Ghost Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4367213 The Los Angeles Lakers have at last reached terms on a new contract with sixth man Lamar Odom, after a month of frosty negotiations that might have troubled the team and its fans more than just about anything they saw during last season's playoff drive to the championship. Odom "I always wanted to come back because we won the championship," Odom told ESPN's Shelley Smith. "I'm playing for the biggest brand in the world. And I'm playing with the most fluid, talented center in the world in Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum's coming back and of course Kobe Bryant. "But to now get an opportunity to play with Ron Artest, a guy I've known 16 years, it means a lot. I told Ron Ron a few weeks ago I couldn't walk away. I still had to fight. Everytime negotiations didn't go the way I thought, I just took a step back, like them pulling the offer off the table, I just knew I had to fight." Sources with knowledge of the talks told ESPN.com that Odom and the Lakers on Thursday agreed to a four-year deal worth up to $33 million if the Lakers exercise their option on the fourth season. One source close to the process said that Odom will come away with a guaranteed $27 million from the new contract, matching the original value of the three-year, $27 million deal Lakers owner Jerry Buss pulled off the table earlier this month. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Go Knicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 that's an awful lot of money for a guy who's on the bench and never been an all-star before but nice signing for LA, they'll need him to complete with CP3 and Okafor; and the Spurs as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedinGreenNC Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Championship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 Championship! Again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Go Knicks. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 +1 I thought you were going to bash the Champs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 I thought you were going to bash the Champs. Na, you guys needed to keep Odom. The West should be fun to watch this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 Na, you guys needed to keep Odom. The West should be fun to watch this year. I think the East is going to be more fun. Orlando, Cleveland, Boston, and Atlanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PS17 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I think the East is going to be more fun. Orlando, Cleveland, Boston, and Atlanta. *ahem* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I thought you were going to bash the Champs. You won while KG was on the bench. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 You won while KG was on the bench. Congrats. Again with this Joe ? Injuries happen, it's part of the game. The Celtics won the year before because Bynum was injured. Get over it already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4367213 The Los Angeles Lakers have at last reached terms on a new contract with sixth man Lamar Odom, after a month of frosty negotiations that might have troubled the team and its fans more than just about anything they saw during last season's playoff drive to the championship. Odom "I always wanted to come back because we won the championship," Odom told ESPN's Shelley Smith. "I'm playing for the biggest brand in the world. And I'm playing with the most fluid, talented center in the world in Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum's coming back and of course Kobe Bryant. "But to now get an opportunity to play with Ron Artest, a guy I've known 16 years, it means a lot. I told Ron Ron a few weeks ago I couldn't walk away. I still had to fight. Everytime negotiations didn't go the way I thought, I just took a step back, like them pulling the offer off the table, I just knew I had to fight." Sources with knowledge of the talks told ESPN.com that Odom and the Lakers on Thursday agreed to a four-year deal worth up to $33 million if the Lakers exercise their option on the fourth season. One source close to the process said that Odom will come away with a guaranteed $27 million from the new contract, matching the original value of the three-year, $27 million deal Lakers owner Jerry Buss pulled off the table earlier this month. . I saw this while I was on vacation Eman. Great news. We'll be right in the thick of it next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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