NBA - Suns, Lakers working on Marion-Odom trade

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Rumor: Marion To Lakers?
Published 9/26/2007 by BDG at Los Angeles Lakers
... here, anyway. Still, Marion was enthusiastic about the potential trade. Why wouldn t I be? he said. You have a great organization, great ownership there with the Lakers. I don t see no problems with playing there. This, it appears, would be a good fit for everyone. It has been a rocky summer for Marion and the Suns, who drafted him out of UNLV in 1999 but have been unwilling to give him a contract extension. Marion is the highest-paid player on the team, and he can opt out of the final year of his deal and become a free agent next summer. One sticking point with the Suns is that Marion was told that if he does opt out, he will not be re-signed. Another goes back to before the draft, when the Suns had a deal in place to send Marion to the Celtics Boston had agreed to extend his contract if the trade went through. I didn t like that, Marion said. It was like they were trying to force my hand by taking the Boston deal. I have been with this team my whole career. I was like, Wow. ...

Marion For Odom Could Be A Reality
Published 9/26/2007 by Greg Esposito at AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - Forums
... According to both Sportingnews.com and ...

Marion wants out
Published 9/26/2007 by Hersey at The Rising Suns
... EDIT: Marion wants to go to the Lakers. ...

Marion for Odom in the works?
Published 9/26/2007 by hZm at The Lakers Nation
... Sporting News: Shawn Marion, L.A. Laker? If he has his way, that will happen. According to a league source, the Lakers and Suns have been in discussions about a deal — a blockbuster deal — that would send the four-time All-Star to Los Angeles to play alongside Kobe Bryant. The Suns would get forward Lamar Odom and perhaps some salary-cap filler in return. The main obstacle appears to be Lakers owner Jerry Buss, who needs to OK the deal. Asked to handicap the likelihood of the deal going through, the source said, “50-50.” ...

Marion to the Lakers?
Published 9/26/2007 by Chad at HoopsBlogging
... Sean Deveney of The Sporting News reports that Shawn Marion might be heading to the Los Angeles Lakers for Lamar Odom. It seems like it’s a done-deal from Phoenix’s standpoint, the only sticking point is whether Jerry Buss, the Lakers owner, goes through with it or not. ...

Crawling Can Be Beautiful
Published 9/26/2007 by Carter Blanchard at Plissken at the Buzzer
... is in full effect. According to Sporting News (via ...

Shawn Marion: Less talk, more trade
Published 9/26/2007 by Beau Dure at Sports Scope
... , is skeptical at first, saying Odom dominated Marion in the playoffs a few years ago. But then he suggests a few reasons why the trade might work. Health is #1. Sporting News writer Sean Deveney spoke with Marion about an L.A. deal and found him receptive. Deveney also has an unidentified source on the deal, suggesting the likelihood of an actual trade as " 50-50. " FOXSports.com's Randy Hill thinks the Suns should ...

Marion Wants Out of the Phoenix Matrix
Published 9/26/2007 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
... Oh boy: According to Sean Deveney of The Sporting News, the Suns and Lakers are working on a possible blockbuster trade for the Matrix (which would send Lamar to Phoenix), and Marion said he’d love to play alongside He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named in Lakerville. According to Deveney’s source, the trade can only happen with team owner Jerry Buss’s blessing. ...

When Is a Trade Demand Not a Trade Demand?
Published 9/26/2007 by Bethlehem Shoals at FanHouse
... Okay, I am not just trying to cover my ass here. The Sporting News article that broke the ...

Around The Way
Published 9/26/2007 by Natalie at Need4Sheed.com
... LA looking to trade Odom for Marion. ...

The Warriors Reloaded: Bring The Matrix to the Bay?
Published 9/26/2007 by Atma Brother ONE <info@goldenstateofmind.com> at Golden State Of Mind: Front Page Posts
... from the Phoenix Suns. The all-world fantasy stats machine is rumored to be part of a blockbuster deal with the LA Lakers for injury prone, but uber-talented big man Lamar Odom. ...

Disgruntled Marion Seeks Trade
Published 9/26/2007 by David Friedman at 20 Second Timeout
... However, you may be surprised to hear Marion's preferred destination: the L.A. Lakers. Marion told Sean Deveney of SportingNews.com that he and Kobe Bryant have talked about this possibility, adding, "I've been friends with Kobe for a while, so we talk here and there, anyway." Marion told Deveney that he is very enthusiastic about the opportunity to team up with Bryant: "Why wouldn't I be? You have a great organization, great ownership there with the Lakers. I don't see no problems with playing there." Marion disagrees with anyone who contends that he would not put up his usual numbers in Phil Jackson's triangle offense: "I think I would fit right in. People talk about the triangle offense all the time, like it is impossible. But it's an offense. Wherever you play, you have to learn the offense. It's not that complicated. You pass, you cut, you slash. Offense is offense. And I would love to play with ...

No Your Links
Published 9/26/2007 by JakeTheSnake <info@bulletsforever.com> at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... after months of rumors about him being traded and Phoenix being unwilling to sign him to an extension (not to mention the whole alpha-dog battle he's been waging with Amare).  It doesn't look like it will have much of an effect for the Wizards though, as the top 2 suitors for Marion, the Lakers and the Jazz ( ...

Disgruntled Marion Seeks Trade From Suns
Published 10/1/2007 by David Friedman at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
... However, you may be surprised to hear Marion's preferred destination: the L.A. Lakers. Marion told Sean Deveney of SportingNews.com that he and Kobe Bryant have talked about this possibility, adding, "I've been friends with Kobe for a while, so we talk here and there, anyway." Marion told Deveney that he is very enthusiastic about the opportunity to team up with Bryant: "Why wouldn't I be? You have a great organization, great ownership there with the Lakers. I don't see no problems with playing there." Marion disagrees with anyone who contends that he would not put up his usual numbers in Phil Jackson's triangle offense: "I think I would fit right in. People talk about the triangle offense all the time, like it is impossible. But it's an offense. Wherever you play, you have to learn the offense. It's not that complicated. You pass, you cut, you slash. Offense is offense. And I wo ...

Marion wants out
Published 11/20/2007 by Rising Suns at AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - Forums
... EDIT: Marion wants to go to the Lakers. According to Suns beat writer Paul Coro, well publicized talks with Utah for AK47 as well as the Lakers dangling Lamar Odom are the only known offers at this point. Here’s a few thoughts: Shawn complains that they tried to force his hand to Boston. So rather than play with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, he squashes the KG deal and now WANTS to be traded? There is no way you trade him to the f-ing Lakers unless we get Kobe in return (yeah right). You don’t ever make your rival better. I only ...