First mid-season splash, Gasol to the Lakers for Kwane and picks.
Lakers went from being a first round and out playoff pretender team to a contender in my eyes. Moves like this are what wins titles...you have to put caution to the wind at least once when building a team. And they're a young team, they've got 3-4 shots at the title. Kobe has no excuse now. This is his chance to shine. Not only did he get his one sidekick, he got two this year with this trade and the emergence of Bynum.
This pretty much forces Cuban's hand at trading for Jason Kidd, which should be happening somewhere around the deadline.