Comments on: Not too Early to Discuss: Elton Brand in Purple and Gold?

By: wrong

wrong — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:32:10 +0000

Wrong fans the Lakers after the cook trade and evans trade after next year will have the money to sign Brand so it could become a reality. Brand is not leaving Los Angeles he will either stay put and resign with the clippers or go to the lakers because he plans on producing films after his career is over.

By: Skim.

Skim. — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:55:09 +0000

DBricks seems so confused lol. I don’t think we should even push for Elton Brand. Yes he’s probably the best PF behind KG and Duncan when healthy but I think the Lakers need a low post player. Trying to get KG and JO were good ideas cause we would be adding a low post player. Elton Brand plays in the high post and takes a lot of jumpers. If you thought Kobe and Lamar had trouble playing on the floor at the same time, adding EB would seem like our offensive side of the court is smaller than our defensive. I think the offense would clash a bit too much. But then again I don’t know EB is a great player and so is KB24 so I’m pretty sure they can adjust. I’m just saying if adjustment is necessary I think we should go for another player cause I’m sure Kobe doesn’t wanna wait ANOTHER year after a move is made. He wants to win NOW.

By: Poon

Poon — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:05:44 +0000

Yesterday I left a response to this article, but apparently it got deleted. maybe i came off a bit harsh. let me try to explain my post more in hopes that it doesn’t get deleted.

This article is not worth publishing on this site. I understand that this is a fan site/blog, but you should still strive to have good articles–if not good, at least accurate with REAL information. not only did this article have several spelling (jarvis?) and grammatical mistakes, it poses scenarios that aren’t even legitimate.

if you’re going to post an article about the salary cap, free agency, or trades… you HAVE TO make sure it’s legitimate before you post it. if not, we’ll soon have articles about how we should go after every free agent available and sign the super team! just pay the luxury tax for a couple years right?

By: Revgen

Revgen — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:59:19 +0000

DBricks - It doesn’t matter if the Lakers want to go over the luxury tax or not, they can’t sign somebody for over the MLE if they don’t own that player’s Bird Rights. It’s a rule in the CBA that all teams must follow.

By: keep24

keep24 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:13:11 +0000

All this is nice to dream to about but the number one focuse is and should be KOBE. What good is Brand without Kobe?

As we speak these idiots in the FO are still trying to trade this guy. What if there is some truth to the Detroit story? I just don’t understand.

This is a no brainer: You keep KObe for now and try your very best to get real help. make trades and even pay the tax if you have to and everything should be fine. If Kobe still wants out than you let him walk away FOR NOTHING.

That’s right, for NOTHING! Without Kobe we’re already talking about rebuilding so why get stuck with another teams garbage (see: Bryan Grant, LO, Kwame or any incoming Bulls player or even worse, Detroit garbage like Tayshaun Prince).

Tayshaun Prince for KB????? Are these guys smoking crack or what????

By: lakerfan81

lakerfan81 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:55:48 +0000

The only money available for teams over the salary cap to sign players is an annual MLE, veteran minimum, rookie contracts, and I think there is a bi-annual exception (but I’m not sure). So its not a matter of going over the luxury tax. This is not baseball and the Yankees where the Lakers can just buy any player they want. The only money the Lakers will have to sign FAs next year will be the MLE which was around 30M for six years (5M/yr) this year and will be about the same next year. So the only way to get FAs that require more money than that (Brand) would be via a sign and trade. If the Lakers wanted to get under the cap, they would have to trade some players for expiring contracts. Of you wanted cap space Odom would be the logical choice to trade for a large expiring contract. With Odoms salaries off that would put the Lakes salary at roughly 44.6M. which will be around 12M under the cap. But that would leave the Lakers with only 9 players under contract if they signed Brand for the roughly 12M they had. I’m not sure how the CBA works on a team having a MLE become available after they sign a FA and then go over the cap. So I don’t know if they Lakers could use the 12M to sign a FA, get to the salary cap, then resign Turiaf the get the MLE.

But without trading some players for cap relief (Cook to get under the luxury tax would be a good business decision and no one would miss him on the court) there is not possible for the Lakers to sign Brand for anything more than the MLE, the league does not allow it.

By: jack

jack — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:31:43 +0000

nice read u guys. however, I don’t see Brand coming to Lakers. Just won’t happen. Either way, it’s too early to talk about.

By: steve

steve — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:06:04 +0000

Knock..Knock…If anyone has seen jojoenglish94bullsforever can you let him know his great team is 1 and 6..thankyou

By: D LO

D LO — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:07:48 +0000

Some people still aren’t getting it? Once you’re over the cap you can’t add anyone unless its for the MLE or the vets minimum.

By: Scarface

Scarface — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:43:03 +0000

not a bad idea at all
dont think it will happen though with elton brand’s 15 million salary
clippers wouldn’t accept people like brian cook or walton or mihm