Lamar Odom goes down with knee injury

On the Mike Miller trade watch front, Lamar Odom went down with a knee injury last night and will undergo an MRI today to find the extent of the damage.

The Cavs and Lakers are the two most obvious partners in a potential Miller trade and it will be interesting to see if the Lakers feel compelled to make a move should Odom be out for extended time.

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How would the money work...

with the Lakers? They don’t have any big expendable contracts. The Wolves aren’t going to trade Miller for a guy that junks up the cap down the road and the Lakers can’t give up pieces they need.

http://hoopshype.com/salaries/la_lakers.htm

by Pants_ on Jan 7, 2009 11:53 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I would advise using shamsports.com for all you nba contract needs

hoopshype tends to be less accurate.

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by wyn on Jan 7, 2009 12:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

sham has really been slacking lately on keeping his salary pages updated

by roundhouse on Jan 7, 2009 4:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Can we get anything besides cap space from LAL?

On the Trade Machine, we could swap Mike Miller and Brian Cardinal for Lamar Odom. That would obviously clear up more 2009 cap space.

But, with rumors that Dallas is shopping Josh Howard and Chicago needs a low-post player (and would have to give up Luol Deng to get a good one, see Ford’s chat, yesterday) I have a little bit higher hopes for a Mike Miller trade. There are good players around the league that are either disgruntled with their team (Monta Ellis) or allegedly being shopped (Josh Howard)… if we can keep Jefferson and next year’s lotto pick, it’d be cool to get a player like Ellis, Howard or Deng in a trade.

by Andy G on Jan 7, 2009 11:55 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Do not want...

..Deng. Bad salary. Bad play. Do. Not. Want. I also don’t think Howard would work because of past draft history with the team and his off-season stupidity (see weed, comments about the national anthem). The Bulls and Golden State are interesting though. Thomas and Noah have worth if they could just get their heads wrapped around their natural roles. Thomas has the potential to be a very disruptive front court defensive dynamo the Wolves need. A Josh Smith type of guy who could be a fantastic help side shot blocker. I don’t know if he’ll ever realize that potential but

I don’t want Ellis but I’d take Brandon Wright in a heartbeat. Doesn’t rebound worth a lick but the length at the 3 is interesting. How about this:

To the Lakers:

Jason Collins
Mike Miller

To the Warriors:

Craig Smith

To the Wolves:

Lamar Odom
Brandan Wright.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Jan 7, 2009 12:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I haven't seen Deng...

really play much, to be honest—at least not recently. You’ve stated your Anti-Dukie Bias enough times for me to question the harsh critique of him there, but I’ve also read from others that he’s not living up to the hype (that he created himself, with a good start to his career).

Monta is a stud, but he’s similar (but better with more upside) to Foye. Unless Randy was part of the trade or becomes a 6th Man, we’d have an issue, there.

I like B-Wright, but he’s a power forward, and we’re pretty well log-jammed there. I was hoping to bring in one of the quality 2/3 players that could potentially be traded. Caron Butler could also be on the market, though I’m not sure that Washington wants to trade its only all-around player.

As for Howard, I think his talent outweighs one off-season of poor decisions. There’s a rumor that Toronto might get him for Bargnani. If that’s his market value, I sure hope we’re on the phones.

Noah could probably be had for cheap. Sounds like it’s working out there as well as it is for Shaddy in Minnesota, Conley in Memphis and Redick in Orlando. Not well. He might be a good guy next to Jefferson.

by Andy G on Jan 7, 2009 1:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

My hope with Butler...

….is that the Wiz finally wake up and realize that they’ve blown the bank and need to clear some space in a rebuilding effort.

Also, you’ve correctly identified my anti-Dukie bias. Never trust a Dukie. They will only burn you in the long run. It’s in their nature as they were trained by a whiny a-hole. Even the “good” ones will do nothing but leave your favorite team in ruins after walking out on hand shake deals with ownership or fellow players.

Noah sounds like he’s burned quite a few bridges in Chicago. I wonder if he’s salvagable behind the scenes.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Jan 7, 2009 2:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Butler's salary is affordable

If the Wiz break the bank, methinks it starts with Jamison.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Jan 7, 2009 11:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Meant to say

realize they’ve blown the bank.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Jan 7, 2009 11:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

gotchya...

…i’m hoping they realize they can’t afford him in 2010 and that they need to rebuild.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Jan 7, 2009 11:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I've never been an Odom fan,

I hope he doesn’t end up here. I love his versatility, and I know he’s a matchup nightmare…I just think he’s got “good player on a mediocre team” written all over him. I think he hurt the Lakers more than he helped them in the finals. I don’t know what it is about him…I suspect that his game is the kind of game that ceases to work once the D gets better – lots of finesse drives with the aim of ending in a layup, lots of cute but risky passes, pretty suspect jump shot, etc. I’d take any of those other guys over him, though I admittedly know very little about Wright.

by plinytheelder on Jan 7, 2009 12:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I don't know the rules of trading an injured player....

…but he gets included only if he’s hurt and the Wolves would simply view him as cap filler.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Jan 7, 2009 12:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

ah I see

by plinytheelder on Jan 7, 2009 1:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not a fan of Odom

But I’d do a Miller and Collins for Odom in a heartbeat. Here’s why: the Wolves can just buy him out. Not only do they save money this year (Odom’s Contract < Miller + Collins) they don’t have Miller on the books next year. Personnel-wise, it’s tilted enough towards LA that it wouldn’t be out of the question to imagine a pick included in the deal as well.

by McCleak on Jan 7, 2009 2:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

agreed....

…it’s a ton of freed up cap space. If they could make it Miller + Cardinal it would be even better.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Jan 7, 2009 2:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

What about this deal...

Wolves trade to Lakers…

Mike Miller
Booth
Ollie

Lakers trade to Wolves

Farmar
Rad Vlad
Mihm

Vlad has an awful contract (3 more years at about 6 mil a year), but Farmar is a pretty good point guard prospect. Even though his play tailed off a little before his injury, I’d still say he is a better point guard prospect than everyone in next year’s draft not named Ricky.

In the end, I still don’t think I do this deal though. I just hate Rad Vlad.

by Blakeley on Jan 7, 2009 12:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs