Lakers to trade Mihm, Sasha, Walton for Redd and Gadzuric

http://nbahoopsonline.com/Articles/2004-05/Buckslakerstrade.html

The Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers are nearing a deal that would
send guard Michael Redd, and center Dan Gadzuric to the Lakers for guard
Sasha Vujacic, forward Luke Walton, and center Chris Mihm.

The Bucks feel they will not be able to keep Redd after the end of this
season, so acquiring three young players make sense. Gadzuric who played
college ball in southern California at UCLA would fit the Lakers offense, as
would Redd, who would probably come off the bench, or the Lakers could move
Bryant to the small forward spot.

Leading more credence to this report is the fact that many people involved
in the Lakers organization have said that the Lakers will make a trade
before the trade deadline, and that player acquired would be a high profile
player. Redd would fit that mold. He was an all-star in 2004. Most analyses
believe the Lakers to be going after a big man, most notably Utah's Carlos
Boozer. But recent reports say that deal is off, so making a trade with the
Bucks to acquire another potential star who if need be contract would come
off the books at seasons' end.

s_knight8 wrote:
> http://nbahoopsonline.com/Articles/2004-05/Buckslakerstrade.html
>
> The Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers are nearing a deal that would
> send guard Michael Redd, and center Dan Gadzuric to the Lakers for guard
> Sasha Vujacic, forward Luke Walton, and center Chris Mihm.
>
> The Bucks feel they will not be able to keep Redd after the end of this
> season, so acquiring three young players make sense. Gadzuric who played
> college ball in southern California at UCLA would fit the Lakers offense, as
> would Redd, who would probably come off the bench, or the Lakers could move
> Bryant to the small forward spot.
>
> Leading more credence to this report is the fact that many people involved
> in the Lakers organization have said that the Lakers will make a trade
> before the trade deadline, and that player acquired would be a high profile
> player. Redd would fit that mold. He was an all-star in 2004. Most analyses
> believe the Lakers to be going after a big man, most notably Utah's Carlos
> Boozer. But recent reports say that deal is off, so making a trade with the
> Bucks to acquire another potential star who if need be contract would come
> off the books at seasons' end.

I gotta call bullshit on this one. Why would the Lakers care to trade
for a contract to "come off the books at season's end"? That phrase
just seems like it was clipped and pasted there from any of the
multitude of trade articles. Like somebody thought it would make their
rumor look more thought over, but it makes no sense in the Lakers'
context. Trade three good players for a guy to leave at the end of the
season, which will do nothing to improve your cap situation anyway.
Brilliant!

If Kupchak did this deal, I'd hunt him down myself.