You’ve gotta be Kidd-ing…
He zigged again. Hours after he said he wanted to be traded on Stephen A. Smith’s radio show, Kobe went on Dan Patrick’s radio show, said he’d spoken to Phil Jackson and…actually, he doesn’t want to be traded. Sayeth Kobe:
“I don’t want to go anywhere, this is my team. I love it here. I called Phil, man, he and I talked, it was an emotional conversation, but he just said, ‘You know what, Kobe? Let us try to figure this thing out.’ Phil is a guy I lean on a lot.”
So the trade talk is off.
At least for Kobe.
(By the way, from now on I’m calling Kobe “The Maestro” for the way he’s magically conducted the media over the last few days. He’d tell one guy one thing, then a few hours later, after that reporter probably felt he had a great scoop, he’d tell another guy a completely opposite thing. It was masterful. Kobe now becomes The Maestro.)
Anyway, what could Phil Jackson have told The Maestro to keep him around?
How about this? The Lakers are going to get Jason Kidd.
At least, that’s what I’m hearing from someone in the know.
Kidd goes to L.A., and Bynum goes to Jersey. Soon. The Bynum Brigade might need to establish an East Rutherford chapter.
(And while we’re at it, I hear Vince is going to be heading to Orlando.)
Could this all be wrong? Of course. Maybe I’m getting played like the rest of the media was. But I don’t think it’s wrong. If I’m right I’ll remind you about it often. If I’m wrong, I’ll delete this post.
So Kobe gets Kidd, Orlando gets Vince, and the Nets get Andrew Bynum and a reduced payroll while they prep for their move to Brooklyn.
Just throwing this rumor out there. Discuss…
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but everybody else is comin to NY
Spurs 25
Jazz 11
And JJ, I haven’t checked it out but I think Orlando and Jersey can both offer Vince the same amount under the cap. And if that’s correct it would basically be up to Vince whether he wanted to do a sign-and-trade or not. Also, yeah, contracts for Kidd and Bynum are way off. I’d guess L.A. would include Radmanovic and other guys to even it up.
Kobe-Evans-Sasha
Walton-Desmond Mason (MLE)-Sasha
Krstic-Cook-Turiaf
Mihm-Collins-Aaron Gray (1st R.P.)
Conversely, the Nets can get Bryant for VC, Marcus Williams, ‘Toine and a couple draft picks if VC will agree to move to LA, or a third team that wants him gets involved.
sit quietly while his management acquires crappy players
to surround him. That’s much better. Just ask Kevin
Garnett. It’s much more noble to quitely play on a team
that sucks than to light a fire under management to
do a better job.
If CLeaveland goes To Finals, BIG Z NEEDS A COVER…SINCE LEBRON HAS TOO MANY COVERS…MAybe HIM AND BOOBIE
L.A. would have to send Vlad and Kwame with Bynum to NJ to make the salaries work. NJ would not be as good but Kwame has only one year on his deal.
Wonder what Indiana would settle for to balance the deal — draft picks?
in the words of paul brogan –
“this is kobe’s shot – this is kobe’s shot – you can shoot if you Bryant – you can’t if you not , cuz this ones his that ones his – this is kobes shot”
(anyone answer)
For a team being moved/sold, the plan makes a lot of sense.
im a longtime lakers fan, hes won 3 championships , and yes kobes scored
his 81 points, yeah dudes got all star calliber
man, his coach phil zen master’ jackson
has won 9 friggin nba titles man,
kobes the new mike jordan man,
oj mayo got mad hops, rest in peace malik sealy
ps{i he gotta teach 2pac 2 play basketball man,
im out like that new mobb deep joint
Who knows…
Let me guess, next thing u’ll post is the Blazers should take YOU with the #1 pick instead of Oden or Durant.
REASONABLE… u gotta be f*%king kidding P.S. Hey Laker fans getting Jason Kidd only gets u into the 2nd round to get beat again by the Suns, or by Spurs, Mavs (if they wake up intime 4 next years playoffs), or the Nuggets (who with a full season of AI & Melo together will win their division & contend). Kobe should pray 4 Jermaine O’Neal cause Garnett is out of reach.
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