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Lakers News: Team Agrees to Deal With Jodie Meeks

By | August 10, 2012|

After trading for Dwight Howard on Friday morning the Lakers brought in another player Friday afternoon when the reportedly agreed to terms with Jodie Meeks.

According to Mark Medina of the L.A. Times, L.A. and Meeks agreed to a 2-year deal.

This answers the question – who will be Kobe Bryant’s backup next season? Meeks was being discussed along with Leandro Barbosa.

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Meeks averaged 8.4 points and 2.4 rebounds last season in Philadelphia.

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  • maza

    Wow the NBA just got Mitch Slapped!

    • http://www.facebook.com/issa.dugom Issa Dugom

      Hahaha that’s right! 2013 champs!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/james.alvidrez James Alvidrez

    Wow, I did not think the Lakers where going to be so active this offseason. Championship here we come.

  • Ne0

    Great Job Mitch, easily the best GM around. Meek 3pts was so deadly in nba 2k12 lol, this lakers team will be loaded in 2k13.

  • http://www.facebook.com/edmond220 Copy DonkeyInc

    We got this mannnnnn!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/edmond220 Copy DonkeyInc

    Locked and Loaded….

  • joelsky

    Imagine the line up :

    Nash      Blake     
    Kobe      Meeks    
    MWP      Ebanks
    Pau         Jamison
    Dwight    Hill

    backups:  Morris, Goudelock, Duhon, Clark
    *Draftees :  Sacre, OJO

    * to complete the 15 man roster they need to choose bet Sacre or OJO.  I choose Sacre to backup
    Dwight/Hill 

    • http://twitter.com/dadzflukeshot dadz litonjua

      Morris not under contract. =.= Both rookies should be mandatory signings. Besides, LAL is rumored to be in talks for KMart. I’d pick him up, dump Duhon for a 2nd rd pick to a team looking for cap relief next year, since his contract is non-guaranteed next year. Or they can buy him out too.

      LAL can potentially have
      Nash Blake
      Bryant Meeks Goudelock
      Artest Ebanks Clark
      Gasol Jamison KMart
      Dwight Hill
      meanwhile, Sacre & DJO goes to D-League.

  • Omar_s76306

    BIG 4, Nuff said

  • Leesullivan84

    Yesssuh Meeks great pick up plus I’m glad to see a UK player in purp and gold

  • Vasp99

    I don’t know who this guy Meeks is since he is from the East Coast but he better be better than Barbosa!

  • Btrain

     Kobe needs to let his actions follow his words.  Laker Fan for life.  Kobe, arguably, the top 2 to 3 player ever to play in a laker uniform, needs to let Nash distribute as the game comes to him.  Kobe can win his 6th and possibly his 7th if he does give up a little of the ball stopping or ball demanding.  If winning is everything to him, which it is, he needs to now give up the reins a bit.  Let the offense run through Dwight.  Kobe had the luxury of playing with Shaq and saw the beast Shaq turned out to be with him.  Kobe’s experience with Shaq should now come into play with Dwight.  Run through Dwight, work on your outside shooting and enjoy the ride to #6 and/or even #7.