For the Lakers, Trading Lamar Odom Was the Wrong Decision
In what seems like an NBA minute, Lamar Odom has gone from throwing elbows at the Dallas Mavericks to possibly throwing a champagne, championship party with them next season. After almost joining Pau Gasol in a 'Sternly' nixed package deal…
Kobe Bryant’s Plan to Overcome Decline, Father Time
"The evidence suggests that Bryant -- who has logged 48,326 career minutes, faces a serious challenge if he hopes to be a top-five NBA player in the coming season. While the shortened 66-game season may save him some wear and…
Orlando Magic Not Considering Trading Dwight Howard
It's been a relatively unusual five days for the NBA. After the league vetoed a trade on Thursday teams officially opened camp on Friday. The trade speculation surrounding players like Chris Paul and Dwight Howard has been nonstop, with rumors…
Kobe Still Not Happy about Lakers’ Trading Lamar Odom
In an interview with Jim Rome on Monday Kobe Bryant expressed his continued displeasure about the trading of Lamar Odom to the Dallas Mavericks. Earlier this week Odom was dealt to the NBA champions for a first round draft pick…
Lamar Odom Trade May Signify Beginning of the End for Lakers
Why? That's the question I asked myself over and over again after hearing the news that the Lakers had traded reigning sixth man of the year Lamar Odom to the Dallas Mavericks for nothing more than a trade exemption. Clearly…
Matt Barnes Talked with Howard about Joining Lakers
Matt Barnes was a member of the Orlando Magic for the 2009-10 season and he had the luxury of playing alongside the best center in the league, Dwight Howard. However, despite the fact that Barnes joined the Lakers, he…
Kobe Bryant Unhappy With Lamar Odom Trade
After the news that Lamar Odom had been traded from the Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks late Saturday evening many of the current Lakers players were surprised by the decision. During Media Day on Sunday some of those players expressed…
Lamar Odom Requested Trade After Chris Paul Deal Fell Apart
The mood at Lakers Media Day was somber at best. Usually there is a fair amount of excitement in the air, but after the news late last night that longtime Laker Lamar Odom had been traded to the Dallas Mavericks…
Lamar Odom Traded to Dallas; Lakers After Howard
With the latest news that the Los Angeles Lakers have pulled out of the Chris Paul deal, all reports point to the Lakers now focusing on Dwight Howard. In an effort to clear cap space and make a more attractive…
Sources: Lakers Pull Out of Deal for Chris Paul
Even though David Stern vetoed the first deal that would have brought Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers, the teams involved in the trade did not let the deal die down. However, despite several hours of work, it seems…
