The Houston Rockets still have a longing for Gasol, but the Lakers would want a player the Rockets are most reluctant to part with: point guard Kyle Lowry. The Lakers could probably pry a combination of Kevin Martin and Luis Scola for Gasol, league sources said, but it’s doubtful they’ll move Gasol without solving their point guard problem.
While I understand the need for a point guard, the Lakers would be foolish to dismiss the possibility of adding Martin and Scola.
Take a look at the objective comparisons of the three players.
Age MPG PPG APG RPG SPG BPG Pau Gasol 31 37.3 16.8 3.0 10.2 0.5 1.3 Kevin Martin 29 32.6 18.0 2.6 3.0 0.8 0.0 Luis Scola 31 30.1 15.3 1.7 5.7 0.4 0.3 Nothing about Gasol suggests that he's worth two quality players, especially to a team like the Lakers that are in need of depth.
This trade would help put some of Los Angeles' true role players into a more familiar, better role.
With this move, either Martin or Kobe Bryant could switch to small forward on defense, and Bryant basically would control the offense like a point guard anyway.
It would give the Lakers a starting lineup of Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Martin, Luis Scola, and Andrew Bynum. That looks a lot better than the unit currently in place, and it would also take minutes away from players that don't deserve them.
That is really the important thing to note here.
With the exception of Bryant, Gasol and Bynum, nobody currently on the Lakers should be logging over 20 minutes a game.<...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
