Dallas, Chicago, Cleveland and the Lakers all made last-ditch efforts to acquire Kevin Garnett before losing out to Boston.
The Knicks were told last month that they didn’t have the assets to land Garnett, which has to be a bitter pill for Isiah Thomas to swallow.
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Adding Kevin Garnett to Ray Allen and Paul Pierce is a coup for the Celtics, but it also figures to increase the likelihood that Kobe Bryant will step up his efforts to force his way out of Los Angeles, according to a source.
One more premier player getting traded, but not to the Lakers, means that "the Laker situation is only going to get worse," the person with knowledge of the situation said. "I'm sure Kobe's wondering, 'Why can't we do that? If Danny Ainge got it done, why can't we?'"
With the options to appease him dwindling, the next step for Bryant will be to threaten a training camp holdout and follow through on it by failing to show up when the Lakers open camp Oct. 8 in Hawaii.
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The Lakers have signed Coby Karl, son of Nuggets coach George Karl.
A 6-foot-5 guard, Coby Karl averaged 12.2 points and 1.8 rebounds in five games for the Lakers 2007 Summer-Pro League team.
He averaged 14.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a senior at Boise State last season and was named first team All-WAC.
Not selected in this year's NBA draft, he returned to the court last month, just 2 1/2 months after having cancerous lymph nodes removed. It was his second bout with cancer in a little more than a year. He had his thyroid removed in 2006 and chemotherapy after his junior season at Boise State.
Karl recently said he believed the cancer was behind him.
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Lakers Jul 2007 Archive
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Sun-Sentinel | Jul 29, 2007
Smush Parker is expecting to like Dwyane Wade more than he did Kobe Bryant.
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Washington Post | Jul 29, 2007
Ernie Grunfeld continues to field offers for guard Juan Carlos Navarro, who recently negotiated out of his contract with FC Barcelona of the Spanish pro league.
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Miami Herald | Jul 27, 2007
Smush Parker is believed to have agreed to a two-year deal with the Heat, contingent on passing a physical on Monday.
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Miami Herald | Jul 25, 2007
Will the Dwyane Wade/LeBron James rivalry generate more interested than the Kobe Bryant/Shaquille O'Neal one?
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Deseret News | Jul 24, 2007
In an interview with Today show's Matt Lauer, Derek Fisher said the little girl has undergone surgery and three rounds of chemotherapy for retinoblastoma, a rare and potentially deadly cancer of the eye.
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Sports Illustrated | Jul 23, 2007
Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 6.
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Orange County Register | Jul 21, 2007
This was the relaxed composure the Lakers so desperately wished Kobe Bryant could rediscover.
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L.A. Times | Jul 20, 2007
Derek Fisher signed a contract today to return to the Lakers in a three-year deal worth about $14 million, but he didn't want to speculate about whether his coming back would influence Kobe Bryant's decision to remain with the team.
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New York Post | Jul 20, 2007
Lamar Odom would have gone to New Jersey, Richard Jefferson to Charlotte, and Gerald Wallace to the Lakers in a proposed trade which recently fell through
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L.A. Times | Jul 19, 2007
The Lakers have re-signed center Chris Mihm, but terms have not been disclosed.
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ESPN | Jul 19, 2007
Derek Fisher is coming back to Los Angeles and will rejoin Kobe Bryant in the Lakers backcourt.
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L.A. Times | Jul 18, 2007
Derek Fisher is scheduled to clear waivers Thursday at 3 p.
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Globe And Mail | Jul 17, 2007
Kobe Bryant will be amongst the participants this weekend as Team USA convenes in Las Vegas.
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ESPN | Jul 13, 2007
The Lakers have gone to their past in hopes that it will help solidify their immediate future in the backcourt.
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Chicago Tribune | Jul 12, 2007
Nobody seems to want to set the market for the big men the Bulls are in the hunt for - Joe Smith, Chris Mihm and Mikki Moore - a holding pattern that has a limit.
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ESPN | Jul 12, 2007
The Los Angeles Lakers re-signed Luke Walton to a multiyear contract Thursday.
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The Press-Enterprise | Jul 12, 2007
Derek Fisher will re-join the Lakers.
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Houston Chronicle | Jul 12, 2007
Steve Francis is considering the Rockets, Mavericks, Heat, Lakers and Clippers, according to his agent.
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USA Today | Jul 11, 2007
Marc Gasol, the younger brother of Memphis Grizzlies forward Pau Gasol, is going to stay in Spain for now.
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The Press-Enterprise | Jul 11, 2007
The Lakers still are looking for a veteran point guard, and Derek Fisher is someone they are considering, sources said Tuesday.
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ESPN | Jul 11, 2007
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss pleaded not guilty Tuesday to two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence.
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RealGM | Jul 8, 2007
Javaris Crittenton hit the winning basket off a Jordan Farmar assist with only 1 second remaining, helping the Lakers to a 66-64 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in summer league action Sunday.
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Deseret News | Jul 6, 2007
Before deciding where Derek Fisher will play, agent Mark Bartelstein said Fisher will continue to focus foremost on determining precisely where his daughter Tatum can receive the best care.
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Chicago Tribune | Jul 6, 2007
Joe Smith flew into Chicago from Phoenix to meet with the Bulls coaching staff and GM John Paxson at the Berto Center on Thursday, the Chicago Tribune is reporting.
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AP | Jul 6, 2007
Although he didn't rescind his trade request, Kobe Bryant softened his stance somewhat Thursday night.
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Denver Post | Jul 5, 2007
According to a league source, Denver free agent Steve Blake, who is reportedly seeking a full mid-level exception - expected to be $6 million - is not out of the Nuggets' reach.
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ESPN | Jul 3, 2007
The Lakers may try to land Derek Fisher to add some veteran presence at point guard, ESPN is reporting.
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lakers.com | Jul 3, 2007
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed first round draft pick Javaris Crittenton, it was announced today by General Manager Mitch Kupchak.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jul 3, 2007
Coby Karl, the son of Nuggets coach George Karl, signed a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Lakers according to The Riverside Press-Enterprise in California.
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Newsday | Jul 1, 2007
The unofficial word out of the Kobe Bryant camp is that the Chicago Bulls are the only Eastern Conference team he wishes to be traded to.
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ESPN | Jul 1, 2007
Luke Walton reached ag agreement Sunday with the Los Angeles Lakers on a six-year, $30 million contract after general manager Mitch Kupchak placed a call one minute after midnight to express the team's interest in retaining its best unrestricted free agent.
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New York Post | Jul 1, 2007
According to numerous NBA sources, the Nets and Pacers spoke Tuesday about a trade and put the basic components, including Richard Jefferson and Nenad Krstic, on the table.
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