Silvy on ESPN 1000 states that Bryant was house-hunting in Chicago this week. Now that KG is officially a member of the Celtrics, look for Kobe's antics to pick up again.

Take it for what it's worth, please.

I love you steve

John Paxson will not blow up the Bulls to get Kobe Bryant, no matter how short sighted Danny Ainge is. The Lakers will not take an offer that does not include Luol Deng and others to get Kobe Bryant. Therefore no deal between Pax and the Lakers will take place.

"Right back at ya slick."

It all depends on whether or not Kobe Bryant actually meant it when he demanded a trade. If he has the balls to sit out the whole season until he's traded, and he gets to pick the team he's traded to, he can force the Lakers to accept pennies on the dollar for him, because his contract is so high that if he's sitting out but still signed, the Lakers could never improve.

if the bulls can make this by giving up nocioni, noah, gordon, and 2 future first round picks, im all for it. i dont think LA will do that trade, so maybe if another team was involved. perhaps boston would want to be the 3rd team?

Deng will be the centerpiece that LA wants. As a matter of a fact, they will probably ask for Deng, Tyrus, and one of Kirk or Ben, just based off of what Boston gave up for Garnett.

I think

our package >> Boston Package

Listen, here's the reality:

There are 2 options.

1. Kobe is not serious about his trade demand, and will not sit out games. He will therefore not be traded.

2. Kobe is very serious about his trade demand, and will sit out games until he is traded to a team he wants to go to. And he's the only player in the NBA with a no trade clause, so he can veto a deal to any team he doesn't want to go to.

Therefore, if reality is #1, then this whole discussion is moot. If reality is number 2, then the only question is...what is the best package the Lakers can get from the few teams Kobe will be willing to accept a trade to. It doesn't matter if they demand Deng if Kobe only will go to one or two teams...the quesiton is, would our offer be better than those of the other 2 teams.

I haven't heard Bryant say a word about sitting out. Until that point, its not a consideration. There is also the fact that the Bulls don't really have many salaries big enough to send to LA without inserting one or more of their young studs into a trade. I just don't see this happening.

If Bryant will not sit out, then there is no Kobe trade. End of discussion.

I'd still love Kobe on this team, but at this point I'd like to see what this team can do next year. And, if we haven't improved much (which I doubt) and still look like we need that "franchise" player, then I'd be willing to re-visit a Kobe deal.

if we could do that, I'd probably cream my pants. we'd also probably have to throw in Duhon to help get the salaries to match.

Oh man, a roster of:

C: Wallace | Smith | Gray
PF: Thomas | Smith
SF: Deng | Shefolosha | Khyrapa | Griffen
SG: Byrant | Shefolosha | Griffen
PG: Hinrich | Shefolosha | Curry

we'd need to bring in someone cheap though who could play the 4 & 5.

too bad it wont happen

Yeah, that starting lineup would be absolutely sick! We'd easily be the cream of the crop in the East, and I think an NBA Championship would be very doable. Unfortunately, that seems highly unlikely at this point.