Kobe agrees to contact extension with Lakers

DHodgkins · Post #1 » by **DHodgkins** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:27 pm

According to the Lakers twitter page, Kobe agreed to extend his contract with LA.

Two years 48.5 million, thoughts?

ceremony816 · Post #2 » by **ceremony816** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:28 pm

Glad to see he will retire a Laker, as he should.

Bertrob · Post #3 » by **Bertrob** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:29 pm

link pls

VINO 24 · Post #4 » by **VINO 24** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:29 pm

2 year deal

cpfsf · Post #5 » by **cpfsf** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:30 pm

Scott Howard-Cooper @SHowardCooper 1 minute ago

Kobe Bryant signs two-year extension with the Lakers, the team announces. Would have been a free agent after 2013-14

VINO 24 · Post #6 » by **VINO 24** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:31 pm

http://twitter.com/Lakers/status/405008965404073984/photo/1

Xepa777 · Post #7 » by **Xepa777** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:32 pm

EL SEGUNDO – The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Kobe Bryant to a two-year contract extension, it was announced today by General Manager Mitch Kupchak. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not released.

“This is a very happy day for Lakers fans and for the Lakers organization,” said Kupchak. “We’ve said all along that our priority and hope was to have Kobe finish his career as a Laker, and this should ensure that that happens. To play 20 years in the NBA, and to do so with the same team, is unprecedented, and quite an accomplishment. Most importantly however, it assures us that one of the best players in the world will remain a Laker, bringing us excellent play and excitement for years to come.”

Bryant, a five-time NBA Champion, has earned numerous accolades over the span of his 17-year career, including being selected as the NBA MVP in 2007-08 and winning the NBA Finals MVP award in 2008-09 and 2009-10. The 15-time NBA All-Star has also led the United States to gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics. Bryant has earned All-NBA honors in each of the last 15 seasons and has been named to the NBA’s All-Defensive Team 12 times.

The Lakers have appeared in postseason play in all but one season (2004-05) of Bryant’s 17 campaigns with the team, and have reached the NBA Finals seven times, winning championships in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 and 2010. The 6’6” guard scored a career-high 81 points (55 in the 2nd half) on January 22, 2006, the second highest game and half point totals in NBA history.

Originally acquired by the Lakers from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Vlade Divac on July 11, 1996 after being selected by the Hornets with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, Bryant is the Lakers all-time leading scorer and currently ranks 4th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.

TheBargnaniRule · Post #8 » by **TheBargnaniRule** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:34 pm

Am fascinated to see how much for each year.

Post #9 » by **Slava** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:34 pm

This came out of nowhere. Why now when you have a whole season to evaluate him and gain leverage in the money details?

Post #10 » by **tsherkin** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:34 pm

Where's that sig...

Seriously, though, I'm interested in how much contractual leverage he had at his age and coming off of another reasonably serious injury, and the salary he ended up with. It won't be low, that's for sure. Is he still with Pelinka?

Biased_Fan6425 · Post #11 » by **Biased_Fan6425** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:37 pm

How much????!

I love Kobe to retire as a laker but cant the FO just wait till end of the season?

I hope that it is below 15 Mil a year...

TheDoors24 · Post #12 » by **TheDoors24** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:37 pm

SlavaMedvedenko wrote:This came out of nowhere. Why now when you have a whole season to evaluate him and gain leverage in the money details?

Because he 's a Lakers legend and they want him to retire a Laker. He helped bring 7 chips to the Lakers. How many teams even have 1 championship in 17 years?

He deserves to retire a Laker.

Zedders · Post #13 » by **Zedders** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:38 pm

I'm guessing $15m per year.

Post #14 » by **Slava** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:38 pm

TheDoors24 wrote:
SlavaMedvedenko wrote:This came out of nowhere. Why now when you have a whole season to evaluate him and gain leverage in the money details?

Because he 's a Lakers legend and they want him to retire a Laker. He helped bring 7 chips to the Lakers. How many teams even have 1 championship in 17 years?

He deserves to retire a Laker.

Waiting till the end of the season doesn't mean they'll abandon him. It'd have been the most prudent thing to do and Kobe deserves to be playing meaningful games for a team that's not going to be a bottom dweller for the last couple of seasons of his career too.

DaddyCool19 · Post #15 » by **DaddyCool19** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:39 pm

Zedders wrote:I'm guessing $15m per year.

15m would be the least he would sign for.

Shuttlesworth34 · Post #16 » by **Shuttlesworth34** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:39 pm

Smart move signing him now. If there was going to be any discount, now is when you were going to get it. Very interested to see the terms.

primecougar · Post #17 » by **primecougar** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:42 pm

i hope he took a big pay cut. he deserves 20+ because he brings a lot of money but if he wants to win, his contract should be around 12-15mill

JohnsHopkins · Post #18 » by **JohnsHopkins** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:43 pm

Ramona Shelburne ‏@ramonashelburne 1m
Kobe Bryants contract will make him the highest paid player in the league the next two seasons

SmoothKobra · Post #19 » by **SmoothKobra** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:44 pm

JohnsHopkins wrote:Ramona Shelburne ‏@ramonashelburne 1m
Kobe Bryants contract will make him the highest paid player in the league the next two seasons

Ouch.

TheBargnaniRule · Post #20 » by **TheBargnaniRule** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:44 pm

JohnsHopkins wrote:Ramona Shelburne ‏@ramonashelburne 1m
Kobe Bryants contract will make him the highest paid player in the league the next two seasons

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