Kyrie Irving
by Greenterp on Mar 14, 2011 1:53 PM EDT
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I was thinking about our need for physicality and defense in the post and was reminded of a young player with a ton of potential that has all the physical tools and is emerging as a great defensive talent. Who you ask?
This would be none other than Andrew Bynum, who plays for a laker team who happens to be both aging and in need of a point guard. Obviously, Kyrie Irving jumps out as being the uncontested top point guard prospect in this years draft. Fortunately/Unfortunately, we have a young franchise point guard in John Wall, so drafting Kyrie Irving is not our to-do list. Im not sure how trading picks/newly drafted players go, but if we could somehow send kyrie irving and whatever else is needed to balance out the trade to the lakers, I'm sure that they would heavily consider sending Andrew Bynum to the wiz. I was thinking about possible pieces in a trade that could be used to balance out/ make this trade possible.
Irving, Mcgee, Blatche, Howard, Seraphin Bynum, Odom, 2nd round pick
Btw... I'm not saying that we should trade these players exactly, more like these are a pool of assets to draw from to make a possible trade. And of course all this is contingent upon Irving being available when our pick comes up.
What do you guys think? Am I completely crazy?
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woops
The possible trade pieces didn’t get spaced out properly, everything to the right of seraphin is currently in possession of the lakers.
No thanks
def would rather have that pick and take a sullinger/d williams/harrison barnes prospect over the injury prone andrew bynum
Totally Agree
Why take a chance on a guy who has never played a full season? I’d rather keep the pick and draft one of the three guys above.
by TheRealBigMike on Mar 14, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes. You are crazy
Waste a lottery pick on trade bait? The Wiz get a player who hasn’t played a full season since I don’t know when. A 30+ age wise player and about the 58th pick of the draft. I’d rather just keep Kryie Irving. Who says he can’t play with Wall? I wouldn’t mind having both of them in the back court.
I want Harrison Barnes
After watching him this weekend, I think he would be the perfect compliment to Wall.
I don’t think there is a great big men really worthy of taking with a top 5 pick. We’ll most likely be in the lottery again next year, and could take a big man with that pick.
doubt lakers do it
isn’t Bynum suppose to be their future after kobe and pau?
Yes you are crazy
As much as I like Andrew Bynum, he’s not the type of player that can play a full season and I’m not willing to trade a top pick plus all those other assets for a package headlined by Bynum.
fair enough
btw im with you guys on harrison barnes, I feel like he is a low-risk pick, meaning that (barring injury) he will most certainly be a well-above average player for many years. In the long run, I think that a talented wing player like barnes is a better pick, but I think a solid post player would get us to the playoffs in a shorter number of years, which i think can have a big impact on the morale of younger players. i.e. keeping them from developing a losing attitude. In this draft I think the best player for us is Harrison Barnes, I just wish there was a better wizards-fitting big in this draft.
Your original idea was fine except for throwing in all sorts of other players and getting Odom back.
I am on board with the idea of trading the Wizards’ top pick plus worthless filler to the Lakers for Bynum. His injury history is a concern, but he is young and would be an anchor for the front line. That being said, I’m not sure the Lakers would do it — they know the value of having a legit center.
This is not a crazy idea. Bynum is 5x less risky than Perry Jones.
And every team in the NBA gets better when you throw Bynum on the roster. The knee is a major concern, but who is to say our draft pick even pans out, or doesn’t develop a knee problem himself?
Screw rational basketball analysis. I <3 Jordan Crawford.
by returnofswagger on Mar 15, 2011 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Lakes won't do it
Bynum, Odom, Gasol, and Kobe all untouchable. Kobe plus multiple very good 7’ players is what wins them championships. The Lakers don’t need projects, they need guys that help them win right now.
Let's just hope the Wiz land the No. 1 pick
b/c of Irving, a lot of very appealling trade options will surface for expediting the rebuilding process in DC whether its combining multiple early picks this year or picks this year with young talent or dumping Lewis and/or Blatche contracts.
by FearTheDeer on Mar 16, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Well new CBA could change things for the Lakers
if we get a hard cap which will not be that high (definitely below the current tax threshhold), it will basically mean good bye to the current core. Obviously Kobe will stay, but they may be forced to give up Odom to some other team.
If we get the number one pick, which if we do I myself have no idea what to do with it, other teams are going to send out some crazy trades just for a chance to land Irving.
TNT should've treated Lebron's return to Cleveland game like 2k11 and cut the game off after the Cavs were down by 30. lol
I'd still draft Irving at #1 (if he's pro) and if we determine that he's the best player.
Then we can see what the other teams want. We should definitely draft a player if we get the #1 pick, and then make our determination on what we should do after drafting the best player in the crop.
Going from LA to D.C?
Would Bynum and Odom really want to play here? No thanks for me, use the pick you have and build through the draft while picking up a few pieces in FA if available.
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