In a potentially big NBA trade, the Lakers acquire Pau Gasol from the Grizzlies for Kwame Brown, rookie Javaris Crittenton, and two first-round picks. Pau-for-Kwame, the chronic underachiever? That’s a terrible trade for Memphis. Is Jerry West pulling a Kevin McHale here and helping out the old team?
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The Centers Cannot Hold.
Two centers with unproven upside switch coasts: Washington’s Kwame Brown to the Lakers (for Caron Butler), and Seattle’s Jerome James to the Knicks. And, with Cuttino Mobley heading for the Clips, it seems the NBA offseason is already in full swing. (My thoughts on the James acquistion — Well, we desperately needed a true center after losing Kurt and Nazr (and rookie Channing Frye doesn’t seem like he’ll have an immediate impact), and James had a few big playoff games last year. That being said, he’s no silver bullet.)