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Lakers Rumors: Jodie Meeks Labels Lakers One of Top 3 Choices

By | July 31, 2012|

After upgrading the starting lineup and bench during the NBA off-season, the Los Angeles Lakers are one or two players away from revamping the roster entirely. The consensus in Los Angeles is that a backup shooting guard is needed to make this happen.

There a few available free agent guards that are currently intriguing candidates for the Lakers, but 24-year-old Jodie Meeks may be one of the best options out there with mutual interest in coming to Los Angeles.

Reportedly, Meeks has narrowed down his options in free agency to three teams according to Alex Kennedy of Hoopsworld.com:

“I’ve gotten interest from the Lakers, Bucks and Wizards,” Meeks told HOOPSWORLD. “There are five or six teams, but those three are at the forefront right now because I’ve been talking to them the most. I really like those teams and I like what they bring to the table. I’m looking forward to signing, whenever that may be.”

Obviously, the Lakers will give Meeks the best chance to be a part of a winning team in comparison to the Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards. Despite that being the case, the Wizards and Bucks can offer Meeks considerably more money than the Lakers.

Apparently, the appeal of coming to Los Angeles to backup Kobe Bryant is intriguing for the former Kentucky standout. Even though Meeks will get some decent minutes behind Kobe and might flourish playing alongside Steve Nash in the backcourt, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him head to Milwaukee to play behind Monte Ellis or Washington to compete for the starting job with Bradley Beal for more money.

If the Lakers were able to convince Meeks to come to L.A., the sharp-shooter might be able to sign for the mini mid-level of $3 million per season. GM Mitch Kupchak has said that the team only intends to use this exception for great value and that might be what they’ll be getting with younger talent in Meeks.

It seems to be coming down to money or playing for a championship contender for Meeks. The Lakers may be ready to sign the young guard, but are waiting to see how the Dwight Howard trade situation unfolds before using the mini mid-level or signing anymore players.

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  • LakerFanaticforlife999

    This should be the lakers free agent list in order
    1. Leandro barbosa-played with nash in phoniex,im assuming he wants to play for a contender,arguably fastest player in the leauge,Great on fast breaks,3 point threat, and an alot better defender matt barnes, or any other BACKUP foward or guard we had on our team(take him over matt barnes 24/7).
    2.Carlos delfino-Mostly the same as above minus the. NAsh thing,his defense might not be as good as barbosa,but hes more of a 3 point threat than him.
    3. Would except the 1.4 mill 1year deal,every now and then shows signs of his old self,can create his own shot, can play point foward with his passing ability, and once again i say,better than matt banres on defense.
    4.Terrence Williams- hes not an ex lottery pick for nothing. That cat can ball. And hes young. But he might want more $.
    5. Raja bell-alot of history with nash,he might be the next on the list of players that join with rival Kobe bryant. Theres rumors he wants to go play in miami, but with all the guards and fowards they have i cant see how that would be possible.

    Im not that high on meeks(overated,not a good defender)redd(incredibly injury prone,poor defense)or roger mason(he can shoot,but….yea)if we need too get rid of goudlock,morris,or ebanks than do it. Idk why some laker fans are so high on them and say this that And the other about their potential. After watching the summer league, the names goudlock and morris are jokes compared to what every body else has(hence the record setting loss and juss the overall play) Notice i aint say Eyenge or sacre. O no. By all means keep them. And im tired of ebanks being talked about like hes a legit diffrence maker. If he was a kwai lenart type of player,then we wouldnt even be in this and im tired of my fellow laker fans talking like hes that productive. If he was he woulda been “using his length” to guard durant.

    Conclusion: These players might not play for 1.4 or 3 mill,but if they will,we have to jump on it. And if goudlock,morris,or ebanks is anywhere in the rotation consistantly,we wont win. Watch.

    • LakerFanaticforlife999

      I meant t mac as #3

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000578750761 Eddie Quam

      I agree with most of what u say but Ebanks was ballin when arrest went out on suspension and even though we lost that last game against okc he played well and slapped durants shit twice !!!! Who blocks durant???? I know u know he was ballin in the d league avg 18. Ya d league but he was there jus to keep playing not a demotion he’s the reason Barnes is gone. Your sleeping on Ebanks yo

  • LakerFanaticforlife999

    If not any of them,i guess well have to settle for these other guys. Im lookin at the clips. I mean they stocked UP.odom,crawford,billups,grenn,hill,holmes.

  • TMAC33

     COME ON MITCH LETS GET THE JOB DONE FOR JODIE MEEKS TO BE A BIG HELP OF THE LAKERS BENCH

  • Justin

    *Monta Ellis

  • Aditya Sriram

    Hi

    California was good. I had a good time with my cousins. Some of my cousins and my Grand mother and grand father are coming to my house soon to stay with us. What have you been doing this summer. Usa basketball first exibitions game was couple or few weeks back.. I watched that. The olympics begins soon. I am watching that. . Looking forward to school and the Nba season and maybe nba pre season. I watch every Lakers game.maybe nfl season I look forward too. Lakers better play Championship basketball the coming season and playoffs or I will get very very very very very very very disapponted. i cheer loudly and celebrate when they win and play Championship basketball.. The espys was on wednesday I am watching that. Look forward to seeing you soon. On Thusday my dad ordered the Steve Nashes jersey. I am so so excited. I am so so so so so Steve Nash goes to the lakers. I hope lakers make more moves to improve the team. The Usa team play 1 more games before the olympics. I am watching that and the olympics. The lakers summer league began on friday. i have been watching that and i am still going to watch that. Only rookies and sophmores play in the lakers summer league.. From now on in Nba basketball i am only supporting the lakers. The lakers summer league got over last thursday. The olympics starts on Friday. I am watching most or all of the olympics. In the olympics the only sport that matter who wins or looses is basketball. I will get dissppointed if theyloose or is lossing but not extrememly disappointed when i do with the lakers. if they loose. I will cheer louldly and celebrate when they win or is winning. I will get up early or stay up all night for the the olympics. us basketball exibition got over yesterday. I watched the entire exibition. Now the Olympics and the Us basketball off to london for the olympics. Jamisons press conference and introducing him to the team was on wednesday or on thursday,. I am watching it I am extremely happy lakers got him. on thursday was the Nba and the lakers 2012–2013 schedule comes out. extremely excited. They are going to have a one hour show on Nba tv on it.  Get Meeks PLEASE.

  • mj

    micheal jackson

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