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ATTENTION LAKER FANS and KL BEAST
To use a phrase from a great movie "JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS OUT, THEY PULL ME BACK IN AGAIN."
Here I was retired when I decide to peek in and see how The Blog is coming along and what do I see?
Ridiculous, stupid asinine comments posted by some character by the name of BLACKMAMBA24.
Now I could give less than a damn about the comments but the handle BLACKMAMBA24 is to similar
to my blog name of MAMBA24. So I would like to reassure one and all that these asinine comments
were not written by me but by this clown called KL BEAST. So BEAST, I have tried to be cool with you
and if you are as cool as you would pretend to be I would appreciate you changing your secondary blog name
from BLACKMAMBA24 to something a little less close to Mamba24. Of Course it is your right to use any name
you choose and it is also your right to be a stupid a** hole. So the choice is yours my friend.
Just be advised don't take my humorous post and attempts to make you feel welcome on the Blog as a sign of weakness.
If you want to play dirty I can play just as dirty. So Ill leave you with a little thought my friend,
computers aren't a hobby with me, programming and systems is what I happen to do for a living
and I am very good at what I do. Nuff said.
PS. HAPPY MOTHERS DAY BEAST

Hey everyone, Im back. Remind me what NJ was looking for in addition to Bynum for Kidd back in Feb.

I am thinking Bynum and fodder (McKie, maybe he can stave off retirement just to help us out) for Kidd (we should have tried to send Smush with him in Feb).

Try to send Brown, Vlad, Cook and Sasha for O'Neil.

Keep KB, LO, Luke, Ronny, Mihm and Farmar. Then extend PJ. Pick up a few scrubs that want to learn and play.

TWoody
24/7
Next years Club 55

Whatever did happen to the Lazers? Jimmy Boy was stearin' that ship as our blog masters obviously recall. I'm hazy on the details but so is the general world of sport 'cause that team kept a lower profile than Dr Richard Kimball.

Kind of makes one wonder what Jim's full resume looks like. If we charted his stats compared to other up and coming NBA team execs, would he compare favorably, or is it just plain old nepotism? Did I really have to ask?

Man, if Kobe was on the Suns instead of Nash, the Suns would be UP 2-1 instead of down 2-1 right now.

Double standards:

Bruce Bowen is currently under review for kneeing Nash. What about the knee Nash gave to Kobe on that lay-up in game 4? The lips are kept shut about that. This is absurd. What do you all think about that?

King Lakernidas,

I see where you are going with Artest, but can we really handle that attitude in the locker room. Look at the trouble he has brought in Sactown already. And giving up Luke is a bad idea.

TWoody
24/7

Now it's Kobe's fault for speaking up about change for this team. For not accepting losing.

Now he's "handicapping" the team!!!

Well, if the team would've actually got some balls and made the move for :
Baron Davis, Artest, or SOMEONE WORTHY in the last 3 years he wouldnt have said it.

So it's not Kobe's fault and him speaking out wont hinder the team.

Jim Buss just needs to get his pony-tailed act together.

SBPimp, "think KG comes here to officially kick off the new school dynasty in 2008-2009."
You speak my language SB
BRYANT/GARNETT '07/'08
BRYANT/GARNETT '07/'08
BRYANT/GARNETT '07/'08

TWoody,

I think Lakers can handle someone like Artest. Heck, Phil had Rodman, and if he could control him he can control Artest. I agree though, keep Luke if possible.

Just a thought, has anyone with an NBA video game tried putting Garnett on the Lakers?

BRYANT/GARNETT '07/'08

Korey,

Unfortunately, there's some truth to the idea that Kobe speaking out with a decided "do it or else" tone may put the Lakers at a deal-making disadvantage. When other teams know there's desperation on the Lakers' side to make something happen immediately (sparked in part to placate Kobe), that puts them in the driver's seat when it comes to dictating terms. You never want to trade from a perceived position of weakness. For example, the obvious "ASAP" urgency with the Shaq trade hurt the Lakers. L.A. probably could have done better if there wasn't a vibe of being on the clock.

I understand Kobe's frustrations and I wouldn't say he "destroyed" any chances to make a good deal. But he definitely didn't do the team any favors in their quest to make him happy.

AK

get j-kidd for the pg we need get artest for the defensive stopper we need. get pau gasol for the center we need. let's hope to god, kg will not be traded to the bulls or the knicks and finally leave mini to join j-kidd, kobe, lamar, ron-ron and pau in 2008.

Question - is a trade for Artest really possible?

It appears as though it would be financially possible given the fact that Artest does not have a large contract. Using the NBA Trade Machine, it seems to work out perfectly if we were to trade Kwame for Artest.

But again, the question still arises - is a trade for Artest really possible? Let's put on our Sacramento GM hat for a second - would you trade Artest, one of the game's better defenders and streaky offensive players, for Kwame Brown, a number one draft pick who some may say is teetering on the draft day "bust" label?

I implore you to think for a second. The Maloofs, who are highly competitive in their own right, will be ridding themselves of one of their key players to a division rival. Sure, Artest is a cancer on their team and doesn't seem to get along too well with their other star, Bibby. But what possible good would trading him be on their end only to receive a marginal player in Kwame that only shows glimpses of possibility but is consistenly... well... inconsistent. Not to mention all the injuries that Kwame needs to recover from. I see no positives for Sacramento for this trade. It is a lop-sided deal in my opinion.

Let us then, retool the trade. Let's say you trade Bynum and Cook for Artest. Would the Laker's be willing to trade away their possible future franchise player in Bynum to a division rival? I hardly think that the heir to Lakerdom would trade away his golden egg for Artest. I could see Buss trading Bynum for an MVP caliber type of player, such as Garnett - but not for someone like Artest. I see positives for Sacramento - but again - this is a lop-sided deal for the Lakers.

So again - I ask the question - Do you guys really think a trade for Artest is really going to happen? Financially? Yes - it's possible without giving up too many pieces of the core group. But will the Lakers and Kings front office pull the trigger? Nah. There's a better chance of the Mercutio being traded for Tybalt before this trade can happen. In one Laker fan's eyes, of course.

Ahlayn

This ESPN.com Trade Machine is really interesting.

The more I look at the landscape of the NBA I am even more convinced that the Lakers could be a legitimate contender next season with the right moves this summer. Those believing that they are too hindered by their current lack of cap space or current “lack of talent” haven’t really looked at this team correctly. I see plenty of options, several of which make a lot of sense and should result in immediate improvements. Here are some of the latest moves that I would recommend to the Lakers at this time.

3-Team Trade with Minnesota and New York

Minnesota offers: Kevin Garnett and Mark Blount
New York offers: Steve Francis, Jamal Crawford, Jared Jeffries, and Channing Frye
Los Angeles offers: Sasha Vujacic, Vladimir Radmanovic, Brian Cook, and Kwame Brown

Minnesota receives: Steve Francis, Sasha Vujacic, Channing Frye, Brian Cook, and Kwame Brown
New York receives: Kevin Garnett and Vladimir Radmanovic
Los Angeles receives: Jamal Crawford, Jared Jeffries, and Mark Blount

First, let me say that the sheer beauty of this trade in relationship to the Lakers is that they are seemingly improving the team without touching their core players (Kobe, Lamar, Andrew)…and, it won’t even matter to the other teams in the trade. Normally, anytime a team is able to work a trade like this, the other teams are being shorthanded somewhere, however in this trade scenario, all 3 teams would seemingly get what they want and need.

Minnesota: The T-wolves realize that they are in drastic need of rebuilding. That rebuilding can or can not involve Kevin Garnett. He has made it very clear that he is not willing to endure another rebuilding project and would rather be traded before that happens. Kevin has been very diplomatic in his conversations about his future, although he has been clear in his desire to potentially play with Kobe Bryant or Stephon Marbury. Of those two options, it is more likely that he will end up in New York than in Los Angeles if for no other reason than Kevin McHale will not trade him to the Lakers. Therefore, he would have to be a free agent to get to the Lakers which means another season in Minnesota first. However, McHale may be inclined to send KG to a team like the Knicks, if he is able at the same time to acquire enough pieces to begin rebuilding the T-wolves. Minnesota already has Randy Foye to begin building around. Adding a young big man like Channing Frye would be a nice move at this point. They are also in need of a solid starting point guard, and Steve Francis could that position. Kwame Brown is entering the final year of his contract which will mean cap space for Minnesota to go out and get a free agent. Sasha and Brian are low dollar players that could provide some minutes off the bench. Considering the irreplaceable nature of Kevin Garnett, this would be a workable beginning step in rebuilding the T-wolves into a solid playoff team.

New York: Isaiah Thomas was given one directive when he first came to New York, win a championship. He has not even been in the playoff since arriving in New York. Perhaps he can continue taking the baby steps like he did this past year, gaining moral victory after moral victory. However, the bottom-line is that he has too much on the books and not enough on the basketball court. Based on performance per dollar evaluations, he is grossly overpaying for talent that isn’t producing. How do you solve that? You go out and acquire a player that always performs at the same high, yet consistent level every night. The prospect of placing Kevin Garnett alongside Stephon Marbury and Eddy Curry is enough to make this trade a no-brainer for the Knicks. This 3-headed monster would instantly become the strongest team in the Atlantic Division, moving ahead of the surging Raptors. For a team that has not been in the playoffs in quite a number of years, the thought of having to sacrifice so many players just to gain Kevin Garnett shouldn’t even be an issue. Along with KG, the Knicks would also be obtaining a solid perimeter shooter in Vladimir Radmanovic. Observers should not be fooled by the poor year he just finished. He is a much better performer, but being in the wrong/right system is important. The Triangle Offense just isn’t for every player. However, in New York, with both Garnett and Curry drawing many double teams, Vlade would find himself open often for great 3-point looks.

Los Angeles: Any trade that is going to improve the 1, 3, and 5 positions, with out sacrificing the Farmar, Odom, Turiaf or Bynum, is a GREAT trade. The future of the Lakers begins with those four plus Kobe. However, every core group needs that extra support that 1 or 2 additional players can bring. Detroit has found that compliment in guys like Rasheed Wallace, Antonio McDyess, and Chris Webber. Billups, Hamilton, Prince, and Ben Wallace were their core, but they needed some support. The exit of Ben, meant the need for additional help. The Lakers are in a similar position with good solid pieces in place, seemingly only needing some additional support to get them to the next level. Consider Crawford, Jeffries and Blount joining a roster of Farmar, Bryant, Evans, Walton, Odom, Turiaf and Bynum. That is a solid 10-man rotation. At that point, the Lakers would still be able to add an additional piece with their MLE as well as 2 or 3 players through the draft. In fact, they could still work another draft day trade with their 19th pick, similar to the Evans trade from a last year.

Los Angeles Lakers Starters: Crawford, Bryant, Jeffries, Odom, Blount
Reserves: Farmar, Evans, Walton, Turiaf, Bynum, Free Agent, draft pick, draft pick, draft pick

I'm not sure that Phil can handle anymore a generation X player like Artest.

There is a big difference between n the generation that Phil is (typical hippie-babyboomers )and the one he is handling now.

Jordan, Pippen and Rodman were more late Babyboomers than Generation Xers.
Baby boomers are more willing to submit themselves to certain structure. Generation X likes freewheeling, and they don't feel loyalty is a sacred thing.

Phil had a myriad of problems in last ten years to control players inside the team:

Gary Payton, Horace Grant, Smush, Kwame, Vlad, Cook...all of them became rebelious under Phil tutelage.

Yo can tell me Payton is understandable because the guy is a hall of famer.
But Smush? Cook? VLa? Those guys never felt in need of change their behavior with the team and in the basketball court.

Please give Phil, well behave guys. He won't change his coaching patterns. Phil like to play games and use silly and controversial t approach to motivate players.
Obviously those technics aren't working anymore.

problem here guys is this... has phil lost his touch? I mean you are right about rodman, and I will be psyched to take a gamble on artest, because I'll be optimistic about the gaps he fills (as SBpimp showed very well-great post). My worry is that phil's lost that loving feeling. I mean look at smush this year. Look at kwame. Look at Cook and Vlad. And even baby-bynum. These guys completely disrespected phil and were cancerous to our locker room chemistry and on court hustle. None of them showed any heart or desire, even less passion or respect for the jersey's they are priveledged to wear. If phil can't keep smush in line, how could he ever control artest.

Now like I said, I hope I'm wrong, because the biggest difference between Artest and smush, kwam etc. IS THAT HE IS A BALLER. None of the guys I listed above could hoop, I mean really hoop. Dennis Rodman could play some ball and so can Artest, these other clowns are just collecting checks, snowboarding, whining brats who throw more cakes and warm ups around than basketballs.

Hopefully it works.

If we cant get Artest, If we cant swipe KG or JO, and if we fail to snag kidd. What do you all think about Bonzi wells. He's on the outs in Houston and his value is as low at it could possibly be. We could prob. sign him for less than the mid-level. (or is he under contract still with houston??nebody know) I think if he'd be a good pickup if we could get him cheap. Maybe adding bonzi and a big trade for kidd??

Kidd
kobe
bonzi
Lamar
Mihm

farmar
ronny
turiaf
evans
luke

trade vlad and cook for a new set of sharp knives. I'd rather cut cans effectively than pay these clowns to wear purple and gold.

jorema,

We are overlooking a key fact about Rodman.....no matter how crazy he was off the court and even sometimes on the court, He wanted to win championships above anything else. His behavior in Chicago was just as much a result of his own focus on winning as it was anything else.

Do you recall when he came to LA for those 10 games? He said he couldn't take it because the team didn't seem to have the true desire to want to win a championship above anything else. Say what you will about Rodman, he was a winner.

As for Artest, he is not a proven winner. That is another reason why I continue to say that he is more like Rick Fox than Rodman. Rick Fox learned how to win and he became our enforcer. Artest could be that. His attitude is rougher and much crazier than Rick, but his style of play is similar in many ways.

Mamba24fan4life, "My brother, why wasting your valuable time reasoning with ",
Spoken like a true Mamba. Thanks Mamba24fan4life sometimes I do tend to lose
perspective when it comes o the Lakers so it's always good to have another
mamba from the good mamba branch around. LOL
You know I can't believe I actually wrote that sentence.
Beast we still cool. My Bad , chalk it off to seeing a horrible picture over
the weekend that I had been waiting to see which didn't live up
to the anticipation Spiderman3

Purple&Gold,

How you reached a conclusion that poor management, namely Mitch, is the reason for the Lakers falling apart back then escapes me. Sure the Lakers could have kept going, but where you have gone wrong is that you believe that Horry still wanted to play in LA? He wasn't traded.....he walked as a free agent. If he felt he still had a lot of life left....he should have stayed.

Plus, the Lakers had gotten old and Horry no longer could handle major responsibilities. With the Spurs Horry doesn't have a major role anymore. He's not even a starter. The Lakers would have required too much from him. As for Fisher, we kept him that next year, and wanted to keep him the following year. We offered him a decent contract...and he too chose to walk.

Don't blame management for players choosing to leave.

As promised last week, here's the first installment of...

THE ADVENTURES OF MAD DOG AND RONNY!!!

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INT. DINER - MORNING

A normal coffee shop/house of pancakes in Los Angeles. It's about 9:00 in the morning and while the restaurant isn't packed, there's a good number of people drinking coffee, munching on toast and eating eggs.

Two of these people are RONNY Turiaf and Mark "MAD DOG" Madsen. They are sitting in a booth towards the back, Ronny reads a paper and smokes a cigarette while Mad Dog is finishing off a huge plate of waffles. A half-eaten omelet and toast sit on a plate in front of Ronny.

Mad Dog takes the last bite and pushes his plate towards the edge of the table. He begins staring across the table, eagerly holding his knife and fork in hand.

MAD DOG
Hey...

Ronny continues reading, obviously not hearing Mad Dog.

MAD DOG
Yo, Ronny.

RONNY
Huh?

Ronny lets the paper fall a bit, but doesn't stop concentrating on what he's looking at. Mad Dog picks up a sugar packet and hurls it into the back of the paper, creating a large dent. Ronny immediately folds the paper and crushes it on the seat beside him. A family seated near the two glance over and stare for a couple seconds before going back to their meals.

RONNY
Did you want something, Dog?

MAD DOG
(pointing at the food in front of Ronny)
You gonna eat that?

RONNY
(laughing and shaking his head)
Naw, man. Go for it.

Mad Dog slides the plate in front of him and starts in on the toast.

MAD DOG
There anything in the paper about last night?

RONNY
Not that I could find. Great article on Feng
Shui for Dummies, though.

Mad Dog laughs as he takes a bite of the omelet and shakes his head.

MAD DOG
Well, I guess it can't be helped. Like we
said in the beginning... this wasn't going
to be about the glory.

RONNY
True dat, Dog. True dat.

INT. BAR - THE NIGHT BEFORE

The place is filled with smoke from cigars. The low lighting from a few well placed lamps are all that keep the room from being completely pitch black. An assortment of seedy looking girls mingle in with the mostly business attired male crowd.

A group of four of these men sit at a booth in one of the darker corners away from the rest of the crowd. Three of them speak English with Russian accents while the fourth is clearly American.

RUSSIAN #1
Did you bring it?

The American picks up a briefcase on the floor beside him and slowly places it on the table.

AMERICAN
Of course. Have you wired the funds?

RUSSIAN #1
Let's see them first.

RUSSIAN #2
Yes... let's see them.

RUSSIAN #3 takes a cell phone out of his jacket pocket and turns away from the others before dialing a number and putting it to his ear. The American fidgets with the combination lock and after a few moments opens the case and turns it towards the Russians.

All three Russians stare intently at the contents of the case. Russian #1 nods at Russian #3 and then turns back to the American.

RUSSIAN #1
So... it is true. I never thought Jeanie
Buss would have actually posed for
that kind of photography.

AMERICAN
(nodding)
I can't reveal my source, but I was able
to gain knowledge of them from inside
the Laker organization.

The door at the front of the bar opens rather abruptly as Ronny and Mad Dog enter. Both are dressed in all black with leather trenchcoats and sunglasses. They make their way through the crowd towards the table with the four men.

Just as the American is closing the briefcase and sliding it accross the table to the Russians, Ronny reaches inside his jacket and pulls out two uzis, one in each hand. Mad Dog slides a large shotgun out of his jacket, cocks it once and fires it into the ceiling. The entire crowd inside the bar goes quiet except for a couple screams and the thumping techno music.

RONNY
Well, whaddya know. Hey, Mad
Dog... did ya know the Ugly People
of Russia Convention was in town?

Russian #2 snarls, reaches inside his jacket and starts to pull out a gun. Mad Dog takes a step towards him and smashes him in the face with the butt of the shotgun. Russian #2 howls in pain, covering his nose and falls down on the floor.

MAD DOG
Naw, man... you've got the wrong guys.
These guys are from the Stupid Ugly
People of Russia Convention.

RONNY
(chuckling) No doubt, Dog.

MAD DOG
(pointing the business end of the
shotgun at the three remaining at the table)
Now, if you fellas don't have any more
objections, we'll be takin that case.

Ronny puts one of the Uzis back in a shoulder holster and takes the briefcase. The two Russians and the American sit there fuming, but not saying anything. Ronny and Mad Dog begin to back away from the table, keeping their guns pointed at the table. A waitress accidentally bumps into Ronny and flinches.

RONNY
(winking)Want some sugar, babe?

The waitress blushes and giggles. Ronny and Mad Dog turn as they near the door and exit, leaving the bar.

INT. DINER - MORNING

Mad Dog is still eating Ronny's meal as Ronny has gone back to reading the paper.

MAD DOG
You notice that one of those guys
looked familiar?

RONNY
You mean Jim Buss's assistant?

MAD DOG
Yeah, I thought that was him.

RONNY
It's gonna be a long summer, Dog.
A damn long summer.
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I'm not really sure why I decided to write this in a screenplay format, I guess it was just easier.

Stay tuned for more installments this Summer!

I think Gasol and Artest will be a good fit..

This is my scenario to get these two guys..

Kwame Brown + Brian Cook + 2nd rd pick for Pau Gasol..

Vlad + Sasha + 1st rd pick = Ron Artest

If this scene happen..we would be a good team again, given that Kobe, Lamar, Pau, and RonRon develop that chemistry especially Artest..

All these scenarios are successful on the trade machine.

Our lineup would be..

MLE PG
Kobe
Ron2
Lamar
Pau Gasol

Luke
Ronny
Jordan
Mo Evans
Bynum
*minimum salary FA*
*minimum salary FA*

Talk about building for the future..
Gasol has 5 years left on his contract
Kobe has 4
LO has 3
Ron has 3

And these guys are still like in their 26-29..

we can have championships for 3 years or more..

Let me hear from you fellow bloggers..

Brylle

JJ,
I totally agree. I didn't mean that I think phil has lost his coaching touch. I don't think the Lakers could bring any other coach right now who would be more capable of winning a championship. Phil is the man when it comes to rings.
I was refering to his touch with crazy *ss players. Bringing rodman into chicago--phil was able to control him in part because of what you said in your post: that was a veteran filled roster. This is not. Our guys have horrible attitudes and poor work ethic.

I agree that we need to bring in some vets to fill in around our stars (kobe and LO) and our young guns (bynum, farmar turiaf) while simultaneously dumping our garbage (cook, vlad, smush, kwame--ie: no heart, no hustle, no respect).

good post JJ

JJ,

If our starting center is Mark Blount, what improvement have we made on this roster. Mark blount is not postup kind of player, he hardly ever plays in the post, how would this benefit the lakers.

Jamal crawford is not a point guard, he is not a great defender and i dont think he will be a nice compliment to kobe in the backcourt.

The only improvement i see in this trade is at the SF position with Jared jefferies, he can use his long length to guard some of those perimeter guards. i think he fits well in the triangle offense.

My opinion is that if we are to go with such a trade, we will continue to struggle. We need a post presence and a good ball handler to be able to compete in the west and i doubt it if Jamal crawford and Mark Blount are the answers.

AK,

but maybe you and BK can do something for the laker nation..
maybe give the Maloofs and whoever the new GM of memphis some hot girls and tell the girls to let the Maloofs and the grizz GM to call Kupchak for the trade while letting them smoke pit..lol

yea..i guess i'll give the 1st round pick to the grizz and i believe the 2 2nd round picks to the kings..
and let's be hopeful that the grizz gets oden or noah or horford..

It's great to see a guy like T Woody back in here, bloggin again!

Mamba24... that guy Blackmamba24 used to post about two months ago, did he not?? I get confused with all these mamba handles. I can only read two: Mamba24 who's privately nicknamed mamba24 the great & mamba24 the legend. Then the other one mambaontheeast or some derivative thereof.

JJ, I don't blame management for Fisher or Horry. I think Horry's situation was tough, we sign Malone = instantly lose Horry. Robert wanted to go back to Texas anyway to be closer to his family. Wasn't his daughter (?) needing a lot of special attention back then?

It's hard NOT to blame management for one huge problem we have... tied hands financially and ZERO decent trade pieces. For example, Caron was a good trade piece, and in return we got trash that no one except MT wants. We signed Cookie to an extension, and from what I know, he took the first offer we put on the table... in negotiations this is known as oops. It means our first offer was too high (duh).

I give management props for drafting Farmar & Turiaf. I do like Bynum and I appreciate how management has put in the extra effort with him to make sure he develops (Kareem). If we had that level of engagement with ALL of our players, maybe we'd be in a different boat right now.

3-Team Trade with Minnesota and New York

Minnesota offers: Kevin Garnett and Mark Blount
New York offers: Steve Francis, Jamal Crawford, Jared Jeffries, and Channing Frye
Los Angeles offers: Sasha Vujacic, Vladimir Radmanovic, Brian Cook, and Kwame Brown

Minnesota receives: Steve Francis, Sasha Vujacic, Channing Frye, Brian Cook, and Kwame Brown
New York receives: Kevin Garnett and Vladimir Radmanovic
Los Angeles receives: Jamal Crawford, Jared Jeffries, and Mark Blount

Here is a 3-Team trade with New Jersey and Philadelphia.

New Jersey offers: Jason Kidd, Marcus Williams, and Nenad Krstic
Philadelphia offers: Andre Miller and Steven Hunter
Los Angeles offers: Sasha Vujacic, Vladimir Radmanovic, Brian Cook, Kwame Brown, and Andrew Bynum

New Jersey receives: Andre Miller, Sasha Vujacic, Vladimir Radmanovic and Andrew Bynum
Philadelphia receives: Marcus Williams, Brian Cook and Kwame Brown
Los Angeles receives: Jason Kidd, Nenad Krstic, and Steven Hunter

Here is a 3-Team trade with Indiana and Boston.

Pacers offer: Jermaine O’Neal and Danny Granger
Celtics offer: Sebastian Telfair, Al Jefferson, and Theo Ratliff
Lakers offer: Sasha Vujacic, Vladimir Radmanovic, Brian Cook, and Kwame Brown

Pacers receive: Sebastian Telfair, Sasha Vujacic, Vladimir Radmanovic and Theo Ratliff
Celtics receive: Danny Granger, Brian Cook and Kwame Brown
Lakers receive: Al Jefferson and Jermaine O’Neal