Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak on resigning Odom, Turiaf and Vujacic

LA Times-Kupchak…said the team would like to re-sign restricted free agents Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf, although he hedged somewhat when asked if Lamar Odom would receive a contract extension this summer. Odom, 28, has one more season and $14.1 million left on his contract.

“We want to see how we perform in the playoffs, what [...]

Lakers Get Gasol, Dump Kwame & Javaris

Lakers have acquired forward Pau Gasol in a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies, it was announced today by General Manager Mitch Kupchak.
The Lakers will also receive the Grizzlies second round draft choice in 2010. In exchange Memphis will receive forward Kwame Brown, guard Javaris Crittenton, guard Aaron McKie (who the Lakers signed earlier today), [...]

Jerry Buss Indirectly Threatens Kobe in LA Times

In an article today in the La Times, Laker’s owner Jerry Buss had a more than interesting interview with Mike Bresnahan. The article basically covered Jerry Buss’ reaction towards Kobe’s summer meltdown where he was not satisfied with what was going on with the Laker’s organizations, both with Laker’s management and Laker’s team personnel.
One [...]

Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak Radio Interview

Laker’s general manager Mitch Kupchak was on Los Angeles am570 radio today.
The main topics discussed were if that management felt the need to please Kobe Bryant, due the comments made this summer about him being unhappy with the current Laker team, and the recent media buzz saying that he may not report to training camp. [...]

Are Lakers Getting Ready to Trade Andrew Bynum?

With the recent signing of Larry Turner, seems like the Lakers have another center on their hands. I am thinking this can mean that the Mitch Kupchak is preparing to unload of another center by the name of Andrew Bynum.
This acquisition seems odd, because that would make it that we have Kwame Brown, Chris [...]

TJ Simers makes Kobe Bryant Simmer

Sports commentator T.J. Simers had an interesting quick interview with Kobe Bryant on Wednesday that appeared in the LA Times today. Kobe was at practice in Las Vegas for Team USA, where he was affectionately referred to as the ‘Kobster’ in his LA Times article. It seemed more like the paparazzi hounding Paris Hilton [...]

Mitch Kupchak Hates Kobe Bryant

“If this was the team that we started the season off with, I would be fine with it,” said Mitch Kupchak in an interview that appeared in the Daily News on Saturday.
Wow, he is really stickin it to Kobe. Kupchak has made some mediocre moves since taking over from former Laker’s general manager Jerry West [...]

Kobe says, Seeing is Believing

In Kobe Bryant’s exit interview last week, with General Manager Mitch Kupchak and Head Coach Phil Jackson, he basically told management to do what they had to do to make the current Laker team a NBA championship contender.

“I just told [Kupchak] this summer’s about getting us to an elite level, doing whatever it takes to [...]