I think that Kobe will stay with Shaq wanting to leave and Phil already gone. Management pretty much said this is Kobe's team now so Kobe will be happy to stay, but Shaq won't be.
McGrady said he wants out but if Orlando tries for Shaq, McGrady will change his mind pretty quickly. I would laugh because LA would get screwed with who Orlando would have to give up for him. Pretty much they would give bad contracts for Shaq (Hill + Howard) and the #1 pick. I would laugh so hard.
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i dont think we need okur or that the pistons are still gonna pay him more than 5 mill a yr which is what i hear he wants.....Darko is gonna be playing next year so i dont see why we should keep orkur espicially for the money he's askin..but sheed is a no brainer we better re-sign him
Darko is so much worse than Okur its painful.... And Okur is pretty damn young also.
you dont know that...okufor might be better right now coz he's getting more playing time and more minutes so at the moment he's better but darko has way more potential plus give dark the minutes there givin okufor and see what happens..dumars drafted him knowin that he wouldnt play the 1st year and i think would both agree dumars knows what he's doin coz he single handly built that team into what they are today...okufor aint that young he's in his mid 20s whiles darko is still a teenager
More rumors:
Carter and 6th pick to Phili for Iverson.
"We talk all the time about it," McGrady told Florida Today on Saturday. "Me and the Big Fella are trying to get to Dallas together now."
They have mentioned that Cuban has really been trying to get Shaq and now McGrady has stated this.
Hawks and Phoenix are expected to really try to sign Kenyon Martin. Phoenix wants to keep Amare unless they can sign Martin, then they'd try to trade him. Other than that, Amare isn't being shopped or anything.
Lakers....have hit Vlade years part deux.
I don't see the trade happening in Orlando as suggested previously because Los Angeles already only has one big man in the middle (no back up center). Now it's being suggested that LA would trade the most dominant player in the league for a small forward that has probably the worst ankle in the NBA, a good power forward in Howard, and a pretty pathetic excuse for a draft selection. Okeafor may be a skilled big man in the pros, but he's not big enough to play center, and he'll get worked by the big men in the west. For Shaq you need a better trade. Especially when i heard such horrendous trade rumors for T-mac on the last page.
over 4 players for Shaq and McGrady?? Hell no. Nowitzki himself is worth McGrady, and Shaq is worth two players and a draft pick.
Anyway, if by some miracle Cuban doesn't have to break up the big 3 AND can aquireShaq/McGrady, Dallas would definitly make it to the conference Finals, at least.
on a side note, anyone see the commercial for that tv show Mark Cuban is doing? WHY? i thought Cuban was awesome and now he is gunna do a reality show!? Craptastic.
i think walker is a free agent so they would have trade someone else.....so more rumors about shaq are that the kings would give up webber and peja for him and indiana would give up bendor, foster, harrington, and artest but i think that would include another team which would make it a 3 team trade between the pacersm magic, and lakers
yea cuban is a b*tch for makin a reality show
I have always followed Shaq, that is primarily why I am a Lakers fan so wherever Shaq goes, that's who I'll follow, though I've had Laker blood running through me since I was 8, when Shaq first joined LA so it'll be quite hard to switch teams. 🙁 I guess, depending on where Shaq goes and how the Lakers make out player wise will determine who I follow, and this is even if Shaq gets traded.
Man, I must be a great example of "Loyalty" 🙄
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I forgot to mention that the deal would send Nachbar to Orlando as well. The deal is apparently agreed upon by both teams assuming that Howard, Cato or Lue don't get picked up by the Bobcats. Then again, the deal might not go through because Francis already stated that if sent to Orlando, he'll want a trade elsewhere.
Originally posted by Sith Master X
And to add, if Shaq leaves LA, he better head to a good team cause I wanna win another freaken championship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Again, go ahead and call me a dirty traitor, but sorry, that's me. 😬
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Please don't insult the Lakers organization by calling yourself a fan. Being a fan to a team is different than being a fan to one player. I hope Shaq the best in the future where ever he goes. I actually really hope that he goes to Dallas, because then there would be wayyyyy too much talent on one team to function correctly.
Try telling Nowitski, Nash, and Finley you don't get to shoot nearly as much because of Shaq, and I foresee some chemistry issues in the future.
Like to the Lakers pick up something worth while from Dallas in return for Shaq, maybe like Jamieson or something...but i know that hasn't been discussed yet. The only Dallas players I really like are Nash, Nowitski, and Jamieson. (hope i'm spelling that right)
I don't see too many teams that can make tempting offers for Shaq right now because LA is in desperate need of a center, and there aren't that many decent centers out there worth trading for. I personally would like some defense minded center and perhaps a power forward. I dunno why, but I've come to love Theo Ratliff's game over the past 3 years...so someone "like" that would be b!tching. Or a point guard.
Hell the Lakers need quality at every position but shooting guard right now...