Shannon Brown re-signs with the Lakers, 2 yr deal

[Day in the Life]

New and improved Bench Mob:

Odom
Barnes
Brown
Blake
Ratliff

Damn, we even more stacked.

[stan1981]

good that it's only for 2 yrs. I wonder what his FG% is without the dunks

[cavsfan_osiris]

He's looking for a chance at winning a championship as an insignificant bench player over a chance to solidify himself as a starting caliber NBA player? Sorry, not buying it.

[crazyeights]

It's about contract years. Simple as that. More guaranteed money and if he (somehow) has a breakout year then Shannon's got the player option on the 2nd. (a season that's looking like a lockout.)

Shannon made the right decision for himself...what's not to get?

[Magicontinues]

good that it's only for 2 yrs. I wonder what his FG% is without the dunks

Not really a legit point, what would Shaq's be without the dunk? If a players strength is getting to the rim, that is a talent not all have, and shouldn't be taken away as if it's not important. It's like saying what would Kareem's FG percentage be without the sky hook. See how silly?

[LApwnd]

iit's not that i don't like shannon...it's just everyone is making these comments like shannon brown is going to be some kind of differnece maker...all he does is dunk (get over it)......wtf you act like shannon is worth 2 mil just for 3 dunks.... oh yeah he avg. 8 points, so 4 dunks.....2 mil for tthat? we could have gotten someone for the vet min......

where show us? most here have just said he fills out the roster and thats it....he certainly way better then the guy you mentioned, Green....that guy can't even make a top end euro league team instead has to go to the russian leauge?

[KingLakers]

The Russian league is actually pretty good CSKA Moscow until 2010 was in 4 consecutive Euroleage finals and won 2 . And they've been in 10 straight Euroleague final 4's. But I still would've taken Shannon over Green or anyone else.

[kmina]

New and improved Bench Mob:

Odom
Barnes
Brown
Blake
Ratliff

Damn, we even more stacked.

That really is a decent bench. Add to that the following:
1. I-gotta-shoot-well-to-get-another-contract-Vujacic
2. Let-me-show-you-how-far-I've-come-Caracter
3. No-I'm-not-Ariza's-twin-Ebanks

[iQon]

He's looking for a chance at winning a championship as an insignificant bench player over a chance to solidify himself as a starting caliber NBA player? Sorry, not buying it.

For a "Cavs fan", I thought you'd know better than any other team that Shannon isn't a "starting caliber NBA player".

IDK what the beef is. A career backup has the chance to backup the best player in the league, has a shot at winning in LA, took a little less money instead of being a 1 year rental in NY, and he's the bad guy?

[DEEP3CL]

He's looking for a chance at winning a championship as an insignificant bench player over a chance to solidify himself as a starting caliber NBA player? Sorry, not buying it.

First off Shannon is never going to be a "starting caliber" player in this league. And what does playing for a team like the Knicks actually prove ? Lapping up minutes on a sorry non contender isn't going to develop him as a player, secondly he's not looking at a "chance".......he's actually won 2 titles. The mere fact of winning 3 isn't accomplished by many players in todays NBA. Hands down it was a very smart move. If Shannon wins a 3rd, he'll have plenty of years to soak up minutes on a loser. But you never have many chances to win 3 straight titles no matter how you slice it.

[magic1fan]

happy to have shannon the cannon brown back.

[Danny Darko]

ESPN article

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Lakers have re-signed free agent guard Shannon Brown.

Brown
Brown

"[Los Angeles] has been the best fit, the best spot, the best everything for me ... from the money to the team to my potential role on the team and all of that," Brown said Wednesday. "This has been at the top, number one of the list."

ESPNLosAngeles.com's Ramona Shelburne reported Thursday that the deal was a two-year contract worth $4.6 million, according to Brown's agent, Mark Bartelstein.

wow bench is gonna be deep. I thought he was NY bound

[dockingsched]

I thought he was NY bound

dd! you gotta come around for often, it would have saved you some worry

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i guess its official now, someone was asking about that earlier.

[Slava]

Moderator cock-block! First Snaq and now DD.

[Danny Darko]

sad. I'll merge my own thread. I was on tour with Dwight Yoakam and missed the news evidently.

[Dr Aki]

i really wished we had kept ariza...

we still really need a second athletic freak, and bynum isnt beasting on a consistent enough basis

[crazy8ights]

I don't mind him, for the mere fact I remember yelling to you all HOLY ISH HE MADE A 3 when we needed it. Also that Jrich ish was nasty as hell even though it didn't go in.

[fongie24]

i really wished we had kept ariza...

we still really need a second athletic freak, and bynum isnt beasting on a consistent enough basis

yeah it would have been nice to have that extra athleticism, but hopefully we can mold ebanks into that type of player..