Listen, Lakers fans, I'd love to see Dwight Howard and Chris Paul join Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol in Los Angeles as much as the next guy, but that isn't about to happen overnight, especially with the NBA trade market being as uncertain as it is amidst this brand new collective bargaining agreement.
As disappointing as the Purple and Gold were last season, they still have more than enough talent on their roster—between Kobe, Pau, Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom and Ron Artest Metta World Peace—to compete for at least one more Larry O'Brien Trophy.
The key, aside from how new head coach Mike Brown fills Phil Jackson's Hall of Fame shoes, will be what general manager Mitch Kupchak does to fill out the fringes of his roster via free agency with but a $3 million midlevel exception with which to work..
If he's serious about chasing another championship with the core that he has on hand, he'd do well to reach out to these veterans in search of new homes.
Mike Bibby
A move to LA would be a fitting turn in Mike Bibby's long and winding career. Bibby was a veritable villain in the City of Angels du ...
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2011 NBA Free Agents: Mike Bibby and Realistic Targets for Los Angeles Lakers
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