GOOD FREE AGENTS FOR THE LAKERS?

[Juice]

Who do you suggest to Lakers?

Those are the best ones with no restrictions, IMO:
Kendall Gill
Walter McCarty
Charles Oakley
Trajan Langdon
Voshon Lenard
Mookie Blaylock
Walt Williams
Kevin Willis
Travis Best
Isaac Austin
Rod Strickland
Malik Rose
Terry Porter
Quincy Lewis
Scott Padgett
Bryon Russell
John Starks
Tyrone Nesby
Popeye Jones
Gary Trent
Troy Hudson
Raja Bell
Corie Blount
Dan Majerle
Rodney Rogers
John Wallace

Chose 3:

I go with Malik Rose (great PF), Gary Trent (they called him the Shaq of the Mac) & Mookie Blaylock (good defender as PG).

If we buy those 3 we will have a great bench IMO.

Shaq, Horry, Fox, Kobe & Fisher
+Walker, Rose, Trent, Blaylock, Shaw & i hope George too. Plus a rookie, Madsen and other minor players. We still need a 3pts shooter IMO, but none is really good from the Free Agent list. Maybe Blaylock is the best one.

[Javier]

Malik Rose
Charles Oakley
Tyrone Nesby


where is Jeff McInnis in your list?
or Chauncey Billups
Rashard Lewis?

[Javier]

Eric Piatkowski is one of them too.

[Juice]

Malik Rose
Charles Oakley
Tyrone Nesby


where is Jeff McInnis in your list?
or Chauncey Billups
Rashard Lewis?

Yeah, i forgot about Jeff McInnis! Just replace Mookie with Jeff.


McINNIS, ROSE & TRENT.

I think Billups and Rashard Lewis aint real free agents, but it's a team option or a player option.

Like Bibby. He's a team option. I just wrote a quick list of totally free agents.

[Javier]

u sure they are not unrestricted?

[Juice]

u sure they are not unrestricted?

http://www.nbadraft.net/2002freeagents.htm

Check yourself. Cant find them. Oh.. if you got a better source.. share it!

I think this is a complete list:
T means TEAM OPTION
P means PLAYER OPTION


ATLANTA HAWKS (6) -- F-C Cal Bowdler, F Hanno Mottola, G-F Ira Newble, F Leon Smith, F Mark Strickland, G Jacque Vaughn

BOSTON CELTICS (6) -- C Mark Blount, G Omar Cook, F Walter McCarty, F Roshown McLeod, F Rodney Rogers, G Erick Strickland

CHARLOTTE HORNETS (2) -- F Lee Nailon, F Robert Traylor

CHICAGO BULLS (5) -- G Travis Best, G A.J. Guyton, G Trenton Hassell, F Charles Oakley, G Norman Richardson

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (4) -- G Ricky Davis, C Michael Doleac, G Trajan Langdon, F Brian Skinner

DALLAS MAVERICKS (5) -- G Greg Buckner, F-C Raef LaFrentz, F Eduardo Najera, F Johnny Newman, C Wang Zhizhi

DENVER NUGGETS (9) -- F Chris Andersen, G Carlos Arroyo, G-F Calbert Chaeaney, C Zendon Hamilton, G Voshon Lenard, G George McCloud, C Mengke Bateer, G Kenny Satterfield, C Scott Williams

DETROIT PISTONS (5) -- F Victor Alexander, G Dana Barros, F Brian Cardinal, G Damon Jones, C Mikki Moore

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (6) -- G Gilbert Arenas, G Mookie Blaylock, C Dean Garrett, F Cedric Henderson, G Larry Hughes, G Dean Oliver

HOUSTON ROCKETS (5) -- G Tierre Brown, F Dan Langhi, G Oscar Torres, G-F Walt Williams, F-C Kevin Willis

INDIANA PACERS (3) -- F Carlos Rogers, C Bruno Sundov, G Kevin Ollie

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (7) -- C Obinna Ekezie, F Tremaine Fowlkes, G Jeff McInnis, C Michael Olowokandi, G Doug Overton, G Eric Piatkowski, G Eldridge Recasner

LOS ANGELES LAKERS (4) -- F Jelani McCoy, C Stanislav Medvedenko (T), G Mitch Richmond, G Brian Shaw

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES (5) -- G-F Rodney Buford, G Antonis Fotsis, G Eddie Gill, F Grant Long, G Will Solomon

MIAMI HEAT (9) -- C Malik Allen, C Ernest Brown, G-F Kendall Gill, G Eddie House (T), G-F Jim Jackson, F Mike James, C Sean Marks, C Vladimir Stepania, G Rod Strickland

MILWAUKEE BUCKS (6) -- G Rafer Alston, G Greg Anthony, C Greg Foster, F Darvin Ham, F Mark Pope, G Michael Redd

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES (7) -- G Felipe Lopez (P), F Sam Mitchell, C Rasho Nesterovic, G Robert Pack, G Anthony Peeler, F Gary Trent, C Loren Woods

NEW JERSEY NETS (3) -- G Anthony Johnson, F Donny Marshall, F Brian Scalabrine

NEW YORK KNICKS (3) -- G Lavor Postell, G Larry Robinson, C Felton Spencer

ORLANDO MAGIC (4) -- F Pat Garrity, G Troy Hudson, G Jaren Jackson, F Monty Williams

PHIILADELPHIA 76ERS (5) -- G-F Raja Bell, F Corie Blount, F Matt Harpring, F Derrick McKey, F-C Jabari Smith

PHOENIX SUNS (3) -- G Joe Crispin, G-F Dan Majerle, F John Wallace

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (5) -- F Ruben Boumtje Boumtje, G Rick Brunson, G-F Mitchell Butler, C Chris Dudley, G Bonzi Wells

SACRAMENTO KINGS (2) -- G Mike Bibby, F Lawrence Funderburke

SAN ANTONIO SPURS (6) -- G-F Bruce Bowen, G Jason Hart, F Stephen Jackson, F-C Cherokee Parks, G Terry Porter, F Malik Rose

SEATTLE SUPERSONICS (7) -- C Jerome James, F Rashard Lewis (P), G Randy Livingston, C Art Long, F-C Olumide Oyedeji (T), F Ansu Sesay, G Earl Watson

TORONTO RAPTORS (5) -- G Chris Childs, F Keon Clark, G Dell Curry, G Derrick Dial, G Jermaine Jackson

UTAH JAZZ (6) -- C Jarron Collins, G John Crotty, G Rusty LaRue, F Donyell Marshall, G-F Bryon Russell, G John Starks

WASHINGTON WIZARDS (3) -- F Popeye Jones, F Tyrone Nesby, F Bobby Simmons



So i still go with my 3 picks:

McINNIS, ROSE & TRENT.

[Doggystylin]

whatever happened to larry johnson? last time i saw him he was in the knicks, but he wasnt there this year

[Juice]

whatever happened to larry johnson? last time i saw him he was in the knicks, but he wasnt there this year

I think he retired due to a big injury.

[Jay ay Beee]

Antonio, I heard Juventus were after Walt Williams for £20m

He's probably better than Trezeguet lmao

[Juice]

Antonio, I heard Juventus were after Walt Williams for £20m

He's probably better than Trezeguet lmao

Actually Nash, Stojakovic and Kobe Bryant plays pretty well at soccer. LOL. Juve is probably interested in them more than in The Wizard. Btw Walt is a legend! Too ghetto. LOL! To bad he's dying in Houston right now!

[S.G.V.]

id rather see rodney rogers go back to the clippers....as for the lakers i dont wish any player go to their team...it just ruins their career

[Juice]

i dont wish any player go to their team...it just ruins their career

LMAO! That's the dumbest post ever! Sorry.

If you are talking about Richmond, he didnt play for 3 single facts:
1) He's 37 years old
2) Lakers didnt need him, but his hella fat contract to expire this summer
3) He knew it!

About Rice...
1) He failed in New York and in Houston too. Let's say he didnt return at 100% after his injury in Charlotte. And let's say he was broken too. C'mon.. be real. Plus he never made his shots. You gotta be a star to play "as a star" with Kobe & Shaq. I mean.. if you dont have the balls to shoot your shoots, then it's better Fox, who at least can defend.
2) He still played a lot winning a title as a starter
3) Actually he ruined Lakers (because of the trade Jones-Campbell), not viceversa! And he was a free agent after 1 year with Lakers. So we didnt ruined him at all. He won a title and signed with NY as a free agent.

[Smooth]

they should get Keon Clark for PF!...

[EastsideLBC]

If I was in a NBA free agents shoes I wouldnt go tha Lakers, (of course its a guarenteed ring)....but for yo career it does slow down yo carrer......u know ur not gonna start and u know that when u get in tha game u not gonna get yo shots cuz Kobe and Shaq get most tha shots.....u cant prove ur talent on LA cuz u dont get alot shots to prove yoself...where if u went to anotha team (of course u not gonna win as many games) but u would at least get to show ur talent!! Thats like T-Mac when he left Toronto to go to tha Magic.....he wasnt gettin alota shots cuz Carter was tha star.....then when he went to Orlando......he shined!!

[Javier]

If I was in a NBA free agents shoes I wouldnt go tha Lakers, (of course its a guarenteed ring)....but for yo career it does slow down yo carrer......u know ur not gonna start and u know that when u get in tha game u not gonna get yo shots cuz Kobe and Shaq get most tha shots.....u cant prove ur talent on LA cuz u dont get alot shots to prove yoself...where if u went to anotha team (of course u not gonna win as many games) but u would at least get to show ur talent!! Thats like T-Mac when he left Toronto to go to tha Magic.....he wasnt gettin alota shots cuz Carter was tha star.....then when he went to Orlando......he shined!!

I doubt any of these guys have a hidden talent. and anyway if your a PF , u are gonnna start. Cuz almost any damn PF is better than Samaki Walker.  LAkers dont start horry till the playoffs or late in the season.  So if your a PF u would want to go to the lakers.