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Now_Im_Not_Banned:
Profit Looks to Be Sidelined for the Season
By Mike Bresnahan, Times Staff Writer

Laker guard-forward Laron Profit, who left in the fourth quarter of Tuesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks, has been preliminarily diagnosed with a ruptured left Achilles' tendon and probably will be out for the season.

Profit, averaging four points and 1.7 rebounds before Tuesday, will undergo further tests today.

"If it is ruptured, he'll have surgery as soon as possible and it will probably end his season," Laker spokesman John Black said.

Profit was acquired from the Washington Wizards as part of the Kwame Brown trade. His best game this season was a 14-point effort last month against the Toronto Raptors.


Horrible news...Profit was a very serviceable reserve and Kobes most trusted back-up. He wasn't a huge difference maker, but his will to play a good game was the pimrary reason Phil had confidence to start him in 4th quarters instead of Kobe...Now, it looks as if a roster cut wont be necessarry when Ronny Turiaf returns...Hopefully Profit heals come playoff time... :-\

acbaylove:
First Turiaf, then Profit. The two biggest steals of Mitch after Smush are gone for the season. Fucked up.

Addicted To Cake:
sucks to see laron go down. hes one of the lakers bets bench players next to luke. devin green is certified trash. they need to find another kobe replacement.

Now_Im_Not_Banned:

--- Quote from: Antonio on December 21, 2005, 02:16:42 PM ---First Turiaf, then Profit. The two biggest steals of Mitch after Smush are gone for the season. Fucked up.

--- End quote ---

Turiaf is most likely returning this season...This opens up that roster spot for us, we don't need to waive Green or Wafer (our guard prospects). This is what the roster should look like going into the playoffs...

Starting 5:
PG Smush Parker
SG Kobe Bryant
SF Lamar Odom
PF Kwame Brown     
C Chris Mihm   

Second Unit:
PG Aaron McKie
SG Devin Green
SF Devean George
PF Brian Cook
C Andrew Bynum

Third Unit:
PG Sasha Vujacic
SG Von Wafer
SF Luke Walton
PF Ronny Turiaf
C Slava Medvadenko

Juronimo:
How does that open a roster spot?

We have 12 active slots and 3 inactive slots. Laron Profit will still occupy an inactive slot. In order for Turiaf to become a Laker, the Lakers would have to waive Profit (or Green or Slava).

Bye bye Slava...

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