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Welcome to the Machine
Published 7/25/2008 by kambrothers at Lakers Blog
... in the locker room after wins). Instead, according to the Press-Enterprise, they've retained Sasha Vujacic , allowing the "Machine" era to carry on another three seasons to the tune of 15 mil, a yearly salary that's something of a compromise between parties. Not sure if Team Vujacic coming down in price led to fewer years than originally requested (so he wouldn't be locked in as many years) or if coming up in price meant the Lakers committing shorter term. But either way, Lakers fans won't have to say "wish you were here" to Sasha. More thoughts later, but just wanted to ...

Sasha Vujacic stays in L.A.
Published 7/25/2008 by Andrew Kamenetzky at SportsHubLA
After some tense negotiations, the Press-Enterprise is reporting that the Lakers and Sasha Vujacic have come to agreement on a deal .  Three years, fifteen mil, a yearly salary somewhere in between what Vujacic was reportedly seeking and the Lakers were willing to pay.  After a standoff that included threats of taking the show back to Europe, cooler heads and apparent compromises were made.  The deal keeps a key bench player and fourth quarter mainstay in the fold, not to mention keeps fans from fretting that Ronny Turiaf’s defection to Golden State (after the Lakers declined ...