As was already reported, Vladimir Radmanovic is on his way into the Lakers after signing a 5 year, 31 million dollar contract. With Brian Cook already on the bench, this signing really opens a lot of trades up. They now have two extremely expendable solid players (Chris Mihm and Brian Cook/Vladimir Radmanovic) who they can package for that point guard they've been looking for, in which case they can trade Smush too. So, all in all, I can't judge this one yet because I've yet to see where it goes.What do you think of the signing?
dammit i was about to post it...lol heres the linkhttp://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/n...-home-headlinesi hate this signing i would much rather have had marcus banks or al harrington we just used up most of the mle and i dont think cassell would sign for that either, overall radmonovic is just another brian cook
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LakersFan247 @ Jul 2 2006, 11:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>dammit i was about to post it...lol heres the linkhttp://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/n...-home-headlinesi hate this signing i would much rather have had marcus banks or al harrington we just used up most of the mle and i dont think cassell would sign for that either, overall radmonovic is just another brian cook</div>No not really, let' see he's not as bad as cook on defense. He's also a better rebounder than Cook. Just look at what he did as a back up in seattle.I'm not excatly excited over the trade but it is nice seeing Mitch making moves. Hopefully Mitch isn't finished.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LakersFan247 @ Jul 1 2006, 06:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>overall radmonovic is just another brian cook</div>He's an upgrade over Brian Cook and makes Cookie very expendable.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lakaboy42 @ Jul 2 2006, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He's an upgrade over Brian Cook and makes Cookie very expendable.</div>Maybe we can pull of a trade to get us a pg, or we sign bobby jackson. We running out of people who we can sign, i can't handle another season with smush starting.
The guy adds a shooter to the floor. However, he is just one and that's all he can do. This won't mean much unless the Lakers can get others to spread the floor
heres an article that should explain some things: <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Sunday, July 2, 2006 Radmanovic turns to the rival Lakers The former Clippers foward agrees to a five-year, $31 million deal. By KEVIN DING The Orange County Register The Lakers aren't waiting around any longer. They agreed to a five-year contract worth about $31 million with former Clippers forward Vladimir Radmanovic on Saturday, said Radmanovic's agent, David Bauman. Asked for confirmation, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said: "At the conclusion of the moratorium period (July 12), the Lakers intend to enter into a contract with Vladimir Radmanovic." The Lakers are so sure the stellar shooting and less-heralded athleticism of the 6-foot-10 Radmanovic is worth the long-term money they are deviating from their plan to have no one but Kobe Bryant and Lamar Odom under contract in 2008. That's when the Lakers hoped to sign a marquee free agent such as Ron Artest, Kevin Garnett or LeBron James. That go-for-broke scenario remains a fall-back option - the Lakers could dump Odom or Radmanovic, 25, or wriggle the payroll to set up such a move - but the clear first option is now to maximize the next two seasons when Phil Jackson remains contracted as the Lakers coach. In his sales presentation on the Lakers' behalf, Bryant offered Radmanovic the lofty prediction that the newest Laker can average 18-20 points next season. Bauman said Jackson was "the most important person" to contact Radmanovic late Friday night after the free-agent period opened, even though the Lakers lined up Bryant, Magic Johnson and Vlade Divac to call Radmanovic, who is in Belgrade, Serbia, for the next week. "That probably helped seal the deal," Bauman said of Jackson's half-hour conversation with Radmanovic, who is expected to start ahead of Luke Walton in a lineup with Bryant, Odom, Kwame Brown and Smush Parker. Radmanovic shot 46.3 percent on three-pointers in the postseason for the Clippers and is at 41.3 percent for his NBA career. But the Lakers plan on Radmanovic, invited to compete in the 2005 All-Star Game three-point contest, to do much more than shoot. He has been viewed as a bit of an underachiever in five NBA seasons, not consistently defending and settling too much for threes. But he has power-forward height with small-forward mobility; he's a solid rebounder with a decent post-up game and excellent open-court finishing skills. Seattle thought enough of him to offer a six-year, $42 million contract that Radmanovic declined last summer, uncomfortable with his playing status with SuperSonics. He wound up signing a one-year, $3.1 million deal and was traded to the Clippers for Chris Wilcox because Seattle knew it couldn't re-sign Radmanovic at season's end. On Friday night, Radmanovic was offered the full mid-level salary-cap exception from four teams, including the Lakers and Clippers, Bauman said. If the Lakers had not sold Radmanovic, they were prepared to pursue help in the backcourt, but weren't comfortable with free-agent guard Marcus Banks expecting the full mid-level exception. So when Radmanovic decided Saturday he preferred the Lakers for more definite playing time than the Clippers could offer, Lakers officials viewed it as a boon and were willing to make the long-term commitment. In a five-year deal, Radmanovic was seeking a player option to exit after the fourth season, which will be 2010.</div>
