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Tha G In Deee:
Day old news but I didn't know 'til today...

"HONOLULU (AP) - Vlade Divac was placed on waivers by the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, apparently ending his long career.

The Lakers had the option of picking up a one-year, $5.4 million contract option or buying Divac out for $2 million. The 7-foot-1, 260-pound center, one of the first Europeans to make a significant impact in the NBA, will be owed the $2 million if he clears waivers, which seems a sure thing.

"If he could play, he would play,'' Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said. "Here it is, the first week of training camp, and he can't play.''

The 37-year-old Divac underwent back surgery in January, and played in only 15 games for the Lakers last season, averaging 2.3 points and 2.1 rebounds. He averaged 11.9 points and 8.3 rebounds in 15 previous NBA seasons - seven with the Lakers, two with Charlotte and six with Sacramento.

"We signed him to a two-year deal thinking he would play two years,'' Kupchak said.

Divac was quoted last month as saying he planned to retire, but wanted to remain with the Lakers as an assistant coach and scout.

"We'll talk about that down the road,'' Kupchak said. "Certainly he could be claimed on waivers. I think it's highly unlikely. The back concerns are the same.

"There's a feeling he'll never play again. Anticipating he'll never play again, I don't think there's a doubt he's the premier European player to play in the NBA.''

Divac joins centers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players in league history to get 13,000 points, 9,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists and 1,500 blocked shots.

Divac said several times he wouldn't play again if he didn't return to the Lakers, where he began his career in 1989 as the 26th overall pick in the NBA draft. He was born and raised in Yugoslavia, and played in that country's top league before coming to the NBA. Divac became a U.S. citizen in the summer of 2000.

"We didn't anticipate Vlade being here. I never heard from him during the offseason,'' Lakers coach Phil Jackson said, adding that the decision to place Divac on waivers "was probably a good decision for both parties.''

The Lakers also announced Thursday the signing of Adam Parada, a 7-foot center who last played in the NBA Developmental League. Parada, out of UC Irvine, averaged 5.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 13.8 minutes in 23 games for the Huntsville Flight.

Kupchak said Parada wasn't signed to replace Divac, but to give the Lakers another big man in training camp. Kupchak didn't rule out the possibility of Parada making the final roster, but that seems unlikely. Parada practiced with the Lakers on Thursday."

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ai1mzKTtGjHprkgJg6YlEsKB0bYF?slug=ap-lakers-divac&prov=ap&type=lgns

7even:
wow, big suprise, I wonder how they gon compensate that horrifying loss

Stone Cold is Bout It, Bout It:
There you go chasing Laker Fans in Every thread..get off our nuts you faggot :camp:

7even:

--- Quote from: "Speak On It"-Kurupt on October 08, 2005, 01:08:59 AM ---There you go chasing Laker Fans in Every thread..get off our nuts you faggot :camp:

--- End quote ---

Im posting in basketball threads, you fucking moron. It's not my fault that most basketball threads are laker-threads, you fucking moron. I always speak the truth, which is not as much of a blessing as one would think it is.

Now_Im_Not_Banned:

--- Quote from: 7even the Opinion Maker on October 08, 2005, 01:01:47 AM ---wow, big suprise, I wonder how they gon compensate that horrifying loss

--- End quote ---

LOS ANGELES LAKERS-Waived C Vlade Divac. Signed Center Adam Parada.

UCI Center Adam Prada led Big West Conference in FG%

--- Adam Parada led the Big West Conference in field-goal percentage for all games at 54.5 percent.

--- Adam Parada became UCI's career leader in blocked shots with 111 after three seasons and he is 10th all-time at UCI with 589 career rebounds. Parada ranks 16th in career scoring at UCI with 977 points.

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