Trade of the Day
DZ brings his trade of the day. I bring the redundant comments.
POR sends Joel Przybilla ($6.3M, 6.9M, 7.4M) to LAL
LAL sends Vladimir Radmanovic ($6.0M, 6.5M, 6.9M player option) to POR
Once the Trail Blazers become comfortable with making Greg Oden the starter with extended minutes, Przybilla becomes expendable. Vladimir gives the Blazers another sharpshooter. The contract obligations are virtually a wash.
It is safe to say that the Lakers are far-and-away the most deep team in the league. While still the starter, Radmonovic averages no more than 20 minutes a game. He is expendable and frequently receives Phil Jackson's Zen rath. Przybilla gives the Lakers another big body during the playoffs, where the game slows down and becomes much more defensive-minded. Przybilla provides the Lakers with insurance if Bynum or Gasol have foul trouble when they face Duncan, Amare, or even KG in the playoffs. - DZ
Ok so I have to admit that this trade excited me about as much as a WNBA 3rd quarter 3-point buzzer beater making the Top 10 Plays of the Week... or, for those who don't suffer through my Top 10 recaps, not at all. But then, enlightened by the wisdom of trade guru DZ, I saw the light. Portland is good but they aren't making run at a title this year. Przybilla is somewhere between "solid" and "easily replaceable" and with the young talent the Blazers have (I'm thinking Outlaw, Webster, Bayless and Batum) they should be able to make the playoffs this year even without much front court depth (and they aren't making a run deep in the playoffs even with front court depth) AND they should be able to acquire some help in the middle to back up Oden next year. As DZ points out, the Lakers are so stacked that they won't miss VladRad but they might need Przybilla's fouls come playoff time. So who vetoes this trade? I really don't know but feel free to point it out in the comments.
POR sends Joel Przybilla ($6.3M, 6.9M, 7.4M) to LAL
LAL sends Vladimir Radmanovic ($6.0M, 6.5M, 6.9M player option) to POR
Once the Trail Blazers become comfortable with making Greg Oden the starter with extended minutes, Przybilla becomes expendable. Vladimir gives the Blazers another sharpshooter. The contract obligations are virtually a wash.
It is safe to say that the Lakers are far-and-away the most deep team in the league. While still the starter, Radmonovic averages no more than 20 minutes a game. He is expendable and frequently receives Phil Jackson's Zen rath. Przybilla gives the Lakers another big body during the playoffs, where the game slows down and becomes much more defensive-minded. Przybilla provides the Lakers with insurance if Bynum or Gasol have foul trouble when they face Duncan, Amare, or even KG in the playoffs. - DZ
Ok so I have to admit that this trade excited me about as much as a WNBA 3rd quarter 3-point buzzer beater making the Top 10 Plays of the Week... or, for those who don't suffer through my Top 10 recaps, not at all. But then, enlightened by the wisdom of trade guru DZ, I saw the light. Portland is good but they aren't making run at a title this year. Przybilla is somewhere between "solid" and "easily replaceable" and with the young talent the Blazers have (I'm thinking Outlaw, Webster, Bayless and Batum) they should be able to make the playoffs this year even without much front court depth (and they aren't making a run deep in the playoffs even with front court depth) AND they should be able to acquire some help in the middle to back up Oden next year. As DZ points out, the Lakers are so stacked that they won't miss VladRad but they might need Przybilla's fouls come playoff time. So who vetoes this trade? I really don't know but feel free to point it out in the comments.
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