When did we sign Brown, Ebanks and Caracter?
Fisher / Blake
Kobe / Brown / Sasha
Artest / Barnes / Luke / Ebanks
Pau / LO / Caracter
Drew / Ratliff
Head Coach: Phil Jackson
Assistants: Brian Shaw, Frank Hamblen, Chucky P, Jim Cleamons
Total payroll will be right at 95 mil give or take some dollars. It's about 4 more than last year.
Dumping Sasha before the deadline will be a crucial move for JB's bottom line. Gotta give the man his due...he is S ING out the dough.
Only armed with the MLE, Mitch has turned the bench into a selfish no D playing run and fun group of Farmar/Brown/Luke/LO into a solid high IQ bench lead by Blake/Brown/Barnes/LO/Ratliff.
I feel Shannon is going to GREATLY improve playing along side Steve Blake instead of Jordan Farmar. Hopefully this will limit Kobe's minutes this season if he can become a viable backup 2.
Should be a fun year Laker fans. Can't wait til Christmas!![]()
...and where is the link for this news?
Here is a link stating that Brown will likely go back to the Lakers to go back to back to back. Will decide Thursday.
http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/knicks...nixSAcR2NuZC8M
gotta give props to kupchack....he did good for the little they had.
Caracter is a lock to sign. Ebanks should sign as well. Its a matter of time.
I hope Phil gives Ebanks and Caracter burn time. It will mean good for the team long-term. And besides, the two have shown that they deserve playing time.
BUT OH WHAT A BENCH UPGRADE! Excited for the season!!!
Once Brown and Picks are signed we are ready to roll. #17 is coming home this season.
EBanks no. He will not be a serious role player during our window. Caracter YES. IMO I think Caracter is going to surprise A LOT Of people THIS YEAR.
I think he is going to work his way into the rotation and get 10+ MPG THIS YEAR - esp. if LO will be sleepwalking.
Too bad there is one team better than them.
They could leave Brown where they found him, but, the rest is peaches.
Me too but it's not happening without injuries to the core. This is Phil we're talking about.
Ebanks will ONLY play IF Walton realy can't go ...Phil loves Luke.
EBanks and Caracter will probably only play garbage time mins. But Is it true the Lakers Developmental squad is no longer in existince? I thought i heard that somewhere. That would be a shame ...that team runs the triangle and those guys could use the work and the PT ...
I agree we need shannons speed and atheleticism and with Blake running PG Brown will get more opportunities to play to his strengths ...but to give Kobe more rest he HAS to improve his jumper a bit ...
If sasha stays asa 5th guard he can play both the 1 and 2 plushe is in a contract year if he has ANY ability left I expect a bounce back year ...Blake will help him as well ...
Would've preferred an upgrade from Brown -- West is the obvious choice, but he is a headcase and perhaps wasn't signable given their situation anyway.
I guess we'll just have to hope that Shannon's game continues to improve. I think most of it is between his ears. There's hope -- he does seem like a coachable player who wants to get better.
how much did they spend to keep Fisher's body frozen in carbonite?
You guys wanna trade us back blake for bayless???![]()
no rudy, no deal
The roster is set now.
Shannon Brown to Return to the Lakers
8/05/2010 1:22 PM ET By Chris Tomasson
Shannon Brown is returning to the Lakers.
Brown's agent, Mark Bartelstein, told FanHouse on Thursday the deal "definitely'' will get done later in the day. The free-agent guard will sign a two-year, $4.6 million contract, with the second year a player option. He will make $2.2 million this season, with the option year worth $2.4 million.
"The lure of the Lakers was too great,'' said Bartelstein, whose client had been looked at strongly by New York. "He didn't want to look back and not have the chance to go for a third straight championship.''
Brown opted out in June of a deal that would have paid him $2.149 million this season. The sides haggled over dollars for several weeks before Brown ending up getting just a slight amount more than what he left behind.
"We'll have the flexibility and will look at it again next summer,'' Bartelstein said.
Brown, who averaged 8.1 points last season,
When you really think about it…Shannon, Sasha & Luke all have rings…LeBron does not have any rings…
Shannon, Sasha & Luke > LeBron
The rookies will be next... they won't be too hard to sign now
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