Trade Talks Suggest Lakers’ Radmanovic, Brown may be blowing over to the Windy City

While the young star and the old time rookie are still holding strong in games, the Lakers Vladimir Radmanovic and Kwame Brown  may be catching the trade winds out of Los Angeles and into Chicago sooner than they thought.

The Chicago Tribune’s columnist Sam Smith has suggested a new deal that looks different from the original Kobe Bryant for a package of players. That deal was called off months ago but now a new one is brewing, according to an article published Jan. 23 by the Pasadena Star-News. Brown and Radmanovic would be traded for the Bulls Ben Wallace. Wallace has approximately $28 million left on his contract, while Brown still has $9 million and Radmanovic is signed for $5.6 million until the 2010-2011 season, according to the report.
Lakers Coach Phil Jackson did not comment on the trade but is rather worrying about the state of his current players, especially Luke Walton, who has had a week ankle since the Lakers’ training camp in Hawaii, according to the report. Due to the injury, Walton has only been averaging 7.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
“We just have to watch that he’s not overplayed,” coach Phil Jackson said. “Too many minutes are going to hurt him, wear him out and tear him down. Offensively, he’s struggling. Defensively he’s doing a good job for us.”

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