Hats off to The Lakers Nation
for getting the word out about this. AM570’s Joe McDonnell is reporting
the the Lakers will not be matching Ronny Turiaf’s $17 million, four
year offer from Golden State.
I
know, It’s just hearsay at this point in time, but Joe is one of the
most professional guys on radio, and is known for his reliable sources.
It’s really going to pain me to see Ronny in a different uni next
year, but at the same time, it wouldn’t have made monetary sense for
the Lakers to pay out that kind of change for what is essentially an
energy backup. I have a feeling that the frontladed nature of the
contract also drove the Lakers away. Reports noted Ronny will be
receiving $10 million in the first season of the new contract.
timmoore
$10m for warming the bench for anywhere between 25-30 minutes a game ?
Well at least it wasn't Elgin Baylor of the Clippers making the offer. They've been known to have done worst than this. And still are to an extent.
i'm not a Laker fan...but my brother is, and he absolutely loved Turiaf for his energy, his hustle and defense. he almost reminded me of Oakley in NY a while back (minus the 15 foot J) he's allowed to have a bad playoff series isn't he? his first championship was his first experience at that level. the Celts were a veteran laced team that simply had more hustle and were a hungrier team. although i understand the Lakers not wanting to pay a reserve that much...maybe they should've given him a chance and tried to work something out.
The Lakers have to sign Kobe this year, Odom is making something like 15 million, Gasol is over 10 million, Walton and Rad are over 6 million, Sasha is a restricted free agent we need to keep. Bynum will almost certainly be extended if his knee is OK by training camp.
Where does the Lakers get 25 million to keep a reserve?
Alright GS, now let go get a point guard.
Al Harrington for Wilcox and Watson, get it done!
If it really is 10 million for the first season that's great for GS. That only 2.3million the next three years. Gives GS cap room after the fisrt year.
Last edited by REVBIGTIMER on July 19th at 11:02 AM.
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is reporting
the the Lakers will not be matching Ronny Turiaf’s $17 million, four
year offer from Golden State.
