After failing to win a third straight NBA title in the 2010-2011 season, the critic-wire is abuzz with talk about the Lakers and how they need to blow up the roster.  Rich Bucher thinks the team as constructed has run its course and needs to make a blockbuster move.  Magic Johnson thinks the team needs to be blow up and …

Its been quite some time since the Kings made a move that saw them on the giving-side of young talent in a trade.  By acquiring center Mike Richards from the Philadelphia Flyers, the Kings made a statement that their franchise is exiting the “rebuilding” stage and entering (or at a minimum, hoping to enter) the contender stage.
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