Helloooo Pau Gasol! He didn’t come cheap, because to get Gasol AND lose Brown required giving up Jarvis Crittenden, and two first round picks (2008 and 2010). I imagine they’re not lottery protected, since if this team goes to the lottery then it’s all over anyway.
I wonder what the lineup will be like when Andrew Bynum comes back. Will Phil go big, going with maybe Fisher, Bryant, Odom, Gasol, and Bynum? It’d be a shame if Bynum got benched in his breakout year just because of an injury.