On Tuesday, GM Mitch Kupchak announced the signing of Shawne Williams, a 6’9” forward who can play either forward spot, to a 1-year contract for the minimum. The contract is only partially guaranteed. The 27-year old Williams will be reunited with Coach Mike D’Antoni, under whom who had his best season in 2010-11 while playing for […]
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Summer League Player Elias Harris Signs Two-Year Deal With Lakers
It looks like the Lakers are adding to their roster from their Summer League team. Check out this report from Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Forward Elias Harris has agreed to a two year deal with Lakers, agent Brad Ames tells Y! Deal includes "significant" guarantee in 1st year. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 26, 2013 […]
Report: Lakers to Sign FA Wesley Johnson
After signing Chris Kaman, Nick Young, and working on a buyout to get Jordan Farmar on board, the Lakers have made another move in free agency. From Mike Bresnahan of the LA Times: Lakers agreed to terms with SG Wesley Johnson…1-yr deal for vet's min of $1 mill. Was 4th pick in 2010 draft, played […]
Report: Lakers Likely to Use Amnesty Provision on Metta World Peace
UPDATE: Did we jump the gun a bit with our post below? Possibly. Maybe. We’ll see. The Lakers can’t officially use their amnesty provision until July 10th (with the window to use it closing on July 16th). Kevin Ding acknowledged in his tweet that the Lakers could still change their mind and other reporters (most […]
Lakers Pick Up Jodie Meeks’ 2013-14 Option
Well, here’s some news on the Lakers front. Here’s Mike Trudell of Lakers.com and Time Warner Sportsnet. The Lakers picked up the option year on Jodie Meeks' contract today. — Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) June 26, 2013 Jodie Meeks came to the Lakers last season to help out with the three-point shooting. He shot a decent […]
Injury Update: Too Many to Name
If you were looking for good news, you came to the wrong place. Mike Trudell of Lakers.com has an injury update and it’s not a good one. Metta World Peace (knee), Steve Nash (back, etc), Jodie Meeks (ankle) and Steve Blake (hamstring) are all out for Game 4. — Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) April 27, 2013 […]
World Peace’s Return, Nash’s Status, and Kobe’s Minutes
So, just when you thought this season couldn’t have any more twists and turns, I see this on twitter: D'Antoni said @MettaWorldPeace was "80-90%" likely to play. Basically, if he has no set backs/swelling from today, he's playing. — Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) April 8, 2013 Okay, then. Ron potentially coming back this early is pretty […]
April 6 State of the Lakers
With the victory over the Memphis Grizzlies (51-25) last night, the Los Angeles Lakers (40-36) are undefeated in the last seven days. They’ve won three games in a row during the stretch and it’s helped solidify their grip on the final Western Conference playoff spot for the moment. The string of victories started on March […]
Update: Antawn Jamison Day-to-Day with Sprained Wrist
Antawn Jamison came out of Friday’s game to the Wizards clutching his right wrist. He didn’t return to the game and afterwards had X-rays taken that thankfully came back negative. On Saturday, Jamison had an MRI on that wrist and the results allowed a brief sigh of relief: An MRI on Antawn Jamison's wrist revealed […]
Remembering Jerry Buss
It is truly a sad day for the Laker organization, the city of Los Angeles, and the team’s fans all over the world. Jerry Buss was not just a great owner, but was also great ambassador of the game and, most of all, a great person. He will be sorely missed. Across the internet, tributes […]