It’s now been confirmed. The former Clipper and high energy player is a great replacement for Turiaf in my opinion. How do you guys feel about the newest Laker?
O.C. Register: Lakers spokesman John Black just confirmed that journeyman forward Josh Powell has been signed by the Lakers.
The 6-foot-9 Powell spent the 2007-2008 season with the Clippers, primarily as a backup forward. However, he started extensively late in the season, when starting center Chris Kaman missed 17 of the final 21 games due to an ankle injury.
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i dont think hes as good as turiaf =(
if he plays as good as ronny or better it should pay off!!!
He is a HIGH energy player.
He is an inexpensive back up power forward/center with some experience. Who did you expect the Lakers to get? Some superstar power forward that is willing to come off the bench?
Never herd of him. seen some highlights on youtube, nothing special. looks like a Development league, all star. other than that, cant really say hes a good/decent pick up, he hasnt had enough time on the floor to prove himself. all nba players have some sort of highlights.
Josh Powell reminds me of Brandon Bass. I’m glad the Lakers sign him. Now, they should sign Quinton Ross.
JOSH KOOL..N HE HAD ALOT OF PT 4 DA CLIPPERS LAST YR LOL….I GUESS MAN HES CHEAP..HOPE 4 DA BEST
Iam the one that started this toopic i the shoutbox
Guys trust me Josh Powell is a great back up. He played for the Clippers. I feel in love with him just because of his hard work. You can argue this guy works harder for the rebounds than Turiaf. Hes a great pick up. The only thing he lacks is being a great cheer leader like Roni was. Great sign I’m excited to see the young fella sign with us seriously.
Who?
Powell’s the better rebounder, and if its at the minimum, probably the better value… but Turiaf is the better player IMO
Has the potential to surprise an avid fan, but certainly no one to get excited about…
He was good player at N.C.State,sorta like a Chris Wilcox type.
nice! good pick-up!
good signing
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I’m now a fan of this guy JUST ‘CAUSE HE CAN DO THIS,
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ALM5W03qMv8&feature=related!!!
For AB4SURE AND LAKER1ST!!
DClaker calll this i remmeber it
Thanx and WHUT ICKERFAN!!! I can’t take credit ’cause I’m pretty sure someone was on the same wavelength as me on this site.
WHUT UP ICKERFAN!!!
wow…3 years 17 million dollars…isn’t that too much money for a bench player???
Powell >>> kwame
Good sign
he looks like ronny so it’ll be like he never left!!!!!!!!!
That cant be right.Thats more than they were willing to give Ronny?
Good pick up; solid backup, inside fighter w/ BALLZ!
solid pick up…should do well with the lakers
good job mitch!
does that really matter dude?
Very good move. Low cost, young player and high energy. This is a better than if the Lakers brought in Kwame Brown, Kurt Thomas or “Tractor” Traylor.
is that right? thats more than Sasha got.
how much did we pay him and 3 years 17 million is too much
FINALLY! YES YES YES… EVER SINCE I HEARD JOSH POWELL WAS WAIVED BY THE CLIPPERS, I WAS GOING CRAZY TRYING TO GET EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THIS GUY WOULD BE A GREAT REPLACEMENT TO RONNY TURIAF. HELL YES I WILL MISS RONNY BUT THIS IS A GREAT START. I SEEN HIM PLAY SOME FOR THE CLIPPERS LAST SEASON AND HE DID A VERY SOLID JOB IN ONLY 64 GAMES OR SO. HE HAD SIMILAR NUMBERS TO RONNY AVERAGING 5.5 PPG AND 5.6 RPG. I JUST CAN’T BELIEVE MY WISH CAME TRUE THAT THE LAKERS WOULD GO OUT AND SIGN HIM. MITCH IS MY HERO AGAIN AND I MUST SAY, EVER SINCE HE STOOD PAT IN NOT TRADING BYNUM AND MAKING THE HUGE TRADE FOR GASOL, HE SURE AS HELL GOT SOME HIDDEN EXECUTIVE GM TALENT.
IM SO FREAKING EXCITED NOW. OUR ROSTER IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE WITH HIS SIGNING, THE ONLY PROBLEM NOW IS WHICH GUARDS TO KEEP SINCE WE HAVE KARL, CRAWFORD, MITCHELL, AND YUE. LUCKILY ITS A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE =)
JUST IMAGINE OUR ROSTER
C BYNUM
F GASOL
F ODOM
G BRYANT
G FISHER
C MIHM
F POWELL
F RADMANOVIC
F ARIZA
F WALTON
G VUJACIC
G KARL/CRAWFORD/MITCHELL
G FARMAR/YUE
what did he do?
Good replacement for Ronny. He could be to us what Brandon Bass is to the Mavs.
HAPPY B-DAY MAGIC(A FELLOW LEO),THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=podmEIguecA!!!
NOT BAD AT ALL!
I CAUGHT SOME OF HIS GAMES ON FSN PRIMETIME
HE AINT THAT BAD …
im feelin this signing. mitch ur a beast but does this mean no alonzo?
Corey Bynum,wait ’til we play the 1st game of the season vs. The Blazers…then ask me.
sweet! if Powell plays really good then that could mean less playing time for Luke!!!!!!!
mitch is making some very nice moves right now, sure they are under-the-radar-type acquisitions but they will help us nonetheless. we are picking up some quality role players and thats what this team needs, solid role players to compliment our new fab 4 of bynum, bryant, gasol, and odom. mitch is hella awesome for signing him, i really wanted him on our roster to replace ronny ever since the clips waived him. =)
we have some serious depth on our roster now with powell helping to replace ronny
C bynun, mihm (mbenga if re-signed??)
F gasol, powell, radmanovic
F odom, ariza, walton
G bryant, vujacic, karl (crawford/mitchell??)
G fisher, farmar, yue
you obviously dont watch nba alot
nope i dont.
Josh is a pretty dope back up, young dude, a lot of energy, not as much enthusiasm and fun as Turiaf, but he’s alright
hes kinda like ronny in the sense that he has lots of energy
but their mindsets are kinda different
ronny wanted to block shots and rebound
powell wants to be physical on the block and post up
in the end tho, great signing
they didnt have to pay top dollar for someone whose gonna play 10-15 minutes a game, and now they dont have to play vlad at the 4 so much (which makes us “less-soft”)
i can see him playing backup minutes in the finals when pau struggles vs kg
now get rid of radman, walton, and karl
i wanted either carl landry or josh powell…i love this! long live mitch! long live mitch! i dont think mitch is done yet either
Let me get this straight, you guys are excited about a dude that got waived by the Clippers?
Great Signing. Lets put him in before V-lady or Fluke> we just need Defense and Hustle plays and hard foul/hack anyone opposing teams once in awhile. Remember All ya’ll praising Mitch, don’t two face when things are a bit rocky. GO USA! LETS SPANK SPAIN!! sorry Pau. Apology accepted.
Unimpressed.
josh powell???
great addition but to much for a bench player. hard to say but he will be a great replacement filling in for turiaf.
The excitement basically is built up from
our Major hole we have at backup PF spot.
At least I’m assuming it is.
Powell is a solid signing.
Did I prefer a vet big man?
Sure.
But I’ll take him.
At least we didn’t get Kwame.
i was hoping for zo but i guess powell isn’t so bad. maybe we can still sign zo. i really don’t trust mihm to last a whole season
timeout. did they really sign him for that much? we might as well have kept turiaf
now, is there some way to get rid of walton? i would gladly get rid of him for quinton ross. ross has something that bill’s son is seriously lacking, balls
Good job Mitch!!!!!!!!
But you not finish, do this trade please:
Lakers get: Marc Gasol/Antione Walker/1st rounder 2010
Grizzs get: Radmonivic/Walton/Karl/2nd rounder 2009,2010
Fisher/Farmer/Yue
Bryant/Vujavic/Mitchel
Odom/Ariza/Walker
PGasol/MGasol/Powell
Bynum/Mihm/Mabenga
Sign Joe Crawford to the D-League!!!!!!!!!
TRADEWALTON.COM
You’re impressed with any NBA player that is on Youtube, which is practically every NBA player.
Oh my God! We should sign Eric Piatkowski because he can dunk:
http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=npPs7dhOAMI
Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God! Sign him now! Do it Mitch, do it!
This is exactly what you sound like.
You’re impressed with any NBA player that is on Youtube, which is practically every NBA player.
Oh my God! We should sign Eric Piatkowski because he can dunk:
youtube.com/watch?v=npPs7dhOAMI
Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God! Sign him now! Do it Mitch, do it!
This is exactly what you sound like.
Good replacement for Ronny.
good pick up i guess.. how much is he getting paid?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7×3Mew-Vyg
don’t worry about how he plays now the lakers staff gets all there players better. trust me he’ll be good in a season or maybe two
Hey,Laker1st….NOW I WANT D.WADE,HAHAHAHA..2 FOR 2????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n68qI6zXdJI!!!!
Powell WOW!
welcome to laland…nice player off the bench
why would we need D wade, lets get Mo williams, trade farmer and luke, and a second round pick for him
lakerfirst what universty of hateration did you graduate from, i bet you were top of the class
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nVzSr3yDcA
One be LO is ONE OF MY FAVORITES MC’S,thanx for that one ICKER!!
…and I was just messin’ around about D.Wade(sorta)just to see how much HATERADE I was goin’ to get from Ab-1st,Ab4sure & Laker1st aka HATERNATION.com,WE HATE YOU(There slogan)!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXCo_lR3Pp0!!!
Please stop posting links to videos that have nothing to do with this thread. Man some people!
He’s a pretty good signing. Averaged about 7.5 points and 7 rebounds in 25 minutes per game after the all-star break. He played quite a few games out of position at center.
nope, he is not
Cant wait for the season to start!!!
Josh powell what a good replacment for ronny r u kidding me???
Phil won’t even play him i can garuentee u that.
IT will be
farmar sasha ariza vlad and or mihm bynum or pau at center not powell they just signed him so we can shutup.
THEY NEED TO TRADE VLAD’S A&&!!!
“The Los Angeles Lakers have signed free agent Josh Powell, it was announced today. Per team policy, TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT WERE NOT RELEASED.”
http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/080814joshpowell.html?rss=true
They didn’t say what they offered him yet, so how did you (e-bucher) know that it was a 3-year, $17 million and show your proof… :/
what’s wrong with all of ya, we should be screaming for this trade, Odom for The Matrix, that’s a dynasty for 5 or 6 solid years.
This is the best scouting I have of the guy without showing highlights because I don’t belive in highlights showing how good a player is at all, also, just for a little more interest for you guys, not to say that he’s any better than Turiaf in anything besides rebounding but here are their stats compared to each other:
Minutes: Powell= 19.2, Turiaf= 18.7
Points: Powell= 5.5, Turiaf= 6.6
Rebounds: Powell= 5.2, Turiaf= 3.9
Blocks: Powell= 0.4, Turiaf= 1.4
Assists: Powell= 0.7, Turiaf= 1.6
Steals: Powell= 0.2, Turiaf= 0.4
Turnovers: Powell= 1.02 Turiaf=0.92
Field Goal Percentage: Powell= 46%, Turiaf= 47.4
Free-Throw Percentage: Powell= 72.4%, Turiaf= 75.3%
BOY,OH BOY…YET ANOTHER FANTASY TRADE BY THE ONE AND ONLY…I wish we could though..AB1ST here you go…
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=1016~3224~3032~2782&teams=4~18~13~13&te=&cash=!!!
That’s a start.
If we are serious about improving for next year these are the three key steps:
1. GET RID OF WALTON - he is absolutely worthless, a JOKE!
2. GET RID OF VLAD RAD - he’s got to go!
3. Get someone worthwhile for Lamar. This will be Lamar’s 5th year as a Laker and 10th as a pro and he’s still figuring out his game! Enough already! He’s not going to be the “next Scottie Pippen”. His outside shot is HORRENDOUS. He is a scarecrow on defense. With his awkward one handed attack with constant charge fouls and goofy falling down shots, his ball handling is a clown show. He had ONE good quarter in the finals. Its time to pull the plug on this guy! The Lakers should try to get something of value while there are still some GMs out there that think he has some value.