Lakers
Turiaf A Warrior, Azubuike A Clipper
One Los Angeles team does nothing, the other one makes another move. Both involve the Golden State Warriors. Mark Bartelstein, the agent for Rony Turiaf, says that he expects the Lakers not to match the $17-million contract the Golden State Warriors offered for the Lakers backup center. Barring any unforseen circumstances, Turiaf will officially become a ... 18Jul2008 | J.P. | 0 comments | Continued
Lakers Coby Karl, Joe Crawford Impressive in Summer League Play
If the Lakers sign Karl and Crawford to their roster, which veteran is likely to go?
About to start his second season in the NBA, Coby Karl shows why the Lakers signed the Boise State guard to a contract last year and why Karl became an instant crowd favorite. He has hit double figures in ... 16Jul2008 | J.P. | 1 comment | Continued
Surprisingly, Artest for Odom Makes Perfect Sense
When last seen, the Los Angeles Lakers were getting humiliated on Boston's parquet floor in Game 6 of the NBA Finals this past June. Since the embarrassing defeat at the hands of the rival Celtics, there hasn't been much buzz surrounding LA's glamour team, the Lakers. Instead, LA's other team, the Clippers, have ... 14Jul2008 | Joey | 0 comments | Continued
L.A. Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons: A Mid-Summer’s Night Blowout!
The Summer Games in Las Vegas could step up trade talks
The Summer League season began for the Lakers the same way their NBA Playoff season ended – with a blowout. And they were on the wrong end. This time it was the Summer squad for the Eastern Conference’s Number 2 team, the Detroit ... 12Jul2008 | J.P. | 0 comments | Continued
Lakers Kupchak: All Over the Map…
Maybe someone should buy Mitch Kupchak a global navigating system. They are a little cheaper than they used to be and much more effective. Perhaps, Jerry Buss should give his GM one as a bonus for the Lakers winning the Western Division title. If Buss has contacts at the State Department maybe he ... 11Jul2008 | J.P. | 0 comments | Continued
L. A. Lakers Odom For Sacramento Kings Artest – Nonsense!
Many Lakers fans are hoping for it. The media are dropping hints all over the place about it. But it’s just not going to happen. At least not straight up and probably not as a package. In any trade, the best that can happen is a win-win situation. The worst is a lose-lose deal. ... 11Jul2008 | J.P. | 0 comments | Continued
Ronny Turiaf – A Laker? A Warrior? Or Whatever?
It’s that crazy time of year again – NBA free agency hop-scotch. One player who seems to be going and coming at the same time is Lakers restricted free agent, Ronny Turiaf. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported that Turiaf had signed a $17 million offer from the Golden Stare Warriors. This according to two ... 10Jul2008 | J.P. | 0 comments | Continued
The Return of Kwame Brown May Not be a Bad Thing
Earlier today The Press-Enterprise reported that Lakers forward-center and restricted free agent Ronny Turiaf agreed to a four year, $17 million offer sheet from the Golden State Warriors. Since the Lakers had offered Ronny a one year contract worth $1.5 million per year, it's fairly unlikely that they'll match Golden State's offer and therefore ... 9Jul2008 | Joey | 1 comment | Continued
Lakers Summer League Schedule Released
For those of you who can't wait for the Lakers to start playing again than I strongly recommend checking out the 2008 Las Vegas Summer League. While neither Kobe, Pau, nor Lamar, will be playing, it's neat to check out some of the younger guys (Sun Yue, Coby Karl, and Joe Crawford). So, ... 8Jul2008 | Joey | 0 comments | Continued
Maggette to the Lakers a Possibility
It has already been well documented that Clippers forward Corey Maggette has decided to test the free agency waters in order to play for a championship caliber teams such as the Boston Celtics or the San Antonio Spurs. While both Boston and San Antonio would be attractive places for Maggette, ESPN is
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More Than Just a Team…
Hi guys (and gals?)! Sorry I've been on radio silence for awhile. I had a busy week and wasn't able to break away to write any. I'm writing this article from St. Kitts, an island off of Puerto Rico, where I'll be for the next month (don't get too jealous, it's a total ... 7Jul2008 | Justin Biehle | 2 comments | Continued
Lakers Looking to Keep Vujacic, Turiaf
Late last night Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak announced that the team had extended qualifying offers to restricted free agents Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf. The Lakers are expected to remain essentially intact for next season, and Kupchak has stated previously that he expects to resign both Vujacic and Turiaf. As restricted free agents, ... 1Jul2008 | Joey | 0 comments | Continued
Evaluating the ‘07-08 Lakers: Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant 2007-08 Season Review Stats: 38.53 MPG / 28.3 PPG / 45.9% FG / 36.1% 3PT / 84.0% FT / 6.3 RPG / 5.4 APG / 1.8 SPG / 0.5 BPG / 3.1 TO As evident by his selection as the NBA's Most Valuable Player and his team's trip to the NBA Finals, this was arguably Kobe Bryant's best ... 28Jun2008 | Joey | 0 comments | Continued
2008 NBA Draft Thoughts
I am always a sucker for the drafts, NFL, NBA, MLB, and especially the Fantasy ones. The drafts somehow have me captivated and glued to my television set each year, as I sit there and openly criticize everyone from the general managers to the ball boys. So, obviously I have plenty of opinions ... 27Jun2008 | Joey | 0 comments | Continued
I agree. I'm just really impatient when it comes to hometown teams. I want them to win right ...
I don't know much about the Kings, but the strategy that Connie is suggesting is certainly a good one. It's ...
Did you really just suggest that the Doyers would go further in the playoffs than the Angels?
Wow... there's no end ...
Yes, they are millions under the salary cap floor, but there are still players that are RFAs who need to ...