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The Lakers have resigned Chris Mihm for the coming year, so far the terms of the deal are not public. (Hat tip to Kwame a. in the comments for the link.) That brings 14 players under contract on the Lakers roster (once D. Fish puts pen to paper), and the team said they were only [...]

Before we wave goodbye to Vegas, let’s take one more look back at the Summer League. (If you’d rather read my thoughts on Los Angeles’ mood about Kobe, read this post at True Hoop.) Let’s start with the stats — I’m only putting up the stats for four of the Laker players because, well, only [...]

After the Shaq trade, I think most Lakers fans realized it was going to take three to four years to really rebuild this team around Kobe, and that was if everything was done right. Contenders are not made overnight (look at how Phoenix, San Antonio and Dallas were assembled). How has it gone? Well, I’ve [...]

One of my favorite parts of this blog (and I think some of the better stuff) came from my first-hand reporting of the Lakers happenings at the Summer Pro League in Long Beach the last couple of years. But, the Lakers have joined most of the rest of the NBA in Las Vegas, and I [...]

“Fisher changed agents over the weekend to be represented by Rob Pelinka, Bryant’s agent…” The OC Register is reporting 3 years at about 16 million dollars. Is this too much money for an aging but gutsy player with playoff, triangle, and Kobe Bryant experience? If you saw his performances in this year’s playoffs, you know [...]