REALISTIC 12 MAN ROSTER

[96 Til Infiniti]

Fisher/Blake
Bryant/Barnes*/Sasha
Artest/Ebanks*/Walton
Gasol/Odom/Caracter*
Bynum/Mbenga*

I think we'll sign Ebanks and Caracter because they've been playing well in the Summer League and can be signed for minimum contracts.

Matt Barnes has expressed interest in playing for the Lakers (UCLA product), would be a solid backup for Kobe and could slide to the 3 to backup Artest if Ebanks struggles. Limits the amount PT Sasha and Walton get.

Mbenga I think will be resigned to round out the roster because he can be had for cheap. For a role that hasn't been vital to our team because of the 3 man rotation (Bynum/Gasol/Odom) I doubt Buss shells out money. Although I'd prefer Kwame over DJ.

[Mamba Venom]

As it stands right now, I think it'll play out like this (because of costs):
Fisher/Blake
Bryant/???/Vujacic
Artest/Ebanks/Walton
Gasol/Odom/Caracter
Bynum/???

Only need a C and possibly a combo guard.
Brown is reportedly not being looked at returning so that spot is the biggest toss up. Could be T-mac be like so many people seem to want or it could just be someone out of the summer league.

PLEASE PLEASE bring Shaq back for one last go around w/ Phil and unite our 3 peat teams to crush these fools. Do you think Shaq will allow a dunk in the play-offs. NO. Thats what we need w/ even better defense!

[hermes]

whats with this t-mac obsession? it can't be that realistic he's coming here is it?

[miggs]

whats with this t-mac obsession? it can't be that realistic he's coming here is it?

He's definitely interested but apparently our FO hasn't contacted him, then again we were negotiating with Fish. Altho with Kobe meeting Bell this wednesday, we'll know later in the week where T-Mac stands. If Bell doesn't come to LA then i'm guessing they'll give T-Mac a look but he's definitely interested in contributing for us 10-15 mins per game or so he says per his Twitter account. G=K has been hittin up on the regular so he's our inside man lol

[DubaLakers]

Fisher/Blake/DJ Strawberry
Bryant/Bell/Vujacic
Artest/Ebanks/Walton
Gasol/Odom/Caracter
Bynum/Thomas,K

Seems unrealistic that we'd sign 3 guys from the Summer League but seems like that would be a tight little roster to take on the league next year. Well at least have those 14 going into summer camp and that's a much better roster than we had last season

Yo Mitch we said we wanted a Kurt Thomas "type", not actually old man Kurt Thomas.

Check out Thomas' numbers last year, MIL obviously saved him for the playoffs, he played big minutes after getting barely a sniff during the season.

[hermes]

i think there is a good chance that both ebanks and caracter will make the team, strawberry is a longer shot but we'll see what happens