Lakers and Bulls discussing Kobe trade daily

[BobboFitos]

deng is a bonifide all star and a very good player
kobe is a bonifide super star and a great player

giving up deng to get kobe is a no brainer to me... but it also depends who else is thrown in. bc the bulls without alot of people who are on the bulls are not really the bulls.

[Assani Fisher]

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lol at deng being so untouchable.

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Hes 22 years old and just put up 19 points on 52% shooting, 7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.6 blocks.

He isn't untouchable, if you're already giving up a few other good players then I don't see how you can add him in as well even if it nets you Kobe.

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so yall think deng will become the best player at his position and a perennial top 3 player in the league for 10 yrs straight?

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Yes, clearly thats exactly what I was saying.

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[Isura]

I think bulls fans overestimate how valuable their future players are. Decent players with potential are not hard to find in the NBA. Great players are.

[IrishHand]

Stein reporting possibility of Kobe deal to Washington for Arenas (and perhaps Blatche).

Can't see Kobe accepting that, though Arenas would jump at the chance. Not sure if it's in the Lakers' best interests, but have a hard time seeing them getting much more value than that...Arenas>Gordon+Thomas+Noah+Nocioni imo.

[Vyse]

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Let Kobe veto the deal, that means he really doesn't want out ^^

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Why do people even say stuff like this? You can't actually be serious can you?

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The Lakers front office has to do what's in the best interest for the team. Kobe has proved for the last three, soon-to-be-four, years that he cannot carry a team by himself, so it's likely in the Lakers' best interest, regardless of Kobe's trade demands, to trade him. But if they can't get proper value for him, then of course they shouldn't trade him. If Kobe wants out so badly, and since he obviously thinks he's so valuable and great a player that he's worthy of being accomodated, who he is to dictate how much value he is traded for? Wtf forget that. Just let Kobe rot.

[Fonkey123]

Kobe can in fact veto any trade...

[Vyse]

Duh. Thanks for missing the point.

[TalkingDonkey]

I wouldn't mind giving up Ben Gordon, he's too much of a cannon at times for my liking; not like Kobe would be any different, but you know...he's Kobe. Hinrich must absolutely not go, and I really think it's 50/50 whether Deng gets thrown into the deal - I get the feeling the Bulls wonks won't part with him, but I've been surprised before.

[Vyse]

Why shouldn't Hinrich go? Duhon does 90% of what he does and with Kobe makes Hinrich irrelevant.

If the Bulls want to rape the Lakers, step No. 1 is including Hinrich. I'd give up Hinrich and Gordon before giving up Deng. Duhon + Kobe + Deng is better than Hinrich + Kobe + Gordon.

[MikeyPatriot]

LOL, wrong thread.