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mikehayes19 I actually like this for both teams
Chris Wallace is a masochist...
CelticsBlog —
... because he just got willingly abused by the Lakers: The Memphis Grizzlies will send Pau Gasol and a future second-round pick to the Lakers for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, the unofficially retired Aaron McKie , the draft rights to Pau Gasol's brother Marc and future first-round picks in 2008 and 2010, NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com's Marc Stein. It is believed that the Lakers would need to arrange a sign-and-trade for McKie to make the salary cap math work for the deal. McKie is not currently playing in the NBA but his rights are owneed by the Lakers. Wow. ...
BREAKING NEWS! Gasol officially traded to Lakers for Kwame!
The Lakers Nation —
... ESPN: The Memphis Grizzlies will send Pau Gasol and a future second-round pick to the Lakers for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, the unofficially retired Aaron McKie , the draft rights to Pau Gasol’s brother Marc and future first-round picks in 2008 and 2010, NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com’s Marc Stein. ...
Apparantly Corky from Life Goes On is the GM of the Memphis Grizzlies
Mile High Ramblings —
SonDog I re-enter the blogging world by asking you this profound question: Is Corky from Life Goes On running the Memphis Grizzlies? The Grizzlies handed Pau Gasol to the Los Angeles Kobe's... sorry, sorry... Los Angeles Rapitsts' today for Michael Jordan's turd burger (a.k.a. Kwame Brown), some point guard with a long name who will likely be released soon (Jarvis Crittenton), Aaron McKie (who died three months ago), the draft rights to Gasol's brother (who even Chad Ford thinks sucks), and a couple of draft picks that will amount to jack and shit. The Memphis Grizzlies' ...
Lakers Get Gasol from Grizz for Basically Nothing
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog —
... ESPN is reporting that the Memphis Grizzlies have traded Pau Gasol and a future second-round pick to the Lakers for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, the unofficially retired Aaron McKie , the draft rights to Pau Gasol's brother Marc and future first-round picks in 2008 and 2010, NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com's Marc Stein. My first thought is what are the Gruzzlies thinking? They certainly could have gotten more than that for a player of Gasol's caliber. Although he has had several injuries, he still is a difference maker. This is a steal for the Lakers. ...
Lakers get Gasol! Gasol gets negroplasty...
The Dream Shake —
Lakers trade the remains of Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton and some draft pick fodder and acquire Pau Gasol. Wow. Nice trade. When Andrew Bynum returns, the Lakers will be scary good with Derek Fisher, Kobe, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol and Bynum as the starting five. Wow. Meanwhile, using my skills of perception and logic through information acquired on the ESPN report of the trade, it looks like Pau Gasol knew this was coming. He already went out and got himself a negroplasty! Kyle Broflovski... such a trend setter.
Lakers Pull Off a Doozy
Sons of Steve Garvey —
From "Sources: Grizz sending Gasol to Lakers for Brown" at ESPN.com:
The Memphis Grizzlies will send Pau Gasol and a future second-round pick to the Lakers for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, the unofficially retired Aaron McKie, the draft rights to Pau Gasol's brother Marc and future first-round picks in 2008 and 2010, NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com's Marc Stein.
I don't follow the Lakers as closely as I do the Dodgers, but this seems like a great trade for Mitch Kupchak. He unloads the deadweight of Kwame (Ned ...
Let the Trading Begin
Arin It Out —
The Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to a trade. The Lakers will be acquiring Pau Gasol and a future second round pick for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittendon, the rights to Aaron McKie (sign and trade to make the math right), the rights to Marc Gasol (Pau's brother), and the Lakers 2008 and 20010 draft picks. ...
Breaking News: Gasol to LA
Bright Side Of The Sun —
Say it isn't so. My favorite Laker is going to Memphis. I will miss you Kwame! Here's the scoop: The Memphis Grizzlies will send Pau Gasol and a future second-round pick to the Lakers for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, the unofficially retired Aaron McKie , the ...
Raptors vs. Lakers, 7:00pm
THE DINOSTY —
... And as I’m posting this, it’s reported that the Lakers just got a whole shitload scarier by adding Pau Gasol for a broken He-Man figurine, a slightly scratched copy of “Shamrocks and Shenanigans”, and a booklet of discounted tune-up coupons. Wow. Talk about a fleecing (but what can you expect from a team that just traded FOR Jason Collins? Who’s in charge over there, Isiah?). I just hope there’s enough touches for everyone. But how the Lakers got Pau by only giving away ...
Friday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... . He wasn't having a lot of luck, and has now given that up. Probably has nothing to do with the present fire sale by the Grizzlies, but interesting nonetheless. ...
Sweet Mercy, I hope Billy Knight continues to enjoy the longest paid vacation in history
Zaza's Playground —
As Billy suns himself somewhere, the Lakers just traded Kwame Brown for Pau Gasol. Kwame freaking Brown! The Griz also got the tech point guard Javaris Crittenton which does not make any sense to me unless they are about to trade him away. Could the Hawks not put together something that would entice the Griz more than Kwame Brown. KWAME BROWN PEOPLE! Posters on the Hawks message board were willing to give up the inspector for Gasol (although that would have been a terrible move so i guess i am kind of surprised it didn't happen). Kwame Brown! I bet ...
Pau goes Hollywood
NBA Noise —
... Look out Los Angeles, a large, grizzled man is headed to your town. The big news today is that the Lakers pulled a monster deal out of their ass to land a franchise power forward without giving up their present (Kobe Bryant and Lamar Odom) or their future (Andrew Bynum). The deal has the Lakers sending out a mixed bag of mediocrity to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Pau Gasol (click ...
WATN: Aaron McKie Got Traded!
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... In a move that will likely make the Lakers a team to reckon with, the Grizlies sent Pau Gasol to L.A. for ... Aaron McKie! (and some other guys). Anybody know what McKie is up to these days? Random: my buddy Ralph used to deliver pizza to Aaron's crib in Drexel Hill. Good tipper. ...
HELLO NBA FINALS!!!
SPORTS UNFILTERED —
... I can't believe it, but Mitch Kupchak actually pulled off a phenomenal trade, acquiring Pau Gasol from the Grizzlies for Kwame Brown (thank you, jeebus), Javaris Crittenton, two draft picks (which will probably end up being #24 or higher), the rights to Pau's brother, Mark, and the "essence/musk/aura of Aaron McKie". ...
Da geht was/wer: Pau Gasol zu den Lakers!
NBA-Blog —
... So. Zuerst einmal war bei mir die Schadenfreude sehr groß, dass mal wieder alle Spekulanten von der Fantasyfront daneben lagen - mit folgendem Trade hatte aktuell wohl keiner gerechnet: ...
Open thread: Regular season game 45
Bullets Forever —
... and while things may have changed a bit, it looks like we probably won't see him out there tonight. To me, this is fine, so long as it means he will play Sunday. Utah is playing spectacular ball right now, and the Lakers just got Pau Gasol, so if we have any chance of winning one of these two games, we need Butler. The East is too tight to give away games, so while it's okay for Butler to sit tonight, we definitely should be sure he plays Sunday. ...
The Dream (For Some) Is Dead
Thank You Isiah —
Gasol to the Lakers. Put me in the "Meh" camp. At this point, thinking that Pau Gasol could have been the solution to this team's problems strikes me as borderline lunacy.
Nice! Kwame Gwone, Pau Now.
NBA Weblog —
... Today the Lakers traded Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, and two first-round draft picks for Memphis big man Pau Gasol! This is a great pickup and should help the Lakers front court fill in after ...
Here is another trade for the Grizzlies
San Antonio Spurs —
... In case you haven’t heard, the Memphis Grizzlies traded Pau Gasol for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, two future draft picks, Aaron McKie, cash and the rights to Marc Gasol. ...
Pau Gasol And Mitch Kupchak Now In Kobe’s Fave 5
Half-Blog Half-Amazing (An NBA Blog) —
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ESPN, Yahoo! and others broke the news yesterday that the Lakers traded Kwame Brown plus some draft picks for Pau Gasol.
Yes. You read that right. Pau is now a Laker and Kobe just updated his Fave Five.
I am still kind of in shock over this trade - mostly because the Lakers gave up so little and got so much back. Seriously, if this were my fantasy basketball league I would be raising hell trying to veto that trade. Overnight, the Lakers went from being a really good team (with Bynum healthy ...
Open Thread: Regular Season Game 46
Bullets Forever —
... So who exactly is playing today?: By now everyone knows that Pau Gasol is a Laker and Kwame Brown is teaming up with Darko Milicic to form a (insert adjective here) frontline for the Grizzlies. I don't think I can add anything to the discussion that hasn't been added already, but if you're looking for added analysis, I recommend checking out ...
Return to Glory?
Women Like Sports —
... has made a severe impact in team chemistry and the overall energy of the squad. However, the team's success goes back a few months before the now infamous trade. When the season started, the media was following the actions of the franchise very closely waiting to hear news break of ...
All NBA Teams To Be Represented By Musicians At Draft Lottery
Tirico Suave —
... the main (and only) star and from a successful group/team and you’re left with a bunch of individual pieces without any discernible talent, a story, both the Timberwolves and N*Sync know all too well. Radiohead 4. Memphis Grizzlies - Radiohead At first glance, Radiohead and Memphis may seem like a completely incompatible and random pairing but the two actually have a lot more in common than you would think. Both made massive waves in their fields this past year when each decided to give away their talent by the unconventional manner of letting the other party have complete ...
The Conference Finals: The four trades that got us here
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog —
... good in the post when teams try to defend him with a smaller player.
Sure, the Magic overpaid on that contract, but I think it’s safe to say that if they hadn’t, they wouldn’t be in the Eastern Conference Finals right now. Lewis is a big, big part of Orlando’s recent success. GM Otis Smith deserves a lot of credit for having the cojones to pull the trigger on this deal.
February 1, 2008: The Lakers trade for Pau Gasol
Also known as “the trade ...
And The Final Lakers Championship Ring Goes to........Chris Wallace
Hoops and Other Pop Culture —
On February 3, 2008, Memphis traded Pau Gasol to the Lakers for: a 2008 #1 a 2010 #1 Aaron McKie Javaris Crittenden Kwame Brown Cash Marc Gasol http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3226203 At the time everyone who knew anything about basketball and hated the Lakers (e.g., me) groaned loudly at this horrendous giveaway. Grizzle GM Chris Wallace was quoted: But the Grizzlies, 13-33 after finishing with the league's worst record last season, decided to clear salary cap space knowing they aren't in position to win in ...
