Turiaf is one of those heart players. I also don't think he is worth $16 million, however he is a great asset to have on their team. I would almost perfer that he leave and they use their mid-level exception instead on Kurt Thomas. Then they would have Fisher, Bryant, Odom, Gasol, Bynum, Thomas on their team. All players that have either this season or in the past proved themselves to be great crunch time players. Thomas would also bring some toughness to the big men. If they picked up Thomas and didn't lose anyone except Turiaf that would be a great thing for the Lakers.