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UPDATE: Marc Spears from Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Josh McRoberts has signed a two-year deal with the Lakers. Reportedly the Lakers used their mini-mid level exception to sign the 4-year vet. According to Mike Wells, who is a Indiana Pacers beat writer at the Indianapolis Star. Josh McRoberts is on the verge of signing with the Lakers: Ex-Pacer Josh McRoberts is [...]

Lamar Odom joined the Dan Patrick show for his first public interview since being traded to the Dallas Mavericks. Odom talked about his emotions when he found out the Lakers agreed to trade him to New Orleans. He also talked about how he will feel when he comes back to L.A. to play the Lakers on January 16th, and what [...]

Kobe Bryant joined the Jim Rome Show on Monday morning. He was asked about the the trade of Lamar Odom, and how the team is dealing with all the drama of trade rumors. Bryant had this to say when asked why he wanted another shot at winning a title with the same core: Its tough man. As as a team we [...]

When you lose a teammate of seven years in a trade, it’s always tough. For Bryant, it may have been easier to swallow if the trade got the Lakers something tangible. A player that could help the teams chances of winning a title. As it stands, that is not the case. When Kobe walked around on media day he didn’t see [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers have traded a 2012 2nd round draft pick, and Lamar Odom to the Dallas Mavericks. In exchange, they receive a 2012 first round draft pick, and an $8.9 million trade exception. The Lakers have released this official statement: Lamar was a fine player for us in his seven years with the Lakers and was a key [...]

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Dwight Howard has told the team he will not re-sign and wants to be traded: Dwight Howard has told the Orlando Magic that he wants to be traded, Magic General Manager Otis Smith told the Orlando Sentinel Saturday afternoon. Smith said Howard has made the request twice in separate conversations since Monday. As earlier reports indicated, the Magic gave Howard’s agent permission [...]

Voice of the Nation hosts, David Brickley, Jason Riley, and Kevin Figgers kicked around the trade rumors earlier this week before all the drama went down on Thursday night. Rundown Who Should the Lakers trade for Chris Paul or Dwight Howard Better fit fot the Lakers: Chris Paul or Dwight Howard? Can Lakers land both Chris Paul AND Dwight Howard? [...]

Lamar Odom did not show up to the Lakers practice facility when practice started today. Odom then showed up 90-minutes late to have a quick 15-minute “chat” with Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak. According to Mark Medina from the LA Times, Odom feels he should stay away from the Lakers facility at this time: “To me, I would think it’s [...]

Prior to David Stern and the league office nixing the trade, Lamar Odom joined ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith in a radio interview. Odom is heard clearly choked up during the interview. Here are a few notable quotes: I let it all hang out last year, maybe I rubbed people the wrong way doing the [reality] show. When things come up [...]

In a previous report, Lamar Odom was quote “in disbelief” and doubted he would attend the opening day of training camp today. According to Mike Bresnahan at the LA Times. Odom has not shown at Lakers practice, yet Pau Gasol is in attendance: [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/Mike_Bresnahan/status/145210659339120641"]   Also very interesting that the Lakers will not take legal action against the NBA.

This just released from the NBA league office. In response to inquiries, NBA Commissioner David Stern released the following statement: Since the NBA purchased the New Orleans Hornets, final responsibility for significant management decisions lies with the Commissioner’s Office in consultation with team chairman Jac Sperling. All decisions are made on the basis of what is in the best interests of the Hornets. In [...]

According to ESPN, the three teams involved in the Chris Paul trade (Lakers, Rockets, and Hornets) will appeal the NBA’s decision to nix the trade: The three teams involved in the Chris Paul trade blocked Thursday by NBA commissioner David Stern are appealing to the league for Stern to reverse the decision, according to sources close to the process. There [...]

More is sure to come out as an in-depth explanation needs to be made from the league office regarding the veto of the Chris Paul trade. What we now know is what Bloomberg News is reporting after catching up with Stern briefly: National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern said today he vetoed the trade of Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers [...]

Hosts of the Voice of the Nation, David Brickley, and Jason Riley went live last night minutes after the NBA nixed the trade that would have sent Chris Paul to the Lakers. Questions from #LakerNation were discussed, debated, and answered.