Aug 30, 2007 11:29 AM EST
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski was offered the Lakers job in 2004, but he has no regrets for staying in Durham.
"It was a serious consideration," Krzyzewski said, "but I'm the kind of a person, once I make a decision, I don't look back. I've been married 38 years and I don't write to my old girlfriends. It was an honor and I thank them for giving me that opportunity.
"I'm 60 years old. I'm going to do what I do at Duke and I am not going to coach in the pros. Besides coaching college basketball, I love Duke. I just love the university. It was too much to give up."
Via Los Angeles Times
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Butch van Breda Kolff, who coached the Lakers to two NBA finals appearances and won 482 games as a college coach, has died after a long illness.
Van Breda Kolff, 84, died Wednesday afternoon at a nursing home in Spokane, his daughter, Kristina van Breda Kolff, said. His son, Jan, also played professionally and coached at Cornell, Vanderbilt, Pepperdine and St. Bonaventure.
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Aug 23, 2007 12:04 PM EST
The Lakers today signed center Larry Turner, who played with their summer-league team. Turner is 6-foot-11 and averaged 5.8 points and 6.1 rebounds during his senior season at Tennessee State. Turner also averaged 7.4 points and 5.2 rebounds during the summer league in Las Vegas.
Via Los Angeles Daily News
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Lakers Aug 2007 Archive
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ESPN | Aug 21, 2007
Much of the offseason has been dominated by Kobe Bryant's situation with the Lakers.
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Los Angeles Times | Aug 16, 2007
Kobe Bryant has said this week that he no longer wishes to make his unhappiness with the current state of the Lakers an issue.
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Indianapolis Star | Aug 8, 2007
Jermaine O'Neal continues to deny the gist of Internet reports claiming he wants a trade to the Lakers.
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WTHR | Aug 7, 2007
"Would I welcome a trade to LA? Yes, I would welcome a trade to LA for multiple reasons because one, I'm familiar with the area and two, I'm really familiar with Kobe Bryant."
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RealGM Staff Report | Aug 6, 2007
Larry Bird has quickly responded to comments made by Jermaine O'Neal seeking a trade to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Star Tribune | Aug 6, 2007
Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said that while different media sources were speculating about trade possibilities for Kevin Garnett for some time, the only trade that even came close before the actual deal was made was an earlier conversation with the Celtics before the June NBA draft.
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Sports Illustrated | Aug 6, 2007
Jermaine O'Neal said Sunday that he wants to join Kobe Bryant and the Lakers
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L.A. Times | Aug 5, 2007
"I'm the king of L.
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ESPN | Aug 4, 2007
Kobe Bryant got a firsthand taste of what playing with Jason Kidd is like at the Team USA minicamp last month.
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MovieWeb.com | Aug 2, 2007
AMC has decided to create more original programming for its channel.