In Kauf nehmen? George ist ein guter Defender und auch vom Scoring her nicht schlecht, momentan macht er sich bei den Lakers richtig gut als 6. Mann. Wenn er keinen auslaufenden Vertrag hätte (und sicherlich nicht nur für ein Jahr bei den Lakers unterschreibt) würden ihn die Lakers glaub ich nie traden.ricard schrieb:George, von dem halte ich gor nix. Aber denn müssen wir Wohl oder Übel in Kauf nehmen.
Achja, der geht mir so auf die Nerven, da hab ich den doch glatt vergessen :laugh2:Who schrieb:sicher, irgendjemand wird für Francis noch kommen den du ja offenbar schon nicht mehr mit einplanst
ricard schrieb:[...] sind folgende Teams ganz heiss auf Francis....Memphis, Seattle, Lakers, New York und angeblich Dallas (keine Ahnung wo das herkommt). Denver ist raus, nachdem Franics mal zu Colorado Stellung bezogen hat.
ricard schrieb:folgende Teams ganz heiss auf Francis....Memphis, Seattle, Lakers, New York und angeblich Dallas (keine Ahnung wo das herkommt). Denver ist raus, nachdem Franics mal zu Colorado Stellung bezogen hat.
nick the greek schrieb:Lewis wuerde mir sogar noch mehr gefallen als Odom..
keithcloss schrieb:@fro
Du darfst uns nicht erklären woher dein Informant an die Infos gelangt bzw. wer er ist, oooooder ?
orlando4ever schrieb:so... kurz mal themenwechsel.
kann mir jemand erklären warum dwight nur knappe 5 min gespielt hat?
:cry: :cry: :ricardo: :cry:
Fro schrieb:Sollte Lewis tatsächlich zu haben sein, so denke ich mal, daß Otis eher Seattle den Zuschlag gibt. Der würde aufgrund seiner Fähigkeiten als Shooter besser ins System reinpassen wie ich finde.
Orlando Sentinel schrieb:HOUSTON -- Steve-O in the same backcourt with Kobe?
Add the Los Angeles Lakers to the list of possible suitors for Orlando Magic guard Steve Francis.
The Lakers are "aggressively" pursuing a trade that would send forward Lamar Odom to the Magic for Francis in a multiplayer deal, NBA sources told the Orlando Sentinel today.
Odom, a 6-foot-10, 230-pound forward, is an all-around player lost in Kobe Bryant's immense shadow with the Lakers. He was acquired in that megadeal involving Shaquille O'Neal and the Miami Heat.
Odom, who is averaging 13.9 points and 9.2 rebounds, has four more years remaining in a contract worth about $51 million.
Francis, who has three more years and about $48 million left on his deal, is in Houston, where he has a home and is attending the festivities involving the NBA All-Star Weekend.
Francis' agent, Jeff Fried, said today that the Magic haven't informed him that a trade was pending. The trade deadline is Thursday.
"There's no change in Steve's situation that I'm aware of," he said.
Asked whether Francis was resigned to being traded, Fried said, "No."
Fried continued, "Steve is focused on playing basketball. He just wants to play basketball and have fun playing."
The Magic appear to be in a rebuilding mold with the recent trade with the Detroit Pistons, focusing on getting younger and building around 20-year-old Dwight Howard. The Magic acquired forward Darko Milicic, 21, and point guard Carlos Arroyo, 26, from the Pistons for Kevlin Cato and a conditional first-round draft pick.
Odom is 26 while Francis turns 29 on Tuesday.
The Lakers aren't the only team interested in Francis.
The Houston Rockets -- Francis' former team -- have picked up interest in the past few days to make a "dramatic move" with the Magic.
The Rockets traded Francis, Cuttino Mobley and Kelvin Cato to the Magic in the summer of 2004 for Francis, Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue and Reece Gaines. It is not clear which players the Magic would take back in returning Francis to Houston, although they could be looking for players with expiring, cap-friendly contracts.
The Seattle SuperSonics also have called about Francis, and might be offering point guard Luke Ridnour as part of a deal, the source said. Other teams rumored to be linked to Francis are the New York Knicks and the Denver Nuggets.
The Knicks might be able to offer the best package of young players such as Jamal Crawford, former Florida Gator Davis Lee, Trevor Ariza and Nate Robinson.
The Nuggets, according to various reports, would send forward Nene' and point guard Earl Watson for Francis. They also might be trying to trade forward Kenyon Martin.
What could have been.
Throughout his five-year career, Gilbert Arenas has used his snubbing in the 2001 NBA Draft as motivation to become a star. Remarkably, he fell out of the first round and wasn't picked until 31st by the Golden State Warriors.
The Orlando Magic had two first-round selections in that draft and convinced Arenas that if still available he would be one of their choices. Making that option even more appealing was the fact that he at one time lived in Tampa and he still has several family members there.
"I didn't have the best workout when I was there, but I really thought they were going to pick me," said Arenas, the NBA's fourth-leading scorer this season and a two-time all-star.
Orlando eventually picked center Steven Hunter and point guard Jeryl Sasser. Sasser was waived by the Magic after three disastrous seasons and hasn't played in the NBA since.
So does Arenas ever wonder how things might have been different had he been drafted by the Magic? "It would have been me and T-Mac (Tracy McGrady) in the backcourt together, right?" Arenas asked playfully. "I think we could have been pretty good together."