Adam Morrison to the Lakers in a trade

The Charlotte Bobcats traded managing partner Michael Jordan’s first draft pick on Saturday, sending struggling forward Adam Morrison and reserve guard Shannon Brown to the Los Angeles Lakers for forward Vladimir Radmanovic.
Jordan’s first major decision after becoming part owner with the final say on all basketball decisions was taking Morrison with the third overall pick in the 2006 draft.
The former Gonzaga star never lived up to expectations and had fallen out of favor with first-year coach Larry Brown. He was jettisoned for the 6-foot-10 Radmanovic, who was averaging 5.9 points and 2.5 rebounds a game with the Lakers.
“We definitely wish him well,” Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins said of Morrison. “He’s a good kid and hopefully he gets an opportunity to play. You never know, he might get a chance to win a (championship) ring.”
The move is the third trade the Bobcats have made this season in a roster shakeup under Brown, who is trying to get the fifth-year Bobcats to the playoffs for the first time.
Morrison and Brown were never a good fit. Morrison’s defensive deficiencies didn’t mesh with Brown’s style, and Morrison had failed to hit shots consistently, struggling in a starting role the past four games after small forward Gerald Wallace suffered a partially collapsed lung and a broken rib against the Lakers on Jan. 27.
Morrison, who cut his trademark hair short before this season, will get a chance to crack the Lakers’ rotation and become an outside scoring threat. Morrison, who averaged a nation-best 28.1 points for Gonzaga in 2005-06, missed all of last season after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament in a preseason game.
Morrison, due about $5.3 million next season, was averaging just 4.5 points while shooting 36 percent from the field and 34 percent from 3-point range.
The 6-foot-10 Radmanovic, who is owed $6.5 million in the final year of his deal next season, gives the Bobcats more depth up front. Higgins said Radmanovic can play both small and power forward.
“Being a 6-10 guy, obviously he brings some height as well as some athleticism,” Higgins said. “He’s guy that can make some shots. I think he will fit in with our current roster well.”
Shannon Brown was signed in the offseason and had played sparingly until Friday night, when he committed a turnover and had a shot blocked in the closing seconds of a 102-97 loss to Atlanta. A groin injury to starting shooting guard Raja Bell put Brown into the lineup.
Higgins said they were arranging for Radmanovic to fly from Cleveland, where the Lakers play the Cavaliers on Sunday, to Miami. The Bobcats play the Heat Sunday night.

If Mosrrison plays anything like he did in college it will be a great trade, although I highly doubt that will happen, even w/ Phil coaching, stupid move on LA IMO.

Yeah, Vladimir got you that clutch 3-pointer that you need at the time. But so does three other people on the Lakers.

So i really don't have an opinion on this trade.

its pretty even cuz u never know. morrison might start to light it up now cuz he has kobe and phil to help mentor him

i think morrison will finally become the player he was in college with the help of phil jackson,maybe a 10 to 15 coming off the bench

Bobcats raped the Lakers on this trade. I was glad when the Bobcats drafted him, but it seems that his game isnt worth a sh** in the NBA.

tuki94 wrote:

i think morrison will finally become the player he was in college with the help of phil jackson,maybe a 10 to 15 coming off the bench

hopefully, but i doubt it.

Being a bobcat fan, I have watched more games with Adam Morrison in a week then most of you have seen in your life, and I will say this

THANK GOD! That stash was trash!

trade seems fair

... RAD gonna be more of use than morrison

cuz lakers already have a good rotation as it is

.. mostly likey not gonna play that much cuz odem n luke n ariza playin his position

I went to the Bobcats vs Wizards game last night and what Radamonivic did last night , Adam could never do

You have to think jackson will restore morrisons college days. I mean the man is a straight genius!

Haha i would be happy if i was adam. Let me think lakers or bobcats??? Sorry bobcat fans

this is a good trade for both teams. Rad well hit big shoots down the straights for the bobcats and the lakers have a better understanding now with there rotation... meaning Rad ant crying for minutes in L.A. anymore.
Adam and brown might find a fresh start in L.A. a good thing, but most likely they will ride the bench and "maybe" win a championship and will be probably be released at the start of next season, if Phil doesn't see any future potential for the team.

the lakers now have a swing man that can knock down the long range jumper and 3 pointers, and the bobcats got a big man that can extend the court by hitting long range shots

wow i really wish my lakers woulda kept vlade

morrison isn't gonna do anything beneficial to help out the organization

nah morrison will get better since there is actual talent around him

I would have rather kept Vladimir he was having a good season hitting 3 pointers all year.

vladimir has shots like no other

naw phil jackson is tryin to develop morrison into the player he was in college

tuki94 wrote:

naw phil jackson is tryin to develop morrison into the player he was in college

lol, that will never happen.....He was too good in college and too bad in the NBA, I could see him developing into a sixth man but I dont see him becoming a starter.

the carolina teams get some big busts... dwayne jarrett and adam morrison are the ones that stick out the most to me

Adel92 wrote:

tuki94 wrote:

naw phil jackson is tryin to develop morrison into the player he was in college

lol, that will never happen.....He was too good in college and too bad in the NBA, I could see him developing into a sixth man but I dont see him becoming a starter.

lol i kno that wont happen, but thats the plan for morrison. yea he will probably be a rotation player at best for the lakers but he is hoping that morrison can benefit from kobe bein the focal point of the offense and get open looks through him