The Lakers exercised a fourth-year contract option on Caron Butler, the team announced Sunday. Butler was part of the Shaquille O'Neal trade with the Miami Heat.
The Lakers declined to pick up the fourth-year option on Kareem Rush.
Butler, a third-year forward out of Connecticut who was acquired earlier this summer from the Miami Heat, has career averages of 12.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.45 steals in 33.5 minutes and was a member of the NBA All-Rookie first team following the 2002-03 season.
Entering his third season, Rush, a 6-6 guard out of the University of Missouri, averaged a career-best 6.4 points in 72 games last season, including a career-high 30-point performance on Jan. 16 at Sacramento.
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Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal said he had "a few discussions" with the Magic this summer but ultimately didn't want to be traded to a rebuilding situation.
"We had a few discussions, but my salary was too high, and I'd have to come here with a brand-new team and start over, and that's not something I really wanted to do," said O'Neal, noting Tracy McGrady already had been traded to the Houston Rockets. "I wanted to come to a team that had an exciting player, and Miami has that exciting player in Dwyane Wade. Just shows you how smart Mitch Kupchak is."
Kupchak, the Los Angeles Lakers' general manager, dealt O'Neal to the Heat.
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World War III was postponed until the regular season, as Ray Allen sat out the Sonics' preseason contest in San Diego versus Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Bryant himself didn't play beyond the first quarter.
The Lakers ultimately were victorious, defeating the Sonics 117-91.
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Lakers Oct 2004 Archive
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L.A. Times | Oct 25, 2004
Several weeks ago Staples Center officials made it seem as though they were unsure whether hosting 41 Clippers games per year was worth it, but now a long-term lease between the two sides is imminent.
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Seattle Times | Oct 25, 2004
Will the war between Kobe Bryant and Ray Allen extend beyond words on Monday night?
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Fox Sports | Oct 22, 2004
Warriors guard Derek Fisher, who spent his first eight NBA seasons with the Lakers and won three championship rings with them, got a standing ovation from the crowd of 15,237 during pregame introductions.
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Star Tribune | Oct 21, 2004
If Karl Malone decides to return to the NBA, his short list will be the Lakers, Spurs and Wolves, in that order.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press | Oct 17, 2004
The Minnesota Timberwolves haven't given up on trying to sign free agent Karl Malone.
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Sun-Sentinel | Oct 15, 2004
Another element of Phil Jackson's book will be the relationship between Laker assistant Tex Winters and Shaquille O'Neal.
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LA Times | Oct 14, 2004
What would Phil Jackson have to say about the performances of his former players, particularly Kobe Bryant?
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Seattle PI | Oct 14, 2004
Ray Allen and the Seattle Supersonics were the first team to play the L.
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The Seattle Times | Oct 14, 2004
Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant has dismissed critical comments made by ex-Laker coach Phil Jackson as nothing more than a book selling ploy, the Seattle Times is reporting.
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BBC | Oct 12, 2004
Kobe remains in L.A. winning the power struggle between him and Jackson and O'Neal
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New York Post | Oct 12, 2004
A source close to the Lakers reports that new head coach Rudy Tomjanovich has implemented his new halfcourt sets and not too surprisingly, they only feature Kobe Bryant and Lamar Odom.
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The China Post | Oct 9, 2004
Karl Malone made a surprise visit at Laker training camp on Saturday.
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FoxSports.com | Oct 8, 2004
Brian Grant recently re-aggravated his neck, an injury he incurred during summer conditioning.
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ESPN | Oct 7, 2004
The request by the attorney's of the woman who has accussed Kobe Bryant of rape for her identity to be withheld has been denied.
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ESPN | Oct 6, 2004
Kobe Bryant must endure two seasons of cap hell until the Lakers will have the mobility to acquire help to turn the storied franchise into a championship contender.
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L.A. Daily News | Oct 5, 2004
Troubled free-agent Eddie Griffin appears to be close to signing a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Palm Beach Post | Oct 3, 2004
Shaquile O'Neal has assured phenom Dwayne Wade that there will be no Miami feud
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ESPN | Oct 1, 2004
"Karl's not playing, but he's also not retiring," Malone's agent, Dwight Manley, said Friday.
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Palm Beach Post | Oct 1, 2004
Kobe Bryant is in Shaquille O'Neal's doghouse and it does not appear that a truce will be offered anytime in the near future.
