As soon as he turned on the TV, Qin Yue heard Charles Barkley loudly critiquing the Lakers and Grizzlies' draft trade:
According to the agreement, the Lakers would send Derek Fisher, Andrew Bynum, Devin George, Luke Walton, Sasha Vujacic, Jim Jackson, Aaron McKie, Stanislav Medvedenko, their 2007 and 2009 first-round picks, and their 2006, 2008, and 2010 second-round picks to acquire Pau Gasol, Shane Battier, and Dontae Jones from the Grizzlies.
Counting the five draft picks the Lakers gave up in this trade, it seems like a fair 13-for-3 swap.
But in Qin Yue's eyes, this was entirely the Lakers trading $50 in loose change to the Grizzlies for $150 in straight cash.
Qin Yue wasn't sure how the world would evaluate this trade.
However, he was very curious... how would the Lakers, without "Lao Yu" Fisher, execute their triangle offense in the new season?
