Thursday, June 21, 2007

One more Kobe deal

If Kobe must be dealt to the East, there may be a better fit than any so far mentioned:

Kobe and Radmanovic to Toronto, for

Anthony Parker
Salary: $4,150,000 Years Remaining: 3
PTS: 12.4 REB: 3.9 AST: 2.1 PER: 14.52
Rasho Nesterovic
Salary: $7,280,000 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 6.2 REB: 4.5 AST: 0.9 PER: 13.92
Andrea Bargnani
Salary: $4,501,200 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 11.6 REB: 3.9 AST: 0.8 PER: 12.85
Juan Dixon
Salary: $2,550,000 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 9.6 REB: 2.0 AST: 1.5 PER: 11.82
Jose Calderon
Salary: $2,333,334 Years Remaining: 2
PTS: 8.7 REB: 1.7 AST: 5.0 PER: 19.19

The Lakers get lots of nice pieces (including last year's #1 overall pick) for their rebuilding, and cap room come next summer; Kobe gets to go to a division winner from last season, one that would have a rotation of Chris Bosh, Jorge Garbajosa, TJ Ford, Mo Peterson, and Kobe as starters, with Radmanovic, Joey Graham, Carlos Delfino and Kris Humphries off the bench. The team would be Phoenix East and an immediate contender for the Eastern conference title, and Kobe could well become the most popular player in all of Canada!

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