thinking how Aldridge likes being called "LA" and I hated it. In L.A. it would work! Hahahahaha
     
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    This does not pass the sniff test one bit. Why would LA trade away Bynum only to not get Howard back in his place?
     
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    How about you link us King? I can't find it anywhere. I would have to agree with the other posters about the "sniff of bullshit".
     
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    Because Greg Oden is better than both of them!! :MARIS61:
     
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    If they think Bryant and Gasol cannot co-exist. Aldridge is at least breaking even with Gasol, and there aren't a lot of potentially available power forwards that you can say that about.

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    http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/smith_110509.html

    It's nothing more than a Sam Smith column.

    And he's not saying that all 5 players would be involved in the same deal--he's saying Aldridge/Oden for Howard OR Bynum/Gasol for Howard.
     
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    I would think the deal with just Orlando would be more realistic. Basically Orlando would have a good player "LMA" and a good potential "Oden" Seems like we give a lot up, but fuck it's the best center in the league. Also, I doubt Portland ever wants to make L.A. better.
     
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    Both of those things make more sense. :)

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    Ah, good find.
     
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    If you could find a way to have Howard sign and trade in the above LMA/Oden scenario; I would be all for it.

    Honestly, you could find a role playing PF, or even move Camby to PF.

    The idea of PG: Miller, Mills / SG: Roy or Matthews / SF: Wallace, Batum / PF: Camby, Wallace / Center: Howard / Camby sounds very promising. In fact, pretty deadly. And imagine how Portland was excellent with lobs. Could you imagine the amount of lobs to Howard? I hate rumors cause they never really happen. This would be a wet dream deal.
     
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    I have a better chance of thinking Nate is a good playoff coach than Cho/Miller/PA/Nate/Chad/Michael/Bernie/Roy does of pulling off that trade.



    Outstandingly wonderful if it happens though
     
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    LMAO! I'm in the O-live forum and many are thinking we lose in the deal. I mean the deal of Oden and LMA for Howard. I am truly a myopic homer and I can't believe my eyes.
     
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    if that was real I would do that yesterday.
     
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    No no, the deal was Mills and Babitt for LeBron.
     
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