Hollywood Blvd. News – Los Angeles Lakers Edition
- Updated: November 27, 2014
Los Angeles Lakers guard Ronnie Price, left, dunks as Memphis Grizzlies guard Quincy Pondexter, center, looks on along with Lakers guard Wayne Ellington during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
We like to start our day searching the web and reading articles about our beloved LA sports teams. It’s easy to get lost in the depth of the inter web, but luckily for you we have compiled a list of the most interesting and pertinent news stories for your morning reading pleasure. For this edition, let’s dive into the news surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Los Angeles Times discuss the possibility of the Lakers signing Earl Clark and waiving Xavier Henry:
‘One person familiar with the situation said the team had agreed to terms with Clark for the rest of the season, but another person cautioned that a deal had not been completed.
The Lakers are at the NBA-maximum 15 players and would have two options to sign Clark. They could waive a player such as Xavier Henry, who would still get his $1.1 million this season. However, someone close to the situation said that would be “too cold” for the Lakers to do the same week Henry had surgery to repair a torn Achilles’ tendon.
The Lakers could also wait for the NBA to grant a hardship waiver, which would temporarily allow them to increase their roster size to 16 players.
The hardship waiver isn’t expected to be granted until this weekend or next week. It stipulates that a team must have four players sidelined at the same time with substantial injuries.
Henry, Steve Nash and Julius Randle are done for the season because of injuries, and Ryan Kelly is out until at least January because of a torn hamstring.
The Lakers would have to return to 15 players when one of the four returned.”
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Bleacher Report makes a strong argument regarding the youth movement of the Lakers:
“This era of Los Angeles Lakers basketball obviously isn’t about success.
It isn’t about growth, either.
That’s a problem.
Free agency is the understandable and logical solution for the Lakers, especially considering how much talent will be available come 2016, but the uncertainty of how that sudden change will occur does nothing for the present day.
The whole misguided “tanking” mindset, diminishing the competitive spirit, is rooted in fans’ desire to feel like the games are building toward something bigger and better.
So while it makes sense for the Lakers to fill out their injury-depleted roster with probably the best current player available, ex-Lakers forward Earl Clark from the NBA Development League, Clark is 26 and not quite a beacon of hope for the future.
And the Lakers’ efforts to present a player who could be part of a bright future have not worked out so far this season.”
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