Comments on: Notes from the Summer League

By: Kurt

Kurt — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:37:26 +0000

New post up from Zephid on the Odom negotiations.

By: E-ROC

E-ROC — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:13:36 +0000

I guess $8.5 million is not good enough for Odom. $10 million simply isn’t available on the market right now. Portland can’t sign Odom for anything near that amount. I’m not sure what he’s waiting for and it looks like the Lakers have similar thoughts.

I doubt the Lakers would trade Odom. He has more value to them than to any other team. The Lakers would have to get something substantial in return for that to happen.

Odom will re-sign in the end.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:29:26 +0000

The problem is that there is no plan B for losing Odom. What FA are available for the bi-annual exception or vet minimum that can produce what Odom does, or even a fraction of what Odom does. Powell playing more minutes does not even come close to making up for losing Odom, and neither does Artest. He can’t start at the 3 and play back up PF. WIth Odom the Lakers have the deepest and most versatile front court in the NBA (maybe Boston is close if Garnett is healthy, and Wallace has anything left). Without Odom, Bynum better dramatically improve and everyone better stay healthy.

By: Bill K

Bill K — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:28:35 +0000

35. That’s the difference between luring a free agent and signing your own players to extensions…

By: Bill K

Bill K — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:27:19 +0000

MannyP13 +1

I think you hit the nail on the head…he’s worried about contract length. I also think our offer includes declining amounts over time. Nothing stopping that sort of offer in the cba.

By: enochemery

enochemery — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:10:46 +0000

MannyP13: “But, from the Lakers point of view, the Luke experience taught Mitch and the Busses a lesson and they are unlikely to sign any non-franchise type player to a deal lasting more than 3 years. ”

But didn’t they just sign Artest to a 4-year deal with a player option for the 5th?

By: Buttas

Buttas — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:56:09 +0000

Well at this point I am fine with the FO stance. If the reports are accurate, then we have done more than enough. If LO wants to entertain Dallas then by all means get to steppin’

I want people on the team who actually want to be here.

By: Saber

Saber — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:49:21 +0000

Article on Truehoop on Lamar and the contract negotiations. It employs some nice modern statistical evidence.

By: Rudy

Rudy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:44:24 +0000

Lamar plays the same position as Dirk so that doesn’t work. I think the Lakers should really be thinking of a plan “B” in case they can’t sign Odom

By: Bill Bridges

Bill Bridges — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:42:48 +0000

30. So LO turns down 9M from the Lakers to take the MLE from the Mavs to backup Nowitzky and Marion?