With Kobe Bryant eyeing an early return from his season-ending Achilles tear, the Los Angeles Lakers should be in no hurry to blow things up—and that includes not trading Pau Gasol.
Rumors of Gasol’s potential exit from Los Angeles have been swirling since the team began to sputter last season, and with the draft approaching and Dwight Howard likely to leave in free agency, it seems the Lakers may plan to follow through in sending the big man elsewhere, as noted by Sam Amico of Fox Sports:
While Howard hashes out his plans this summer, Gasol is left to wait on his future—or at least he should be. If the Lakers trade Gasol and lose Howard in free agency, there won’t be much for Bryant to come back to.
General manager Mitch Kupchak apparently realizes that, as noted by Sam Amick of USA Today:
While Pau is aware that he may be traded, the problematic part for all involved is that Howard is taking his time with the decision. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said at end-of-season interviews that he was hoping Howard would make up his mind sooner rather than later, as there ...
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