Been reported that Gary Payton has told his close friends that he has stated the L.A Lakers are his first option to sign for...and as long as everything works out thats who he will be playing for next season..but if that falls through..he would end up in Portland or at the Timberwolves very interesting Shaq Kobe Payton :shock: nice trio there...
I will lose mad respect if he signs for LA, and if he signs with T'Wolves I will feel bad for Troy but WAHOOO!
i'll have even more respect for GP. he is choosing winning over money and is stepping down from the 1st or 2nd option on a team to the 3rd option.
yeah, Lakers not the "easy way for a championship." But I can see the trio happening: Kobe, Bryant, and Payton...I guess it's a matter of Lakers options and choices! Let's watch and see.... 8)
lol, yeah, stupid me...I was editing my website and kept thinking for some reason Bryant (first name) is on the team, lmao.
It'll be good... still doesn't solve the Laker's glaring weakness at PF though. And with GP signing, and Buss not wanting to pay too much luxury tax, you can bet any chance of signing PJ or 'Zo or Malone goes right out the window.
WAHOO now we will be back next year wit a 3rd option scorer and mayb we can get pippen as a 4th then our line up would look like this PG-Payton/Fisher/Pippen SG-Kobe/George SF-Pippen/George/get rid of fox PF-Juwan Howard(mayb)/Medvedenko/Madsen C-Shaq/Medveddenko
payton will stay in milwaukee. hed be respected more for that. even if he signs with LA they still likely wont be able to beat San Antonio with Duncan and Jermaine/kidd
He won't stay with Bucks,they have no chance at a championship..and thats what he wants.Same with malone..he will go to a contender.
Yea but he has too much class to go to LA. hed be seen as a traitor by sonics fans and lots of people around the league
I don't think he will care about that,he has done everything in this league but win a title...and thats his main goal...mitch richmond did the same..he had a great career but didn't win a title..so he went to the lakers and got the ring he deserved... by the sounds returning to the Bucks is last on his list.
how does playing for the lakers make him less respectable? he would be sacrificing a lot for an opportunity to win a championship, shouldn't that be the attitude of athletes, WIN. payton has nothing left to prove as a player and he is approaching retirement. signing with a contender is his only chance to get a ring so i have no qualms about him wanting to win with the lakers or spurs next season. he will be a major contributor to either team. it would be different if he just signed and sat on the bench riding the coat tails of the rest of the team to get his ring, but that's now how it's going down if he signs with the lakers.
Its the easy way out like I said... we all know he wants to win a championship (and we know Laker Lovers would love to see him in LA)... but LA doesnt really need another star player to get to the finals it would probably ensure them another championship but you cant honstley say that Gary Payton contributed all he had just enough for the Lakers to get the title... maybe winning with KG in Minny or even Portland would be another story
