hoopsworld.com - 8/28/2008
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RUMOR HAS IT Today's section is geared exclusively towards the latest NBA rumors floating around Here Comes the Sun: The Los Angeles Lakers finally inked Chinese point guard Sun Yue to a contract this week. Sun is getting the standard minimum two-year contract for a second-round draft pick; however his entire contract is fully guaranteed ($1.2 million - ~$442k and ~$736k). He was chosen by the ...
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Forum Blue And Gold —
... calling Sun “”The Chinese Magic.” I get the correlation (tall PG) but Magic is a nickname we as Lakers fans just don’t throw around. If you want that moniker, you have to really earn it. Sun did not even start for the Chinese national team, is raw and is really a two-year project. He’s going to get a lot of run with the D-Fenders this year would be my guess. Save the nickname until we see if he can live up to it.
• By the way, Dwayne Mitchell is also on a non-guaranteed deal, according to Eric Pincus.
• I’m excited about college football is starting up again. ...
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