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[West Coast]

According to sources, the Los Angeles Lakers will trade Matt Barnes, Steve Blake and first round pick to Utah Jazz for their power forward Paul Millsap.

http://www.basknet.info/2011/12/11/lakers-traded-for-paul-millsap/


Not sure how legit the source is but this rumor has been popping up a bit on Twitter and its starting to be talked about in the D12 thread.

Some thoughts:

1) Dave Miller of ESPN 710 am, had said the Lakers had a trade lined up for a PF during the CP3 drama

2) The Lakers do have Paul's little brother Elijah Millsap in training camp right now

3) If true, a package of Bynum/Millsap/Draft picks trumps any other teams offer for Dwight Howard and Lakers would still be able to keep Gasol

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Wait for Woj to report it.

[Cookie]

what if we could keep milsap andpau and some how land howard.

damn
i havent followed milsap recently, do you think he is starter material?

Wait for Woj to report it.

I trust Mike Gabriel more.

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

what if we could keep milsap andpau and some how land howard.

damn
i havent followed milsap recently, do you think he is starter material?

He's undersized, but he's a very good player. Basically replaces Lamar obviously not nearly as talented, but equally as productive.

I find Paul Millsap, Carl Landry, & Luis Scola all very similar. I'd take any of them though.

[West Coast]

what if we could keep milsap andpau and some how land howard.

damn
i havent followed milsap recently, do you think he is starter material?

Averaged 17 and 8 last season in 34 minutes a game.

[Bynumite17]

Awesome player and a hardworker, wanted him here a while ago, hopefully this is true.

Edited by Ahh, December 11, 2011 - 04:22 PM.

[WeMissPhilJackson]

Paul Millsap is a beast, i hope this is true.

[Cookie]

we should go for dejuan blair

[Batz]

we should go for dejuan blair

The man has no knees. Do you want another Bynum?

[Vaporize]

Millsap is legit, i always pick him up in fantasy and he gets numbers. I know we probably want to package him with Bynum for Dwight, but I wouldn't mind him sticking around either. It's just a good deal overall especially us getting rid of Blake if true.

Paul Millsap #24
Born: Feb 10, 1985 Height: 6-8 / 2.03 Weight: 250 lbs. / 113.4 kg.
10/11 Season: 34 MPG, FG% 53, 3PT% 39, FT% 76, RPG 8, APG 2, SPG 1, BPG 1, TOPG 2, PPG 17


Carl Landry #24
Born: Sep 19, 1983 Height: 6-9 / 2.06 Weight: 248 lbs. / 112.5 kg.
10/11 Season: 26 MPG FG% 50, 3PT% 0, FT% 74, RPG 5, APG 1, SPG 1, BPG 0.4, TOPG 1, PPG 12

Luis Scola #4
Born: Apr 30, 1980 Height: 6-9 / 2.06 Weight: 245 lbs. / 111.1 kg.
10/11 Season: 33 MPG, FG% 50, 3PT% 0, FT% 74, RPG 8, APG 3, SPG 1, BPG 1, TOPG 2 PPG 18

we should go for dejuan blair

Millsap, Landry, & Scola ALL > Blair by far.

Edited by    , December 11, 2011 - 04:35 PM.

[leor_77]

Are you kidding me? We can get rid of STEVE BLAKE? I don't want to get my hopes up...Although losing Barnes would be tough with Metta garbage and Puke on this team.

[Nobody]

^Well, don't. It's not a legitimate source.

[showtime32]

I don't buy that rumor. The Jazz would trade their starting power forward for a backup small forward, a backup point guard coming off a horrible year, and a late 1st round pick?

[Majesty]

I'd move Blake, but I wouldn't move Barnes, our SF position is small enough as it is, and one PF isn't gonna change that.

I'm starting to realize Luke Walton is almost as untrade-able as Kobe.

Edited by Majesty, December 11, 2011 - 04:56 PM.

[serenityy]

Meh...

[Notorious Arab]

Yes please get Millsap. He's pretty much Odom without 3pt range and ball handling. But I wanna keep Barnes. Love the way he plays.

^ Actually he can shoot the 3 ball, just not really that consistently nor often, but it's not completely non-existent.