From Chris Broussard, ESPN.com: Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are teaming up together on the Miami Heat, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. ESPN’s Shelley Smith also reported the pending move through independent sources. Whether LeBron James, the kingpin of this summer’s celebrated free-agent class, will join them remains to be seen. […]
Archives for July 2010
Free Agency, Summer League, and More
With it being a bit of a slow news day around the Lakers, it’s time to take a look around the league and see what’s going on in the rest of the NBA world… *The Lakers have posted their roster and schedule for the upcoming Summer League in Las Vegas. This is a list that […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Kobe Will Not Play In The World Championships
From Dexter Fishmore, Silver Screen and Roll: With Phil Jackson back in the fold and Steve Blake having soaked up most of the Lakers’ mid-level exception, attention now turns to filling out the low-cost end of the roster. Over at Yahoo!, Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Lakers are asking Derek Fisher to accept a one-year deal […]
2009-10 Player Review: Ron Artest
[picappgallerysingle id=”8952550″] With the 2009-10 season behind us and the free agency bonanza just getting started, ‘Forum Blue & Gold’ begins the first of a series of player reviews from your NBA champions. We begin with the player who left many fans and critics divided when he was signed before last season: the one and […]
Some Fireworks For Independence Day
I’m hoping all of you guys are enjoying your time off for Independence Day. I waited until Noon PT to see if any new news on Derek Fisher surfaced, nothing yet. So in light of the holiday, I’ll leave you guys with one of Kobe Bryant’s most spectacular performances of his career. The fireworks were […]
Lakers Get PG They’ve Been Looking For
Coming into the free agency period, most everyone agreed that point guard was the Lakers biggest need. After not addressing this position in the draft, the Lakers would surely look to upgrade the position in the off-season by signing one of the available point guards on the open market. And on the second day of […]
One Last Run…Who’s Coming Along?
You’ve read it in a thousand other places (including right here, yesterday), but Phil Jackson is coming back to coach the Lakers for one last year in the 2010-11 season. I know many are waiting on the big name players to commit and sign on the dotted line, but in my mind there was no […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Phil’s Back
THE BLOGS From Kurt Helin, Pro Basketball Talk: The Lakers just won a title depending on Ron Artest and Sasha Vujacic to be their three point threats. Which is to say, they won despite having no consistent outside threats. They just count on things like Artest getting hot in Game 7. Mike Miller would change […]
Your Official Lakers’ Free Agency Thread
[picappgallerysingle id=”8152740″] With all due respect to Lebron and Wade, the biggest free agent of them all has made his decision on his plans for next season. Phil Jackson will return to coach the Lakers for one final year. Phil said simply: “Count me in. After a couple weeks of deliberation, it is time to […]