It’s now official: Jordan Farmar is no longer a Laker but instead is a member of the New Jersey Nets. Last night he inked a 3 year/$12 million dollar contract to play point guard with the team in Jersey. So, what looked to be a sure bet after his exit interview and at the beginning […]
Free Agents
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On The Eve Of Free Agency
[picappgallerysingle id=”8952824″] In a week of waiting for Lakers fans, today is the day the entire league waits. Today is the prelude to the free agent frenzy that teams have waited years for. Stories about where Lebron, Wade, and Bosh would end up this Summer started circulating the day after they signed their short term […]
So You Think The Lakers Are Going To Make A Trade?
[picappgallerysingle id=”3936014″] The rumor is out there that the Lakers are going to extend Pau Gasol’s contract soon (Eric Pincus wrote this at Hoopsworld). On one hand the timing seems odd, so I’m taking this with a whole lot of salt, but eventually the Lakers will do just this in one form or another. Nobody […]
Odom Signs — Watching the Sausage Get Made
Sometimes, those age-old adages are around because they’re accurate. Like the one often referred to when talking about congressional legislation — everyone loves sausage but you don’t want to see it get made. Welcome to the Lamar Odom negotiations. We all love how it ended (at least Lakers fans) — four years, 33 million with […]
Final Notes from Vegas
As the Lamar Odom saga unfolds, here is one reminder — nobody tells a reporter something without a motive. For example, the Jim Hill exclusive that Lamar Odom called Dr. Buss (which I’m sure happened), who would benefit from that being leaked? Odom would: The Lakers said Buss was angry they got no response at […]
Odom, Summer League Notes, Part Deux
Here’s what I think is the ultimate truth about the Lakers/Odom negotiations: They still need each other. Unless Odom wants to walk away for the MLE — and he doesn’t, he already turned up his nose at more money than that from the Lakers — Odom and the Lakers have to agree on whatever deal […]