Overheard: Andrew Bynum could be the $88 million dollar man
September 29, 2008 by admin
Filed under Lakers, Special Features
A source has reported that Andrew Bynum’s agent, David Lee, is trying to get an $88 million dollar deal on the table with the Lakers. This is up from a reported $80 million dollar deal before. Exact terms of the contract are not known but it is believed to be a 5 year deal.
It’s been old news that Bynum was looking for the Max but this is pushing the envelope. Oddly enough, last year, Bynum was quoted as saying that he’d be fine without getting the max, the power of agents I suppose.
What isn’t old news is that the Lakers are willing to meet Bynumite close to the max at the $78 million mark and they’re ready to make a deal before the season starts. The source also said that Andrew is looking “phenomenal” in the pre-pre season workouts with no apparent lingering effects of the surgery. In fact, Bynum looks much stronger than he was last year.
Lakers GM, Mitch Kupchak has made it no secret that Bynum is the future of the Lakers and he’ll do whatever it takes to sign him. If you’ve been watching Bynum and witnessed his quantum improvement, you can see Kupchak ain’t foolin’ around.
Andrew Bynum meets the Press
Andrew Bynum met with local media today to discuss his summer, more particularly his continued path back from his knee injury, and also his reflections on the past season and his hopes for the upcoming campaign.
Andrew has spent the past 6 weeks in Atlanta working on his fitness and conditioning as well as individual skill work. He finished his rehab shortly after the season and reported the knee as pain free while working through the various exercises.
Andrew Bynum: Motivated to be Great
September 27, 2008 by admin
Filed under Special Features
I often wonder why Andrew Bynum made such a huge turnaround and found that the answer is right there in ront of my nose. There’s a pattern to Drew’s progress and that is “Proving the Doubters wrong”.
Just a teaser for now as I finish writing the article.
Welcome to the New Laker Show Blog
Hello Laker and NBA fans
We’re just starting this new blog for Laker news, highlights and general NBA information.
You may be asking, Why another Lakers blog? Well, here’s what I think
- There aren’t enough Laker Blogs as it is. Oftentimes during the off-season, I’m searching for news and different looks on the Lakers. Some places have a stringent view of things and others are more liberal. yet more are too homerish. I’ll try to be objective with this blog
- There isn’t much humor in the Laker blogs…too much is too serious
- Alot of current Laker sites are too stringent (ie. don’t cuss, don’t bash the players, don’t do this, don’t do that)
- Too many sites are too ban-happy. Here, you’ll only get banned if you’re trying to spam or mess things up.
So enjoy, we’re just getting ready for the 2008/2009 season so let’s get rolling!