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OMG!!! How is Sprewell supposed to feed his family?
Lakers: Sprewell's price might not be right
By Vincent Bonsignore, Staff Writer
Latrell Sprewell doesn't like the money the Lakers are offering, but he appears to be running out of options.
Sprewell, the talented but controversial free-agent guard who played last season in Minnesota, is seeking a deal starting at $5 million per season. He has spoken to the Lakers, which can offer only the $2.5 million remaining from its midlevel exception.
But lately, potential suitors San Antonio and Denver eliminated themselves from consideration by using their full $5 million midlevel exceptions to sign Michael Finley and Earl Watson, respectively.
That leaves only Miami, which has its full $5 million slot, and the Lakers as the remaining logical landing points for Sprewell.
Sprewell's agent, Robert Gist, confirmed Friday he hasn't been in contact with the Heat, but he has talked with the Lakers.
"When Latrell thinks about the Lakers, he gets a big smile on his face," said Gist. "Playing alongside a great player like Kobe Bryant and for a great coach like Phil Jackson is something he's very intrigued by."
Sprewell
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turned down $7 million from Minnesota heading into last season and didn't expect to sign for anything less than $5 million going heading into the upcoming season.
The only way the Lakers could meet Sprewell's demands is by orchestrating a sign-and-trade deal with the Timberwolves, although that appears unlikely.
Kareem a Laker again: Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been hired as a special assistant to work with the Lakers' big men at training camp and home practices. Abdul-Jabbar, who might do some traveling during the season, begins his assignment immediately.
Vincent Bonsignore, (818) 713-3612
[email protected]
OMG!!! How is Sprewell supposed to feed his family?
I think its funny that Sprewell will be remembered for that comment now. He would have been remembered for being the bad mofo choking PJ, dude really funked up his balla image. lol
I just find it funny that Sprewell spurned an offer for what, like 7 million a year from the Timberwolves because he was 'too good for that' and 'has a family to feed', and now he's stuck getting minimum offers because of his big, fat mouth. And he's STILL too egotistical to realize when he's beat.
Let him keep it up. Maybe his family will understand when he's not getting any paycheck whatsoever.
Last edited by Dex; 09-04-2005 at 11:00 AM.
I think we should start a charity fund so that Spree's family can make it thru this season with out starving.
I hope he chokes Phil?
w3rd! feeding multi-millionaire family is the most important thing right now.I think we should start a charity fund so that Spree's family can make it thru this season with out starving.
yeah, there is nothing more important in my mind right now.
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Kobe and Sprewell on the same team??? LMAO. Spalding better start doubling their bball output.
Kinda reminds me of the SA-s jax situation.
Yep. SJax turned down a perfectly good offer from San Antonio after 2003 because he wanted to cash in, and ended up getting stuck playing with the Hawks for peanuts.
Granted, he finally got his payday. It just took him a year in basketball while he proved to the league that he could put points on the board without TD down low.
I still miss Stephen every time I watch the 2003 championship video though. Guy was fearless with the three.
That was exactly the same reaction I had when I read this!
ohhh,,,my god,, how is the sprewell going to eat,,
Spree's gotta be kicking himself for not taking Minn up on it's offer.
His goof-up doesn't rival Juan Gonzalez turning down the Detroit Tigers offer in 2000 for 8 years and $148 miillion. He would have made $20 million with the Tigers this year, instead he made 600 thousand with the Indians and had 1 at bat. His greed and over-inflated ego cost him about $110 million.
we got to make a donation to the sprewell family befroe they die
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