If the Lakeshow wants to bring back some talent, they will have to give up Bynum, there is no question about that. Unless Kupcheck can pull off a Chris Wallace coup again, nobody is going to trade for Ron Artest, or Steve Blake. The only guy who will draw some interest is Shannon Brown. But do the Lakers really want to trade their top energy guy off the bench and Brown's contract isn't that significant.
I personally think this is a ruse because I used the ESPN Trade Machine only to find out I needed to deal Artest or Bynum for any trade to work. My humble opinion tells me that people are scared shitless of Bynum's knee problems. Honestly, this is his ceiling. He might improve a little bit, but I do not see him being one of the most dominant centers of the next decade. With Dwight Howard becoming a free agent in 2012, it makes perfect sense to trade Bynum because I feel Howard will probably come to L.A. But the question is will someone take that risk? Probably with all the new technology that's out there, but I don't think he is perennial All-Star
At the end of the day, the Lakers will be fine without adding anybody. The West is stronger overall, but it isn't as top heavy as the Eastern Conference. The Lakers might not make the biggest splash at the deadline, but maybe they can figure out a smaller acquisition to help out like the Celtics and others have done in prior years.
-Charlie.
