If they get Rondo, they will almost assuredly get Beasley
What is this based on? "Almost assuredly" seems like fairly strong language. Who are the Lakers sending to Minnesota?
Trade exception and they have two firsts to work with. Could even throw in Goudelock.
Well, I think they would try to hold on to those picks for Howard. But yeah, the trade exception would be how they would do it.
Well once they trade Gasol, I think they are out of it for Howard. Bynum+2 picks is not going to get it done. Besides, Bynum is a free agent after next season so they will have to go through the same thing with Bynum as they are going through with Howard now. New Jersey is almost assuredly going to offer:
Lopez
Brooks
Humphries (good player+expiring)
Okur (big expiring)
Unprotected lotto pick this year
Rockets 1st this year (lotto protected)
Another 1st down the line
LA also can't take back the bad contracts on Orlando the way the Nets can too. Now Orlando wants to stay competitive so they won't take back all of that from NJ, but some team is gonna get in there and offer a good veteran for Brooks, or that Jersey lotto pick (I suggested us with Pierce.) But anyways, this is a thread for another day. I'm just basically pointing out that if LA trades Gasol, then they have no chance at Dwight. Heck, what if NY came at Orlando with an Amare+Chandler+Lin+Fields package??
Anyways, if the C's were able to swap Rondo and JO straight up for Gasol, it would be a HUGE coup. Gasol fits in with this core so much better than Rondo does, and at the moment it is a heck of a lot easier to find a solid PG than big man. I would love this move, but I still find it very hard to believe that the Lakers wouldn't need more.
Meh, like I said before with that really long post. Believe me Gasol is a big upgrade but what is the point? I know this is a Simmons' wet dream, to turn the Celtics into a 'dangerous 6 seed' but is that all its for? To win a playoff series? And it weakens us GREATLY down the road? If we had a good shot at winning it this year, I'm interested. But this team has no shot. We aren't a contender and we aren't a player away from it either.