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http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lakers-lamar-odom23-2009jul23,0,5117681.story
From the Los Angeles Times
[h4]LAKERS[/h4][h1]Lamar Odom and Lakers resume talks[/h1]
Source says discussions between the parties are productive. The club had pulled offer to the free-agent veteran forward off the table.
By Broderick Turner and Mike Bresnahan
July 23, 2009
Is the table being set again?
A week after the Lakers pulled a pair of contract offers to Lamar Odom off the table, the sides resumed talks Wednesday.
The discussions were labeled productive, but there was nothing to report "at the moment," according to a source familiar with negotiations who wasnot authorized to comment publicly.
It didn't look great last week for Odom's return to the Lakers after the franchise yanked its offers of three years and $30 million or four years and$36 million, with the fourth year only partially guaranteed.
But the sides began communicating in a more positive light Wednesday. Financial details were not immediately available, though the Lakers were not expected tohave improved their initial offers. If anything, the offers might have dropped slightly.
Odom, who will be 30 in November, was a key part of the Lakers' championship run, and his teammates, including Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher, haveunilaterally expressed a desire for his return.
On the other hand, the Lakers are conscious about veering too far into luxury-tax territory. They have already allocated $83.8 million to 12 players nextseason, which would mean an additional luxury-tax penalty of $13.9 million.
Last season, the Lakers' payroll was $78.2 million and they paid an additional $7.2 million in luxury taxes.
If the Lakers don't get Odom, their options are slim other than a trade. They can sign a veteran forward for about $1 million. They also must decide byAug. 1 whether to bring back seldom-used guard Sun Yue for $736,000 next season. The Lakers have also considered forward Shelden Williams.
The Lakers have used both spending tools given to teams that are over the salary cap -- the "mid-level exception" of $5.8 million next season wasspent on Ron Artest and the "bi-annual exception" of $2 million next season was given to reserve guard Shannon Brown, who re-signed with the team fortwo years and $4.2 million.
Odom was on the Lakers' books for $14.1 million last season, but will obviously have to take a pay cut. The Miami Heat has expressed interest in him,though the cap-strapped team could offer only a mid-level deal worth $34 million.
The Lakers took their offers to Odom off the table last week after learning he was engaging in discussions with the Heat.
The Lakers will wait until the Odom situation is resolved before signing Bryant to a contract extension.
Bryant will get $23 million next season and is expected to receive an extension on top of it that would pay him $134 million to $138 million over the next fiveseasons, depending on salary-cap figures to be determined in July 2011. Bryant will be 31 next month.
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From the Los Angeles Times
[h4]LAKERS[/h4][h1]Lamar Odom and Lakers resume talks[/h1]
Source says discussions between the parties are productive. The club had pulled offer to the free-agent veteran forward off the table.
By Broderick Turner and Mike Bresnahan
July 23, 2009
Is the table being set again?
A week after the Lakers pulled a pair of contract offers to Lamar Odom off the table, the sides resumed talks Wednesday.
The discussions were labeled productive, but there was nothing to report "at the moment," according to a source familiar with negotiations who wasnot authorized to comment publicly.
It didn't look great last week for Odom's return to the Lakers after the franchise yanked its offers of three years and $30 million or four years and$36 million, with the fourth year only partially guaranteed.
But the sides began communicating in a more positive light Wednesday. Financial details were not immediately available, though the Lakers were not expected tohave improved their initial offers. If anything, the offers might have dropped slightly.
Odom, who will be 30 in November, was a key part of the Lakers' championship run, and his teammates, including Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher, haveunilaterally expressed a desire for his return.
On the other hand, the Lakers are conscious about veering too far into luxury-tax territory. They have already allocated $83.8 million to 12 players nextseason, which would mean an additional luxury-tax penalty of $13.9 million.
Last season, the Lakers' payroll was $78.2 million and they paid an additional $7.2 million in luxury taxes.
If the Lakers don't get Odom, their options are slim other than a trade. They can sign a veteran forward for about $1 million. They also must decide byAug. 1 whether to bring back seldom-used guard Sun Yue for $736,000 next season. The Lakers have also considered forward Shelden Williams.
The Lakers have used both spending tools given to teams that are over the salary cap -- the "mid-level exception" of $5.8 million next season wasspent on Ron Artest and the "bi-annual exception" of $2 million next season was given to reserve guard Shannon Brown, who re-signed with the team fortwo years and $4.2 million.
Odom was on the Lakers' books for $14.1 million last season, but will obviously have to take a pay cut. The Miami Heat has expressed interest in him,though the cap-strapped team could offer only a mid-level deal worth $34 million.
The Lakers took their offers to Odom off the table last week after learning he was engaging in discussions with the Heat.
The Lakers will wait until the Odom situation is resolved before signing Bryant to a contract extension.
Bryant will get $23 million next season and is expected to receive an extension on top of it that would pay him $134 million to $138 million over the next fiveseasons, depending on salary-cap figures to be determined in July 2011. Bryant will be 31 next month.
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^Hopefully Lamar will accept a favorable deal for both sides. There's no need to drag this out any further, nothing will be dramatically different.
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That is WAYYYYY too much money for an aging Bryant.
mjshoefanatic
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Kobe is obviously recession proof
@ LO and his mind games
- Feb 17, 2007
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I happen to agree, but that's the price to pay for stardom. The organization can't afford to lose him in his twilight, too much negativepress.
Hopefully all his training will make his decline fairly level, and not quick and steep.
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Black spors online has pulled the LO story. But there is good news from the LA Times...
LAKERS
[h1]Lamar Odom and Lakers resume talks[/h1]
Ronald Martinez / Getty Images
Lamar Odom had a couple of multi-year offers pulled off the table by the Lakers last week.
Source says discussions between the parties are productive. The club had pulled offer to the free-agent veteran forward off the table.
By Broderick Turner and Mike Bresnahan
July 23, 2009
Is the table being set again?
A week after the Lakers pulled a pair of contract offers to Lamar Odom off the table, the sides resumed talks Wednesday.
The discussions were labeled productive, but there was nothing to report "at the moment," according to a source familiar with negotiations who was not authorized to comment publicly.
It didn't look great last week for Odom's return to the Lakers after the franchise yanked its offers of three years and $30 million or four years and $36 million, with the fourth year only partially guaranteed.
But the sides began communicating in a more positive light Wednesday. Financial details were not immediately available, though the Lakers were not expected to have improved their initial offers. If anything, the offers might have dropped slightly.
Odom, who will be 30 in November, was a key part of the Lakers' championship run, and his teammates, including Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher, have unilaterally expressed a desire for his return.
On the other hand, the Lakers are conscious about veering too far into luxury-tax territory. They have already allocated $83.8 million to 12 players next season, which would mean an additional luxury-tax penalty of $13.9 million.
Last season, the Lakers' payroll was $78.2 million and they paid an additional $7.2 million in luxury taxes.
If the Lakers don't get Odom, their options are slim other than a trade. They can sign a veteran forward for about $1 million. They also must decide by Aug. 1 whether to bring back seldom-used guard Sun Yue for $736,000 next season. The Lakers have also considered forward Shelden Williams.
The Lakers have used both spending tools given to teams that are over the salary cap -- the "mid-level exception" of $5.8 million next season was spent on Ron Artest and the "bi-annual exception" of $2 million next season was given to reserve guard Shannon Brown, who re-signed with the team for two years and $4.2 million.
Odom was on the Lakers' books for $14.1 million last season, but will obviously have to take a pay cut. The Miami Heat has expressed interest in him, though the cap-strapped team could offer only a mid-level deal worth $34 million.
The Lakers took their offers to Odom off the table last week after learning he was engaging in discussions with the Heat.
The Lakers will wait until the Odom situation is resolved before signing Bryant to a contract extension.
Bryant will get $23 million next season and is expected to receive an extension on top of it that would pay him $134 million to $138 million over the next five seasons, depending on salary-cap figures to be determined in July 2011. Bryant will be 31 next month.
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Well it looks better now. Both sides talking. Must mean both sides want something. All we have to do is find that common ground...
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Originally Posted by tupac003
The Lakers have also considered forward Shelden Williams.
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i expect odom to be re-signed by the end of the week
dontsteponmyshoes
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id rather have Candace on the squad than Shelden
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Shelden Williams
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I know u'll appreciate this solefob, Lamar odom is muslim too.
BTW props on the avy & sig.
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Is he really? I've never heard that.Originally Posted by 92
I know u'll appreciate this solefob, Lamar odom is muslim too.
BTW props on the avy & sig.
had the sig and avy since day one
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I knew im gonna see this when i read the article
Truth
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WordOriginally Posted by Three6mafia2007
Originally Posted by tupac003
The Lakers have also considered forward Shelden Williams.
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coz joe smith prefers the east coast and drew gooden is too stupid for the triangle offense.Originally Posted by DTruth07
WordOriginally Posted by Three6mafia2007
Originally Posted by tupac003
The Lakers have also considered forward Shelden Williams.....why not go for Drew Gooden or Joe Smith at least
dontsteponmyshoes
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but cant you just picture ron ron goin into the shower and tellin her how much he wants to help her get a ringOriginally Posted by Goldmember
I knew im gonna see this when i read the article
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Originally Posted by badboyf0life420
coz joe smith prefers the east coast and drew gooden is too stupid for the triangle offense.Originally Posted by DTruth07
WordOriginally Posted by Three6mafia2007
Originally Posted by tupac003
The Lakers have also considered forward Shelden Williams.....why not go for Drew Gooden or Joe Smith at least
- Aug 25, 2005
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No shelden williams dude should be considered for the simple fact that he inpreganted Candace.
Hopefully we can get LO signed so we can focus on winning again.
Hopefully we can get LO signed so we can focus on winning again.
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i bet shelden williams will come for cheap since candace is already in la
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this has gone to far, get it done now and move on!
- Jun 18, 2005
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what you guy's think if we made a trade for Marc Gasol?
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