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Originally Posted by sTiMa34
A lot of off season talk is going to end up to nothing I bet. I got a feeling Kobe and Shaq will both be in LA next season
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I have a feeling this will happen too. Shaq has a contract in LA for like five more years doesn't he? Remember Ty Law and the Patriots a few months ago, now he can't imagine playing anywhere else.
For Shaq to get traded, the other team either has to have a modest payroll or be willing to ship off huge talent. Orlando would have to be willing to go way over the cap. If LA has to trade him, they aren't going to get enough back.
Personally, if the Lakers lose Shaq I don't think it will be the end of the world. I think he may be close to starting the decline, he sits out half the season with stubben toes, yeah he is still amazing but Kobe is much younger, and it would be better off to take a few years off from being dominant and then come back strong as ever with Kobe and another team, rather than letting Shaq fade out in LA and not getting new guys to fit Kobe in his prime.
Also, Alphabean, Kenyon Martin sucks, he would get eaten up anywhere in the Western Conference, and the Timberwolves would be more like the Celtics if they signed him.