Offseason grades for each team

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A Los Angeles Lakers

 

Phil Jackson stayed. Lamar Odom stayed. Kobe Bryant said he will be staying forever. Ron Artest arrived. Yeah, that'll do for a follow-up to the championship. Replacing Trevor Ariza with Artest is obviously a risk -- it's Artest, so of course it's a risk, and plus it's breaking from the proven fit of Ariza as an integral piece of a title team. There's no avoiding the potential for second-guessing if it goes badly. But Artest is a better player, period, and will have strong personalities (Bryant, Jackson, Derek Fisher) to keep him in line. The Lakers even accomplished the offseason goal of dealing the No. 29 pick (Toney Douglas, to New York) to avoid the guaranteed contract.

 

A Boston Celtics

Landing Rasheed Wallace with a two-year deal guarantees a very successful summer no matter what happens with forwards Glen Davis and Leon Powe. In Wallace, the Celtics got a talented third big man at the reasonable price tag of the mid-level exception. Plus, the acquisition of Marquis Daniels appears to be a certainty, whether via a sign-and-trade with Indiana or a straight signing, giving Boston more scoring punch on the wing. Keeping free agent Davis would be another good moment.

Edited August 6, 2009 by magicbalala245