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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers & Los Angeles Clippers Trying to Sign Lou Amundson
In the very slim pickings left for teams to take advantage of at this stage of the NBA offseason, Lou Amundson is getting a lot more attention than anyone else, with both the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers taking a long hard look at the big man, weighing their options and possibilities of moving forward with an offer.
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On Kobe Bryant and the Sixth NBA Title Ring That Will Never Happen
It’s been one long promotional tour, parallel with his rehab, for Kobe Bryant this offseason. Coming back from his Achilles Tendon tear, and convincing everyone that he’s going to be back to his form from last season, and that it’s too soon to count out the Los Angeles Lakers, with the sixth championship ring the only thing on his mind.
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Los Angeles Lakers Have More Nationally Televised Games Than the Miami Heat
Even at their worst, the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the more popular teams in the NBA, and certainly one, hate ’em or love ’em, that is very intriguing to watch, making them appear on national television next season more than the NBA champions Miami Heat.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Going Down With the Ship
The best option for the Los Angeles Lakers to ensure immediate future success (beyond the end of next season) is tanking, without actually mentioning the word. The problem? Few players hate to lose as much as Kobe Bryant does, and he alone, if his comeback from injury is successful, is worthy quite a lot of wins even for a damaged team like the Lakers.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers & Los Angeles Clippers Don’t Really Want Lamar Odom
Facts – Lamar Odom want to live in LA and remain an NBA player, which means playing either for the Los Angeles Lakers or Los Angeles Clippers. Speculation, based on that he hasn’t been signed yet: Both teams don’t really want him on the team.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers Interested in Signing Marcus Landry
It’s been four years since Marcus Landry was first drafted, and he’s still fighting to find himself a place in the NBA. The next step? Getting invited to training camp for the Los Angeles Lakers after playing for their Summer League team and doing an impressive job.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Not Used to Being the Underdogs
It might not be so bad after all. Expectations are far lower than they were last season from the Los Angeles Lakers, which might lead to a reverse kind of season, as Kobe Bryant won’t be expected to do everything coming off an injury, while Pau Gasol and Steve Nash feel like they have a lot to prove, just without the burden of being talked about as title or even playoff contenders.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Dwight Howard Is Easier to Blame Than Kobe Bryant or Mike D’Antoni
Instead of treating the departure of Dwight Howard after one unsuccessful season as something that should be left in the past, it seems that many among those involved with the Los Angeles Lakers, and especially Kobe Bryant and Mike D’Antoni just can’t get over the fact that they might not be the “team everyone would kill to play for.”
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant as the Basis for Any Kind of Hope is Very Risky
When a general manager says he expects his team to win in the 2013-2014 NBA season, what does he mean exactly? Kobe Bryant is one huge question mark coming off his injury, when he actually returns. Pau Gasol probably will never be 100% with his knee problems, while Steve Nash has a very low ceiling. The rest? Athletic players who have disappointed in the league. What is exactly winning?
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NBA Teams Paying the Luxury Tax in the 2013-2014 Season
In the 2013-2014 NBA season, there are seven teams that will be over the luxury tax line – all of them in big markets which makes it less of a problem than it would be on the rest of the league. The New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers are the obvious choices, but the Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat and the run down Boston Celtics are also in the tax zone for next season.