STOP THE PRESSES!!! I just heard on KCAL 9 that the lakers have resigned Slava Medvedenk for another 2 years...I'll post a link whenever it surfaces..
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1851053 <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Los Angeles Lakers: The Lakers have signed Slava Medvedenko, general manager Mitch Kupchak announced. Contract terms were not disclosed. "We're very pleased to have signed Slava," Kupchak said. "He is a young and talented player and every year he has made improvements to his game. He's a player that should continue to improve and we expect him to be a solid contributor for years to come." Medvedenko, a 6-10 forward was originally signed by the Lakers as a free agent prior to the 2000-01 season and was a member of the Lakers 2001 and 2002 NBA Championship teams. Last season, Medvedenko averaged career-highs in points (8.3) and rebounds (5.0) while helping the Lakers advance to the NBA Finals.</div> Hopefully we didnt give this bum one of those ridiculously huge contracts a lot of these average scrubs seem to be getting these days
Yup, it's true Medvedenko did sign a 2 year deal for an undisclosed amount. Last season he made $1.54 million, I'm sure he's going to receive more than that this season. Signing Medvedenko is huge for the Lakers because of their lack of players in the Power Forward and Center spots. Medvedenko can somewhat play both positions. He also seems to get better and better every season.
i like slava, hes a hustler looking for playing time, thats what makes him improve every year. look for him and brian grant to be there 2 big men off the bench next year (hopeful if malone comes back)
To tell you the truth, Slava hasn't really done much to impress me over the past few years. I have a feeling, though, that without Shaq to take up most of the minutes, he'll do better this season. I hope so at least...
slava = shoot! shoot! shoot! received the ball from a pass, shoot the ball! offensive rebound, shoot the ball! free throw, shoot the ball!... of course!
I am very happy with this news. I liked slava and he can hit the open shot, hes acutally the one that kept us in the game 5 in the first quarter. great pick up by the lakers
The one thing that I dont like about him is he thinks he is the star so he shoots whenever he can, he does hustle and he does have his games.if he can control his shot selection I would love to have him in the rotation.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Kobe 8 Ball:</div><div class="quote_post">The one thing that I dont like about him is he thinks he is the star so he shoots whenever he can, he does hustle and he does have his games.if he can control his shot selection I would love to have him in the rotation.</div> Ya Slava wants to be the star. He aint though.............Pure and simple. He can hit the open shots but if you put a decent defender on him hes utterly useless. Its good for the Laker to resign him though. They need more big men. Preferably some one over 7 feet. I can see Kobe complaining Slavas taking his shots next season lol.
Yes! Lakers fans rejoice, we finally completed the most important signing of our offseason.. Kobe who? Slava's in the house.
Good re-signing. Slava is a solid player. Did anybody see the numbers he put up when Karl got injured? He was on fire!
He didn't put up good numbers until late season, this is real good for the Lakers. He will be a great player.
yeh hes great instant offense, but doesnt do much else than shoot, and hes only average at that...but he is a scoring 6'10" post with range, and its hard to find that nowadays...hoepfully yall didnt overpay for him...
I hope he does as good as he did last year. He did really good in the playoffs, so hopefully he can be a part of the team.
Read and listen to the piece of pathetic garbage that our GM said about Sloppy Medvedenko. Slava is a young and talented player and he has made improvements to his game? Heh, I guess it's every GM's job to be nice and sincere to his players, but let's face it, this man is pathetic. Shoots too many jumpshots that he can't even make 50% of the time, he can't even easily drop in a 5 footer, his low post defense is horrible and he just absolutely LOVES to foul his opponents whenever he gets beat. A man with a tall presence but full of junk that's messing up our Laker financial and cap system.
