<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>By BRODERICK TURNER The Press-Enterprise LONG BEACH - Shammond Williams, who has been out of the NBA for the past two seasons, has agreed to a one-year contract to join the Lakers. Williams' agent, Bill Duffy, said his client will sign for the biannual exception of $1.75 million today. Duffy said the holdup had been working out a deal to buy Williams out of a contract with his old team in Spain, which Duffy said is "pretty much done." Williams, a 6-foot guard who is best known as a shooter more than a "true" point guard, is the second free agent with whom the Lakers have agreed to a contract. Vladimir Radmanovic agreed on July 1 to the mid-level exception that will pay him about $29 million over five years. Radmanovic, who played for the Clippers last season, will sign his contract today, the first official day free agents can sign. Radmanovic, a 6-10 forward known for his outside shooting, will be introduced at a news conference today. Duffy said Williams will be in LA later for his news conference. "He's back in the league with the Lakers," Duffy said in a phone interview Tuesday. "He's very happy to be back." Williams, 31, played in the NBA for six years and with six teams, the last being the New Orleans Hornets in 2003-04. He averaged 6.1 points on 40.1 percent shooting, 36.3 from three-point range, over his NBA career. His career high was 28 points, against the Lakers in 2000 when he played for the Seattle SuperSonics. Williams, a former North Carolina standout, played in Russia during the 2004-05 season and in Spain last year. He averaged 13.4 points and 4.2 assists for FC Barcelona. He made 59.6 percent of his field goals, 40.8 percent of his three-pointers. Williams was MVP of the 2005 FIBA Europe League All-Star game</div>http://www.pe.com/sports/basketball/breako...12.22eb6ce.htmlI'm actually excited about this,I heard that williams has greatly improved as a basketball player and I wouldnt be surpirsed if he started over smush. Can't wait to see how he does as a Laker. :yess:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fabolous @ Jul 12 2006, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Lakers are really desperate for a point</div>thanks for pointing out the obvious I would have liked banks but the lakers can't afford him and I doubt banks would take a paycut
Williams averaged 21 points a game in a tough Euro League. Shot 47 percent from 3. Lakers are building defensive players and offensive players at the same time. Guys who can knock down shots 1. Mo evans- our potential defensive stopper (backup for kobe)2. Farmer- Very solid man to man defender.See the court well and a good passer3 JR Pinnock- in my opinion very similair to a young Michael cooper 4 kobe- 1st team all defender
