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IndyStar.com: Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O’Neal has discounted Internet reports that he wants to be traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. “My preference is to play here and win here,” O’Neal said in a telephone interview after returning from Los Angeles on Monday afternoon, attempting to deflate a brewing controversy that had brought clarifying statements from Pacers president Larry Bird [...]

True Hoop: Walking to work this morning I couldn’t help but think about Kobe Bryant. We’ve seen some trade action this summer, but the one big domino that has not even come close to falling, it would seem, is that of Mr. Bryant. And when I got here, I fired up my computer and lo and behold that very same [...]

Thanks to mj2kb for sending us this article. Again, if you guys see anything Lakers related that you think deserves to be put up, just e-mail us at GetGarnett@gmail.com. Boston.com: With Summer League under way in Las Vegas July 6, and Ainge, McHale, and Miller in attendance, Minnesota and Boston resurrected discussions about Garnett. Miller first approached McHale, and then [...]

ESPN: While standing at midcourt Sunday, Jermaine O’Neal is feted by kids in purple-and-gold jerseys, mobbed by media, and wooed by celebrities like Brandy and Snoop Dogg. For the Pacers’ power forward, this is a taste of life as a baller in L.A. And O’Neal wants more. He wants to be a Laker. Speaking at Baron Davis and Paul Pierce’s [...]

Forty-four rookies participated in the survey from NBA.com and the majority of them want a piece of Kobe. Bring it, I say.

Star Tribune: Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said that while different media sources were speculating about trade possibilities for Kevin Garnett for some time, the only trade that even came close before the actual deal was made was an earlier conversation with the Celtics before the June NBA draft. “Had the Celtics being willing to give up their fifth pick in [...]

The legendary Chick Hearn passed away. Rest in Peace, Golden Throat. [youtube a6nmKmDip_k] Here is a tribute video by one of the great Lakers video makers, LakeShow09! 

Thanks to Ajay Virk for sending us this article. Again, if you guys see anything Lakers related that you think deserves to be put up, just e-mail us at GetGarnett@gmail.com. L.A. Times: “I’m the king of L.A.,” Baron Davis likes to say, with a smile on his bearded face. But he doesn’t even play here. He plays in Oakland. And [...]

ESPN: Kobe Bryant has held fast to his radio — and TV, blog, dot-com, newspaper, magazine, semaphore — silence concerning his future with the Lakers. That’s good, since speaking out didn’t exactly motivate the Lakers nor endear him to the how-dare-an-NBA-player-complain crowd. The Lakers, meanwhile, have been silent, too. That’s not so good, since it’s their inability to make any [...]

Just if you didn’t know, it seemed like Jermaine O’Neal could have been a Laker last season if we had traded Bynum… Well, according to this NBA rumor. HOOPSWORLD.COM: If the Indiana Pacers launch the 2007-08 season with Jermaine O’Neal it will be a surprise. They’ve been shopping him for much of the summer, with the Los Angeles Lakers being [...]

HOOPSWORLD.COM: Well, I hope you’re happy, Danny Ainge. You got your superstar forward in Kevin Garnett, but you have really messed things up for the rest of us. Who are we supposed to talk about now? For the last two years, Kevin Garnett has dominated trade speculation for fans and analysts of pretty much every single team in the NBA. [...]

Thanks to Cyrus for sending us this article. Again, if you guys see anything Lakers related that you think deserves to be put up, just e-mail us at GetGarnett@gmail.com. ESPN: Don’t expect to hear too much Pau Gasol trade speculation in coming months, after such chatter was a staple last season. The Memphis Grizzlies on Friday reached a verbal agreement [...]

Thanks to Ajay Virk for sending us this article. Again, if you guys see anything Lakers related that you think deserves to be put up, just e-mail us at GetGarnett@gmail.com. TwinCities.com: Before the Timberwolves traded Kevin Garnett to Boston, the all-star forward sought a $60 million, three-year contract extension from the Wolves. “If he wanted $12 million, $12 million and [...]

Just for funsies, what do you think the Lakers 07-08 record will be? Sound-off in the comments! HOOPSWORLD.COM: The schedule for 2007/8 NBA Season was finally released on Thursday. The Los Angeles Lakers have an interesting to-do list with a particularly brutal February. Considering Kobe Bryant’s still festering trade demand, it’s difficult to predict how the season will pan out. [...]