Why not aim for Andrew Bynum?

by Caliballer91 on Jul 24, 2008 2:48 PM PDT Comment 31 comments

Hey I've been hearing alot about a possible Artest trade to L.a. for Odom... I was just wondering why we don't try to get Andrew Bynum since we are looking to build for the future? He has shown that he can grow into a great NBA player if he is able to bounce back from the injury. I just think if we couldnt get both players why not aim for Bynum over Odom since Odom isn't in our plans for the future? I could be completely wrong about everything, but I just wanna know what everyone else thinks

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This is about as swell as trading Artest/Miller for Moon/Bosh

I just don’t see the Lakers giving up Bynum under any circumstances unless he can no longer play. If that is the case who would want Bynum?

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by pookeyguru on Jul 24, 2008 3:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

untouchable

I’m pretty sure Bynum has been deemed untouchable by LA. Good big guys, centers especially, are extremely hard to come by. Throw in the fact that he is still very young, there’s no way they would trade him.

by blako on Jul 24, 2008 3:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

and

hes still on his rookie contract too so hes cheap, theres no way he leaves LA via trade

"everything was beautiful and nothing hurt"

by richmond02 on Jul 24, 2008 3:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

i'll play along

because i presume you think Kobe for artest doesn’t work, i thougtht I would find a trade the Lakers would make involving Bynum and works under cap rules… Bynum, Radmonovich, Mihm, and Walton for KMartin, Artest, and Hawes… gee that would be a fun Kings team to watch!

by longtimelistenerfirsttimecaller on Jul 24, 2008 4:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

i just threw up a little in my mouth

by Viliphied on Jul 24, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd only so that...

if we could include Miller and Beno for Kobe and Farmer. Then maybe we could also sign Kwame to a one-year deal and send him over for Gasol!

by cabz on Jul 24, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Greating typing skills...

*do that & *Farmar

by cabz on Jul 24, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Two words for why not.

Knee Surgery

I should have know when I saw the corn rows. We can always spot our own Brad.

by Muff209 on Jul 24, 2008 4:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The same Andrew Bynum

that the Lakers wouldn’t part with for Jason Kidd? That Andrew Bynum?

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by section214 on Jul 24, 2008 7:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I knew someone would come up with an intelligent response

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on

by pookeyguru on Jul 24, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm...

Couldn’t they have had Garnett for Bynum too?

by vfettke on Jul 24, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah probably

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on

by pookeyguru on Jul 24, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

NO no nooooo

Andrew Bynum is one max-extension from putting on 25 pounds and becoming an overpaid bench player. This guy played less than 50 games in high school because he was always overweight. His next contract better come with a box of twinkies. I want no part of it.

Wait....Why is everybody clapping? Everyone around me is clapping.... I guess I should be clapping too... GO LAKERS!!! I hate living in So Cal

by 27freethrows on Jul 24, 2008 10:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Come on

A lot can change since high school. Look at me. In high school I was a little dorky, not especially athletic or gifted with the ladies. But now…OK, point taken.

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by section214 on Jul 24, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So you're still a dork, unathletic

and your wife has a bigger chastity belt on you that the girl from Robin Hood: Men in Tights.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on

by pookeyguru on Jul 24, 2008 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Serisouly though

How many people can say, “I am in such better shape now than I was when I was 17”. Especially people that were top professional sport prospects. Bynum has a great start to last season because he felt he had something to prove. Once he gets that contract, its relaxing time.
Let us not forget, his know injury was supposed to keep him ot 6 weeks, then 8-10, then until the playoffs, then until the finals, now he might be realy in time for next year. I’m just not buying what he is selling.

Wait....Why is everybody clapping? Everyone around me is clapping.... I guess I should be clapping too... GO LAKERS!!! I hate living in So Cal

by 27freethrows on Jul 24, 2008 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i agree with you

he’s lazy. the year before last year, his production slipped after a fast start because he (bynum) ate fast food every meal (courtesy of the lakers broadcasters) which also might have been the cause of his injuries in that year as well. he probably worked hard this year because he wanted to prove to kobe he belongs. even without the injury concern, i wouldn’t touch him. he has very low basketball IQ (see the couple of quotes last year when he was coming up with excuses at the end of the game that didn’t match up with the actual play). the biggest deterrent i have against him is that he believes that he is better than he actually is. (i.e. more than likely not to work for anything). he’s a good rebounder, and had quickness against bigs, but nothing else stands out. i might be bias, but i’d prefer a high basketball IQ player and someone that isn’t lazy.

by dun on Jul 24, 2008 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"Seriously though"

OK, you lost me right there.

You do make a great point. A lot more has been made of his small accomplishments, especially when compared to the lack of fanfare that Kevin Martin has received for his strides. The fortunes of geography and playing for a winning team, I suppose.

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by section214 on Jul 24, 2008 11:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I've never gotten

What all that talk of him being LA’s ‘savior’ next year was based on. A few good months?

He may turn out Ok or he may be Kwame 2. I’m curious why he still isn’t working out. That knee must have benn much worse than earlier admitted.

A 7 ft guy with a tendancy to weight and a bad knee? (uh oh)

He may end being great but ya gotta wonder.

eternal skeptical optimist

by lietothegirls on Jul 25, 2008 1:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Flashes

I think that talk is because he showed flashes of real ability last year (before the injury), and they almost won the Championship without him. He’s basically an experienced lottery pick joining an NBA Finals roster. I think they believe that they would have had a better chance at winning it all had he not been hurt, and the way he was playing they may be right. It’s just the idea of adding to what they already have, without giving anything up for it (cue Gasol trade comments).

That said, everything you say could end up being true. He could play one more strong year (possibly even hurt), just to get his max extension and then let it all go. Here’s to hoping it happens that way (and cripples LAL’s salary cap in the process, I’m sure you’ll be down with that possibility)!

by smgmatt on Jul 25, 2008 6:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh yeah

eternal skeptical optimist

by lietothegirls on Jul 28, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

gawd.

We’re going to have to deal with this till February, aren’t we?

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by iashwash on Jul 25, 2008 7:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

And then IT hit them, one by one

by coolcatreportdotcom on Jul 26, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

snark

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by LeaguePassAddict on Jul 26, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

what a mixed up NBA fantasy world we live in

I’ll pass on Bynum because we don’t need another big man project, especially one with questionable motivation coming off of knee surgery. As for the suggestions that Bynum is untouchable and the Lakers weren’t willing to give him up for KG or Kidd, my mind is boggled. I would tend to agree with Kobe’s assessment (“Andrew f*cking Bynum? Ship his ass out!”). Let’s play a game of Virtual Mitch. Should I trade my backup center – with half of one season of quality basketball and an arthroscopic surgery under his belt – and spare parts for an allstar-caliber player (Artest)? Or should I hold out to give up my incredibly versatile and polished star forward for the aforementioned player and take back $7.5M worth of K9? Hmm. The power of the NBA hype machine be mighty.

by furious.d on Jul 25, 2008 11:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Interesting

Assuming Odom has let the FO know that he wants to stick around for less money, it’s an interesting question as to which is better for the franchise moving forward:

Artest & Odom
Artest & Bynum
Odom & Bynum

That answer should be all LAL needs to make their decision.

Obviously, if Odom has given no such indication, then there might be a pressing need to get something for him before he has the chance to leave. This doesn’t explain Artest specifically, though, since he also could leave after the season, but it could be one reason that Odom is available (that, or his alleged “choking” in the playoffs).

by smgmatt on Jul 25, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs