In the wake of the mass exodus going on in New Jersey, vacationing point guard Jason Kidd has let it be known through the grapevine that he'd have no problem with the Nets exiling him to the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs or Dallas Mavericks. The Nets, opting not to match the Denver Nuggets' massive offer to Kenyon Martin, are in a "re-loading" stage, also having jettisoned longtime starting shooting guard Kerry Kittles in a cap-cutting trade to the Los Angeles Clippers and reportedly asking injured center Alonzo Mourning to shelve any idea of a return.
The Spurs aren't expected to have the financial flexibility to trade for Kidd, who nearly signed outright with the club last summer as a free agent. New deals for forward Tim Duncan, guards Brent Barry and Manu Ginobili and center Rasho Nesterovic make money tough to come by.
The Lakers don't appear interested in taking on Kidd's contract, which would impair their cap for many more years when coupled with the contract Kobe Bryant just signed.
Kidd's best bet may be the Mavericks, where he started his career, but owner Mark Cuban's hesitancy to top incumbent Steve Nash's $36 million offer from the Phoenix Suns makes absorbing the five years and $90 million left owed Kidd, recovering from knee surgery, a long shot.
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Slava Medvedenko is expected to re-sign with the Lakers early next week, his agent Marc Fleisher said.
Medvedenko averaged a career-high 8.3 points and 5.0 rebounds last season, starting 38 games and making $1.5 million.
"We've invested a lot of time in Slava and every year he's made improvements," Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said. "He's a player that coaches like and he's still improving for how young he is."
Kupchak had said last week that negotiations with Medvedenko were not progressing as well as he would have liked. But Fleisher said there were no problems. The 25-year-old Medvedenko will sign a multiyear contract.
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After being charged Thursday with taking part in a Rhode Island identity theft and embezzlement scheme that allegedly filed more than $160,000 in false car accident and slip-and-fall claims, making the Lakers roster is the least of Marcus Douthit’s worriers.
Douthit was alleged to have received $6,500 from faking a car accident in December 2001 and filing a false insurance claim. The money awarded then was deposited by Douthit in a Providence bank account, attorney general spokesman Michael Healey said.
But Douthit's agent, Charles Bonsignore, said the accused ringleaders of the scam, James Cook and Kristen Cook, obtained Douthit's social security number after befriending him and used it to file the claim without the 24-year-old's knowledge.
At 6-foot-11, Douthit made his presence known for the Lakers, averaging better than 13 points and seven rebounds. If convicted he could face the maximum of 30 years in prison.
Douthit was taken in the second round.
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Lakers Jul 2004 Archive
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Associated Press | Jul 29, 2004
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant's defense team has revealed that his accuser has received nearly $20,000 from a victim's compensation fund, creating a financial incentive to frame Bryant for rape, court transcripts say.
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ESPN | Jul 28, 2004
Shaquille O'Neal won't mention Kobe Bryant by name.
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Vail Daily News | Jul 27, 2004
The judged handed down his rape shield ruling last week and immediately hours afterward Kobe Bryant's private investigators were busy handing out subpoenas to his alleged victim's college acquaintances.
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Associated press | Jul 25, 2004
LOS ANGELES -- The big guy had a big-hearted message for Los Angeles Lakers' fans.
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LA Daily News | Jul 23, 2004
The Lakers have raised their tickets prices for the 2004-2005 season on nearly all levels.
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Reuters | Jul 20, 2004
Shaquille O'Neal put his controversial departure from the Los Angeles Lakers behind him on Tuesday as he embraced his new team, the Miami Heat, and promised them a championship.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jul 20, 2004
If Karl Malone's knee is fit to return to the NBA next season, he may just follow Shaq to Miami, as he continues his 20 season quest for a ring.
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ESPN | Jul 19, 2004
Marc Stein of ESPN is reporting that Vlade Divac has made up his mind.
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ESPN | Jul 19, 2004
Free agent Center Vlade Divac says he's close to signing with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Chicago Tribune | Jul 16, 2004
Could Kobe Bryant really have been a Chicago Bull this season?
According to K.
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ESPN | Jul 15, 2004
While the Lakers may have lured Kobe Bryant back to the fold, the exodus from their three-peat team of years past continued today when Derek Fisher came to terms with the Golden State Warriors.
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ESPN | Jul 15, 2004
The day after Shaquille O'Neal left for sunny Florida via trade, Kobe Bryant came true on his past comments of being a "Laker for life" .
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ESPN | Jul 15, 2004
Gary Payton has decided to stay a Laker despite the mass exodus going on in Los Angeles, the guard told ESPN Radio yesterday.
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ESPN | Jul 14, 2004
Shaquille O'Neal finally got his wish today when the Los Angeles Lakers officially traded the superstar back to Florida as the trading and signing period officially opened in the NBA.
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The OC Register | Jul 14, 2004
The selfless acts of Gary Payton and Karl Malone during last year's off season and the Lakers implosion during the Finals, leads most people to assume that neither to play for the franchise again.
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ESPN | Jul 14, 2004
As the old saying goes, those who ignore history's mistakes are doomed to repeat them.
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Jonathan Givony RealGM/DraftCity | Jul 14, 2004
The Charlotte Observer reported for Wednesday's editions that the Clippers will trade forward Melvin Ely ($1.
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New York Times | Jul 14, 2004
By 12:01 AM tomorrow morning, the Los Angeles Lakers could be without the league's most dominant big man and its most deadly perimeter threat.
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ESPN | Jul 14, 2004
There could be a hitch in the deal that would send Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal to the Miami Heat, and it's called Lamar Odom.
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LA Times | Jul 12, 2004
His Way Was the Highway
By Tim Brown, Times Staff Writer
Phil Jackson left Los Angeles on Sunday morning, bound for his house on a lake in Montana.
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New York Times | Jul 12, 2004
All signs point to the Lakers' imminent trade of Shaquille O'Neal to the Miami Heat.
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ESPN | Jul 12, 2004
By Marc Stein
Should the Shaquille O'Neal trade to Miami go through, as expected, you can safely expect Gary Payton to seek his own escape from the Lakers.
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New York Times | Jul 12, 2004
Wealthy, famous and adorned with championship rings, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal accomplished so much together but each is foolish enough to believe it's better that they separate their basketball lives.
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ESPN | Jul 11, 2004
Warm weather.
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Jonathan Givony/RealGM | Jul 10, 2004
The entire NBA world is on pins and needles this weekend as the Shaquille O'neal trade saga appears to be nearing to an end.
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Yahoo! | Jul 10, 2004
"Five-time NBA all-star Rudy LaRusso has died after a long fight with Parkinson's disease.
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Jonathan Givony/RealGM | Jul 10, 2004
David Aldridge has reported on ESPN News that Shaquille O'neal has given the Lakers the green light to go ahead and trade him to the Miami Heat for Caron Butler, Lamar Odom and Brian Grant.
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LA Times | Jul 10, 2004
"Bryant, according to one team executive, is pushing for the Lakers to acquire Wade in any deal with the Heat.
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Press Enterprise | Jul 10, 2004
"Devean George said he'd have surgery to repair ligaments and remove bone spurs in his left ankle next week.
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ESPN | Jul 10, 2004
Is Shaq-to-Miami closer than we think?
Sources have told ESPN's Jim Gray on Friday night that if the Heat agree to trade Brian Grant, Lamar Odom and either Caron Butler or a No.
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Newsday | Jul 10, 2004
Isiah Thomas is skeptical.
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Associated Press | Jul 9, 2004
Rudy Tomjanovich, who guided the Houston Rockets to NBA championships in 1994 and 1995, agreed Friday to coach the Los Angeles Lakers.
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New York Post | Jul 9, 2004
Knicks president Isiah Thomas knows this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, even if it's not something that's likely to come to fruition.
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Tommie De Riemaecker, RealGM.com | Jul 8, 2004
The Los Angeles Lakers are haggling with prospective new head coach Rudy Tomjanovich over a few remaining details on his five-year contract, but the team expects to make an announcement official by next week.
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knicks.realgm.com | Jul 8, 2004
The Rumors are flying now, Knicks president Isiah Thomas, Garden chairman James Dolan and Garden president Steve Mills all met with the Lakers' All-Star guard last night.
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Detroit Free Press | Jul 8, 2004
"Dennis Rodman used to play for the Bulls.
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New York Post | Jul 8, 2004
Knicks president Isiah Thomas will take the long shot of trying to convince Kobe Bryant that his new home should be NYC, his new jersey orange and blue.
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RealGM Exclusive | Jul 8, 2004
RealGM and DraftCity reporter Jonathan Givony are reporting that there is serious trade talk between the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers about a deal that would send center Shaquille O'Neal to the Miami Heat for forwards Lamar Odom, Brian Grant, and two future first-round picks.
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North Jersey Media Group | Jul 7, 2004
Isiah Thomas has plans to meet with Lakers Superstar Kobe Bryant and the Chicago Bull's Jamal Crawford.
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Marc Berman / NY Post | Jul 7, 2004
Despite labeling his chances of landing Bryant at "less than zero," Thomas said yesterday that while in California, he plans to meet with the Lakers superstar as soon as the weekend.
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NBC | Jul 7, 2004
CHAPEL HILL, N.
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ESPN | Jul 7, 2004
With Mike Krzyzewski not taking the job, it appears Rudy Tomjanovich is close to becoming the Los Angeles Lakers' head coach.
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New York Post | Jul 7, 2004
The agent for Jamal Crawford says the Knicks' mid-level exception will not be enough to land the Bulls' combination 1-2 guard.
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New York Times | Jul 7, 2004
Isiah Thomas knows it’s a long shot but it won’t stop him from making the trip anyway.
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Star Ledger | Jul 7, 2004
With a few Kobe rumors that have been going on since the NBA Finals, Knicks President Isiah Thomas has decided to finally put them to rest.
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SportsLine.com | Jul 6, 2004
Now that Coach K has taken himself out of the running, Mitch Kupchak and the Lakers will resume their search for a new head coach.
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ESPN | Jul 5, 2004
Coach K will stay.
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New York Times | Jul 4, 2004
Although Rudy Tomjanovich seemed to be the leading candidate to replace Phil Jackson, Duke's long-time Hall of Fame head coach Mike Krzyzewski has come from nowhere to take the headlines.
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Howard Beck of the L.A. Daily News | Jul 3, 2004
Ideally, Kupchak will have a coach in place by the end of next week.
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ESPN | Jul 3, 2004
Even if Mike Kryzewski is hired as the Lakers' next coach, Shaquille O'Neal still wants to be traded, a source close to O'Neal told ESPN's David Aldridge on Friday.
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L.A. Daily News | Jul 3, 2004
Karl Malone wants to try to play for the Lakers again, but only if Shaq and Kobe remain together.
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NY Daily News | Jul 2, 2004
The Los Angelas Lakers know that if Kobe had gone to college, he would have opted for Duke.
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ESPN | Jul 1, 2004
Is he or is he not retiring? Malone's agent, Dwight Manley, set the record straight on Thursday by denying reports the second-leading scorer in NBA history was set on retiring.
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ESPN | Jul 1, 2004
Dallas is set to lose Steve Nash with no compensation after the All-Star guard came to terms with the Suns. Phoenix traded Nash to the Mavericks in 1998
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ESPN | Jul 1, 2004
Duke will be holding a press conference in a few minutes (5:45pm EST) in regards to the Los Angeles Lakers who are in "serious discussions'' with Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski about their coaching vacancy.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Jul 1, 2004
"One of the most indestructible men in basketball history, facing months of rehabilitation from knee surgery with vitually no chance of meeting his self-imposed mandate of "100 percent" health next season, has decided to end his 19-year NBA career, several league sources said Wednesday.
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Phil Miller of the Salt Lake Tribune | Jul 1, 2004
Achilles had his heel.
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