Sure, I would love to see Carmelo Anthony in purple and gold, but it really doesn’t make sense for the Denver Nuggets to trade Anthony for Andrew Bynum.
Although some of the local commentators and sportswriters have reservations about trading Bynum, I feel it would be Denver that would wind up on the short end.
Getting Bynum for Anthony is not a fair trade for three reasons — knees, knees and more knees.
Of course freak accidents can happen to any player. But Bynum, like most big centers, seems to be prone to such injuries.
It also takes big guys like Bynum and Yao Ming longer to recuperate. Those knees must cushion a lot of weight as the player runs up and down the court and jumps for rebounds.
Each time Bynum has been injured, his actual recovery time has always exceeded maximum estimates. This season he missed the first 24 games, and he is just now regaining his ideal conditioning with only 30 games left.
Now imagine how much his conditioning would deteriorate playing in Mile-High Denver. He would be sucking up more wind than a turbojet.
Off the court Bynum has never hesitated when it came to putting himself ahead of his teammates and the fans. Last summer, when he should have had surgery immediately after the championship parade, he decided to go to the World Cup and then spend another month at least traveling around the world.
His reasoning: he is still young and wants to enjoy life while he can — as well as his $16 million per year salary. That is not the kind of attitude that would gain favor with George Karl.
Denver is obviously using their talks with the Lakers as a smoke screen, hoping that the Knicks will sweeten the pot in a three-team swap. It is a Danilo Gallinari or a Kelena Azubuike that they really want, not Andrew Bynum.
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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
