NBA Trade Rumors: 8 Realistic Pau Gasol Trades

As a Laker apologist and a proponent of smooth, fundamental basketball, I lament the impending flurry of trade activity that will engulf Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol.

Yeah, I know he and his $19 million still reside in the purple and gold, but the longer this drama plays out and the more micro-analysis of the player we have to hear, the more it seems like a foregone conclusion that the inept Jim Buss will trade the versatile pivot man sometime this summer.

Now, I'm in the "Trade-Andrew Bynum-Before-His-Knees-Crumble" camp—that contingent of Laker fans that would rather see the team deal the injury-prone center for a king's ransom and keep the incomparabl...

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