Raptors/Lakers Trade - processed

[RaptorsGM]

Raptors Trade:

Chris Bosh
Pavel Podkolzine
King's 2006 First Round Draft Pick

Lakers Trade:

Chris Mihm
Luke Walton
Lakers' 2006 First Round Draft Pick

[CavsGM]

What was the purpose of this trade?

[LakersGM-old]

Agreed i held out until he threw in a 1st. That doesnt make the loss of mine so bad. Sure Mihm is a solid center for cheap, but in the last three weeks i made him my second scoring option which made his ppg go up by a lot. I dont think he should be a second option on any team, so his stats got all fattened up. They actually went from like 10 points 8 boards to 16 points 10 boards. I get two young prospects in bosh and pavel. Bosh i think can be a superstar and pavel will be servicable. Walton i dont really care about.

[RaptorsGM]

Yeah, he held out, kudos to him. I couldn't let this slip through my fingers, so I had to add the Kings first.

He gave me some story about some team offering him a 20/10 young guy, which may or may not be true.

I actually wanted out from Pavel's contract, as strange as that sounds. His contract is 4 years long, and I just want to completely rebuild my team.

This was all about the draft pick for me. Right now it's 8th, and I cant see it climbing any higher.

Bosh is a loss, but i can cut my losses. Mihm's defense and rebounding are great.

There are 2 more Raptors deals to follow this.

[NetsGM]

well, you know my opinion since I was offering up Boozer for pretty much the same thing (except without the pick).  I don't think Pavel will be anything, and Bosh is alright, but will probably never put up what Mihm is.

[RaptorsGM]

well, you know my opinion since I was offering up Boozer for pretty much the same thing (except without the pick).  I don't think Pavel will be anything, and Bosh is alright, but will probably never put up what Mihm is.

So there WAS a 20/10 guy after all.

Yeah, I really think this was great. Bosh is allrigt, but I don't like the idea of him being just 6'10, 210. That's just too small.

Mihm is great, but the pick should land me another great big man.

Hey, I'm happy.

[NetsGM]

just to clarify, when I say without the pick, I mean without me including a pick, but getting back the lakers pick.

and yes, he wasn't bluffing

[RaptorsGM]

I figured he wasnt. I was gonna be PISSED if someone stole this trade from me. Not at anyone, just pissed in general.

This trade is the reason I backed out of the KMart sweepstakes.

[LakersGM-old]

Haha nets gm. You forgot to mention i had to give a fat 14 million dollar expiring deal as well which would have foiled my postseason plans.

[NetsGM]

Haha nets gm. You forgot to mention i had to give a fat 14 million dollar expiring deal as well which would have foiled my postseason plans.

Yes, but I was giving up back over 6 million in expiring deals.

It essentially, after all the contracts, came down to Boozer's 9 million replacing Mihm's 3.5 million.  After this year the only 2 contracts still on the teams would have been Boozer and Mihm.  The difference you were taking on was only the 6.5 million difference in their contracts.

[RaptorsGM]

Nets, thank GOd you can't talk him out of it now...

you might have had the better offer. Good thing i "gave in" with the Kings first.

[LakersGM-old]

the reason i did this deal instead of the nets one, i would have only had 6.5 million in cap room if i did the nets deal and my other deal leaving me with holes at the 3 and 5. I certainly would have gotten the best player, but this deal gave me a shot for the better team. I now have 4 young players starting with a lot of cap room to throw a max offer at a 3 or 4 seeing as how i think bosh can play either.

[NetsGM]

Oh, I had the better offer.  But what are ya gonna do, it's done now.

[MavsGM]

Is there a link on who might be a FA next year?

[NetsGM]

http://ssba.phillyarena.net/index.php

on the left hand side there's a link for potential free agents.