latimes.com - 7/7/2009
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The reserve guard will be back with the Lakers, but there has been no movement on Odom, one of the last big-name free agents still seeking a home. Odom was on the Lakers' books for $14.1 million last season, but the Lakers are balking at his asking price of more than $10 million a season. ...
lakeshowlife.com - 7/7/2009
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The Lakers have reached an agreement with Shannon
Brown keeping the athletic combo guard in L.A. for...
two more years. Shanwow re-ups According to the Los Angeles Times , the deal is worth $4.2 million with a player option for the second year. Brown worked his way into Phil ...
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Shannon Brown Stays in Town
latimes.com - 7/4/2009
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Answer: Artest has been with the Lakers for
barely a day, and he's already inventing words. I...
love it. Unlike a lot of people, including two of our sports columnists, I actually like this move. Plaschke has already ripped it, and Simers would have too ...
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Signing Ron Artest is a smart move by Lakers - Los ...
outsidetheboxscore.blogspot.com - 7/6/2009
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outsidetheboxscore.blogspot.com —
We at OTB have been all over this
summer's NBA free agency season. What with the major...
pieces falling in to place, it's time to take a step back and look at what really it all means for next season. To begin with, a little recap. San Antonio started it all off by trading for Richard ...
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Lamar Odom: Key to Winning the NBA Arms Race
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Shannon Brown to resign with Lakers
Lakers Blog —
... . Dude, everything is coming up "Shannon Brown" today. (UPDATE: The Times' Broderick Turner has confirmation of the news from Brown's agent , Mark Bartelstein, who says SB turned down a more lucrative deal with the Pacers to remain a Laker.) AK
Lakers Make Point For Changing Of Guard
Blak4rest: Sports, Media and Vegas —
... This was a deal the Lakers had to make. With Derek Fisher ready to fade into the sunset after next season and Jordan Farmar no better than a backup, the Lakers made sure to invest in the club's future at point guard. Shannon Brown, who provided plenty of spark during the playoffs, inks a two-year deal for $4.2 million. That's money well spent. L.A. Times
First Cup: Tuesday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Mike Bresnahan and Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times: "Even though Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest had words during a couple of games last season, Bryant related a pro-Artest anecdote from the 2008 NBA Finals in which Artest, a spectator at Game 6, entered the showers in the Lakers' locker room after Boston clinched the championship with a 39-point victory. 'I was in there by myself,' Bryant said. 'He came in there and he said, 'This is not going to happen to you [again]. I'm going to come in here and help you out.' He wound up being in Houston, and [then] ...
Blazers Enter the Lamar Odom Sweepstakes
SLAM Online —
With negotiations between Lamar and the Lakers stalling, Portland is reportedly showing interest in the versatile forward: “Despite reports that the Trail Blazers were preparing to make a major bid for Knicks restricted free agent David Lee, a coaching source familiar with the situation said Portland is more interested in the Lakers’ Lamar Odom. And the source described the Odom situation with Portland as ‘lukewarm.’”
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Shannon Brown Stays in Town
Lake Show Life | A Los Angeles Lakers Blog —
... According to the Los Angeles Times, the deal is worth $4.2 million with a player option for the second year. ...
Who Says Kobe’s Not A Great Teammate? Bryant’s Revisionist Tru Warier History
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... . Quizzed yesterday about these developments by the LA Times’ Mike Bresnahan and Broderick Turner, Kobe Bryant displayed a rather curious grasp of recent NBA history. ...
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Lakers and Odom negotiating again
scoresreport.com 7/23/2009 —
While some are reporting that Lamar Odom has already come to terms with the Lakers, the Los Angeles Times are simply reporting that he and the Lakers are talking again .
The discussions were labeled productive, but there was nothing to report “at the moment,” according to a ...
Report: Lamar Odom Expected to Stay with Los Angeles Lakers
bleacherreport.com 7/22/2009 — Great news on Lamar Odom's return to the Los Angeles Lakers!
I was informed of this great news by Brian Kamenetzky, a writer for the Los Angeles Times Lakers blog, when I read his article involving Odom.
It states no one expects Odom to leave ...
Lakers sign Shannon Brown
digitalsportsdaily.com 7/7/2009 — Numerous media outlets are reporting that the Los Angeles Lakers have resigned guard Shannon Brown. The contract is a reported 4.2. million over 2 year with the 2nd year being Brown’s option.
“I see a lot of great things happening for me and the Lakers franchise.” Brown ...
Lakers pull offer to Lamar Odom - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 7/15/2009 — Neither Schwartz nor Odom could be reached for comment. The source also said Buss was not happy that Odom and Schwartz have been having talks with the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat about a deal, but have refused to talk to the Lakers. The Heat and ...
Odom Could Be the Difference for Lakers - Los Angeles Lakers
nesn.com 7/21/2009 — Last year's NBA championship wasn't won by Kobe Bryant . Nor was it won by Pau Gasol , Derek Fisher , Trevor Ariza , Lamar Odom or anybody else. It was, essentially, won by a team. Now, with one essential piece of that team considering leaving L.A., ...
Lakers pull offer to Lamar Odom - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 7/15/2009 — Lakers team officials, who were not authorized to speak about the negotiations, said Buss offered Odom a deal for $9 million a season for four years at $36 million, or $10 million a season over three years for a total of $30 million. Odom and his ...
Re-Signing Lamar Odom Is Not Optional
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Lakers And Odom Reach Impasse In Contract Negotiations
slamdunkcentral.com 7/15/2009 —
The “ Los Angeles Times ” has reported that the NBA Champions the Los Angeles Lakers have pulled their three year offer to free agent forward Lamar Odom off of the table. The deal reportedly was worth $27 million over the length of the pact. Talks apparently hit a snag when Odom ...
Odom and the Lakers: On Again
myespn.go.com 7/23/2009 — Posted by Kevin Arnovitz According to the Los Angeles Times , the Lamar Odom-Lakers rom-com has entered its third act -- the moment in the flick when the two parties realize that, despite all the aggravation and grievances, they desperately need ...
Lakers Pull Odom’s Offer…For Now
rumorsandrants.com 7/15/2009 —
Late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly pulled their three-year, $27 million offer to Lamar Odom, off the table. Lakers owner Jerry Buss is reportedly upset that neither Odom nor his agent Jeff Schwartz have responded to the NBA Champions’ latest ...
Lakers Buy Time on PG Situation —
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The Lakers are signing Shannon Brown to a two-year, $4.2 million deal. The way I see this is that the Lakers are basically buying time to decide who is going to take over as Fisher winds down the last year of his ...
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The NBA is blessed to have the best athletes from around the world. No other sport can match the speed, elegance, athleticism, and coordination like basketball and I am here to break down the greatest players in the NBA. No other sport in North ...
