Kent Bazemore Passes On Lakers
- Updated: July 2, 2016
According to David Aldridge of TNT free agent guard Kent Bazemore turned down more money from the Los Angeles Lakers to re-sign with the Atlanta Hawks.
Kent Bazemore takes four years, $70M, turning down four/$72M from Houston and the Lakers, to go back to the Hawks, per source.
— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) July 2, 2016
Shams Charania of The Vertical also reported the news.
Free agent guard Kent Bazemore has agreed to a four-year, $70M deal to re-sign with Atlanta, league sources tell The Vertical.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 2, 2016
Bazemore played for the Lakers back in 2013 with Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, and Steve Nash. Los Angeles was unable to retain Bazemore’s services so he went on to play for Atlanta.
After DeMarre Carroll left Atlanta to join the Toronto Raptors, Bazemore had to step up and fill the void. He thrived and earned himself so big money.
Mike D’Antoni and the Houston Rockets were interested in Bazemore. They brought in Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler but were unable to get the job done.
As more information surfaces on the Lakers and their offseason news we will keep you up to date.
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