2004 lakers
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Yea whats funny us yall wont even get close to gettin guys like Francis or Brand!! You may have a chance to get fools like Pippen etc.., aight type fools, but that wont be no big free agent!! Now u gonna try to hype up Pippen or Clark etc..!! I mean Clark is a nice role player but not a big free agent, and Pippen is dirt old, so no u wont be signing no "big" free agent!! The only big free agents on that list are Francis & Brand and u be havin either of those!! GOT EM!!
thats assuming bryant stays in l.a....then thats true but if leaves theres no way in hell they wont get a big name free agent either next year or the year after that....and francis and brand aint the only big name free agents next year,,,chris webber,allen iverson and kobe bryant all have an option to become free agents next year if they chose too....
i see what your saying but the list i put up was players with a realistic chance of coming out here.......ONE MORE THING I FUCKED UP,STEVE FRANCIS IS NOT A FREE AGENT NEXT YEAR...MY BAD....@Sicc_Wit_It,i dont want kobe to leave either,but thats what the rumors are.....as for shaq he is still under contract till 2006...you all wanna check out contracts or free agents of your team check the LINK
FROM ESPN.COM
- George Karl and Ernie Grunfeld claim they want (Gary) Payton to return. I'm not sure where Payton's head is right now. He never moved his family to Milwaukee and he's been hinting he'd like to join a contender. Obviously, teams like the Lakers and Spurs come to mind. Blazers, Heat and Wolves are other possibilities."
—ESPN Insider's Chad Ford
- Jackson tampering with Malone?
Malone
Karl Malone is not a free agent until summer, and he remains a member of the Jazz until then. Still, coach Phil Jackson has not been shy about wondering how the Mailman would fit into the Lakers' lineup next season. According to a report in the April 29 Deseret News in Salt Lake City, Jackson talked about the prospect on his national radio program on April 28. According to a transcript sent via e-mail in a news release from Sporting News Radio, Jackson said, in part: "There's some game left in Karl and I think that my owner, in talking about personnel, has mentioned it to me. Do I think that Karl would be a good make for the Lakers? Obviously any player that is that good will find a way to play for a basketball club." Kevin O'Connor, the Jazz vice president of basketball operations, was angered by Jackson's comments. "Karl's under contract," O'Connor told the Deseret News. "It's called tampering, and it's against the rules.
- After this season, the Lakers will go out and sign at least one and possibly two free agents who will add quality depth and leadership to an already awesome assemblage. Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone and Keon Clark are just a few of the names being mentioned. Take this core, add a player or two, and the already confident Lakers become nearly invincible for two or three more years at least
MALONE IS STILL A HOG OUT ON THE COURT,HE'LL FIT IN PERFECT...I DONT LIKE INJURY PRONE SCOTTIE PIPPEN,ID RATHER TAKE MY CHANCES ON SOMEBODY ELSE...MARK MADSEN IS ALSO A FREE AGENT NEXT YEAR BUT HE HAS PROVEN HIMSELF GAURDING GARNETT AND WEBBER,HE HAS ALOTTA HEART..HOPEFULLY HE STAYS...HE'S FROM CALI TOO,FRESNO TO BE EXACT...
i really see madsen staying, Phil always keeps hard workers on his teams ( remember his chicago bulls teams) but Malone would def. be a nice fit, with stockton retiring Utah aint going nowhere and malone wants a championship, he will pull a clyde drexler and come to LA for a championship opportunity, Pippen is injury prone but he can play good when healthy, but if it came down id rather have them get malone over pippen
they did a story yesterday out here in l.a. on how scottie pippen wants to come to the lakers...how he wants reunite with his old coach and all that...personally i hope it doesnt happen but phil jackson for some reason or another perfers veteran players...i think we need younger legs and a natural shooter to take some pressure off kobe n shaq...not some injury prone player like pippen but hey he's the zen master with 9 titles,so who am i to question it...its gonna be intresting next year....spurs also got some money to spend...oh were oh were will jermaine oneal play next year..or Keyon Dooling and Quentin Richardson from the clippers..they can ball