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HOOPSWORLD.COM: On Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers came to terms with one of the top available free agents. Acting at first possible moment, General Manager Mitch Kupchak put in a call to Luke Walton and a deal soon followed. On July 11 or soon thereafter, Walton is expected to sign a six-year, $30 million contract. At this point it’s not [...]

Gilbert’s Blog: During vaction, mostly I just relaxed. I read a little bit, you know, hung out by the beach and then I came back to the states and I was like, “Damn, everyone’s getting traded!” I was on a trade rumor, a trade of me for Kobe and I was like, “Woah, what’s going on? I’m being traded?!” I [...]

Here’s a touching article on the hours leading to Javaris Crittenton being drafted by our Lakers: Rivals.com: Rivals.com has watched, scouted and followed the career of former Georgia Tech point guard Javaris Crittenton since he was a freshman in high school. On Thursday night, we were there when he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers. Want to know what [...]

Here’s a small blurb from Yahoo! Sports, if the Lakers should make a push on Nocioni. Uh, yeah… Yahoo! Sports: Chicago Bulls’ power forward Andres Nocioni is telling contacts in Argentina he wouldn’t be surprised to be traded this summer. The San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers are two teams that long have admired Nocioni’s style of play.

Hopefully everything works out for Fisher’s kid. God bless. L.A. Times: Derek Fisher has been released from his contract with the Utah Jazz to focus on finding medical care for his infant daughter, who has a rare form of cancer in one of her eyes. Fisher, who will be 33 next month, has considered half a dozen cities, including Los [...]

Miami Herald: There’s at least a chance the Heat won’t watch a second free agent bolt to another team without getting something — or someone — in return. The agent for veteran forward James Posey said Monday his client would agree to be used in a sign-and-trade deal if the Heat was unwilling to offer a new deal to stay [...]

Here’s a small blurb from East Valley Tribune about the Suns thinking of inviting Mihm to their Summer games in Las Vegas: East Valley Tribune: … the Suns also might invite free agent center Chris Mihm to Las Vegas, but only for a workout session in front of the coaching staff. Mihm, who is likely to be seeking more than [...]

Am not sure if the Times have a source or their just making this out of this air but it is interesting none-the-less. N.Y. Times: Any stargazing done by N.B.A. general managers will be focused on a three-man constellation of disenchanted franchise players: Garnett in Minnesota, Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles and Jermaine O’Neal in Indiana. All indications are that [...]

I know how much you guys liked the Shoutbox but it was just something our servers couldn’t handle. We started to look for a different solution for our visitors to interact with eachother and talk Laker basketball. Hopefully, this little chatroom we found does the trick. Click on the chat button on the sidebar to join the new chat room [...]

After reading the article, give us your thoughts on who the Lakers should sign via Free Agency. Sound-off in the comments! L.A. Times: The Lakers can breathe easier. They are no longer paying Brian Grant. His contract finally expires tonight, but so does the one belonging to Luke Walton, who will be thrust into the open market at 9:01 p.m. [...]

Our friend, JSM, from Clublakers.com scoured the internet to find more information our 1st round draft pick, Javaris Crittenton. His also seen him play a few games. Here are his thoughts on Crittenton: I’ve watched him play some here at GT, but I wasn’t all that familiar with his background. From what I’ve read in what I posted in the [...]

This afternoon our beloved General Manager was on the Loose Cannons commenting on last night NBA Draft and what the Los Angeles did. Mitch actually showed some personality in this interview considering what is going on. Here’s the interview from AM570:

ESPN: Los Angeles is never short on drama, but the Lakers look like they’re hosting their own reality show lately. Will the star leave? Can a new co-star save the day? Is the draft going to help “Showtime?” Lakers owner Jerry Buss didn’t have a lot of answers on Wednesday. In his first interview since Kobe Bryant demanded a trade, [...]

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