Knicks especially interested in trading for Kobe

[GunRanger]

Knicks, Nets, Mavs, Hornets Could Conceivably Be Interested In Kobe
Oct 29, 2014 8:25 PM EDT

The New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks and possibly Charlotte Hornets are all teams that could be interested in Kobe Bryant, according to ESPN's Chad Ford.

The Los Angeles Lakers lost Julius Randle for the entire season on opening night and are expected to struggle to make the playoffs. The Lakers also get to keep their 2015 first round pick if it is in the top-5.

The Knicks are an especially interesting possibility due to his connection to Phil Jackson, Derek Fisher and Carmelo Anthony.

The Knicks could include young players like Iman Shumpert and/or Tim Hardaway Jr., along with a 2015 first rounder and they also have the expiring contracts of Amar'e Stoudemire and Andrea Bargnani.

"I don't think Mitch has much choice but to find ways to lose," one GM told ESPN. "They're going to be bad anyway. You don't want to be just good enough that you lose the pick and still miss the playoffs. I don't think they have the assets to get good enough to make the playoffs and I don't think they have the [expletive] to trade Kobe. It's paradoxical, but right now losing seems like the only way to really get better."

Bryant's contract expires after the 15-16 NBA season.

Via Chad Ford/ESPN


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What the fukk is this franchise thinking

 

[bigmac]

Knicks

 

[obarth]

Maybe it's because I can read, but there's literally nothing backing this "story"

 

[The Goodz]

There are nowhere near enough balls in this galaxy for Kobe and Melo on the same team

 

[Air Nikes N Hats]

The Lakers don't move him unless he publicly demands it, but Kobe should suck it up and take these Ls the next couple of seasons. Could have given the home team a discount, and retooled quick....instead its gonna take a few years to build.

 

[Air Nikes N Hats]

There are nowhere near enough balls in this galaxy for Kobe and Melo on the same team

The funniest unintentionally homo-erotic comment Ive read in some time. Good play on words (even though it was unintended)

 

[gangreen]

Nets sign This Man just for the fukkery

The Knicks would make sense tho.

 

[bl2k8]

Kobe wouldn't go even if they offered

 

[Air Nikes N Hats]

Kobe wouldn't go even if they offered

Sadly I am convinced that Jim Buss is dumb enough to entertain the thought

 

[Cory MBA]

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

The Lakers don't move him unless he publicly demands it, but Kobe should suck it up and take these Ls the next couple of seasons. Could have given the home team a discount, and retooled quick....instead its gonna take a few years to build.

Discount and retooled for who ?

 

[Kirk Thuglass]

"could conceivably"

 

[Illuminatos]

fukk no

Kobe will get injured as soon as he puts on that Knick jersey, then we're trash for the rest of the year with no pick to show for it.

 

[No_bammer_weed]

Rumor is completely made up. And by that I mean its completely made up. Like a lie. Ford didnt even bother to maintain any credibility with his lie, because the Knicks cannot even trade their number 1 pick per league rules. Organizations cannot trade their number one pick in two consecutive years (2016 pick has already been traded).

 

[beenz]

I thought the knicks wanted to get some cap relief next summer finally. why would they do this????

they already knew they would suck this season.