The Bulls have been willing to include Deng. Kobe is the one who has been vetoing any deals involving Lu. He needs to stop playing GM. I think Lou is a stud, but the fact is that if he was traded the Bulls do have a SF that could fill in...Nocioni. Thabo I believe can play the 3 too. And afterall, Labron James + the local Cleveland YMCA was enough to win the East last year. I'd rather Kobe continue to play hardball. As much as the LA front office wants to get rid of their headache, they'll ultimately give in and we'll wind up with a better team for it. Do you want to contend to win the east (which we already are doing, mind you), or do you want to contend to win multiple championships? I don't see us as contenders in the East. We have done nothing to since last spring to elavate us above other teams. I'd like to get to the finals and take our chances there.