The Lakers are a nice team but they are not a championship caliber team. Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant alone cannot get the Lakers another ring.

I mean come on, Lamar Odom is a nice player but he is not good enough to get the Lakers past the Mavericks or Spurs. We are talking about LAMAR ODOM! He's not the right player and not even close to names like Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain and Magic Johnson.

Kwame Brown? Dude is never going to be a superstar, Michael Jordan ruined him in Washington. Brown does not even look that much better in LA then he did in Washington.

This current Lakers squad can make it deep into the playoffs but that's about it.

That's why they must make the following trades to become the team they once were:

1. Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown, Aaron Mckie, and the Lakers first round draft choice to Minnesota for Kevin Garnett and Mark Madsen.

Remember when KG was the talk of the NBA? Seems like ages ago!

If KG wants to take his legacy to the all-time great NBA players level, he needs to win a championship. This wont happen in Minnesota and he needs to be traded to a team where he can shine like the superstar he once was a few years ago.

This trade needs to happen. KG owns a home in Malibu and the Timberwolves are just stuck in mediocrity. 

Mark Madsen is one of my favorite NBA scrub players to have multiple rings (John Salley being my favorite) and the Mad Dog knows how to dance!

2. Luke Walton and Vladimir Radmanovic to Sacramento for Ron Artest

The only person that can get Ron Artest back to planet Earth is Phil Jackson. When people hear the name Ron Artest, they shudder, and I think it is safe to say he has entered the Mike Tyson, Terrell Owens, and Dennis Rodman category of most controversial athletes in the history of sports.

 Jackson used Dennis Rodman's craziness to help win a championship and can use his zen on Artest. Artest is overall a better player then Rodman and would be dangerous as a role player.

Walton's stock has risen as high as it can while Vlad Rad could thrive with the Kings.



Here is the new Lakers dynasty. This is why Phil Jackson is the coach of the Lakers, not to coach a rebuilding team into the playoffs but to coach a dynasty like he did in Chicago and like he did when he first got to LA.

Kobe is your Jordan
Garnett is your Pippen
Artest is your Rodman

Under Jackson no team in the NBA would be able to stop them. I'm telling you, this team would SWEEP the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. Garnett would demolish Shaq-Daddy, Artest would D up on Wade and Kobe would shoot the lights out of Staples.

No need to consider Mike Bibby, Jason Kidd, or entertain the idea of someone like Starbury. This is what the Lakers need to do.