Signings 2009–10 Los Angeles Lakers season

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the los angeles lakers (artest , mbenga pictured) @ luxor las vegas after pre-season game.


ron artest first player team sign los angeles lakers offseason. on july 2, artest told cbssports.com has agreed contract lakers. decided not pursue more lucrative contract former team (the rockets) , signed 5-year deal worth $33 million on july 8. lakers used mid-level exception sign artest. artest has long wanted play lakers , looking forward playing kobe bryant , childhood friend lamar odom. artest changed jersey number 96 37 in honor of michael jackson s album thriller #1 selling album 37 weeks. jackson died 13 days earlier.


shannon brown agreed contract lakers on july 6. brown turned down more expensive offer indiana pacers , agreed 2-year $4.2 million deal. lakers used bi-annual exception sign brown. has player option terminate contract after 2009–10 season.


lamar odom last lakers free agent resign team. before previous season ended, odom said willing take paycut $11.4 million made in final year of contract (which $14.1 million under lakers salary cap because difference paid upfront trade-kicker when joined lakers). in july, lakers presented 2 offers odom:



a four-year deal $9 million season, worth $36 million, 3 years , $27 million guaranteed, lakers buyout in fourth year worth $3 million.
a three-year, $30-million deal have paid odom $10 million season.

when odom , agent did not respond enough, owner jerry buss pulled both deals off table. @ same time, miami heat actively pursue odom. heat president pat riley , dwyane wade met odom in los angeles in attempt odom return miami. afterwards, odom spoke jerry buss, , odom s agent , lakers general manager mitch kupchak kept open dialogue. on july 30, lamar odom agreed four-year deal, reportedly $33 million, team option final year. odom said did not want leave pau gasol, andrew bynum, derek fisher , rest of lakers, kobe bryant.


on september 28, lakers signed 4 players non-guaranteed contracts: tony gaffney, srdjan pejicic, david monds, mickaël gelabale , michael fey. on september 30, lakers signed thomas kelati non-guaranteed contract, bring total player roster 18 players. beginning of season, had reduce roster maximum of 15 players. on october 10, lakers cut mickaël gelabale, david monds, , michael fey, bringing roster 15 players. on october 21, thomas kelati cut team. on october 24, lakers cut gaffney.








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