Fisher “sure-thing” to resign with Lakers!
Mark Stein’s latest from ESPN. From the sound of it, sounds like Fisher will indeed resign with the Lakers! There were other reports (out of Cleavland for example) saying that Fisher has lost interest in those other teams. This is GREAT NEWS for Lakers fans. Being a huge fan of D-Fish, I can’t wait to have him back…
ESPN: Call them virtual sure-thing favorites now.
Fisher, according to NBA front-office sources, is no longer even considering other teams and is on track to re-sign soon with the Lakers — who drafted him in 1996 — barring an unexpected snag in negotiations.
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this feeling is better than .4 buzzer beater by that laker guard against san antonio, forgot his name….. SIIIIIKEEE..
I would love to resign Fisher. I remember talking with friends and family last playoff about Fish and the floor general that he is.
We could use heart like that – almost a polar opposite from Smush who played good, but never showed that type of emotion. I want that emotion.
Also, Fisher back in L.A. could be a GREAT sign of things to come…
putting one peace of the lakers old puzzle back together is a great idea for the LAKERS. Mitch please don’t let this one go, get Fish back NOoOOoWWWWWW!!!!……and Ron ARtest
“Get it done Mitch..do somethin and do it NOW”
Great!!!!!!!! The fish is back;)
wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
yessssssss
DEREK FISHER WELCOME HOME!!!!!
Smush was crying toward the end because of what? he wanted to start? So lame!
Fisher is the ultimate teammate and a great role model.
I can not say this about any other player on the current Lakers team…Fisher is not lucky to be a Lakers … The Lakers are lucky to have Fisher.
the lakers should sign sean paladino
get artest for kwame/walton….trade odom/bynum for j’oneal
pg-fish
sg-24
c-o’neal
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sounds like a contender!!!!
THE FISH is BACK!!!!!
Yea boy! Good to have Fisher back. Not only a solid player but a great person. My prayers go out to his daughter and family.
yes d fish was always my favporite during the championship years and finally gives us a point guard
I would love to see the Fish back! Hoping he does come here. Still won’t believe it till I see it as with all FA signings and trades. But, yeah, like all have said, he’d be the perfect fit to guide Farmar and Critt, make big 3’s, bring some vet savvy, and smooth away any bad vibes in the locker room. Fish is the consumate pro, and he’ll make everyone better. Great positivity and class. We love you Fish!
i love dfish. he is on of my all-time favorite lakers, probably my #1 still playing in the league. i was baffled that we didnt make him a reasonable offer (which he would have taken, even for less $$$) when his contract ended, especially since the front office knew (i hope?) they would ship GP out. i would love for d fish to retire as a laker.
that said, i’m not sure signing fish is a good move given the current state of affairs. yes, he is an instant upgrade on the court and in the locker room (much needed). but what is his contract going to look like? the mle for 5 years? IF we are bringing in KG or JO (or Gasol??), then d fish is perfect. but if we can’t get a deal done that will make us a contender, do we want to be saddled with another overpriced contract when kobe forces a trade next offseason or opts out the season after that? farmar should be starting two seasons from now, which means we would be using our MLE on a backup point guard for a couple years…maybe a couple of years in which we need to be able to pull of sign-n-trades or chase big money free agents.
like i said i would love to see d fish in purple and gold again…but only if we are making the neccesary moves to become a contender within the next two seasons. if not, we will be stuck with a bunch of bad contracts (cook, vlad, fish, etc.) and a pissed off kobe…a bad spot to be in.
I think Fish felt all the good feelings coming from LA and decided to come home. I don’t think it was anything Mitch did. You have to give credit where credit is due, and that would be Fish. He’s a fan like us and wants to help build this team back to glory.
Go Fish ! Go Lakers !
How much will he sign for? By letting go of his agent, it might seem to indicate that Fish will sign for Vet Min. Why do you need an agent for a league mandated price?
Fish surely could’ve gotten more from the Lakers. Did he agree to take less so the Lakers would have the MLE in reserve for somebody else? If that turns out to be true, I will buy a Fish Jersey and wear it proudly in Arizona.
Joe
The Lakers are lucky to have Fisher.
Amen to that
[quote comment="6527"]Joe
[quote post="507"]The Lakers are lucky to have Fisher.[/quote]
Amen to that[/quote]
No disrespect to anyone, but are you all crazy? Derek fisher? Dfish is a good dude and all, but his game has really declined and hes 33 years old. We need to stop tryin to build around the triangle, and build around Kobe. When was the last time the lakers went after an actual athlete..oh wait, it was caron butler,a nd we trade him For KWAME BROWN. My laker homies, lets not be blinded by memories and use basketball logic here. I would rather take a risk on Steve Francis than d fish. Francis is younfer and mych mor athletic and can get his own shot. If the miracle happens of us getting garnett, then the fisher signing is cool, but if we dont get another high caliber player to play with the BEST IN THE GAMEm then that signing doesn’t mean a thing. Just my 2 cents
fish for the vets min would be an absolute STEAL. but i dont know about that, he left over 20 million on the table by leaving utah, im sure he wants to make up some of that loss…i got 5 on it!
Great move by the Lakers GM here. They are getting a floor general who knows the triangle offense and can knock down open jumpers. He gets along well with Kobe, and, is not afraid to step up and say something. Instant upgrade over Smush Parker and DFish brings something that the Lakers lacked last year, character. He is a great character guy and a great teammate. This signing, if everything works out, should be a jumpstart for the Lakers offseason moves.
I can think of no greater gift to the Lakers (and to us fans) than to have Fish fall in our lap for the vet. min.
And I fully agree with Fatty, it was the love he was feeling that brought him back. Only thing that pisses me off is I know somehow Mitch is going to come off smelling like roses if Fish indeed signs for the minimum.
Oh and I have found luck tends to come in twos and threes, so focus all your good thoughts on KG fellas…hell maybe McHale will get upset that he is about to be fired soon and send us KG just “to show them who got the last laugh” (which will be us of course).
The Fish that saved L.A. is back!!
[quote comment="6533"]The Fish that saved L.A. is back!![/quote]
and KG will be the cherry on top
Fisher will save lakers
YYYYEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m getting alittle teary here. We’re gonna welcome him with open arms, Where’ve you been all my life Derek Fisher? KG is NEXT.
I hope on July 11th, we all hear the news of the Lakers resigning Fish. People harp on his age, but what of Ron Harper when he helped us out to two championships? Fish will provide the leadership and toughness a championship team needs.
I just can’t believe we wasted two years with Smush at the point. Argh….
Would it be too much to hope for the Lakers getting Rick Fox out of retirement? lol
This move is just enough to keep kobe content for another year.
No disrespect to anyone, but are you all crazy? Derek fisher? Dfish is a good dude and all, but his game has really declined and hes 33 years old. We need to stop tryin to build around the triangle, and build around Kobe. When was the last time the lakers went after an actual athlete..oh wait, it was caron butler,a nd we trade him For KWAME BROWN. My laker homies, lets not be blinded by memories and use basketball logic here. I would rather take a risk on Steve Francis than d fish. Francis is younfer and mych mor athletic and can get his own shot. If the miracle happens of us getting garnett, then the fisher signing is cool, but if we dont get another high caliber player to play with the BEST IN THE GAMEm then that signing doesn’t mean a thing. Just my 2 cents
lol i didnt see this article, so i posted it in the other article =(
Perfect for the Lakers. He is an experienced PG that has led one team to 3 championships and another team to the Western Conference Finals. If he plays about 30 min. a game, that could loosen up the bench PGs (Javaris/Farmar/Yue) to average about 15 or more min. a game between them. The playing time of the bench PGs can help the Lakers choose which one is the best to be the next great Laker
it great hear that fish is going back to the lakers i loved him when he was with the lakers and i always love him for the 0.4 shot him made and it great new for the lakers now we need to garnett and lakers are for sure in the playoffs and passed the first round and second round and i hope fish sign for the vet min so we can have min con still and when can get a good center lakers for sure champs of 2008 if the get garnett and get artest. well i wish good luck for fish family and he’s daughter
we i hope she get better it great to have you back fish
well back fish
I just dont see it. I think we’re signing Fish on based on emotions and not basketball sense. This is a business, and I personally dont like this as the first move we made this off season. If this move is coupled with Artest, and J.O, or the miracle we’re all lookin for in KG, then I dont think it does much. Are team needs a lot of help people. I would’ve preferred francis, someone capable of actually getting their own shot. Dont be blinded by the past
Stop fucken talking about Artest. ESPN just reported that Ron Artest and Management have agreed not to trade Artest. Artest said that he is going to retire a King. There is no fucken way we are going to get Artest, just stop mentioning his name.
I think the Lakers should sign mo williams instead of fisher mo averaged 17 ppg. But even if we get fisher its good news. Any thing besides Smush would work for us LMAOO.
AHH i am getting more and more optimistic about next season, with the liability known as smush “fudge packer” parker gone, farmar will develop, with a leader like fish, farmar, yue and crinttenton should learn to become stellar pg’s. I want the kg deal bad, but if nothin happens in the next few months the lakers should go for pao gasol, he wants to play for a real team, i would give lo and kwame for pao, IMAGINE!!! FISH, KB, MoEVANS, LUKE,PAO/BYNUM
Earlier I sent an article to the GetGarnett.com staff, which I’m not sure if more people have seen or not, but it clearly states that Ron Artest will not be traded breaking up all rumors thus far. How true it is I’m not too sure but they have some stuff quoting Artest himself where he mentions he wants to be the Kings Franchise Player. He also mentions how he can’t leave friends he made with his teammates and how money isn’t important (he says he can’t complain making 8-9 mill next season). So all this talk of a possible Artest trade to Lakers, according to this article, was just all a RUMOR. The owner including supposedly said people were just talking to themselves, that Artest was never mentioned for a trade.
This was the article: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2931266
[quote comment="6547"]I just dont see it. I think we’re signing Fish on based on emotions and not basketball sense. This is a business, and I personally dont like this as the first move we made this off season. If this move is coupled with Artest, and J.O, or the miracle we’re all lookin for in KG, then I dont think it does much. Are team needs a lot of help people. I would’ve preferred francis, someone capable of actually getting their own shot. Dont be blinded by the past[/quote]
This move would make perfect basketball sense. A veteran with championship experience who has great defense and can hit an open jump shot. What more do you want?
As for Mo Williams, it looks as though he will take less money and sign with Miami. A fake East franchise, but it seems Miami might be winning the Williams sweepstakes.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2931039
Of course all this coming from BSpn.com but at least the Artest article seems pretty real. As for Williams, it does look likely he’ll be wearing a Heat uniform this season.
First and most importantly, we need to all wish his daughter Tatum well because latest reports say she isn’t doing well and only has a slim chance of living.
Second, I have wanted fish back since I heard on the 405 he signed with GS. And yes, I made this name on here before i had any clue he wanted out of utah, so im amazed it might be coming true.
Finally, lets not call this a sure thing yet. “barring an unexpected snag in negotiations” If there is one person would mess this up, its Kupchak. If there is one situation that would have something come up preventing it from happening, its this one.
I saw that eapn article, and I’ve also seen that same talk from GMs and players publically just to see them look like liears and end up trading a player or end up being traded. As for Mo williams, he wants more money and wants to sign witha contender, not a team with their heads above ater trying to hit a homerun to land a superstar cuz all their moves since the shaq tade have been horrible. All I’m sayin is that dont look at what fisher did 4 years ago for us and think the lakers are saved cuz we signed him. But then again, anything is an upgrade over Smush
Also, think about the things he could do to J-Farm and Javaris. You guys all saw what Deron did last year. In my opinion, he wouldn’ have done anywhere near as good if he didnt learn from D.Fish.
Welcome back, pimp.
The reason he did not resign with us was due to the fact that he thought Payton would still be the main point guard and have more playing time, but Kupchak traded Payton to Celtics. Nobody bothered telling Fisher that so he would’ve remained?
looking back, that was a huge blunder by Lakers front office, but hey, what’s new.
[quote post="507"]This move would make perfect basketball sense. A veteran with championship experience who has great defense and can hit an open jump shot. What more do you want?[/quote]
All that is vrey true, and Fish does have solid D. But if i had to choose between Fish and Francis, I would probably roll with francis. But i dont want to jump the gun on this too much. For me, it really depends on what other moves they make to solidify the team. I think we should take a look at james posey as well to add some more veteran hel and defens
fish
Kobe
Luuuke
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doooo it
artest aint coming nvm :’(
D Fish vs Francis is comparing peas to carrots!! WTH has “Franchise” done in this league? Exactly! Now what has Fish accomplished? Thank you..case closed! .04 for life babyyyyy!!!
that should be D-Fish’s new jersey number. .04
i love that guy
Fisher only shot 38% from the floor this year. That’s horrible! He plays hard and plays good defense, but that shooting percentage is terrible.
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[quote comment="6563"]Welcome back, pimp.
The reason he did not resign with us was due to the fact that he thought Payton would still be the main point guard and have more playing time, but Kupchak traded Payton to Celtics. Nobody bothered telling Fisher that so he would’ve remained?
looking back, that was a huge blunder by Lakers front office, but hey, what’s new.[/quote]
Actually, thats not really close to what happened. Free Agency opened and Payton used his player option and signed on for 1 more year. Fish then went and signed with GS. After that, Shaq went to Miami. Payton was pissed about that because he wanted to play with Shaq and asked to be traded. Payton was then traded away to the celts.
So when fish left no one had any idea of the things that would follow.
I think this is a good move if we sign DFish. I mean really we need a veteran point guard and when you look at the market right now there is no one that either get’s you excited to have them on your team or within our price range. Not to mention you bring back a guy who knows the triangle and now Javaris and Farmar have someone in front of them that can teach them. Yes, he is 33 years old and isn’t as quick as he used to be but he knows how to play the game and he knows how to deal with other point guards like Nash and Parker.
If its true, welcome home Fish! I’m not going to say this cues all, but it is a step in the right direction.
My hope is that he can lure some players to come to lA.
Maybe i missed where it says that Fisher has actually “agreed” to sign with the lakers…and if indeed all this is based upon some rhetoric from an idiot at ESPN, then let’s not start rolling out the welcome carpet just yet
Fuck yeaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!! FISH!!!!!! Shit is looking good now!
[quote comment="6576"]Fuck yeaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!! FISH!!!!!! Shit is looking good now![/quote]
o yea
Fisher will be a nice addition to the back court. He is a better than any of the available FA PGs. His statistics were not spectacular but he does so many things that do not show up in the stats. He is a good leader and has experience. He has experience with the triangle offense, he is a good team defender, he knows how to space the floor properly on both ends of the floor, he knows when to take shots and when to defer to the star player (Kobe and perhaps another star if a big trade happens), he confident enough to make a big shot (he is mr 0.4 NOT .04), he defends the pick and roll (assuming you have a big man that also knows what he is doing), he will step and take a big charge, etc. etc. The point is he brings a lot more than what the statistics suggest.
is proselytizing allowed here?
i thought, in here, we only pray to the gods of basketball.
Fisher is the coolest guy…Laker home games are gonna be sweeeeeeeeeeet this year!!!!!!!!!
WOW big deal!!! Fish is coming back. Typical Mitch move. Im not saying its a bad move but you guys are acting like we just signed an all star. Hes a backup point guard at best. Dont get me wrong I love Fish. But if Mitch gives him more than the vet min. That will be a bad move. If they do sign Fish they then need to sign a big with the MLE. OF course the first and most important piece and something to really get excited about is bringing KG here. Then and only then will I shout from the roof tops.
Now that we have Fish, we can get rid of Farmar, Bynum, Brown and Odom and bring in KG. Fish, Kobe and KG on the same lineup! Wow that’s crazy
How far we have fallen that Fish is now an upgrade to our point guard situation!!!!!
i love fisher!!!! oh happy days…..now lets get KG!!!
Ron Artest Will not be a Laker according to this source he says he wants to stay in sac town tell the end of his career…
[quote comment="6584"]WOW big deal!!! Fish is coming back. Typical Mitch move. Im not saying its a bad move but you guys are acting like we just signed an all star. Hes a backup point guard at best. Dont get me wrong I love Fish. But if Mitch gives him more than the vet min. That will be a bad move. If they do sign Fish they then need to sign a big with the MLE. OF course the first and most important piece and something to really get excited about is bringing KG here. Then and only then will I shout from the roof tops.[/quote]
Fish is a backup point guard? Are you a moron? Fish was the heart and soul of the Lakers… now we have him back… this is a huge deal to true Laker fans
Could we try to go after Carlos Navarro?
[quote comment="6586"]How far we have fallen that Fish is now an upgrade to our point guard situation!!!!![/quote]
You are a true idiot… Fish and Kobe have chemistry on the court… you need chemistry to win… obviously Smush had a black heart and he didn’t even look like he cared if the Lakers won or lost… Fish is the motherfuckin man!!
[quote comment="6584"]WOW big deal!!! Fish is coming back. Typical Mitch move. Im not saying its a bad move but you guys are acting like we just signed an all star. Hes a backup point guard at best. Dont get me wrong I love Fish. But if Mitch gives him more than the vet min. That will be a bad move. If they do sign Fish they then need to sign a big with the MLE. OF course the first and most important piece and something to really get excited about is bringing KG here. Then and only then will I shout from the roof tops.[/quote]
dude all you did was look at his stats from last season and u thought thats all that matter fisher was the 2nd best possible point guard availible this offseason and we got him it fills our PG spot tremendously better fisher can guard nash and tony parker im thrilled we got him
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okay now dat we got fisher we should sign francis or magloire.
trade lamar odom,vladimir radmanovic,andrew bynum and a future 2nd round pick for jermaine oneal and danny granger.
trade kwame brown and brin cook for marcus camby and future second round pick
starters
marcus camby#23
jermaine oneal#7
danny granger#15
kobe bryant#24
derek fisher#2
bench
luke walton
francis or magloire
jordan farmar
ronny turiaf
maurice evans
sasha vujaicic
jarvais crittenton
sun yue
marc gasol
sign center vet
sign power forward vet
Mitch don’t fuck up the negotiations.. sign Fish immediately and get rid of Farmar.. Fish and Javaris sounds good to me
Tamakin
I give Fish credit he made the most of his opportunity with the Lakers. He got wide open shots because of Shaq and Kobe. Look at his shooting % this year he shot 38% thats horrible. I think he is a solid point guard and he works extremly hard with the limited talent that he has. That being said he’s no allstar and although he will help the lakeres get better he cant guard NASH, PARKER, etc. We will still have stop these guys with team D. What he can bring is heart and hussle and show these new kids the triangle, and give Farmar and JAVA some knowledge and thats priceless. Dont attack me because I have a different opinion. Educated people discuss topics they dont call each other names like they are in grade school. Ive been a fan for over 20 years dont question my loyalty!!
i agree with tamakin
and does ne1 know what happened to the brian cook for luther head traded talks?
Hey Ld2k do you think the Fisher signing will be our last move or will their be more to come?
Good stuff, good stuff (if indeed true)…now if we can only get a legit PF lol.
Hey LD2k do you think the Fisher signing will be our last move or will more moves come?
DLAKERFAN4LIFE,
You say he shot 38% from the field. OK. Did you watch him in the playoffs against GS? Did you see how he contained Baron Davis? Did you know he was in New York with his daughter, caught a plane to Utah, dropped all kinds of 3’s against GS in a big playoof game, and led the Jazz to victory–ALL IN ONE DAY? Fish is the man and I’ve missed him ever since he left… I’m happy he’ll be back and shame on you DLAKERFAN4LIFE for having such a negative outlook… shame on you
wow es he can u obviously undergrade fish defense hes a lock down defender and a veteran. on the defensive end hes better than nash, parker..ect. i cant believe your saying this stuff about fish hes a tru laker a TRUE LAKER he was the heart and soul that kept kobe and shaq together he was a big key in our 3 point and all u look at is his stats
yesssss… this is wat we need right now! A veteran who has experience, a solid defender, and his specialty is the 3-pointer. A great role for the triangle offense. Now we need the real deal who can spread the floor besides kobe. And thats KG!!!!!!!!!
don’t rain on our parade DLAKERFAN4LIFE… go bash on Fisher somewhere else.. Fisher is a Laker for life
FISHER IS BETTER THAN THE OTHER POINT GUARDS OUT THERE,BLAKE SUKS,MO WILLIAMS WANTS TO MUCH FOR WHAT HE IS WORTH AND ANYONE ELSE IS CLEARLY NOT AS GOOD AS D-FISH.HE DOESNT NEED TO BE AN ALL-STAR FOR US.WE’LL HAVE KG AND KOBE FOR THE ALL-STAR STUFF.HE KNOWS THE OFFENSE,CAN SHOOT,CLUTCH,HEART,DEFENSE.HE IS THE PERFECT ROLE PLAYER WE NEED WITH KG AND KOBE.AND EVEN IF WE KEEP THE SAME TEAM WITH NO KG,WE’LL STILL BE UP THERE IN THE TOP 5. BUT THAT DOESNT MATTER KG IS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
with fish back, the Lakers can afford to get rid of Farmar… so package Farmar, Odom, Bynum and Brown and get KG!!!!!! get rid of all that dead weight… the Wolves would be stupid not to take that offer
it’s nice that Fisher is back, but I want KG.
It’s just taking too long to make this decision. Not sure if the Lakers have any shot at it at all. Just don’t want to spend my whole summer waiting to hear the good or bad news.
oh man!
Lock down Baron davis. Give me a break he had at least 3 30 point games in that series. I love Fish. But hes not the savior. Get a clue guys. Yes D Fish is better than all the other point free agents out there I dont disagree with that. Im just saying that we shouldnt pay him more than the vet min just because he was part of the past good times in Laker town. Im glad we are getting him but dont throw a freaking party. Hes not KG!!! When KG comes then we celebrate thats all im saying. Im not Bashing Fish. I just want more and expect more from the front office and so should all of you.
fish was playing good against diddy but most the time it was deron williams the only game fish played alot baron had only like 15 pts and fisher avg. 14 ppg and like 3 or 4 ast.
and no one can stop B.diddy hes nasty he avg 25. and 7 in that series but it was mostly d.williams guarding him and like i said when fish played him he had 15 pts
I hope this is true. And now you can trade Bynum/Radmonvic/Farmer/Sun Yee for KG.
So the starting lineup is:
PG:Derek Fisher/Smush Parker/Javaris Crittenton
SG:The REAL MVP/Murice Evans
SF:Lamar Odom/Ron Artest/Luke Walton/Brian Cook
PF:Kevin Garnett/Ron Tariaf
C: Chris Mihm/Kwaume Brown
Bench Guy:Shammond Williams
I am still praying!!!!!!!
[quote comment="6616"]I hope this is true. And now you can trade Bynum/Radmonvic/Farmer/Sun Yee for KG.
So the starting lineup is:
PG:Derek Fisher/Smush Parker/Javaris Crittenton
SG:The REAL MVP/Murice Evans
SF:Lamar Odom/Ron Artest/Luke Walton/Brian Cook
PF:Kevin Garnett/Ron Tariaf
C: Chris Mihm/Kwaume Brown
Bench Guy:Shammond Williams
I am still praying!!!!!!![/quote]
in yo dreamsss!!!!
i wish but yeah artest isnt coming and mihm hes a goner shammond is in the euroleague minny wont take those 4
and smush is gone!!!! duh
[The O-Fish-al-Meter]
Measures the Probability of Fisher being signed as a Laker.
Today’s percentage [99.999%]
[quote comment="6616"]I hope this is true. And now you can trade Bynum/Radmonvic/Farmer/Sun Yee for KG.
So the starting lineup is:
PG:Derek Fisher/Smush Parker/Javaris Crittenton
SG:The REAL MVP/Murice Evans
SF:Lamar Odom/Ron Artest/Luke Walton/Brian Cook
PF:Kevin Garnett/Ron Tariaf
C: Chris Mihm/Kwaume Brown
Bench Guy:Shammond Williams
I am still praying!!!!!!![/quote]
Hey Fred, newsflash buddy. Smush was dropped the day after the Lakers lost the playoff series, which was about 2 months ago.
Vet min. please!!!
HERE WE GO.. NOW WE NEED TO GET KG OR J.O OR SOMEONE ELSE WHO CAN HELP US OUT. THE PG POSITION WITH FISHER AND THE YOUNG GUYS IS IN GOOD HANDS
welcome back general fish!
D-Fush old we need young guys……..
[quote comment="6567"]artest aint coming nvm :’([/quote]
Ron Ron doesn’t even what the hell he wants
Not sure about Fish his 33 and probaly put 10 and 4 assist a game but nevertheless we got ourselves a vet PG.
It better not be for the MLE.
Pull that magic wand out your ass Mitch and get Fish for the vet min.
[quote post="507"]It better not be for the MLE.
Pull that magic wand out your ass Mitch and get Fish for the vet min.[/quote]
Finally someone who gets it!!!!!!!!!
Please!
its gunna b around 3-4 million
[quote comment="6616"]I hope this is true. And now you can trade Bynum/Radmonvic/Farmer/Sun Yee for KG.
[/quote]
you think is minny is THAT stupid to take all our crap for the former mvp!?
on a different note, i thought sun yue and marc gasol were almost surely not playing next season? why do people keep putting them in their projected lineups?
“all our crap” mostly refers to the radman’s contract btw
Yaaaahooooooooo! Welcome back. Fish!
[quote comment="6626"]It better not be for the MLE.
Pull that magic wand out your ass Mitch and get Fish for the vet min.[/quote]
dO YOU GO TOJBB???
D-Fish is a “ROLE PLAYER”…he know’s his role!!! It ’s like signing a veteran Pitcher in baseball to teach the kids how to be pro’s…He’s not out savior but he’s one hell of a role player…the Lakers are trying to get deeper into the playoffs with their eyes on the Ultimate Prize…D-Fish has been there and he may be perfect to teach the younger players how to be pro’s and help the LAKERS REACH THE NEXT LEVEL…?!!!!?
[quote post="507"]FISHER IS BETTER THAN THE OTHER POINT GUARDS OUT THERE,BLAKE SUKS,MO WILLIAMS WANTS TO MUCH FOR WHAT HE IS WORTH AND ANYONE ELSE IS CLEARLY NOT AS GOOD AS D-FISH.HE DOESNT NEED TO BE AN ALL-STAR FOR US.WE’LL HAVE KG AND KOBE FOR THE ALL-STAR STUFF.HE KNOWS THE OFFENSE,CAN SHOOT,CLUTCH,HEART,DEFENSE.HE IS THE PERFECT ROLE PLAYER WE NEED WITH KG AND KOBE.AND EVEN IF WE KEEP THE SAME TEAM WITH NO KG,WE’LL STILL BE UP THERE IN THE TOP 5. BUT THAT DOESNT MATTER KG IS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]
Fisher better than the other PGs out there? He aint better than steve francis. Dont mistake his stin in New York for face Values, that was a gutter fanchise. If you have a chance to sign a player of his caliber at the such a small price, you get him I would take Francis over fisher any day of the week.
The only reason not to offer Fracis a deal is that I dont think he would fit well in the triangle. Hes not a very good defender either. He needs the ball in his hands to be affective and dribbles to much and takes bad shots. The triangle needs a pass first, shoot second Guard. Fracis is also to much of a crybaby. And if we can get fish for the vet min that leaves us with the ability to get another big with the MLE. We have to fill as many holes as we can. Fracis most certainly wants the Full MLE. That leaves us with no bigs if we dont sign Mihm and have to get rid of Kwame to sign KG.
What about Francis’ stint in Orlando? Or his last year or two in Houston? They got rid of him from both teams, and now NY, and now Portland. If he is so good, why isn’t he worth his bloated contract? If he is so good, why isn’t he still with one of his previous four teams?
Do you really think he’ll have the discipline to play the triangle offense, AND play defense?
I find one thing sooooooooooooo funny. Javaris has 1 good game in the summer league and all of a sudden he is god like and farmar should get dumped. Just so you all know, farmar averaged like 24 pts in last years summer league.
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Francis
Didn’t he have serious knee issues last year? Isn’t that a reason why he is being bought out? I mean if Francis can’t sky like he used to, then why the value.
If he is bought out for 35 mil, then he should choose his team and play for the Vet Min like Weber did last year. If he wants more money than that, his head is still not screwed on right and I wouldn’t want him.
Now if he wants to play with Kobe and KG, win a title, and play for the Min, then I would be very interested in him.
What’s his defense like? Does he still have good lateral movement anymore? Can he keep up with Nash (the punk)?
If he has lost it, then my suggestion would be for him to play for the Clip’s. That’s the type of guy they like.
Trade idea. Vladimir and Farmar for Magette. They like vladimir and need a guard. Magette can ball.
FUCK YES!!!
Best news I’ve heard since, well, I don’t know, since Malone and Payton came to the Lakers. And that was a long time ago.
Now if only we can get KG. Or Gasol if we can’t land KG.
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THE FISH IS BACK IN OUR LAKE!!!!!!!!
tightttt
[quote post="507"]What about Francis’ stint in Orlando? Or his last year or two in Houston? They got rid of him from both teams, and now NY, and now Portland. If he is so good, why isn’t he worth his bloated contract? If he is so good, why isn’t he still with one of his previous four teams?
Do you really think he’ll have the [/quote]
Those are very good points and I agree to a certain extent. But you ahave to llok at the previous systems he was in, they got rid of him in houson cuz Orlando was stupid enough to play with mcgrady. He got shippied out of orlando for actin like him and Mobley were married…lol, somting I cant and wont defend. And then new york was justa bad situation for everybody. I think you just need to put him i a good system. I like Dfish, and it will probably end up being a good signing, only if its for the verteran min. But I dont think we should get so hyped up over this, we need to make a splash.
Fisher Baby!!!
who is this guy? ~lol~
Fatty,
I just got here and read your post.
So, we are not gonna sign Smush???? I am deeply disappointed.haha
Vets minimum for Fish? Are you becoming a penny pincher now? Fish deserves better, he left $21-Mil on the table in Utah.
Question: Could we sign more than one player under MLE if the total salary is not exceeding the MLE amount?
Yes you can sign two players for a combine salary of around 6.6 mil
Cyrus, yes. We resigned Ronny for a portion of the MLE after his heart surgery. And I think we signed someone else for the rest of it.
“it can be used each season, either on one player or split up between multiple players. Contracts signed under the mid-level exception can be for up to six years.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Salary_Cap
http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_22704.shtml
Fisher May Have Already Chosen L.A.
According to ESPN.com, Derek Fisher will sign with the Los Angeles Lakers sometime after tomorrow. He was released from his contract with the Utah Jazz because his daughter was sick and Salt Lake City didn’t have the facilities to properly take care of her. Instead he’s heading back to the team he started with, giving the Lakers some more veteran depth at the point guard position with knowledge of the triangle offense
[quote comment="6652"]http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_22704.shtml
Fisher May Have Already Chosen L.A.
According to ESPN.com, Derek Fisher will sign with the Los Angeles Lakers sometime after tomorrow. He was released from his contract with the Utah Jazz because his daughter was sick and Salt Lake City didn’t have the facilities to properly take care of her. Instead he’s heading back to the team he started with, giving the Lakers some more veteran depth at the point guard position with knowledge of the triangle offense[/quote]
umm ur a little late…..
[quote comment="6639"]I find one thing sooooooooooooo funny. Javaris has 1 good game in the summer league and all of a sudden he is god like and farmar should get dumped. Just so you all know, farmar averaged like 24 pts in last years summer league.[/quote]
jordan farmar should get shipped out and we should keep javaris …and ur in the wrong topic bounce!!
I don’t think there is a coherent word written in all of these comments. I think some of your caps lock buttons are broken. Buy a new keyboard.
Fish is a good signing, but he’s not a difference maker on the court. They will maybe win 4 or 5 more games adding him on. At the most.
Also, stop adding Smush, Artest, Shammond, Marc Gasol, and Sun Yue in your projected lineups. None of them are going to be playing on the team next season.
I Already Put Up That ESPN Article That You Comment On There So Not Late Just Very Early Go To The Last Thread And I Prove It.
and he neva avg 24 show me sum proof
I Mean I Emailed Them About The Fisher Coming Back To The Lakers And I Linked Them On The Last Thread I Just Thought There Was More To The Fisher Thing So That Why I Put It On There So I Hope You Understand And Also We Probably Didn’t Know When He Was Going To Sign That Contract That Why.
dlakerfanforlife, Faith,
Thanks for the info.
[quote comment="6636"][quote post="507"]FISHER IS BETTER THAN THE OTHER POINT GUARDS OUT THERE,BLAKE SUKS,MO WILLIAMS WANTS TO MUCH FOR WHAT HE IS WORTH AND ANYONE ELSE IS CLEARLY NOT AS GOOD AS D-FISH.HE DOESNT NEED TO BE AN ALL-STAR FOR US.WE’LL HAVE KG AND KOBE FOR THE ALL-STAR STUFF.HE KNOWS THE OFFENSE,CAN SHOOT,CLUTCH,HEART,DEFENSE.HE IS THE PERFECT ROLE PLAYER WE NEED WITH KG AND KOBE.AND EVEN IF WE KEEP THE SAME TEAM WITH NO KG,WE’LL STILL BE UP THERE IN THE TOP 5. BUT THAT DOESNT MATTER KG IS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]
Fisher better than the other PGs out there? He aint better than steve francis. Dont mistake his stin in New York for face Values, that was a gutter fanchise. If you have a chance to sign a player of his caliber at the such a small price, you get him I would take Francis over fisher any day of the week.[/quote]
FUCK FRANCIS!!! he is more of a scorer and we dont need that.francis mayb good for clips but not what we need here on lakers.we need D and sum1 that can hit an open shot and HE KNOWS THIS OFFENSE,plus it will a plus for kobe cuz they r buds they were drafted in the same year and everything.fisher is a laker 4 life(.4)says it all he was part of the first 3peat and he will be in the next one.
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i hope this is true
yay Fisher is back. oh and by the way, Coby Karl is kicking ass in today’s summer league game
wow they wont put javaris in…hes played like 6 min…… this is dumb
Francis Was Interested In The Heat And Lakers Shocking Huh?
the fish is back!! i would love if derek fisher returned to the lakers because coach jackson would have a great pg who has tons of experience, leadership, and who works absolutely hard. with fisher back, he can help the younger pg’s on the roster and give kobe a teammate that he will trust and respect. kobe needs help, and fish can be the one person who can help him in the backcourt. all the lakers need now is some frontline help and they will be able to go deeper into the playoffs and have a chance to contend for a championship.
[quote comment="6636"][quote post="507"]FISHER IS BETTER THAN THE OTHER POINT GUARDS OUT THERE,BLAKE SUKS,MO WILLIAMS WANTS TO MUCH FOR WHAT HE IS WORTH AND ANYONE ELSE IS CLEARLY NOT AS GOOD AS D-FISH.HE DOESNT NEED TO BE AN ALL-STAR FOR US.WE’LL HAVE KG AND KOBE FOR THE ALL-STAR STUFF.HE KNOWS THE OFFENSE,CAN SHOOT,CLUTCH,HEART,DEFENSE.HE IS THE PERFECT ROLE PLAYER WE NEED WITH KG AND KOBE.AND EVEN IF WE KEEP THE SAME TEAM WITH NO KG,WE’LL STILL BE UP THERE IN THE TOP 5. BUT THAT DOESNT MATTER KG IS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]
Fisher better than the other PGs out there? He aint better than steve francis. Dont mistake his stin in New York for face Values, that was a gutter fanchise. If you have a chance to sign a player of his caliber at the such a small price, you get him I would take Francis over fisher any day of the week.[/quote]
francis is a small price?? hes like 16mill
Lakers4life
francis is a joke he used to be a stud
unfortuanetley all he can do is get injured
hes never been deep in the playoffs
id take fisher over him bcuz he hasnt done nothing in the past 3 years
id take francis if he would play for cheap cuz he has the same stats as fisher and he duznt have as much exppierince so fisher cheaper and less price
I want a major newspaper to confirm this.
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What Happened With Francis In Orlando? He Sucked There So No On Francis Because He Is Also Selfish He Is Not A Pass First Point Guard.
good thing jordan is playing good tonight raise his trade stock
We wouldn’t be paying 16 mil for francis, portland is paying that tab. But Dfish is a good vet to pick up who knows his role and the system. I just dont want to get all excited about it like we just signed the best pg in the league. But he is a good piece. Since artest is off the market, we should o after posey to fill another piece. He’s a quality shooter and a great defender. Or maybe even Magloire, but if we dont get a other consistent player with Kobe, this off season will be a failure.
welcome back boy now we just need KG…… GO FISH
[quote comment="6654"][quote comment="6639"]I find one thing sooooooooooooo funny. Javaris has 1 good game in the summer league and all of a sudden he is god like and farmar should get dumped. Just so you all know, farmar averaged like 24 pts in last years summer league.[/quote]
jordan farmar should get shipped out and we should keep javaris …and ur in the wrong topic bounce!![/quote]
well lets see
today, farmar had 18 pts, 11 ast, 5 rebs, 2 TOs. Javaris had 0 pts, 0 rebs, 3 ast, 4 TOs
I welcome him back with open desperate arms. SWEET!!
lol i can say the same thing bout the last game farmar had like 6 TO and this game javaris played like 13 min. and jordan faarmar played like 30 min. javaris has a lot more upside than farmar …javaris creates for himself a lot better and play better defense.
Javaris > Farmar
the Mavs arent interested in KG anymore http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_22710.shtml
Farmar looked like Farmar again, but two bonehead plays at the end by Jordan lost us the game.
Critt hardly played and when he did he wasn’t looking to score but help others. He made a steal and a behind the back pass that was sweet.
George Karl was talking that we got a great player in Critt. He said he has an all around game that is special.
Who will get invited to camp?
Rodney White
Coby Karl
Cribari Smith
Branden Gay
Hey Hugo Boss, Getgarnett.com loves the Lakers !
Gay looks like he could be a sloid backup position he hustles
God dammit Mitch. You fail again.
He used the MLE.
WHO GIVES A FUCK IF DEREK FISHER COMES BACK. LAKERS ARE STILL A FUCKIN 8 SEED. YOU GUYS GET SO EXCITED OVER ONE BIG NAME. UNTIL MITCH ACQUIRES A HUGE LOW POST PRESCENCE THEN LAKERS ARE JUST GOING TO BE STRUGGLING TO GET THE 8TH SEED. SO YOU GUYS GET EXCITED ALL YOU WANT BECAUSE IF MITCH DOESNT GET THE [REAL] VETERANS THEY NEED THEN ITS GOING TO BE THE SAME DISCUSSION LAKER FANS ARE HAVING RIGHT NOW NEXT OFFSEASON.
[quote comment="6683"]God dammit Mitch. You fail again.
He used the MLE.[/quote]
really? according to who?
magic32 stfu your an idiot dude does it look like we give a shit wat you say? our 2 weakest positions r PG and PF/C and were about to fill one of them seriouslly leave this site this is a laker fan site your just one of the ppl that like the lakers when there winning so take ur greasie ass out of here
George Karl said that Denver probally can’t afford Blake. He loved his game but the financials aren’t right.
He said Mitch has had his eye on Coby for three years. He is perfect fit for the triangle. He did look pretty good in running it.
Farmar got lit up for 28 points by Williams. yikes
[quote comment="6685"][quote comment="6683"]God dammit Mitch. You fail again.
He used the MLE.[/quote]
really? according to who?[/quote]
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sports/abox/article_1760239.php
[quote comment="6687"]George Karl said that Denver probally can’t afford Blake. He loved his game but the financials aren’t right.
He said Mitch has had his eye on Coby for three years. He is perfect fit for the triangle. He did look pretty good in running it.
Farmar got lit up for 28 points by Williams. yikes[/quote]
thats one of the main reaasons i would rather have crittenton than farmar a little sutting called defense
[quote comment="6688"][quote comment="6685"][quote comment="6683"]God dammit Mitch. You fail again.
He used the MLE.[/quote]
really? according to who?[/quote]
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sports/abox/article_1760239.php/quote
well hes a 10 and 4 guy i dont think wecoulde got anyone else …..
now we just gotta get garnett or get JO with keepin LO or bynum
it’s great to have fish back but a couple of things worries me. How long is the contract for? Since cupcake is making the decisions this would be a horrific move to sign fish for the full MLE because that would restrict the lakers from getting anyone else. Fish is getting up there in age and not quick as he used to be so staying in front of quick pg will still be a problem for the lakers. again a solid signing IF the contract is near the minimum
Good addition, plays with heart. But he still doesnt solve the PG problems and hes in a decline
[quote comment="6689"][quote comment="6687"]George Karl said that Denver probally can’t afford Blake. He loved his game but the financials aren’t right.
He said Mitch has had his eye on Coby for three years. He is perfect fit for the triangle. He did look pretty good in running it.
Farmar got lit up for 28 points by Williams. yikes[/quote]
thats one of the main reaasons i would rather have crittenton than farmar a little sutting called defense[/quote]
now lets not forget who started 2 games all year, was playing against the rookie wall, had no experience, went into the playoffs and had to guard the mvp of that season (we all know he deserved it over dirk but they didnt want him to have it 3 straight years) and the past 2 seasons and did a pretty damn good job.
Also, if you watched the game today, you would know if the players around him were hitting some wide open shots he would have had 15-20 assists today.
However, his defense today was definately not good. But that doesnt deteremine how he plays d the rest of the time. I think it will improve throughtout the summer league and contineue to this next season. Its not like he is lazy out there and doesnt care, he will work on it and improve. I also think if we do get d. fish. that will help a ton learning from someone who knows what defense is, lets not forget his 1 season in the nba he was learning from smush.
Yay for mediocrity……. Now there’s only trade to address the team’s issues.
I believe in Mitch
Not!!!!
OC Register said Fish hired Rob Pelinka over the weekend.
How much of the MLE did fish use the first year. Doesn’t leave much for anyone else.
Cyrus – How can we afford Smush now?
DFish is back. Hallelujah!!!
Another piece to the puzzle solved. Who would have thought that two weeks ago?
ive said it already jordan farmar doesnt have as much as upside as crittenton i like farmar id just rather have jaaris more thatn jordan farmar i say we trade him and keep javaris
Derek Fisher 16 million for 3 years
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sports/abox/article_1760239.php
We Just Don’t Know What To Do With Money. We Give Cook A Contract Extentsion, We Give Kwame A Year, We Overpay To Keep Luke And Now We Give Fisher Most Of The MLE. What Is Next?
the only reason Mitch would do this…means KG is coming?
http://www.clublakers.com/forums/derek-fisher-vs-smush-parker-t77657.html
lol derek vs smush no competition lol
I have to believe the Lakers feel our future point guards are set and Fish is an excellant piece to a championship team in the mean time.
With only the Vet Min available now, our trades better be good ones.
Current roster:
1- Fisher/Farmar/Critt
2- Kobe/Mo/Sasha
3- Vladimir/Luke
4- Odom/Ronny/Cookie
5- Kwame/Bynum/Mimm (for sure now) we have no MLE left to sign someone
First- we sign fish
Second-we trade Andrew Bynum(or LO you just dont do both), Jordan Farmar, and vladamar or sasha
(and of course we should first try to get KG but i like this option just as much u keep odom and gain JO)
Third- trade Brian cook for Luther Head
Lineup
PG-Derek Fisher/Jaaris Crittenton
SG-Kobe Bryant/Mo evans
SF-Luke/Luther head
PF-Odom/Turiaf
C-JO/Kwame
we gotta get KG…mitch has somethin up his sleeve…he knows he hasta appease KB….bring KG mitch…we gotta get 3 or 4 teams involved in order for us to get him so why not work with Boston:
Trade Bynum,Lamar, and Kwame,and next years pick for KG…we trade odom to boston for ratlif, green, and other youngins then send it to minny, with: Bynum,Kwame,Ratlif,Green,youngins, and next years picks…Boston gets a great PF to go with Allen,Al,Pierce,Lamar…
then we have our lineup:
Fisher/Crit/Farmar
Kobe/Mo Evans/Sun Yue
Luke/Vlad/Coby Karl (Lakers very interested)
KG/Ronny/Cookie
Mihm (we gotta sign him)/Marc (we need him now cause of the MLE situation)/VETERAN???
= CHAMPS ????
[quote comment="6703"]First- we sign fish
Second-we trade Andrew Bynum(or LO you just dont do both), Jordan Farmar, and vladamar or sasha
(and of course we should first try to get KG but i like this option just as much u keep odom and gain JO)
Third- trade Brian cook for Luther Head
Lineup
PG-Derek Fisher/Jaaris Crittenton
SG-Kobe Bryant/Mo evans
SF-Luke/Luther head
PF-Odom/Turiaf
C-JO/Kwame
i ment to say to pacer for JO at the end of second
Omar .. we cant sign mihm he wants to much money and we just gave it all to fisher
YES fisher i back. Want to see the video of kobe apologizing to mitch
“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XmBUQA5kDk&mode=user&search=” this the link dont copy the quotes just the inside.
Without a trade, this team has improved a lot. If healthy, the Lakers can win 50-52 games in the tough west. (source Phil Jackson)
But that is not enough. As Darkice18 said, something else is going down. Fish is a great pick up, but just a piece. We need more.
Actually Fatty We Still Got Some Of The MLE Left That Enough To Sign A Big Man.
Who Should We Get From Free Agents With A Big Man? Mikki Moore, Darko, Anderson Varejao, Joe Smith, Or Bring Back Chris Mihm Anyone?
[quote comment="6706"]Omar .. we cant sign mihm he wants to much money and we just gave it all to fisher[/quote]
how do u know my name????
also can we still sign him for cheap? Mihm owes uS!!>!!!!@#%r#%#@
lol i know u from kb24 my username is lakerfanfalife24 but yeah i wish but he said he wants like 4 mil. and he just tryed out for the bulls like yesterday maybe if he comes for 2 mil.
Kenny
Mimm is our guy. We can sign him for any amount.
J-Cool
We don’t know how much is left, do we?
i hope he stays he even said he wants to stay but hes not gunnna get the money he asked for and if he fins a team that offers him more hes going
DEREK FISHER IS BAK..KNOW WE NEED RIK FOX, ROBERT HORRY, AND SHAQ BAK TO REFUEL THE DYNASTY BAK…I WISH
kool great nowe we can have fish and crinton and trade jordan lo and bymun for kg
lol nooo the money for the mle is gone the mle is 6.6 million split between players fisher has 5.3 of it or sutting that means we got 1 mil to offer and thats where we use the other expectation thingy
My take on Mimm.
We spent all our money except for the Vet Min of 1.1 mil
It will be hard to acquire any quality guys for that money. So we have to sign Mimm for whatever. We have no choice, we have to match his offer. Chicago said he played well in his tryout, that’s a good sign. He also knows the triangle well.
[quote comment="6717"]kool great nowe we can have fish and crinton and trade jordan lo and bymun for kg[/quote]
agreeeee
Fatty
2 To 3 Years 14 To 16 Million
dude we cant!! wat dont u understand we dont have the money
[quote comment="6711"]lol i know u from kb24 my username is lakerfanfalife24 but yeah i wish but he said he wants like 4 mil. and he just tryed out for the bulls like yesterday maybe if he comes for 2 mil.[/quote]
oh yea Kenny ahaha…now i remember you…well good to see you here…man i miss kb24.com forums lol…
i guess we gonna have to go above luxary tax?
Hey guys the new salary cap is $55.63 million. Just thought you guys might want to know, because you have been asking for it.
J-Cool
It depends on how much the first year minus from the mle of 5.8 mil. Whats left is what we got. Either way, it ain’t much. That’s why we must sign Mimm.
I find it interesting OC Reg. broke the story. Good for them.
i misss it toooO!! it sux wothout it …annd yeah i hope jerry buss will but i i doubt he will
Fatty,
Good to see you on this side of the street. My first time here.
Colorado loves Fatty and the Lakers! This is Lakers Country!
We have Bird rights to Mimm. The same rights that allowed us to sign Walton. It still counts against the Lux cap, but a team can sign there own guys if they want to.
19. Are there exceptions to the salary cap?
Yes. Teams are not allowed to be over the salary cap, unless they are using one of these exceptions:
LARRY BIRD EXCEPTION — This is the best known one. Players who qualify for this exception are called “Qualifying Veteran Free Agents” in the CBA, and this exception is a component of the Veteran Free Agent exception. This exception allows teams to exceed the salary cap to re-sign their own free agents, up to the player’s maximum salary. The player must have played for three seasons without being waived or changing teams as a free agent. This means a player can obtain “Bird rights” by playing under three one-year contracts, a single contract of at least three years, or any combination. It also means that when a player is traded, his Bird rights are traded with him, and his new team can use the Bird exception to re-sign him. These contracts can be up to six years in length. A player can receive raises up to 10.5% of the salary in the first season of the contract. This exception is known as the Larry Bird exception because the Celtics were the first team allowed to exceed the cap to keep their own free agent, and the player happened to be Bird
im from colorado toooo!!!
Hugo Boss
We all have some definate opinions here, But we all agree, We love the Lakers and want to see them improved.
Getting Fish was a big step in that direction. YaHoo!!!
Arizona Loves the Lakers !!
KG to LA [Trade-O-Meter]
Measures chance in percentage of KG coming to Lakers
Thanks to Darkice18 optimism and Hugo Boss visiting, the Meter is measuring a strong [95%]
The [O-Fish-al-Meter] has been retired and will return to his normal job as a water meter in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Who the heck is this Punk Jones guy and why is he stealing my screen name? Huh? Who are you dude and what’s up with you putting down D Fish – a Laker for life in the heart of all true Lakers’ fans? Seriously – get a new screen name dude, and stop biting mine. And while you’re at it a little respect for a guy who helped get us three championships. Who else were we going to bring in who was going to be better than Fish? Don’t say Mo Williams ’cause it was never going to happen, don’t say Theo the Greek ’cause that wasn’t happening either. Don’t say Blake because he’s an average point guard at best with no triangle experience, not to mention Laker experience, Kobe experience, Phil experience, and clutch playoff shooting experience.
Who the heck is this Punk Jones guy and why is he stealing my screen name? Huh? Who are you dude and what’s up with you putting down D Fish – a Laker for life in the heart of all true Lakers’ fans? Seriously – get a new screen name dude, and stop biting mine. And while you’re at it a little respect for a guy who helped get us three championships. Who else were we going to bring in who was going to be better than Fish? Don’t say Mo Williams ’cause it was never going to happen, don’t say Theo the Greek ’cause that wasn’t happening either. Don’t say Blake because he’s an average point guard at best with no triangle experience, not to mention Laker experience, Kobe experience, Phil experience, and clutch playoff shooting experience.