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Source: Odom, Lakers agree on deal (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4367213)
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By J.A. Adande and Marc Stein
ESPN.com
Free agent forward Lamar Odom will return to the Los Angeles Lakers, an NBA source said Thursday.
Odom will sign a four-year contract, with the fourth year at the team option, the source said. One source with knowledge of the talks told ESPN.com the four-year deal is worth $33 million if the Lakers exercise the final year of the contract.
Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak declined comment and Odom's agent, Jeff Schwartz, did not immediately return a voice mail.
Odom's signing was the most significant free agent move left to play out this summer, as it restores a pivotal piece to the Lakers' championship team. The versatile, 6-foot-9 Odom averaged 11.3 points and 8.2 rebounds during the regular season and 12.3 points and 9.1 rebounds during the playoffs, despite injuring his back in a fall during the Western Conference semifinals against Houston.
Odom's destination for the 2009-10 season had remained in doubt after the Lakers pulled an initial offer of a reported $27 million guaranteed over three years off the table. As the other franchises with significant salary cap space spent their money elsewhere, the Miami Heat emerged as a serious contender for Odom's services. On Tuesday, the Portland Trail Blazers also got into the mix, offering a five-year, $40 million deal, according to a source close to Odom.
With Dwyane Wade publicly lobbying for Odom to rejoin him in South Beach, the Heat offered a deal worth up to $34 million over five years. The fact that Odom didn't jump at it despite the cooled tone of negotiations with the Lakers indicated his desire to return to Los Angeles, and the longer the saga dragged out the greater the chances seemed that he would be back.
With Odom back in the fold the Lakers would have their top five scorers and top four rebounders from the 2009 championship on the roster to begin the title defense. The only significant loss is forward Trevor Ariza, who left to sign a contract with the Houston Rockets after the Lakers signed former Rocket Ron Artest.
J.A. Adande and Marc Stein are NBA reporters for ESPN.com. ESPN's Shelley Smith contributed to this report.
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good one for the lakers, they keep everyone except Ariza, but they get artest for him. fair enough.
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nice.
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what a fool... Lamar lost the card game!
coulda done 3 for 30 or 4 for 36
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Celtics are still gonna smash
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Celtics are still gonna smash
fuck no, we just ensured a 2nd ring, right now we just kept our position as the nba team fav.
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2009-2010 ROSTER
PG - Derek Fisher/Jordan Farmar/Shannon Brown
SG - Kobe Bryant/Sasha Vujacic
SF - Ron Artest/Luke Walton/Adam Morrison
PF - Pau Gasol/Lamar Odom/Josh Powell
C - Andrew Bynum/DJ Mbenga
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This was huge for the Lakers. I think picking up Artest would have been irrelevant if they didnt resign Odom.
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This was huge for the Lakers. I think picking up Artest would have been irrelevant if they didnt resign Odom.
of course, i mean think about it if we lost odom, that means we lost odom AND ariza for artest. that would of been horrible.
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what a faggot signing for less money like that
shows how he just used the heat to milk the lakers
i would smash his face in if i was wade
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the 4th year is an option
so basically he turned down 3 for $30 and went with 3 for $25 :laugh:
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what a faggot signing for less money like that
shows how he just used the heat to milk the lakers
i would smash his face in if i was wade
actually, you gotta wonder with this might do for Wades future with the Heat. He wants to be a serious contender, and Odom might have helped make them a little more legitimate in the East. They still wouldnt compete for a title. But I wonder if not getting Odom will really cement the idea of Wade leaving Miami.
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what a faggot signing for less money like that
shows how he just used the heat to milk the lakers
i would smash his face in if i was wade
LOL why are you so emotional about it
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what a faggot signing for less money like that
shows how he just used the heat to milk the lakers
i would smash his face in if i was wade
LOL why are you so emotional about it
This is nothing compared to how he reacted when the Lakers got Gasol. LOL.
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glad he's staying in the western conference
just hope Boozer stays out of Miami
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what a faggot signing for less money like that
shows how he just used the heat to milk the lakers
i would smash his face in if i was wade
no, it was because he hates Kobe...or...wait..... :laugh:
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LOL...we originally offered 4 years/36 mill.....we just saved 3 mill 8)
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LOL...we originally offered 4 years/36 mill.....we just saved 3 mill 8)
for a bench player LOL
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LOL...we originally offered 4 years/36 mill.....we just saved 3 mill 8)
for a bench player LOL
kevin mchale was a bench player....try again
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repeat :pimp:
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what a faggot signing for less money like that
shows how he just used the heat to milk the lakers
i would smash his face in if i was wade
no, it was because he hates Kobe...or...wait..... :laugh:
Odom signs for less money, Brown signs for less money (then he would of got from the Pacers), Artest takes a paycut to join the Lakers. Yeah, players hate playing with Kobe. :laugh:
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LOL...we originally offered 4 years/36 mill.....we just saved 3 mill 8)
for a bench player LOL
kevin mchale was a bench player....try again
1-kevin mchale was an all star
2-kevin mchale won 3 titles
3-kevin mchale wasn't a gumby-ass bitch
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LOL...we originally offered 4 years/36 mill.....we just saved 3 mill 8)
for a bench player LOL
kevin mchale was a bench player....try again
1-kevin mchale was an all star
2-kevin mchale won 3 titles
3-kevin mchale wasn't a gumby-ass bitch
odom is an all-star caliber player, he has a title (with more to come), and he's one of the most versatile dudes in the league....and u know thisssss, man
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LOL...we originally offered 4 years/36 mill.....we just saved 3 mill 8)
for a bench player LOL
kevin mchale was a bench player....try again
1-kevin mchale was an all star
2-kevin mchale won 3 titles
3-kevin mchale wasn't a gumby-ass bitch
odom is an all-star caliber player, he has a title (with more to come), and he's one of the most versatile dudes in the league....and u know thisssss, man
1-kevin mchale is a HALL OF FAMER
2-lamar odom is still YET TO MAKE ONE ALLSTAR GAME
3-he's versitile but not worthy of 8 million a year
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^you're right....he's worth much more....we stole him, cuz teams dont have money 8)
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bottom line is, PLEASE don't try to compare Lamar Slowdom to Kevin "Hall of Fame, Allstar" Mchale anymore
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bottom line is, PLEASE don't try to compare Lamar Slowdom to Kevin "Hall of Fame, Allstar" Mchale anymore
apparently if youre a Laker, NIK will consider "All Star Caliber" the same as "All Star". Hell, in this case..."All Star Caliber" is just as good as "Hall of Famer". LOL Amazing....
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so did he get anymore (money,etc...) out of "all this fuss" he made wit the heat/lakers talk....lol
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^nope lol
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what a faggot signing for less money like that
shows how he just used the heat to milk the lakers
i would smash his face in if i was wade
LOL why are you so emotional about it
This is nothing compared to how he reacted when the Lakers got Gasol. LOL.
Well that was a set up trade, Chris Wallace must have got whores, cocaine and what not for that one.
There is virtually no other explanation. Why in the hell would you dump Gasol for jackshit and then turn around and get Zach MOTHERFUCKING Randolph?
I had every right to get mad.
As for Odom, I think he's a BITCH for literally USING other teams just to get more money from the Lakers. What the fuck? Wade flew over to LA just to persuade Odom. Yet he never ever truly considered joining the Heat for the MLE. What a bitch. I'd be mad as hell if I was Wade or Riley. Or a Heat-Fan for that matter.
what a faggot signing for less money like that
shows how he just used the heat to milk the lakers
i would smash his face in if i was wade
no, it was because he hates Kobe...or...wait..... :laugh:
If he actually perfered 34$/5y from the Heat over 30$/3y from the Lakers, then YES, it must have been because of his teammates.
But I agree, he probably doesn't hate Kobe, he just used the Heat to get more money. But if he had been serious about leaving (which I'm sure he was not), then yes, hating Kobe was a logical explanation. Why else would you leave the best city, the biggest market and the best team for less money?
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Odom said he didn't want to leave Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Fisher and the rest of the Lakers, especially Bryant.
"Riding off Kobe's coattail ain't bad," Odom said, laughing. "He's got something special going around. I've got to be around. I've got to be one of the apostles. There was no way I was going to pass up playing with Kobe, Pau, Andrew and Ron-Ron."
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RE-PEAT.
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bottom line is, PLEASE don't try to compare Lamar Slowdom to Kevin "Hall of Fame, Allstar" Mchale anymore
How is Odom slow? LOL......Lamar will make the hall of fame if we threepeat with him on the team. 8)
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what a faggot signing for less money like that
shows how he just used the heat to milk the lakers
i would smash his face in if i was wade
LOL why are you so emotional about it
This is nothing compared to how he reacted when the Lakers got Gasol. LOL.
Well that was a set up trade, Chris Wallace must have got whores, cocaine and what not for that one.
There is virtually no other explanation. Why in the hell would you dump Gasol for jackshit and then turn around and get Zach MOTHERFUCKING Randolph?
I had every right to get mad.
As for Odom, I think he's a BITCH for literally USING other teams just to get more money from the Lakers. What the fuck? Wade flew over to LA just to persuade Odom. Yet he never ever truly considered joining the Heat for the MLE. What a bitch. I'd be mad as hell if I was Wade or Riley. Or a Heat-Fan for that matter.
what a faggot signing for less money like that
shows how he just used the heat to milk the lakers
i would smash his face in if i was wade
no, it was because he hates Kobe...or...wait..... :laugh:
If he actually perfered 34$/5y from the Heat over 30$/3y from the Lakers, then YES, it must have been because of his teammates.
But I agree, he probably doesn't hate Kobe, he just used the Heat to get more money. But if he had been serious about leaving (which I'm sure he was not), then yes, hating Kobe was a logical explanation. Why else would you leave the best city, the biggest market and the best team for less money?
he woulda made more money with the Heat, genius...LOL....what dont u get about that? and another explanation would be that there's a lot less pressure on him in Miama, as opposed to playing for another ring with LA......but regardless, his heart was with the Lakers, and all free agents use other teams as leverage, so quit acting like this is something new....PeACe
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Since when is 34/5 more than 30/3, genius?
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Odom said he didn't want to leave Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Fisher and the rest of the Lakers, especially Bryant.
"Riding off Kobe's coattail ain't bad," Odom said, laughing. "He's got something special going around. I've got to be around. I've got to be one of the apostles. There was no way I was going to pass up playing with Kobe, Pau, Andrew and Ron-Ron."
He definitely can't stand Kobe
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thank the lord 8)
fuck dwade and the heat
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Oh, yeah.. i forgot!
fuck dwade and the heat
8)
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Since when is 34/5 more than 30/3, genius?
it's not 30/3, genius. he's only getting 27 mill guaranteed.... he woulda had more guaranteed money without the state tax in florida....how many times does this have to be said until it's comprehended?
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Since when is 34/5 more than 30/3, genius?
it's not 30/3, genius. he's only getting 27 mill guaranteed.... he woulda had more guaranteed money without the state tax in florida....how many times does this have to be said until it's comprehended?
the deal he initially rejected was 27, with 3 mil of a 4th year guaranteed. look it up nigga. the state tax can't be THAT significant. and he sure as hell would have gotten more than nothing elsewhere after 3 years, wouldnt he?
more money with the heat my ass
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we signed him to a 4 year deal worth $33 million....the 4th year is a team option, so only $27 million is guaranteed (and that's before tax is removed)
the heat offered him 5 years at $34 million, guaranteed
$33 million with tax removed is much less than $33 million (state tax IS significant)
do u see how the Heat offer was for more money yet? lmao
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what a faggot signing for less money like that
shows how he just used the heat to milk the lakers
i would smash his face in if i was wade
LOL why are you so emotional about it
This is nothing compared to how he reacted when the Lakers got Gasol. LOL.
Well that was a set up trade, Chris Wallace must have got whores, cocaine and what not for that one.
There is virtually no other explanation. Why in the hell would you dump Gasol for jackshit and then turn around and get Zach MOTHERFUCKING Randolph?
I had every right to get mad.
As for Odom, I think he's a BITCH for literally USING other teams just to get more money from the Lakers. What the fuck? Wade flew over to LA just to persuade Odom. Yet he never ever truly considered joining the Heat for the MLE. What a bitch. I'd be mad as hell if I was Wade or Riley. Or a Heat-Fan for that matter.
what a faggot signing for less money like that
shows how he just used the heat to milk the lakers
i would smash his face in if i was wade
no, it was because he hates Kobe...or...wait..... :laugh:
If he actually perfered 34$/5y from the Heat over 30$/3y from the Lakers, then YES, it must have been because of his teammates.
But I agree, he probably doesn't hate Kobe, he just used the Heat to get more money. But if he had been serious about leaving (which I'm sure he was not), then yes, hating Kobe was a logical explanation. Why else would you leave the best city, the biggest market and the best team for less money?
FYI, Wade never actually got to meet Odom in the offseason. Neither did Pat. As far as using Miami, that can't be denied, but that's what free agency is about. Leverage.
EDIT: My mistake Pat Riley did meet Odom, but Wade didn't.
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what a faggot signing for less money like that
shows how he just used the heat to milk the lakers
i would smash his face in if i was wade
LOL why are you so emotional about it
This is nothing compared to how he reacted when the Lakers got Gasol. LOL.
Well that was a set up trade, Chris Wallace must have got whores, cocaine and what not for that one.
There is virtually no other explanation. Why in the hell would you dump Gasol for jackshit and then turn around and get Zach MOTHERFUCKING Randolph?
I had every right to get mad.
As for Odom, I think he's a BITCH for literally USING other teams just to get more money from the Lakers. What the fuck? Wade flew over to LA just to persuade Odom. Yet he never ever truly considered joining the Heat for the MLE. What a bitch. I'd be mad as hell if I was Wade or Riley. Or a Heat-Fan for that matter.
what a faggot signing for less money like that
shows how he just used the heat to milk the lakers
i would smash his face in if i was wade
no, it was because he hates Kobe...or...wait..... :laugh:
If he actually perfered 34$/5y from the Heat over 30$/3y from the Lakers, then YES, it must have been because of his teammates.
But I agree, he probably doesn't hate Kobe, he just used the Heat to get more money. But if he had been serious about leaving (which I'm sure he was not), then yes, hating Kobe was a logical explanation. Why else would you leave the best city, the biggest market and the best team for less money?
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/sfl-miami-heat-odom-s080109,0,7293052.story
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^He's just trying to save face.
At least this article confirms that he Heat-offer was less lucrative. So gobble on these, Niko.
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bottom line is, PLEASE don't try to compare Lamar Slowdom to Kevin "Hall of Fame, Allstar" Mchale anymore
How is Odom slow? LOL......Lamar will make the hall of fame if we threepeat with him on the team. 8)
Wait what did the you say?? hall of fame? LOL!!
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it should turn out to be worth that month long negiotation wait.... 8)
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bottom line is, PLEASE don't try to compare Lamar Slowdom to Kevin "Hall of Fame, Allstar" Mchale anymore
How is Odom slow? LOL......Lamar will make the hall of fame if we threepeat with him on the team. 8)
Wait what did the you say?? hall of fame? LOL!!
the basketball hall of fame is not only for superstars...there are players who've played integral roles in dynasties who have made it just because they were such a big part of that dynasty...if this laker team becomes a dynasty, lamar odom will be like our james worthy...PeACe
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^He's just trying to save face.
At least this article confirms that he Heat-offer was less lucrative. So gobble on these, Niko.
are you retarded? lmao...34 mill with all years guaranteed and no state tax taken out>33 mill with the last year being a team option and state tax taken out....holy shit, man, you're an idiot LOL
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Listen nigga cause Ima only be saying it one more fucking time.
The initial Laker offer was 27/3 with 3 of the 4th year guarented. Which makes it 30/3 or 36/4. Which is an offer far superior to the 34/5 from the Heat, state tax considered. Stop acting like he would retire after 3 years with the Lakers. He'd definitly get another deal worth about 10 over 3 years.
The current Laker offer is whacker, and he still took it cause he never really intended to play with the Heat.
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bottom line is, PLEASE don't try to compare Lamar Slowdom to Kevin "Hall of Fame, Allstar" Mchale anymore
How is Odom slow? LOL......Lamar will make the hall of fame if we threepeat with him on the team. 8)
Wait what did the you say?? hall of fame? LOL!!
the basketball hall of fame is not only for superstars...there are players who've played integral roles in dynasties who have made it just because they were such a big part of that dynasty...if this laker team becomes a dynasty, lamar odom will be like our james worthy...PeACe
I don't know much about the nba hall of fame but I do know that for football and baseball it's more about the player, and not the team. I just can't picture odom in the hall of fame
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bottom line is, PLEASE don't try to compare Lamar Slowdom to Kevin "Hall of Fame, Allstar" Mchale anymore
How is Odom slow? LOL......Lamar will make the hall of fame if we threepeat with him on the team. 8)
Wait what did the you say?? hall of fame? LOL!!
the basketball hall of fame is not only for superstars...there are players who've played integral roles in dynasties who have made it just because they were such a big part of that dynasty...if this laker team becomes a dynasty, lamar odom will be like our james worthy...PeACe
I don't know much about the nba hall of fame but I do know that for football and baseball it's more about the player, and not the team. I just can't picture odom in the hall of fame
lol if odom had his on team built around him, he would be a hall of famer no doubt. 6 ft 10, can dribble, pass, shoot, has good post up game, can get 20 points per game can play all the spots on the court except center.
put him on a shitty team instead of a superstar studded roster like the lakers and he'll be puttin up superstar numbers. imo
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Listen nigga cause Ima only be saying it one more fucking time.
The initial Laker offer was 27/3 with 3 of the 4th year guarented. Which makes it 30/3 or 36/4. Which is an offer far superior to the 34/5 from the Heat, state tax considered. Stop acting like he would retire after 3 years with the Lakers. He'd definitly get another deal worth about 10 over 3 years.
The current Laker offer is whacker, and he still took it cause he never really intended to play with the Heat.
listen, germany, cause im gunna say this one more time
our initial offer was pulled off the table and replaced with a lesser one. our offer=4 years/33 million with 3 years of that being guaranteed and tax removed. heat offer=5 years/34 million with all 5 years being guaranteed and no tax removed. even if we picked up the option on the 4th year, he'd still get a max of 33 million (with tax removed), which is still far less than 34 million (without tax removed).............read that over and over until you understand which offer is for more money.
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bottom line is, PLEASE don't try to compare Lamar Slowdom to Kevin "Hall of Fame, Allstar" Mchale anymore
How is Odom slow? LOL......Lamar will make the hall of fame if we threepeat with him on the team. 8)
Wait what did the you say?? hall of fame? LOL!!
the basketball hall of fame is not only for superstars...there are players who've played integral roles in dynasties who have made it just because they were such a big part of that dynasty...if this laker team becomes a dynasty, lamar odom will be like our james worthy...PeACe
I don't know much about the nba hall of fame but I do know that for football and baseball it's more about the player, and not the team. I just can't picture odom in the hall of fame
lol if odom had his on team built around him, he would be a hall of famer no doubt. 6 ft 10, can dribble, pass, shoot, has good post up game, can get 20 points per game can play all the spots on the court except center.
put him on a shitty team instead of a superstar studded roster like the lakers and he'll be puttin up superstar numbers. imo
every star caliber player who is part of a dynasty has potential to make the hall of fame..no doubt, odom could be averaging 20-10-5 as a first option on another team, but he'd have even less of a chance to make the hall of fame with that role than he does being a key part of a dynasty.
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Listen nigga cause Ima only be saying it one more fucking time.
The initial Laker offer was 27/3 with 3 of the 4th year guarented. Which makes it 30/3 or 36/4. Which is an offer far superior to the 34/5 from the Heat, state tax considered. Stop acting like he would retire after 3 years with the Lakers. He'd definitly get another deal worth about 10 over 3 years.
The current Laker offer is whacker, and he still took it cause he never really intended to play with the Heat.
listen, germany, cause im gunna say this one more time
our initial offer was pulled off the table and replaced with a lesser one. our offer=4 years/33 million with 3 years of that being guaranteed and tax removed. heat offer=5 years/34 million with all 5 years being guaranteed and no tax removed. even if we picked up the option on the 4th year, he'd still get a max of 33 million (with tax removed), which is still far less than 34 million (without tax removed).............read that over and over until you understand which offer is for more money.
why are you pretending that he would retire after the laker contract is up? i'd must rather get paid 27 million for 3 years than 34 for 5. unless i think of myself as a complete bum in 3 years, im confident to make more money in the long run if i take the shorter offer for significantly more scrilla per year.
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7even i have to disagree. Lamar will be 33 in 3 years, and he still has back problems and pain. I doubt he could have signed a contract better than 7 millions per 2 years (being 33 years old, i mean). Plus he'll compete for the Championship in L.A. in those 5 years, he has kids going to school in L.A., he spent 9 years of his life/career in L.A., L.A. is a place as good as Miami.. i mean.. c'mon.. it's a good deal for him.
The only one who got a "cheap" contract is Artest, imho. But he just wanted to play with Kobe and to win a title, so it's all good.
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^LOL, foreal.....If Iverson can't get more than the vets min at age 33, what makes you think Odom can? and who's to say he doesn't suffer a career ending injury within those 3 years? point is, he was offered more guaranteed money with the Heat, and that's what the argument was about, so quit tryna twist it up.....PeACe
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^Iverson is anything but an intangible guy - he's virtually worthless once he loses his solo dominance. Odom is a totally different story: with his versatility and soft personality he can do all the little things once he lost his athleticism.
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^Iverson is anything but an intangible guy - he's virtually worthless once he loses his solo dominance. Odom is a totally different story: with his versatility and soft personality he can do all the little things once he lost his athleticism.
the initial argument was which contract was for more money......and you argued that for some time before you realized you were wrong. now that you know you're wrong, you're tryna twist up what were discussing LOL. regardless, i cant say what will happen after the first three years (in which he'll actually only earn $24.6 mill [minus taxes], not the $27 mill I originally thought)....but i can say that he was guaranteed A LOT more money with the Heat offer, and that's a fact............PeACe
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LOL I aint twisting shit nigga. I'm just saying that Odom can get a decent contract in 3 years, unlike Iverson.
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LOL I aint twisting shit nigga. I'm just saying that Odom can get a decent contract in 3 years, unlike Iverson.
just admit you were wrong, LOL