Image by Getty Images via @daylife“It is clear that these Lakers are broken,” wrote a Los Angeles Times columnist at the time, “beyond all chance of a championship.”
He thought a trade was the only way to fix the Lakers, and Bynum-for-’Melo was an obvious possibility. Why not swap a gimpy center for a scorer who could someday replace Bryant as the franchise centerpiece?
Over 75 percent of fans voted in favor of the trade in a poll on ESPN.com’s Los Angeles site, and an LATimes.com poll had similar results.
The Spurs would have voted for the trade, too. They always saw Anthony as beatable, as well as someone who would take the ball out of Bryant’s hands. Besides, the Heat game suggests the Spurs can handle multiple wing scorers.
But 7-footers? Just seconds into their first loss at home since November, the Spurs saw the impact. Then, Fisher missed, and Bynum grabbed the rebound and dunked.
Bynum went on to get 17 rebounds in only 27 minutes, and what he said afterward was as notable. “Their starters definitely quit,” he said.
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