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Rapid Reaction: Lakers 110, Jazz 99

January, 3, 2014

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By Dave McMenamin

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LOS ANGELES -- Perhaps the 18th time's a charm (as in the Los Angeles Lakersused their 18thdifferent starting lineup through 33 games on Friday). Maybe the Lakers finally got tired of losing toteams that have worse records than they do.

Whatever the case, L.A. was able to snap its season-high six-game losing streak by completelycontrolling theUtah Jazzfrom start to finish in a 110-99 win, never trailing the whole game.

Leading the way as newcomers to the starting five wereRobert Sacre(four points and a career-high10 rebounds) and an incredible 20-point, 15-assist night fromKendall Marshallthat started with himscoring the first five points of the night and never looking back, even adding the cherry-on-top 3 toput L.A. up by eight with less than a minute remaining and a layup in the final seconds to assure thewin would be by double-digits.

How it happened:The Lakers held the Jazz to just 12 points in the first quarter, a season low foropponent's points allowed in any quarter, while igniting for 30 points of their own as Marshall put upseven points and five assists in the period. L.A. tacked on another 31-point quarter in the third to takea 16-point lead into the final frame. Utah was able to cut it to four with aTrey Burkebucket with 2:07to play, butNick Youngresponded with a jumper with 1:48 to go to push it back to six. DerrickFavorsgot a dunk on Utah's next possession, butJodie Meekswas the go-to guy the next time down,making a 3 to give L.A. a 99-92 lead with 1:18 remaining. Utah never made it closer than a two-possession game the rest of the way.

What it means:L.A. has a point guard. Not saying that Marshall can have as magical performancesevery night as he did against Utah, but he proved he can play at the very least. Which is all a teamthat's missingSteve Nash,Steve Blake,Jordan FarmarandXavier Henryalready could ask for.

Hits:Pau Gasollooked to be totally over the upper respiratory issue that had been plaguing him,going off for 23 points on 10-for-17 shooting, 17 rebounds and eight assists.

Despite shooting just 6-for-14, Young (16 points) kept his double-digit scoring streak alive, pushingthe total to 19 games.

Meeks scored 18.

Wes Johnson returned from gastroenteritis to score 11 points on 5-for-5 shooting.

Shawne Williamsscored 10 points and went 3-for-3 from 3.
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Misses:L.A. had seven turnovers in the second half after just four in the first half.

Stat of the game:The last Laker to have 20 points and 15 assists in a regular-season game beforeMarshall wasKobe Bryanton Feb. 12, 2002, against Washington.

Up next:The Lakers host theDenver Nuggetson Sunday, a team that snapped an eight-game losing

streak on Friday, before going on to play 10 of their next 11 games on the road.

An Open Letter to Vic SottoSPOT.ph blogger Lourd de Veyra has a few things to say to "Bossing"

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(SPOT.ph)Dear Bossing Vic Sotto,

Una sa lahat, happy new year.

Magpapakilala muna ako. Ako po si Lourd de Veyra. Fan ako ng Tito, Vic, and Joeybago pa lang

ako natutong magsulatkung tutuusin, kaya kong magsulat ng academic thesis tungkol sa mga

pelikula ninyo (Ang kaibigan kong direktor na siR.A Riveraang gumawa naman ng undergraduate

dissertation sa UP tungkol sa mga pelikulang pinagtampokan nina Joey at Rene Requiestas. Naka-

uno daw siya kay Dr. Nicanor Tiongson). Kaya kong magdiskurso tungkol sa parodic element


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Hindi kami nagbayad ng P220 para bentahan ng pancit canton, tinapay, sabong panlaba, cough syrup,

at kung ano-ano pang produkto ang ine-endorse ninyong dalawa ni Kris Aquino. Ganoon na ba kayo

ka-desperado? Hindi naman siguro.

Hindi kami nagbayad ng P220 para lunukin ang storyline na may babaeng willing magbayad ng P20

million para patirahin anak sa bahay ng accountant niyang hindi naman niya ka-close. Mahirap

lunukin ang kuwento na may babaeng milyonara at edukada na magpapadala sa banta ng salbaheng

kapatid na isisiwalat raw sa media na siya (Kris) ang mastermind ng pyramiding scam (Nalito ka

ba? Ako rin eh).

Mabuti na lang at nandun ka, bossing. Nandun din si Ryzza. At higit sa lahat, nandun si Aiza na

akoy hindi natatakot na ideklara bilang isa sa mga pinakamahuhusay na artista ngayon.

Kulang sa exposure yung batang babaeng mataba. Ang ganung level ng pagka-cute, dapat nasa kanya

ang 90% ng camera. Yung batang lalaki naman Ano ba sana magaling magbasketbol paglaki

niya (Saka kung gusto niyang mag-artista sa Pilipinas, mag-aral siya ng Tagalog).

Pero bossing, maiba tayo: hanggang ganito na lang ba?

Pagkakataon niyo na sana. Kayong dalawa ni Kris Aquino ang dalawa sa mga

pinakamakapangyarihang pangalan sa showbiz ngayon. Ang daming nagtitiwala sa inyo. Ang dami-

dami niyong puwedeng gawin. But this is the best you can come up with? Wag niyo sabihing

Pinaghirapan namin ito, dahil maglolokohan lang tayo.

Wag niyo ring sabihing, Ano bang problema mo? Eh masaya naman sila. Please naman.

Take note: hindi nanood ang mga tao ngMy Little Bossingsdahil tingin nilay maganda ang plot at

storylinewala naman ito sa mga trailer eh, hindi pinakita. Pero hindi naman porke naka-bangko

kayo sa ka-kyutan ni Ryzza Mae at patawa mo ay PNY na lang ang ibang aspekto ng pelikula.

Sa totoo lang, ang huling pelikula mong pinanood ko sa sinehan mismo habang film fest ay Iskul

Bukol: The Reunion. Bilang miyembro ng henerasyon na lumaki saIskul Bukol, sabihin na lang natin

na akoy disappointeddahil kalahati ng pelikula ay nauwi pa rin sa mala-Enteng

Kabisotenahabulan, barilan, at pakikipagdigmasa mga pantastikong nilalang (Ang saving grace

lamang ng pelikula ay ang linya ni Joey de Leon na I want to be an eskimo/ Es, es, / Ki-).


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Bossing, heto lang talaga ang gusto kong sabihin. Ngayon ikaw ay nasa maimpluwensiyal at

makapangyarihang posisyon. Kaya mong gumawa ng mga pelikulang makabuluhan, isang pelikulang

maipagmamalaki ng lahat sa punto de bista ng kultura at estetiko. Hindi ko sinasabing gumawa ka

ng indie filmna may mga tauhan na nakakatitig lang ng isang oras sa kawalan. Hindi ko sinasabing

gumawa ka ng pelikulang tatlong tao lang ang nakakaintindi, yung tipong masusuka ka sa lalim.

Hindi ko sinasabing gumawa ka ng pelikulang pang-Cannes. Pero wala namang masama dun, di ba?Buti pa nga si ER Ejercitoeh, nagte-take ng risks sa mga pino-produce na proyekto (Ampangit lang

ng mga poster; siya raw kasi mismo ang nagde-design porket VisCom grad daw ng UP Fine Arts).

Hindi ka na rin bumabata. Panahon nang gumawa ka ng pelikulang puwede mong ipagmalaki sa

lahatmula sa iyong mga magiging apo hanggang sa mga supladongkritiko. Minsan kasi may

punto rin sila.

At least si Dolphy, merong Tatay Kong Nanay.Ang problema, bossing, mukhang wala sa

filmography momula sa Good Morning, Titserhanggang saEnteng ng Ina Moang puwedeng

mapabilang sa tinatawag na canon ng Pinoy cinema.Kahit isa lang? And dont even think about

remaking Tatay Kong Nanaythat would be sacrilege. Please.

Tingin koy posible naman ito. Nasa posisyon ka na kumuha ng mahuhusay na manunulat at

directorna kayang magbalanse ng komersiyal na elemento at ng tinatawag na diskurso sa

kondisyong mortal. Kunwari, sa bawat tatlo o apat na fantasy- o romance-comedy, ano ba naman ang

lumikha ng isang komedya na tatalakay sa isang isyu ng lipunan, isang pelikulang kikiliti rin sa

kanilang mga puso? Kikiliti na parang hindi cheap at parang hindi masyadong pinag-isipan.

Youve always understood your strength as an actor: for the past several decades, mapa-Enteng man

o partner ni Dolphy, youve always played the same character. At alam mong click itoat mukhang

ito ang nagugustuhan sa iyo ng Filipino audience, dahil honest ka lagi sa iyong karakter. Pero what

if: kunin mo ang prototypical Vic Sotto role at ilagay sa isang sitwasyon na sumasalamin sa
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kondisyon ng mas nakakarami nating kababayan? Imbes na mga multo at lamanglupa ang

humahabol sa iyo, bakit hindi mga abusadong pulis, mga mapang-aping panginoong may-lupa? O

kayay mga pork barrel scammers. Puwede namang magpatawa pa rin habang nagtataas ng antas ng

kalidad ng paggawa ng pelikula. At hindi na nito kailangan ng mga mamahaling special effects.

Kayang kaya niyo yanwe only have to look at Eat Bulagas Lenten specials. May kurot talaga sa

damdamin.

Bossing, kahit wala ka sa politika, ikaw ay kasama sa iilan sa industriya na may pagkakataong

baguhin ang kamalayan at panlasa ng mga manonoodkahit pa-konti-konti lang.

Sanay pag-isipan mo ang posterity. Tandaan: iba ang paghusga ng sining at kasaysayan. Twenty

years from now, wala nang makakaalala ngMy Little Bossings, kahit kumita ito ng lampas P50

million. Hindi ito pag-aaralan at hihimayin sa mga unibersidad bilang halimbawa ng isang mahusayna pelikula. Puwede kang makabola sa festival, pero, ika nga ni Andres Bonifacio, hindi mo

puwedeng takasan ang hatol ng kasaysayan. Hindi rin naman kumita angKisapmatani Mike de

Leon, pero sino ang nakakaalala sa mga kasabay nito sa 1981 Metro Manila Film Fest: Tropang

Bulilitni Nino Mulach (Ito malamang angMy Little Bossingsnung panahong yun),Babae sa

Ulog(starring Jean Saburit),Init o Lamig(Dindo Fernando, Gina Alajar),Kamlonni Ramon Revilla?

Bossing, ayaw mo bang maging Chaplin? Na hindi lang nagpatawa kundi tumalakay din sa human

condition at nagkaroon ng komentaryo sa lipunan (The Dictator, Modern Times)?

Alam kong hindi madaling gumawa ng pelikula. At mas accurate: alam kong hindi madaling

magproduce. At ikaw mismo bilang producer na nagpapatakbo ng isang kumpanya, isanlibot isa ang

mga konsiderasyon. Naiintindihan ko na negosyo pa rin yan. At hindi lingid sa akin ang maraming

hamon sa bawat proyekto (Yan minsan ang hindi naiintindihan ng ilang kritikoporket walang

slum area at handheld camera at Joel Torre o Ronnie Lazaro sa pelikula, basura sa kanila).

Tingin ko naman ay puwedeng gumawa ng pelikulang nakakaaliw at pipilahan ng buong pamilya

na hindi sinasakripisyo ang kalidad ng kuwento. Ang tagal mo nang kumikita, bossing. Malaki-laki na rin ang naibigay sa iyo ng taumbayan. Oras na siguro para sila ay suklian. Magbalik ka

naman. To whom much is given, much is required, ika nga ng Bibliya.

Marami kang batang pinasaya at patuloy na napasayaat isa na ako doon. Tutal Pasko naman, di ba,

Bossing? (Christmas season parin hanggang Three Kings.) If Christmas is for children, isip bata pa

rin naman ako. Sige na.


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Your fan,

Lourd de Veyra

Marshall Madness lifts the LakersJanuary, 4, 2014

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LOS ANGELES -- Just five days ago, before theLos Angeles Lakersplayed thePhiladelphia 76ers,coach Mike D'Antoni was asked whyKendall Marshallhad appeared in only two out of the five games(in garbage time) the Lakers had since the former college standout joined the team.

[+] Enlarge Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty ImagesKendall Marshall became the first player since Kobe Bryant inFebruary 2002 to reach 20 points and 15 assists in a game.

"I don't know him," D'Antoni said at the time. "I've seen him play maybe two minutes. I don't thinkwe're at the point where, 'Oh, let's experiment.'"

Since then, however, bothXavier HenryandJordan FarmarjoinedSteve NashandSteve Blakein theever-growing Lakers' Injured Point Guards Club -- and as far as experimenting goes, well, you knowhow they say necessity is the mother of all invention.
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How does D'Antoni feel about Marshall now after the former lottery pick turned D-League cast-offracked up 20 points and 15 assists in the Lakers' 110-99 win over theUtah Jazzon Friday?

"This was easy because we have no other alternative," D'Antoni said. "Its like, Hey, I love you. Youregreat. Its easy. When youre the only point guard, youre not really looking over your shoulderbecause you kind of know that its going to be me or me."

"Me" stood for the Marshall Experience on Friday, a performance that was so good it left D'Antoniuttering the name of his most famous rags-to-riches success story in a coaching career that's turnedplenty of trash into treasure and discards into diamonds.

"Im not making a comparison, butJeremy Lindid the exact same thing," D'Antoni said when askedabout Marshall going from coughing up four turnovers in six minutes in his Laker debut just two weeksago to becoming the first Laker player sinceKobe Bryantin February 2002 to hit the 20-point, 15-assist plateau. "The first time he went out in Boston it was awful, and Im thinking, Oh my gosh.Then, obviously it happened to him. It does happen to guys."

"Linsanity" was a once-in-a-lifetime basketball supernova that was as much a cultural touchstone as itwas hoop dream. "Marshall Madness" has a nice ring to it, but what's more important than Marshallbecoming a favorite in the eyes of Lakers fans is Marshall becoming a reliable option in the eyes of

D'Antoni.

And that appears to be happening. Three simple compliments from the coach said way more than

D'Antoni's over-the-top Lin comparison. No. 1, "He has great vision, he sees everything;" No. 2 was,"He just played the way youre supposed to play at point guard;" and No. 3 was, "The biggest thingIm looking for is can he give our team a rhythm, and he did that. He should be able to do that everynight."

As much as Marshall earned some revenge against the Jazz for being one of the teams looking for apoint guard that didn't call him whenTrey Burkewas injured earlier in the season ("I know that the

Jazz let go of a guard earlier this year and I didnt get a call, so I felt a certain kind of way aboutthat," Marshall said), more important, he earned D'Antoni's trust.

And perhaps even more important than that, was he gained some of the confidence back that had

eroded ever since his rocky rookie season in Phoenix, followed by him being traded to Washington andsummarily waived before his sophomore season even started.

It was the stuff of storybooks for the former North Carolina stud. He opened it up by scoring theLakers' first five points against the Jazz in the game's first 52 seconds. He gave the Lakers life whenthey were flailing in the third quarter by findingShawne Williamswith back-to-back assists on back-to-back 3s to push L.A.'s lead from 10 to 16. "I ain't going to lie man, he made my week," saidWilliams. "He was just hitting us with good, clean passes -- swift, crisp -- and the ball was justmoving." And he scored five more points in the game's final 46 seconds to seal it.

Marshall likens his path to fellow TarheelDanny Greenrather than Lin. Green, like Marshall, sweatedsuccess at UNC but lost his way in the pros before ending up in San Antonio and hitting an NBA Finals-record 27 3-pointers over the course of seven games against Miami last June.

As amazing as Green's turnaround has been, consider that Marshall was the sixth player to start agame at point guard for the Lakers this year and he was the catalyst in snapping their season-high,six-game losing streak.

Marshall has seen how ugly the NBA can be already, going from the future of the franchise in Phoenixto a Delaware 87er (yes, that's a real team) in less than a year. He wallowed in the negativity somuch that he made a list on his cell phone of all the doubts he's heard about his game -- that he can'tshoot, that's he's too slow, that he can't defend -- and he said he would "really just recite those thingsto myself every single day."
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The Jazz game provided a bit of joy and something positive to focus on moving forward, somethingthat everyone on the 14-19 Lakers could use right now.

"It hasn't really set in yet," said Marshall. "The thing I'm most excited about is the win."

It's been a while for both the Lakers and Marshall to have that feeling.

D'Antoni leans on Pau GasolJanuary, 4, 2014

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- After not playing three times in a five-game span because of an upperrespiratory infection,Pau Gasolhas returned to the lineup the past two games, averaging 24 points,11.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.5 blocks.

He was as good as he's been all season against the Utah Jazzon Friday, racking up 23 points (on 10-for-17 shooting), 17 rebounds, eight assists and three blocks in theLos Angeles Lakers'110-99 win tosnap a six-game losing streak.

[+] Enlarge AP Photo/Mark J. TerrillPau Gasol filled up the stat sheet Friday against the Jazz with 23 points, 17 rebounds,eight assists and three blocks.
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What caused the turnaround?

"One is being healthy, thats going to help," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said after practice Saturday."Two, I think the rhythm of the team was better, and once that is [the case,] then he gets moreconfident and more aggressive. We want Pau to be aggressive. We want him to be in the post everytime, or at least in the play every time."

Gasol, the subject of various trade rumors swirling around the past month, including talk of him beingdealt to Clevelandthat continues to persist,proved he can still perform and block out the distractions.

"Everybody is in this position, in a sense. You just do your job and good things happen," D'Antonisaid. "The worst thing that can happen in this league is pretty daggone good, if youre in the league.So, its not that bad."

D'Antoni wants to see more good nights like the one Gasol had against Utah and thinks the big man'sceiling is higher than the 15.3 points and 9.5 rebounds on a career-low 44.9 percent shooting Gasol isputting up this season.

"I think he should almost average a triple-double every night," said D'Antoni. "Thats what he did atthe end of last year."

Indeed, Gasol racked up three triple-doubles in the Lakers' final seven games (including the playoffs)last season.

The coach believes thatRobert Sacre's addition to the starting lineup has helped Gasol become morecomfortable on defense using his length to harass opposing power forwards rather than having to usehis bulk to battle centers. D'Antoni also said thatKendall Marshallgave the team a rhythm on offensethat it was lacking that has trickled down to Gasol.

"If youre happy on offense and youre happy with the team, it comes through on your defense," saidD'Antoni after the Lakers held the Jazz to just 12 first-quarter points Friday. "It shouldnt be that way,but it is that way, human nature, and last year was a big example of that. We were not happyoffensively with our roles and we struggled, our shoulders drooped and we didnt have the intensitythat we needed on defense."

D'Antoni, who singled Gasol out earlier in the season for his unwillingness to accept his role with the

team, admitted Saturday that Gasol's underwhelming performance was caused by more than just arigid attitude.

"Thats also a product of the team," D'Antoni said. "You cant just blame one guy. Its all connectedand its how the ball moves and its how the wings get out [in transition] and its how we get the ballinbounds and how the ball finds him in the low post. Its all connected, and [Friday] we did a betterjob of it and Pau was really good."

Gasol vowed to keep it up following the Jazz game. The Lakers host theDenver Nuggetson Sundaybefore going on to play 10 of their next 11 games in the month of January on the road.

"I just want to play hard and play well and give as much as I can to this team, because we are so

short-handed," Gasol said. "I owe it to myself and I owe it to my teammates, and I just want to bethat guy that works hard for the team."

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With the looming possibility ofCarmelo Anthonydeparting New York as a free agent this

summer,New York Knicksofficials have discussed proposing a trade to theLos Angeles

ClippersforBlake Griffin,according to league sources.

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Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty ImagesCould Carmelo Anthony and Blake Griffin be switching uniforms?

The teams each have talked internally about a potential deal, sources said.

Sources say Clippers management also has had internal discussions about such a deal but that the

clubs have not yet spoken to one another about a potential trade.

As of now, neither team is certain it would make an Anthony-for-Griffin trade, the sources said.

The Clippers appear to be the more apprehensive of the two teams because Griffin is having a terrific

season, especially of late. The 24-year-old power forward has averaged 26 points and nearly 11

rebounds in his past 10 games.

One source close to the situation said the Clippers' latest internal discussion ended in favor of keeping

Griffin.

New York's top priority, meanwhile, appears to be re-signing Anthony to a long-term deal this

offseason.

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But with the Knicks struggling badly and Anthony refusing to give assurances that he will return, the

Knicks understand they must at least consider other options.
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The Clippers are on the Knicks' radar because it is an open secret throughout the league that Anthony

and Clippers star point guardChris Paulhave wanted to play together since 2010. That sentiment

between the two players has not changed, according to sources.

Paul, who signed a five-year, $107 million deal with the Clippers this offseason, separated his shoulder

Friday night against theDallas Mavericksand is expected to miss three to five weeks.

If the Knicks decide to explore a trade for Anthony, he will have plenty of say as to where he goes

because of his impending free agency. No club will offer anything of value for him without knowing he

will re-sign with it this summer.

Doc Rivers: Trade talk 'stupid'Updated:January 4, 2014, 10:02 PM ET

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Griffinwas rejected by Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers before Saturday night's game against theSan

Antonio Spurs,with Rivers responding to a question about the move by saying, "Please, this is stupid."

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"If you're the Knicks or whoever, would you want Blake Griffin? I would," he said. "So I don't see what

the story is."

ESPN reported Friday night that both the Knicks and Clippers have had internal discussions about an

Anthony-for-Griffin swap, but neither has proposed the deal to the other. One source close to the

situation said the Clippers' latest internal discussion ended in favor of keeping Griffin.

"Call Pop [Spurscoach Gregg Popovich] and and ask if he would like Blake. I think he'd say, 'Yeah, Ithink so, yeah I think so,' " Rivers said. "We had nothing to do with it."

The Knicks' top priority appears to be re-signing Anthony to a long-term deal this offseason, but with

the team struggling badly and Anthony refusing to give assurances that he will return, New York

understands it must at least consider other options.

Anthony returned to the lineup Thursday night after missing three games with a sprained left ankle

and tweaked it late in that win. He was still struggling with it Friday night, and winced almost every

time he landed after jumping in the second half.
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The 24-year-old Griffin, meanwhile, has averaged 26 points and nearly 11 rebounds in his past 10

games. He signed a five-year, $95 million contract extension with the Clippers in July 2012.

Cavs want Bynum deal by SundayUpdated:January 4, 2014, 10:23 PM ET

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He has been a so-so player at best, but in the new CBA his contract has special value -- because now even the richest

teams feel financial pressure.

After several days of stalled talks, theLos Angeles LakersandCleveland Cavaliersmade progressSaturday on a trade that would involvePau GasolandAndrew Bynum,sources told ESPN.com.

The Cavaliers want to execute a trade by Sunday so it can be completed ahead of Tuesday's deadline

for Bynum's contract to become fully guaranteed, sources said. Trades need 48 hours to be finalized

so players can have physicals.

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The Cavs have been involved in talks with other teams looking to take advantage of Bynum's contract.

The deal is for $12.3 million this season but if a team waives Bynum by Tuesday it will owe him

nothing because the $6.3 million left on the contract is not guaranteed if he's released by that date.

On Friday, ESPN.com reported the Cavs have been in talks with theJazzfor veteran forwardRichard

Jeffersonin a money-saving move for Utah. Cleveland also has considered keeping Bynum and using

him as a trade asset before next month's trade deadline, sources said.

The injury-ravaged Lakers have been considering whether to execute a Gasol-for-Bynum trade

because it would get them out of the luxury tax for the first time in seven years. More important than

the $20 million in instant savings would be easing the pressure of going into the repeater tax in either

2015 or '16, sources said. If a team is in the luxury tax in four out of any five years, it triggers the

repeater tax.
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Sources say the Lakers, who broke a six-game losing streak with a victory against the Jazz on Friday

night, also are seeking a package that would include a young player or a draft pick from the Cavs,

which has been holding up the talks.

The Lakers internally have been debating whether they should trade Gasol, a four-time All-Star with

the team, or wait for some of their players to get healthy with hopes of making a run in the second

half of the season.

It appears these talks, which kicked into gear last weekend when the Cavs suspended Bynum for a

game and put him on the trade block, could be headed for a resolution one way or the another on

Sunday.

Cavs mull 3 options for BynumUpdated:January 4, 2014, 2:16 AM ET

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Andrew Bynum's Clever Deal

TheCleveland Cavaliersentered the weekend focused on three main exit strategies forAndrew

Bynumas the Jan. 7 guarantee date on the remaining $6 million of the center's 2013-14 salary fast

approaches Tuesday, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

Sources saidUtah Jazzveteran swingmanRichard Jeffersonhas emerged as a new trade target for the

Cavaliers after ongoing talks with theLos Angeles Lakerson a deal centered around the swap of

former teammatesPau Gasoland Bynum remained at an impasse Friday.
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Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE/Getty ImagesUtah Jazz swingman Richard Jefferson has emerged as a new trade

target for the Cavaliers as they look to potentially move Andrew Bynum.

A deal with Utah that would send Jefferson to Cleveland and likewise allow the Jazz to acquire and

waive Bynum before the other half of his $12.3 million salary this season becomes guaranteed is one

of three primary options for the Cavaliers. The other two, sources said Friday, are continuing talks

with the Lakers this weekend in hopes of hashing out trade terms both teams can stomach, or electing

to keep Bynum beyond Tuesday's deadline and then reshopping him as a trade asset before the Feb.

20 trade deadline, or, if necessary, again in late June and early July.

Any team that has Bynum on its roster Jan. 7 can immediately wipe $6 million of its books this season

by waiving him that day by 5 p.m. But sources said that Cleveland is strongly weighing the idea of

keeping Bynum if it can't trade him by then, despite the fact it would fully guarantee the former All-Star center an extra $6 million.

In that scenario -- even if he never played another second for the Cavs -- Bynum theoretically could

be an attractive trade piece in connection with the June draft or immediately after it because his $12.5

million salary in 2014-15 is fully nonguaranteed. Any team that has Bynum on its roster in July can

erase the $12.5 million as long as he clears waivers by July 10.

ESPN reported Thursday that talks headlined by Gasol and Bynum had stalled, largely because the

Lakers are seeking an additional quality asset from the Cavs on top of Bynum's cap-friendly contract,

which could save Los Angeles more than $20 million in salary and luxury tax if it acquired Bynum next

week and immediately released him. Sources say that L.A. also covets either a young prospect or a

future first-round pick as well as Bynum if it parts with Gasol, but Cleveland has been unwilling to put

either of those assets on the table.

It's believed that Utah's demands in a deal headlined by Jefferson and Bynum would be far more

modest in comparison, given that Jefferson, at 33, has essentially been a role player for the past five

seasons after a long run as a slashing scorer in both New Jersey and Milwaukee.

Cleveland, though, has been looking to upgrade its options at small forward for some time. And

Jefferson, averaging 9.9 points in his debut season with the Jazz as an $11 million player, is shooting

41.7 percent from 3-point range and would bring some needed know-how to the position for the Cavs,
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who remain hopeful of reaching the playoffs in the inviting Eastern Conference after a three-season

drought dating to the free-agent exodus ofLeBron James.

Sources say the Cavs and Lakers remained engaged in talks as of Friday, leaving open the possibility

that an agreement can be struck. But ESPN reported Friday night that the Lakers believe they have

other routes to getting under the luxury tax threshold beyond just swapping the four-time All-Star for

the instant cap relief Bynum's contract would provide.

By late Friday night, the Lakers were cooling on the trade altogether, fearing that "we're further apart

than ever," as one source told ESPNLosAngeles.com's Ramona Shelburne.

Trading for and then waiving Bynum could take the Lakers below the luxury-tax line for the first time

in seven years. Yet sources say the Lakers remain reluctant to part with Gasol before giving the team

time to recover from an ongoing wave of injuries that has derailed their season. Point guardJordan

Farmarwas the latest to go down, suffering a hamstring tear that is expected to sideline him for a

month. The Lakers (14-19) had lost six games in a row before beating Jefferson and Utah on Friday

night.

There is, however, some tangible pressure on the Lakers to get out of the luxury tax to help with

future flexibility. If the Lakers remain a tax team at season's end, going into the tax in either of the

next two seasons would trigger a costly "repeater tax" that the franchise hopes to avoid. The Lakers'

plan, in the wake of signingKobe Bryantto a two-year, $48.5 million extension in late November, is to

be major free-agent players the next two summers.

Sources say the Cavs have been shopping Bynum all over the league this week after a series of flare-

ups with various coaches convinced the team's management to suspend him last weekend and

effectively end its experiment with him.

Cleveland (11-21) signed Bynum to the largely nonguaranteed two-year, $25 million contract last

summer after the 26-year-old missed the entire 2012-13 season with Philadelphia thanks to knee

issues that have plagued him for years. The Sixers' failed gamble with Bynum came as part of the

four-team blockbuster trade in August 2012 that landedDwight Howardwith the Lakers.

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TheCleveland Cavaliershave called virtually every team in the league this week as part of their

continuing search for a trade partner interested in dealing forAndrew Bynum's cap-friendly contractbefore the magical date of Jan. 7, according to sources close to the process.

Which is a handy cue to remind us that theOrlando Magicpossess the same sort of trade chip

withHedo Turkogluand his similarly structured deal.

In both cases, only half of Bynum and Turkoglu's respective $12 million expiring contracts areguaranteed this season. Any team employing either player on Jan. 7 can thus save $6 million in salary-- and potentially more depending on where they are luxury-tax wise -- by releasing Bynum orTurkoglu in time to ensure they clear waivers before Jan. 10.
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