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Found May 22, 2012 on Larry Brown Sports: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Andrew Bynum,  Kobe Bryant,  Pau Gasol,  Steve Blake,  Josh McRoberts,  Dwight Howard
TEAMS: Los Angeles Lakers,  Orlando Magic
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The future of the Lakers is in question now that the team lost to the Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals. The Lakers have Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Metta World Peace, Steve Blake, and Josh McRoberts all signed for next season. They have team options on three players including center Andrew Bynum, who would be owed $16.4 million. Several changes are expected to be made for the team this offseason, and the future of Bynum is uncertain. Asked after his team’s season-ending Game 5 loss to Oklahoma City if he expects to sign a long-term contract, Bynum answered ambivalently. “I’m not sure,” Bynum said, “it really doesn’t matter to me. I’ll play anywhere. I think for the most part I had a pretty decent season and OK postseason. This last game was probably the worst game I played in the playoffs. The focus is next year and coming back stronger and adding things to your game,” he told TNT’s Craig Sager. When Sager followed up and asked if Bynum would want to remain with the Lakers,...
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1 Comment:
  • Bynum should stay, he's still quite young and can learn from the game as he gets older. Kobe is still great but obviously needs a lot of help. Pau Gasol may be the more expendable player, I would trade him for Houston Rocket's Luis Scola and Goran Dragic if I had the chance. The Lakers need a classy point guard like Dragic to help boost their lineup. Meanwhile, I would welcome Odom back if he could come back to the Lakers, his playmaking skills would ease the burden for Kobe in a big way, not to mention his rebounding and defensive skills. Don't let Bynum go, give him time to grow, just as Phil Jackson had suggested.
    by davoyz   May 22, 2012   Reply    
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