Kobe to Orlando?

Could Kobe follow Shaq to the other Sunshine State? The scenario is frighteningly plausible if the Lakers choose to start over, which they should if keeping Bynum and dealing Kobe. So, the Lakers rebuilding scenario:

To Lakers:

Dwight Howard
Salary: $4,806,720 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 17.6 REB: 12.3 AST: 1.9 PER: 21.19
Hedo Turkoglu
Salary: $5,883,600 Years Remaining: 4
PTS: 13.3 REB: 4.0 AST: 3.2 PER: 14.26
J.J. Redick
Salary: $1,860,720 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 6.0 REB: 1.2 AST: 0.9 PER: 13.05
Trevor Ariza
Salary: $3,100,000 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 8.9 REB: 4.4 AST: 1.1 PER: 16.27
Keyon Dooling
Salary: $3,348,000 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 7.9 REB: 1.3 AST: 1.7 PER: 11.16
Carlos Arroyo
Salary: $4,100,000 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 7.7 REB: 1.9 AST: 2.8 PER: 14.48
Keith Bogans
Salary: $2,510,000 Years Remaining: 3
PTS: 5.1 REB: 1.6 AST: 1.0 PER: 9.25

And a future #1 pick or 2

Lakers get serious about rebuilding, with 2 young centers in Dwight Howard and Bynum – a potential Twin Towers scenario. They could even insist on Darko via sign and trade instead of some of the minor pieces here, if so inclined, and load up the pivot even more. Ariza likewise is an outstanding prospect, and Turkoglu and Redick (shooters), Bogans and Dooling (defenders) and Arroyo (sorely needed PG) could all have roles to play in the rotation. Only Turkoglu and Bogans have non-expiring contracts, so the Lakers could have cap flexibility by this summer, and certainly over the next few seasons, to entice serious free agents to join an exciting core. And look at the depth - Starters/ main rotation could be any of: Post players: Howard/ Bynum/ Kwame/ Mihm/ Cook; Swingmen: Ariza/ Luke/ Mo Evans/ Turkoglu/ Redick/ Bogans; and PG – Farmar/ Arroyo/Dooling

To Magic:

Sasha Vujacic
Salary: $973,920 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 4.3 REB: 1.5 AST: 0.9 PER: 11.67
Lamar Odom
Salary: $12,348,596 Years Remaining: 3
PTS: 15.9 REB: 9.8 AST: 4.8 PER: 16.20
Kobe Bryant
Salary: $17,718,750 Years Remaining: 4
PTS: 31.6 REB: 5.7 AST: 5.4 PER: 26.13
Ronny Turiaf
Salary: $664,209 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 5.3 REB: 3.6 AST: 0.9 PER: 15.54


Orlando suddenly becomes a serious Eastern conference power, giving Grant Hill every reason to stay home and play for a title contender, just as he’s dreamed all these years. Magic rotation suddenly looks powerful, with a solid defender at C and possible all-stars in the East at each of the other 4 positions: 5 Battie/ Milicic, 4 LOdom/ Turiaf, 3 GHill/ Garrity/ Outlaw, 2 Kobe/ Vujacic, 1 JNelson/ TDiener

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