Why Los Angeles Lakers Must Go All out to Deal Pau Gasol

Given the Los Angeles Lakers' struggles and head coach Mike D'Antoni's inability to put Pau Gasol in a place to succeed, the best course of action for both sides would appear to be a trade.

The Lakers are off to a dreadful 15-16 start—a record that's indicative of the team's age, odd mix of personnel and lack of continuity.

Originally, the belief regarding the Lakers was that they would kill opponents on the interior using a combination of Dwight Howard-Steve Nash pick-and-rolls and mid-range jumpers from Pau Gasol, maximizing his supposed versatility by pulling opposing power forwards away from the paint.

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