I saw the story on ESPN about the basketball prospectus guys, I didn't see anything from Hollinger other than his piece on the trade where he raved about it for the Lakers.
It leaves the Lakers with a bit of a Miami in 2010-11 scenario, in which the pieces don't quite fit and they have to figure out how to make them mesh. As it was with Miami, having pieces such as these means it probably doesn't matter.
Process this: Pau Gasol is the fourth option. The Lakers are running the pick-and-roll with Nash and Howard, Gasol lifting for the midrange J, and Kobe lurking on the weak side? Good luck defending that.
If you think Kobe is going to sit on the weak side for long periods of a game you are crazy! They will run that offense when Kobe is on the bench.