HispanicCausinPanic

Now that the Lakers have a REAL low post threat, Kobe might actually get easier shots.

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Yega1979

Maybe we should have offered LaMarcus and LaFrentz straight up for Gasol. Gasol is better than LaMarcus and is still young. I'd say LaMarcus' ceiling is like a Pau Gasol, and he may never even get there(most players don't).

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TLo

I think LaMarcus has a higher ceiling than Gasol. Mainly because of his work ethic.

andalusian

LaMarcus also plays defense.

Public Defender

I don't know - just on paper, Aldridge isn't that far behind Gasol: 17.2 ppg vs. 18.9 ppg for Gasol, 7.2 rebounds for Aldridge vs. 8.8 for Gasol, 1.2 blocks vs. 1.4 bpg for Gasol, 49% field goal percentage vs. 50% for Gasol, 76% FT for Aldridge vs. 82% for Gasol...

Those numbers don't take into account that Aldridge is a better man-to-man defender already at this point in his career, he's five years younger than Pau, and he costs a whole lot less. No way I'd trade Aldridge for Gasol at this point. They're comparable, but Gasol is at his peak and will decline before long, while Aldridge - barring injury - should get better the next few years (while the Blazers prepare for their future successes).

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Draco

A Gasol for Aldridge trade is very stupid for both teams. LA needs the better player for the next 5 years to help Kobe, the Blazers need a player to peak with Roy and Oden years from now. This would be a bad trade for both teams, a real lose lose deal. If Gasol was currently a Blazer and LA was in LA then the opposite deal of trading the two would make sense.