6 Reasons the Lakers Would Be Smarter to Trade Pau Gasol Than Andrew Bynum

The Los Angeles Lakers would be wise to hold onto Andrew Bynum for as long as possible, even if it means losing Pau Gasol.

Though the Los Angeles Lakers are currently sitting in third place in the Western Conferences, there are signs that they are trying to make a trade to fill their hole at point guard.

Sure they have veteran Derek Fisher running point at the moment, but with a player efficiency rating of 8.81 (his all-time worst, which is saying a lot) the Lakers would be wise to find someone to take over with the eventual/inevitable benching of Fisher, though another forward/center and a small forward are also needs.

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