NBA Playoffs: How Not Trading Pau Gasol Will Lead to Lakers Winning 2012 Title

Sometimes, the best trades are the ones that never get made.

Wouldn't it be ironic if L.A. won the NBA Championship this year and everyone gave commissioner David Stern a huge standing ovation at the awards ceremony for nixing a deal that would have sent Pau Gasol packing in December?

And aren't you glad that the big guy from Spain is still wearing purple and gold, and wouldn't you agree that he rather quietly has become the Lakers' most valuable asset during the playoffs?

Pau Gasol in a Lakers uniform throughout the playoffs represents the difference between a world championship and another h...

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