Pau Gasol Traded to the LA Lakers

[Abctest123]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3226203

To the Lakers: Pau Gasol

To the Grizzlies: Kwame Brown, Javaris Critterton, Aaron McKie, the rights to Marc Gasol, 2008 1st Round pick, 2010 1st Round pick.

The Lakers didn't really have to give up much to get Pau Gasol. Surprising. So with Pau, the Lakers' starting line-up:

C: Andrew Bynum
PF: Pau Gasol
SF: Lamar Odom
SG: Kobe Bryant
PG: Derek Fisher

EDIT: Updated with more recent link and additional assets the Grizzlies get.

[Jing]

Whaaat....

[Patr1ck]

Holy Shit.

[JaoSming]

whaat..

[Fiesta]

Thank you god

[Abctest123]

That is one SICK starting line-up.

[RKO]

nba champs...

EDIT: NEW NBA CHAMPS

[grusom]

WOW!!!
My first thought when reading the headline on realgm was "OMG, how can they trade Andrew Bynum after the season he has had so far"

I can't believe the Lakers just got one of the league's best big men without dealin Bynum, Odom or at least Jordan Farmar.

[BP8]

YOU SHOULD SEE ME WHEN I WENT ON THE HOOPSHYPE, I SAW THE GASOL TO LAKERS AND I STARTED SCREAMING AND RUNING UP AND DOWN THE HOUSE FOR LIKE 5 MINUTES. IT'S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

JUST UNBELIVEABLE

[Drex]

I STARTED SCREAMING AND RUNING UP AND DOWN THE HOUSE

That's so fucking gay.

Anyway, is this like Pierce getting traded to the Nuggets a couple seasons ago?

[Abctest123]

On the other end, LOL at the Memphis Grizzlies' front court. Milicic, Brown, and Collins (the Nets have been reported to traded Jason Collins to Memphis for Stromile Swift). They also now have 3 young point guards in Conley, Lowry, and now Critterton.

[BP8]

I STARTED SCREAMING AND RUNING UP AND DOWN THE HOUSE

That's so fucking gay.

Anyway, is this like Pierce getting traded to the Nuggets a couple seasons ago?

maybe it is, but i got really socked. and i'm not gay

[j.23]

LOL.. this trade is straight up nba live 07 status

[grusom]

On the other end, LOL at the Memphis Grizzlies' front court. Milicic, Brown, and Collins (reportedly, the Nets traded Jason Collins to Memphis for Stromile Swift).

I really like the Milicic/Brown combination. I guess we'll have a great change to decide who is REALLY the biggest draft bust of the past 20 years now we can compare them on a nightly basis.

[Drex]

Best. Frontcourt. Ever.

[Indy]

With Gasol off the market let's hope New Jersey or Chicago panics and decides to overpay for Jermaine.

I hope we can get Jermaine in to the New Jersey/Dallas talks for Jason Kidd and try and bring back Devin Harris and maybe a guy like Kristic from New Jersey.

LA would have been crazy not to do this deal, but it makes sense for Memphis too. They pick up a large salary that's coming off the books, and another first rounder for next season. I think they would have rather been able to get Farmar instead of Crittenton, but I guess they are already pretty set at the point guard position anyways.

[J@3]

WHHHOOOOOOAAAAAAA!

Bynum | Gasol | Odom | Kobe... that is a fucking monster line-up.

[[Q]]

wow Mitch Kupchack after years of bone-headed moves should be declared GM of the year. Somehow he managed to dump Brian Cook on another team, but now he dumped Krummy Brown for a legitimate big man in Pau Gasol.

[benji]

Already I see the Gasol hate disappearing on forums.

And Mitch Kupchack pulls this on Chris Wallace? Jae, I'm telling you...bizarro world.

[GaZuN]

O.K lets think.. Gasol play as a Forward right... So We Now Have No Centers...that's not very good..Maybe Odom or Gasol will try to be centers..But..I don't know.. I think that Brown is more better than Gasol..But The deal is already done..So we will see..And i wanna know what the status of Gasol for tonight..I hope he will be able to play..

[charley3fly]

I think that Brown is more better than Gasol..

Are you kidding me?

[[Q]]

lol so what would you call Andrew Bynum? a PG?

[Elbeen]

Shocking news..

First, I was like can't be true..

But when I looked at the link it was true.

Nice move by the Lakers imo.

[dada]

WHHHOOOOOOAAAAAAA!

Bynum | Gasol | Odom | Kobe... that is a fucking monster line-up.

You telling me?


Wow, its good times in Los Angeles. We have a nice window of opportunity now to make a run at titles for a few years while the lineup gels together.

GOOD TIMES!!!!!

[Skills]

[quote="GazuN"]I think that Brown is more better than Gasol..[quote]
LMAO Yeah right. Gasol was an All-Star before! Kwame = Never
I found out earlier and my jaw dropped for a while :p
So much like a trade from NBA Live..
Except in mine, Gasol got traded to the Nuggets for Camby..