I have been doing some thinking about what trades should happen before the draft later this month. I want to specifically talk about three teams and two trades that would make all three teams significantly better next year.
Trade 1: Miami Heat trade Dwyane Wade for the No. 1 pick in the draft and Ben Gordon.
Trade 2: Miami Heat trade Shawn Marion to the Lakers for Andrew Bynum.
Now, I will tell you why these are good trades for all three teams.
Miami would field this lineup:
PG Derrick Rose
SG Ben Gordon
SF Michael Beasley
PF Udonis Haslem
C Andrew Bynum
That team would be an immediate contender in the East, and in a couple years, could be the best team in the league—hands down.
Chicago would get a major draw and a go-to scorer to go with a lineup that is filled with role players and defensive-minded guys. Plus, the NBA would get what it wants with Wade in a top three city.
The Lakers (who would be risking the most here) would field this lineup:
PG Fisher
SG Kobe
SF Marion
PF Odom
C Gasol
Plus, they would have the same young bench they have now.
In the NBA, it should always be about winning immediately without losing the future.
With Fisher being the only guy on that team over 30, and Gasol not getting clogged in the lane when Bynum comes back, that could be the most dominate team in NBA history over the next four or five years—when, eventually, they would give way to an impending rivalry between Miami and Portland.
What do you think?
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4 months ago
As a die hard Lakers fan, I wouldn't trade Bynum for anyone in the league with the exception of Lebron and a few others. I truly think he is going to be one of the league's dominant big men for the next decade. He is a fantastic offensive player. a great rebounder and a dominant defensive force in the middle. He is also only 20 years. I also think that him and Gasol will fit great together, but the one person who might not fit well with the Lakers when Bynum comes back is Lamar Odom. Odom is a great versatile player but can he defende small forwards and spread the floor. I don't know. If the Lakers trade one of their core players, it will most likely be Odom.
4 months ago
Ryan,
I can tell that as you stated, you've been doing some thinking. However, what I'm thinking is where is all of this trading Andrew Bynum talk coming from? Andrew Bynum is a good young player that got hurt at 20 years old. He isn't a who over 30 with a knee injury, he isn't the first athlete to be injured and he won't be the last and trading him makes no sense at all. I would never trade Bynum for Shawn Marion due to the fact that the Lakers would be giving up on a 20 year old with a world of potential for a guy who is too expensive, very limited offensively, and not the greatest fit for the triangle offense.
Several people fail to realize that Pau Gasol is a skilled european Power Forward with a high basketball IQ who happens to be 7' 260lbs. Andrew Bynum is a Center who is 7' 285lbs. and contrary to popular belief the two can and will play together. Both are post players and the triangle is also known as a triple post offense.
It would be nice to bring D.Wade back to Illinois but Chicago needs to ignore that deal in its present formation and the temptation of Michael Beasley and select Derrick Rose and bring the chicago native to run the Point. He is exactly what the Bulls need at this time. Michael Beasley is a better fit in Miami to complement D.Wade and Shawn Marion.
Interesting thought but the proposed trade only benefits Miami. The Lakers by having a tremendous amount of versatility and one of the biggest front lines in the league will be a force to be reckoned with for the next 3-5 years.
4 months ago
First off if Beasley isn't the first player picked I would fire the GM that passed him up. This guy is similar to Lebron James but he has a better jump shot. The Lakers would be better because Pau Gasol will not stretch the floor the way that Lamar does and defensively they would have another stopper. The Bulls would get a sure thing rather than messing up the pick by choosing Rose.
from 4 months ago
if paxson doesnt go with rose i would fire him. the bulls already have a player like beasley in luol deng, who is primed to be an all star, plays solid versatile defense, and is a threat in the post and can also hit the jumper.
what the bulls dont have is a marquis point guard who doesnt turn the ball over. hinrich is a shadow from just 2 years back when he was being compared to stockton.
this is a can't miss for the bulls. only reason they don't get rose is if they trade number 1 for d-wade.
4 months ago
There is no way the Lakers would trade Bynum, the new franchise player. That kid has superstar written all over him and he's only 20 years old.
Like Marcel said, only if Lebron James is in the package would that deal even be considered. In LA people already think Bynum will be a Tim Duncan type of player. You don't trade a player like that.
I have heard this too often and people don't seem to realize the BYNUM WILL NOT BE TRADED. HE IS A DOMINANT FUTURE PLAYER.
I think the league needs to get used to the idea that the Laker team is deep and it will only get better.
4 months ago
If you analyze the Laker team you see it is built for two generations. The starting line up is Generation 1, where Kobe is the dominant player with the supporting cast of Gasol, Odom, Fisher, and Radman. The next generations leader is Bynum with the cast of Ariza, Farmar, Turiaf, and Vujacic. These guys are all 25 or under and they will be the nucleus of the Lakers in a few years after Kobe. That is precisely why the Lakers got Ariza who is a tremendous physical talent with some raw shooting skill that need further development. In a couple of year he looks like he will also be dangerous.
Look for the Bynum Lakers of the future.
4 months ago
You can't trade a guy on his rookie contract like Bynum for someone like Marion who is making nearly $20 million a season. Lakers would have to throw in some cap filler, which they don't have, and wouldn't anyway. A more sensible scenario would have been the Lakers trading Odom for Marion, which would be easier to make work, but even that i dont' see LA doing. Odom has played great since Gasol arrived. Read up on the salary cap rules before coming up with outlandish scenarios like these.
4 months ago
Bynum is more valuable than Chris Paul. this would be one of the worst deals in the history of the lakers frnachise. It would be far worse than trading Shaq becuase 5 years from now, Bynum will be a 4-5x all star, top 2 Center in league (him & Dwight Howard), and marion will be where? He will be getting extremely old.
Even the hall of famer, Lew Alcindor (now Abdul Jubbar), said that Bynum is becoming one of the most dominant Centers in the league.
Pau is physically strong enough to play with big centers like Shaq, Duncan, Howard, and even Bynum. But, Bynum can play with them.
The only deal for bynum would be like Howard for Bynum, which wouldn't happen.
Why would the lakers even trade? They got to the finals without one of their best players, and their most rapidly improving player. Why not play the finals next year, and if things go wrong, well then think about trading. Give your team a chance to win!
The only possibility for a trade such as this to work is if Miami sent #2 pick to lakers, and wade while chicago takes marion. But, there salary cap considerations which should not be forgotten.
4 months ago
There is no chance in hell that the Lakers will even consdier trading Bynum for anyone. He is a future dominant big men who will be one of the main players in the league's next dynasty. The Lakers have everything a team wants. They have the league's greatest player, the best coach, great low post scoring in Gasol and Bynum (when healthy), another good all around player in Odom and a great young bench. They are going to keep Bynum and win 4-5 championships in the next 7-8 years. Finally, after Kobe starts to decline, it will Bynum's team.
4 months ago
We in Chicago have no need for an already-broken-down Wade. We'll keep Rose, thanks.
4 months ago
i do think this trade benefits all the teams especially miami. Bynum and Pau is going to take a lot of time to build chemistry and that time is something the lakers i dont think want to waste. Plus, they would be adding SHAWN MARION aka THE MATRIX who is a great all around player and can spread the floor and guard a lebron or pierce. i do think that LA would definately accept this trade if it was proposed.
3 months ago
That would be a good trade that would make the lakers an instint favorite to when the championship because honestly Bynum is not a proven player Marion is, add his double double every night the lakers would be looking at 70 plus wins The Heat would be a nice young team that would make the playoffs and give the top teams trouble a few years later would be title contenders the only problem is the bulls do stupid things and they would be the one to mess it up
3 months ago
Bynum for Marion in a straight up swap? Are you high, man? I guess you're a Miami fan but jesus h. christ! Give up a 20 year old 7-footer for a small forward coming to his fourth team? The only trade that will happen is Odom for Artest or some other forward that can defend and shoot and competes night in and night out. Out here we are hoping for Artest, but Odom will be dealt, let there be no mistake about that. Sorry if I'm being hard on you man but dream on.
2 months ago
Well if the Lakers are planning to get Ron Artest for Odom the Lakers Better not Wait Much Longer. Miami is Interested in Ron Artest Also for Shawn Marion. I heard Denver is Interested too and Several other Teams.
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