Odom...is he worth it, if so, can we get him and how?

by Butt Secks on Dec 26, 2008 1:03 PM PST Comment 23 comments

I think someone did a post on this a couple months ago, but it had to do with giving up wright, belinelli and harrington for odom. It seems that now, trade rumors for odom are starting to come up again....

http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=11040

From this article it seems like LA is looking for a point gaurd. We NEED a solid PF. I like odom because hes versatile...he can run, shoot the 3, post up, has a decent mid range ect. But the problem with him is that hes been on and off like a light switch and on a team like ours, we need consistency night in and night out. I think that odom could definitely help this team with the skill set he has, he just needs to be consistent.

Now, Im no trade guru so Im asking you guys. Do you think he is worth getting? how could we land him? We are overloaded with gaurds, but if they want point gaurds, i would depart with nelson and williams and MAYBE CJ. I like cj but if belinelli steps up, then maybe we could stand to lose him. I dont know how this works out financially... Plus, I dont know why LA would do this.

I would include a shooting gaurd, but LA has no need for one. The only other thing I can think of is a draft pick. The way we are playing now, we would probably be giving up a high pick which in my opinion, would not be worth it to get odom (pg's + draft pick = NO!). Otherwise, we would need to get other teams involved.

Chime in guys...

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cj/williams + maggs for odom, id be happy

by DeepS on Dec 26, 2008 1:22 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

the trade machine says it works with maggette, marcus williams, and buky. i’m not really sure why the lakers would do that trade but the numbers work. Odom suddenly seems more valuable after his performance against the Celtics.

by jakeaco on Dec 26, 2008 2:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

STOP POSTING THREADS ABOUT PLAYERS NO TEAM WOULD TRADE.

but seriously why would the best team in the west trade their 6th man and extremely versatile player…????

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by HoLdEmUP on Dec 26, 2008 3:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

do u not follow the NBA?

the coach and odom dont get along, and there is a lot of talk about odom being traded for a wing/pg

by DeepS on Dec 26, 2008 5:11 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

honestly i haven't heard a single word this season other than odom doesnt like being a 6th man

does that mean the entire organization makes the decision to trade him? doubtful the way they are playing.

by HoLdEmUP on Dec 26, 2008 6:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

that being said

i would LOVE odom on the W’s. he’s like what randolph could be except randolph is more talented.

by HoLdEmUP on Dec 26, 2008 6:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

lakers would,

dont you always hear about how odom and jackson dont get along and stuff? so just trade odom for maggs+marcus

by gswfan1 on Dec 26, 2008 3:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

yeah because Kobe and Phil obviously long for "nelson and williams and MAYBE CJ"

by antihero on Dec 26, 2008 5:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

can't happen... too bad

I don’t think there is anyone on the roster that the Lakers would want (with a matching salary). Their big need is PG.

Which is too bad, because I think Odom would ROCK at Nellieball. He is a pretty inconsistent shooter, but is strongest on the open floor.

But just wait, there is a good chance he’ll be a free agent next year.

by Apricot on Dec 26, 2008 10:58 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

id say

maggs + cj + williams for odom

or maggs + cj or williams

i think the lakers might go for one of these deals, and i know it would be great for the dubs

by DeepS on Dec 26, 2008 11:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t get why the Lakers would make any moves. They are the best team in the NBA right now, they just proved nobody can hang with their tall ball game and Odom is a part of that.

I guess they might want to get a true point guard to move Fisher to backup, but of course Monta is out of the question, Crawford is more of a shooting guard, don’t think they would want him with Kobe. Bellinelli? Probably they think he is too inexperienced and the Warriors probably wouldn’t even trade him he has too much potential. Any other guards we have are not upgrades over Fisher, so I don’t see any possible way.

And why would they want Magette? He’s a poor man’s Kobe Bryant that doesn’t play defense. Doesn’t make sense.

by runandgun on Dec 27, 2008 12:09 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

the lakers want to win now.

any of these trades dont make them better. they really do not need to be any better, i think they can easily win the championship this year. so there is not a good chance this trade could happen, good idea, but highly unlikely.

JRich 23

by warriorsalltheway on Dec 27, 2008 12:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

4 team/19 player trade

Warriors get Lamar Odom, Vlad Radmonovic, Ricky Davis

Lakers get Baron Davis, Jermaine O’Neal, Stephen Jackson, Jamario Moon, DeAndre Jordan, Brian Skinner

Raptors get Chris Kaman, Corey Maggette, Marco Belinelli, Trevor Ariza

Clippers get Andrew Bynum, Jordan Farmar, Jason Kapono, Marcus Williams, Chris Mihm, Luke Walton

by sam23 on Dec 27, 2008 10:59 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

obviously thats 99% sarcastic, but it does work on the trade machine and it would leave:

Warriors starting lineup-Crawford/Monta/Randolph/Odom/Biedrins with CJ/Morrow/Buike/Wright/Turiaf on the bench with Davis and Radmanovic likely either being bought out or at the end of the bench.

Lakers starting lineup-Baron/Kobe/Jackson/Gasol/O’Neal with DFish/Vujacic/Moon/Skinner off the bench

Clippers starting lineup-Farmar/Gordon/Thornton/Z-Bo/Bynum with Williams/Kapono/Walton/Camby off the bench and Camby could probably be dealt for another young piece to add to a rebuilding core of Farmar Gordon Thornoton and Bynum.

Raptors starting lineup-Calderon/Parker/Maggette/Bosh/Kaman with Belinelli/Ariza/Bargnanai/Humphries off the bench.

In a way I could actually see a strong argument for all 4 teams making that deal, though a 4 team 19 player deal isnt exactly likely to ever happen.

by sam23 on Dec 27, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

You know... that trade doesn't end up bad at all for the teams involved...

I can see the Lakers taking a slight step back because their bench gets raped a bit… but it certainly looks nice on paper

by Mr. Monday Night on Dec 27, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

yea they wouldnt be very deep but that starting 5 would be the best in the league and theyd be much much tougher and much better defensively….plus a 9 man rotation is plenty for the playoffs if they could get there without wearing their starters out too much.

by sam23 on Dec 27, 2008 11:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs