Thoughts on Bynum and beyond

As AK and I discussed on our second podcast for 710 ESPN.com (that was seamless, don’t you think?), there are a few issues that go along with the Bynum extension that don’t have to do necessarily with Bynum himself. I’ve already written that I like the terms for both sides, but obviously there is impact for the team long term. The Lakers get some certainty in the budget, which could help them plan for the next major moves on the horizon. I don’t think wrapping Bynum up now fundamentally changes anything (any forecasts for the future undoubtedly factored in money…