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MoBetter asked in SportsBasketball · 1 decade ago

Are Luke Walton and Vlad radmanovic part of the lakers future?

I believe the lakers need an upgrade at small forward and yes odom might have to be traded but if he goes dont luke and vlad have to go as well?

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marion-lebron-c butler-mello-pierce-josh smith-josh howard-jamison are all better then odom as far as impact on a game the sad thing is the lakers had butler but gave up on him to soon and now he is an allstar .........look odom is a talented player but this is hia 10th season and stil goes MIA when it matters most plus for all his talent he has a low basketball IQ and is a terriable defender with bynum/pau playing together you need a small forward that attacks and has range so the defense cant sag on bynum/gasol and thats not odom at 14 mil a year there are better players that make less money........... i said before the finals that odom would be playing for his lakers career and if the lakers are going to pay someone a max deal they need to step up and compete and he didnt do that........you heard it hear 1st odom is done as a laker unless he takes a new contract at less money.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    i hope not, vlad cant play basketball aside from shooting the open jumper, he cant play defense, cant drive the ball, and cant dribble, luke (puke) walton is even worse-he cant even shoot, fortunately, we have ariza who will fill in the gap at the small forward position, i really hope odom doesnt leave because he is a great versatile sf/pf

  • 1 decade ago

    I think Odom should stay; he is very effective under the right circumstances (remember he was a double-double machine during the regular season). He'll be even better with Bynum taking over the paint in the middle and letting Odom play further out from the basket.

    Luke and Vlad definitely didn't make any fans during the postseason, but they were also pretty good in the regular season. I guess the key is if Phil and co. think those guys can learn and mature from this loss and play more aggressively next year. If not then their Laker future doesn't look bright

  • 1 decade ago

    To gsw fan:

    1. LeBrons

    2. Carmelo Anthony

    3. Richard Jefferson

    4. Carlos Boozer

    5. Antwan Jamison

    6. Paul Pierce

    You have at least six that are better than Odom.

  • 1 decade ago

    I think Vlad Radmanovic is part of the Lakers future, but not Luke Walton.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Luke Walton is a joke-of-an-nba-player. Vlad could have a healthy career as a swing-man.

  • 1 decade ago

    I'm not a Lakers fan but I think both those guys need to go..Radmanovic isn't a good defender put he brings you perimeter shooting..Walton should definitely got though

  • 1 decade ago

    luke is probably gone

    he choked pretty much the whole playoffs

    rad might be moved

    but might also be kept, since odom will be small forward

    it will move rad to the bench, and he is pretty good at threes

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I dont know Bill might want Luke to move to Boston after that humiliating defeat

  • 1 decade ago

    No. Get rid of them for Mo Williams and Charlie V

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Luke & Vlad, gotta go!

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