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Top 5 Pau Gasol Trade Possibilities the Lakers Should Consider

By | June 3, 2012|

4: Los Angeles Lakers receive: PF Josh Smith, SF Marvin Williams

Atlanta Hawks receive: PF Pau Gasol, PF Josh McRoberts, SF Christian Eyenga

Although the Atlanta Hawks have had their nucleus together for quite some time, they have not been able to put together a deep playoff run. Joe Johnson, Al Horford and Josh Smith have brought the Hawks to the post-season many times, but they cannot reach the Conference Finals.

Johnson’s contract is too big for the Hawks to move, Horford is a valuable, young big-men, leaving Smith as a great piece for a trade. The Hawks and Smith were rumored to part ways, and with a disappointing loss to the Celtics in the post-season, this could be the season the Hawks make the trade.

For the Lakers, this adds an athletic big man who can work extremely well with Andrew Bynum. Smith can perform on both ends of the court, with his forte being on defense. The Lakers need to add more youth to their roster and Smith is a rising star in the NBA.

Gasol would work wonders for the Hawks as he brings a championship attitude to the team and is someone who can help Horford. Horford struggled against opposing big men, but Gasol would be great to have in the paint.

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  • Brian

    LMAO @ these trades.. We aren’t trading gasol for a boozer or deng type player, we aren’t getting jennings and a potential all star demarcus cousins just for gasol and goudelock, iggy’s value is probably higher than gasol so they would probably want more, the rocket’s arent trading patterson he is their starting PF when scola is retired, the only realistic trade here is the josh smith trade.. and even then they still might want more for josh smith.

    • really?

      actually you are not very bright are you, Iggy’s trade value is not that high, in fact he is vastly overrated. and you do not get how some teams might value pau.

      • Brian

        Pau is aging,iggys presence for the sixers against the celtics put him up there

  • Brian

    LMAO @ these trades.. We aren’t trading gasol for a boozer or deng type player, we aren’t getting jennings and a potential all star demarcus cousins just for gasol and goudelock, iggy’s value is probably higher than gasol so they would probably want more, the rocket’s arent trading patterson he is their starting PF when scola is retired, the only realistic trade here is the josh smith trade.. and even then they still might want more for josh smith.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001293512532 Arman Ishkhanyan

    Why would the kings do that?

  • http://www.facebook.com/justiceman9 Justice Perez

    if i were to trade gasol id do the hawks trade because josh smith is a beast and add him plus world peace, kobe, sessions, and bynum and you got a championship team again. plus he is still young and can perform on both sides of the court. also marvin williams is a great player and can perform well too. they both lack the size of gasol but with their offensive/defensive performances it makes up for it. this would be a gain for us and a loss for them.

  • Brennan Mullins

    the rockets one was ridiculous and the bucks trade will never happen in a million years this author is fucking stupid he just makes up deals that wont happen.

    • Sportsnut2083

      ya brennan i dont see n e of these going throught either but gasol will be traded maybe for d williams

  • Sportsnut2083

    josh smith trade is the most sense here than bynum for howard or go get d williams and bring hill and barnes back with odom for 1.8 mil makes the most sense here..lakers get howard or williams and the lakers win the whole thing next year

  • Sujag22

    shit stop being realistic after trade 3.  Come on now.. kings wont give up cousins.  they already fired a coach for him( who deserved it) or thornton for that matter either

  • Sti1lmatic

    Gasol for Andre Iguodala + Nikola Vucevic? Ramneet, you’ve gotta be smoking some real good WEED’NEET. That’s the biggest load of $hit for a trade that I’ve ever read about.

  • Yahsdha

    the kings/bucks deal for gasol is great i just dont know how realistic it is.. but i also like the rockets deal followed by the hawks deal.. and the bulls deal is plain awful.. boozer is not the boozer from the jazz.. 

  • http://twitter.com/GO24Seven Gilbert Ortiz

    Andre Iguodala……..no thank you. The Lakers will most likely trade Pau to Houston or to Minnesota. Those are the two teams that wanted him the most.

  • Dtrout11

    give me Josh Smith and Hinrich, and you can have Gasol!

  • lakerman34

     The Kings have to be SUPER high to even CONSIDER that trade offer… There three best young players for an old Pau Gasol? SMH…

  • Phil7659

    This should be the lakers starting lineup next season…..PG:Kyle Lowry SG:Kobe Bryant SF:Micheal Beasly PF:Luis Scola C:Andrew Bynum. Trade Pau Gasol to the Rockets for Lowry and Scola, then trade Jordan Hill,Steve Blake, and Devin Ebanks to the t-wolves for Beasly. Its cheaper than getting d-will and d-12.