So are people gonna say Windy doesn't know shit either because he isn't telling you what you want to hear?
Just take Bynum without the extension. Fuck it. Compete, grow, show Bynum we have a nice future, throw him the max. Pretty good chance he'd stay with us over joining the awful Rockets or the old Mavericks.
The problem isn't us, lakers, bynum, or even dwight at this point. The big obstacle is that stupid (bleep) rookie amateur hennigan who thinks this trade is gonna define him as a GM. What he needs to realize is regardless of what deal he gets he's gonna get the worst end of the stick. Its what he does afterwards to rebuild the team that's gonna make or break him as a GM.
Its called due diligence. Just because he's not going to get 95 cents on the dollar doesn't mean he should take the first crappy offer he gets... or the second crappy offer, for that matter.
There's 3 months until the season starts, plenty of time for him to make a deal.
Is negotiating by using the media also part of due diligence? There's only one name who gets mentioned in these leaks as much as Dwight's and its Hennigan. GMs should blacklist this guy after this ordeal is over.