Found September 01, 2009 on Fox Sports:
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Los Angeles Lakers reserve point guard Jordan Farmar wants be a starter, either with the Lakers or another NBA team. "I want to run a team and be the lead guard," Farmar said Tuesday on the sidelines of a basketball clinic in Singapore. "Hopefully, it can be here (with the Lakers)." "There's a lot of jobs out there. I feel I have a lot to offer." The 22-year-old Farmar averaged 6.4 points and 2.4 assists in 65 regular-season games last season as the Lakers won their 15th championship.

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