I watch a fair number of Lakers games, and I'm constantly amazed at how poor a finisher Bynum is. I think he panics and rushes because he's afraid of getting sent to the line. He rarely shoots outside of three feet and still converts only 53%. With his body, he should be completely dominant inside, but instead he's a non-factor a lot of the time. The fashion is to blame Bynum's struggles on Bryant hogging all the shots, but if you watch the games, you'll see that Bynum is so unreliable that it's easy to understand why Bryant doesn't trust him.
Bynum is younger and has the (much) more impressive physique, but in fact Gortat is a superior offensive player at this point. Gortat shoots 60% and that includes his little mid-range set shot, which Bynum doesn't have at all. Figure in Bynum's injury history and higher salary, and I'd say that Bynum and Gortat have roughly equal trade value. So then the deals are Nash and maybe a contract dump for a late first-round pick or two. And that would be fine, but nothing to get excited about.
