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Either stay and hope they trade World Peace and Gasol for some better fitting pieces because let's face it, the Lakers have no chemistry or test the free agency waters during the off season.
I'll echo what the other 2 said: stay, and hope the Lakers are able to trade Gasol and World Peace for some young players/better draft picks.
I could care less whatever happens to him. After all the $%^%^ing he did in Orlando, he gets whatever he deserves, and hopefully its a team that has a crappy run for the next 3 or 4 seasons.
Dwight stays. Unless the Lakers opt for Lebron in 2 years when Kobe retires, Dwight will be the face of the Lakers.
But there are tons of things still going on that probably won't be addressed until after the All-Star Break.
The Lakers are rebuilding this year; that's the only thing you can call it. Next year they will be a much better team.
If you're Dwight, you have to realize that you're still not 100%. You have to realize that the West is a much harder conference. You have to realize that you have to change your game as the game is changing around you.
Dwight will only leave if the Lakers do absolutely horrible and team chemistry falls to junk. But I don't really see that happening. Once D'Antoni gets his rotations right, players get to 100% and maybe make a couple of trades for a deeper bench, I think a decent record and playoffs are in the cards.
Next year chemistry will be better and the management will be adding pieces rather than an entire new team.
I'd stay and work like hell on my game. I'm a lousy free-throw shooter and just not very smart. I foul too easily, am not a good passer, have no outside shot, am limited in the paint, and am considered overrated by those in the know. I need to develop some serious versatility, so I'd became a student of the game and watch great centers like Hakeem and Duncan.
This would be my central focus, not what the owners are doing in crafting a team. Just make sure I'm the best that I can be, and this includes getting my health 100%. Time to get serious instead of acting like a buffoon and a lark.
The Lakers remind me of the Eagles. Great off season, huge expectations, but fail to execute. The lakers have the pieces to become a champ just like the Eagles. Just crappy coaches, bad chemistry, and injuries ruin it. If Howard doesn't opt for Brooklyn, then staying is a good option...
Dwight stays. Unless the Lakers opt for Lebron in 2 years when Kobe retires, Dwight will be the face of the Lakers.
But there are tons of things still going on that probably won't be addressed until after the All-Star Break.
The Lakers are rebuilding this year; that's the only thing you can call it. Next year they will be a much better team.
If you're Dwight, you have to realize that you're still not 100%. You have to realize that the West is a much harder conference. You have to realize that you have to change your game as the game is changing around you.
Dwight will only leave if the Lakers do absolutely horrible and team chemistry falls to junk. But I don't really see that happening. Once D'Antoni gets his rotations right, players get to 100% and maybe make a couple of trades for a deeper bench, I think a decent record and playoffs are in the cards.
Next year chemistry will be better and the management will be adding pieces rather than an entire new team.
I keep hearing about *trades* but whom does the Lakers trade? They have some serious dead weight on their roster in terms of salary to performance. I mean, could you even get a decent 6th man for say....MWP? But then you'd need a new SF.....
Also, the Lakers LOOK like they are rebuilding this year but all they did was swap centers and add Nash. That's an attempt to win this year or next but it's not a rebuild, it's a patch job.
The real rebuild is going to happen the season after next. Have you noticed the timed expiration of 4 of 5 starters contracts?
These trades are not realistic because even if you trade Gasol and MWP, there is a very small chance that they will get players back that will make them better. If he is smart, he would leave this team, go to a team like Dallas who has a ton of cap space, an established superstar who compliments his game, decent complimentary pieces (especially if they re-sign OJ Mayo) and a much better ran organization that has recently won the championship. The only other team that could realistically give him a better chance and give him a max contract is Chicago and they would have to do a sign and trade just to complete the deal (which actually might help the Lakers' depth on their roster if they did it).
EDIT: Houston would have money too and that wouldn't be a bad option either, especially learning from one of the best big men ever, Kevin McHale.
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I'd focus on MY game
