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5 Key Free Agents Lakers Can Sign for their 3 Million Dollar Exception

11 May
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Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

The Los Angeles Lakers don’t have much to work with this coming off season in terms of flexibility to sign free agents. The new CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) has made it nearly impossible for teams that have spent money frivolously to add talent via free agency.

The Lakers are one of those teams that are over the luxury tax limit and as a penalty, will be handcuffed this coming free agent season that starts on July 1st.

One of the penalties of exceeding the luxury tax limit is that you lose the 5 million dollar exception to offer to free agents which comes with a maximum term of 4 years. Instead, the Lakers will have a lower exception of 3.1 million that they can offer for a maximum of 3 years. That drop might seem to be slight, but it will reduce the pool of available free agents.

At 5 million dollars players like JJ Redick, Tony Allen and Kyle Korver could be had. At 3 million for a max 3 years, they are all out of the question.

Luckily there are still some players out there that could be had for the 3 million dollar exception that the Lakers have at their disposal. Here is a list of some of the best that are out there in my opinion.
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Lakers v Spurs Game 4 Today: 3 Things to Look for from Lakers

28 Apr
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Many thought prior to the start of the season that by the time this part of the playoffs came around, that the Los Angeles Lakers would be one of the teams looking to close out their first round series quickly in order to take that next step in their championship run. That stark reality is that this Lakers team never came close to being one of those championship contending teams this season and will be taken out by one that is, the San Antonio Spurs, at some point in this series. The Los Angeles Lakers will play today at Staples Center in hopes of extending the series for nothing more than professional pride.

Game info:

San Antonio Spurs lead series 3-0 over the Los Angeles Lakers

Sunday, 4/28/13

Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA

Time: 4:00 pm Pacific Time / 7:00 pm Eastern Time

National TV: TNT   Local TV: TWC Sportsnet, TWC Deportes

Line: Lakers +11

Three things to look for in tonight’s Game 3 from the Lakers:

Injuries:

The Lakers were hobbling coming in to the playoffs and tried to keep the roster together with pain blocking injections, tight wraps and heart. The patchwork effort has come completely undone for the Lakers and they will be without 5 players. Kobe Bryant (achilles), Steve Blake (hamstring), Steve Nash (hamstring and hip), Jodie Meeks (ankle) and now Metta World Peace will be all out for today’s game with injuries. Andrew Goudelock and Darius Morris will get the start again in the Lakers back court. Both Goudelock and Morris played well offensively on Friday, combining for 44 points.
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Guess Andrew Goudelock’s Points Tonight and Win a Free Gift Card

26 Apr

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Its getting closer to game time and its starting to look more and more like the Lakers are going to start a back court of Darius Morris and Andrew Goudelock.

The “Mini-Mamba”, as named by the Black Mamba himself, Kobe Bryant, is going to get a chance to play his normal aggressive self on offense without the fear of being pulled because, well, there isn’t anybody else to pull him for on the Lakers bench. If in fact Steve Nash and Jodie Meeks join Steve Blake and Kobe Bryant in a suit on the sidelines the Lakers remaining pool of guards will be Devin Ebanks, Chris Duhan, Darius Morris and of course, Andrew Goudelock.

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Lakers v Spurs Game 3 Tonight: 3 Things to Look for from Lakers

26 Apr

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The Los Angeles Lakers first round series versus the San Antonio Spurs continues tonight in Los Angeles. The Lakers are decimated by injuries in their back  court. Steve Blake has been ruled out of tonight’s game and both Steve Nash and Jodie Meeks are doubtful. The Spurs have already made it tough for the Lakers to dominate the inside with their bigs and now with them being limited in the back court offensively, look for the Spurs to put even more pressure on both Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard.

Game info:

San Antonio Spurs lead series 2-0 over the Los Angeles Lakers

Friday, 4/26/13

Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA

Time: 7:30 pm Pacific Time / 10:30 pm Eastern Time

National TV: ESPN   Local TV: TWC Sportsnet, TWC Deportes

Line: Lakers +5

Three things to look for in tonight’s Game 3 from the Lakers:
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Lakers’ Perimeter is Hobbled and Hurting

25 Apr

Steve Blake injury

The list of injuries just keeps getting longer and longer for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers already without Kobe Bryant for the season with a ruptured Achilles and Jodie Meeks missing game 2 with a sprained ankle that he suffered in game 1, now add Steve Blake to the list of injured Lakers players.

Steve Blake suffered a hamstring injury in the 4th quarter of game 2 against the San Antonio Spurs and needed to be helped off the court by teammates. Blake is scheduled to be examined today to obtain the extent of his injury and his status for Friday’s game 3 in Los Angeles.
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Lakers v Spurs Game 2 Tonight: 3 Things to Look for From Lakers

24 Apr

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The Los Angeles Lakers first round series versus the San Antonio Spurs continues tonight in San Antonio. The Lakers made the game somewhat interesting on Sunday but were just never able to really threaten the Spurs. Here are some things to look for in tonight’s game, as well as all of the game info, as the Lakers try to tie the series up before returning to Los Angeles on Friday.

Game info:

San Antonio Spurs lead series 1-0 over the Los Angeles Lakers

Wednesday, 4/24/13

AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

Time: 6:30 pm Pacific Time / 9:30 pm Eastern Time

National TV: TNT   Local TV: TWC Sportsnet, TWC Deportes

Line: Lakers +9

Three things to look for in tonight’s Game 2 from the Lakers:
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Kobe to Stop Tweets During Lakers Games; Channels His Inner George Lopez

23 Apr

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Due to the amount of media attention received from Kobe Bryant‘s tweets during Sunday’s Los Angeles Lakers v San Antonio Spurs game, Kobe has decided to not tweet during Lakers games going forward. Kobe’s tweets were displayed during ABC national telecast on Sunday and were a hot topic of reporters in the Lakers’ locker after the game.

Kobe’s tweets provided fans with great insight into the Lakers’ game from the guy that is most familiar with this Lakers team. It allowed fans to get a glimpse of what Kobe is like on the sidelines of the game, shouting out instructions and trying to motivate teammates. Kobe is currently house ridden as he recovers from surgery to repair his ruptured achilles.

That insight from Kobe will be no more and the ones that lose out here are the fans. Still, its the right move as it would continue to be a distraction to the team going forward. Kobe announced this news on Twitter with a touch of humor.

I’d like to actually love to see Kobe do his George Lopez impersonation. It is unclear when Kobe will be allowed to actually leave his home and join the team on the sidelines for games. Hopefully, the Lakers are around long enough in these playoffs to allow Kobe to recover and join them on the bench.

- Fern Rea “@fullcourtfern”

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Lakers v Spurs First Round Preview: Schedule, Stats and Analysis

21 Apr

dwight howard tim duncan los angeles lakers san antonio spurs first round series

The Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs will start their first round playoff series on Sunday, at the usual time for the marquee game, 12:30 PM Pacific time on ABC. We will take a look at the schedule, team strengths, injuries, key players i n the series and relevant statistics.

SCHEDULE: 

Los Angeles Lakers v San Antonio Spurs First Round Schedule

Lakers and Spurs Stats: 

lakers spurs first round stats

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Lakers v Spurs 1st Round Playoff Schedule

18 Apr

San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Lakers 1st round series schedule

The Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs will start their 1st round playoff series on Sunday, at the usual time for the marquee game, 12:30 PM Pacific time on ABC. Here is how the rest of the schedule pans out:

 

Game in Series – Day/Date – Home/Road team – Time – Where to find on TV

Game 1: Sunday, April 21st – Lakers at Spurs – 12:30pm Pacific Time – ABC

 

Game 2: Wednesday, April 24th – Lakers at Spurs – 6:30pm Pacific Time – TWC and TNT
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Lakers and Rockets will Play for 7th Place in the Season Finale

16 Apr

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While this Los Angeles Lakers team had much loftier goals prior to the start of the season than obtaining something as insignificant as a low playoff seed, considering what they’ve been through, they thankfully find themselves with the opportunity to be in this position.

Take into consideration that a little more than 2 months ago the Lakers got shellacked by the Los Angeles Clippers on Valentine’s Day, 125-101, which dropped them to 25-29 on the season and were in the 10th spot in the Western Conference. There was real doubt at that time that this Lakers team would be able to turn things around in time to make a run of even making the playoffs, let alone fighting for seeding. Behind a much more focused and mobile Dwight Howard and determined Kobe Bryant, the Lakers did turn it around and went 19-8 the rest of the way.
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