Gasol traded to Lakers : Grizzlies : Commercial Appeal Quote:
The Commercial Appeal has learned that the Grizzlies have traded Pau Gasol to the Los Angeles Lakers for center Kwame Brown, rookie guard Javaris Crittenton and first-round draft picks in 2008 and 2010.
The decision was made that the Grizzlies could no longer move forward with Gasol on and off the basketball court.
The deal allows the Grizzlies to gain salary cap relief, as Brown is in the final year of a deal that pays $9,075,000.
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I don't get this trade. For the Lakers this is a brilliant move and turns them into an instant contender.
But what do the Grizzlies really get? A useless Kwame Brown and Javaris Crittenton. That now gives them 3 talented young point guards in either their first or second season. What's the point of that?
They also get a couple of first round picks, but this just reeks of tanking to me.
The other Western Conference teams must be pretty mad at the Grizzlies for pretty much just giving Gasol away. I know I would be.