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Lakers Rumors: Nash, Kobe Convincing Grant Hill to Sign in LA?

By | July 13, 2012|

After acquiring Steve Nash via sign-and-trade, the rumors started to circulate about veteran Grant Hill possibly following in his former teammate’s footsteps by also signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. The news of Hill started to subside with a potential retirement announcement on the horizon, but now it appears the free agent is leaning towards signing with the Lakers according to John Gambadoro of Sports 620 KTAR via Twitter:

At this point in time, it seems as though the Lakers’ front office is waiting for a verdict on Dwight Howard before making any considerable moves in free agency. With recent news of the Houston Rockets going all in and willing to trade practically everyone on the roster to acquire the superstar center while taking on all the bad contracts the Orlando Magic has to offer, it’s safe to say the Los Angeles Lakers may be out of the running.

Last week, it was reported that Hill narrowed down his short list of potential teams to the Lakers, Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder. With Miami signing both Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis, the Heat may no longer be an option. The Thunder on the other hand may still be interested with a nice spot in the rotation available, but it appears that signing with the Lakers is a much more attractive scenario for Hill.

With Hill in the mix in Los Angeles, the Lakers will be much improved off the bench with a viable backup option for Kobe Bryant. Not only does Hill fill the void at shooting guard, but he also has the ability to play multiple positions and flourished during his time alongside Nash in Phoenix.

There’s nothing immanent as of yet, but Hill may be signing with the Lakers sooner rather than later. There’s no question at this point in time that the Lakers offer a great opportunity for playing time and a chance at winning an NBA title next season.

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  • Joelsky

    yehey..yahoo!

  • http://twitter.com/littleshyguy jeremy

    if getting grant hill mean no more MWP im all in. im tired of MWp. who care if he good on d he cant shot for ish

    • http://twitter.com/Brizwald The Wald is Silent

      Would be a waste of money to get rid of mwp

  • jimmy martinez

    Jeremy, who’s is going to guard the small forwards in the league? Letting mwp go would be a stupid decision if the Lakers don’t upgrade the position.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/HTVFLJYUPF76NT6SJY26SMUGBQ BOXxxxXO_O

    get d12 sign 5 years 100m done deal mitch! more 5 rings to come….

    • Dang

      Get real…geeze

      • Get it right

        The Lakers would have bird rights and their for if he doesn’t sign an extension he can get 5 years 100 million more money then anybody can offer him in free agency. 

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/ANSK7B2A6R2YIRN6PZ6AYVE6QU Jason Perkins

    Lets get G. Hill keep MWP and get rid of Barnes or McRoberts Murphy Ebanks or one of them bums like that its simple lets quit paying these bums period !

  • Iamhiphop86

    No Barnes,or troy Murphy

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/Z6XPWOJSA5BY6QXWCCE65EAMTY simplycj3

    Barnes is ok if he stop trying to play cute!  I’ve seen him play much better than last season.

  • Eugene Blythe

    I  hope Grant to join LAkERS , because I am Kobe&nash fan but also a Pistons fan

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

    Pick hill up, keep mwp, peace out to Barnes McRoberts and Murphy, then pick up one more legit bench player and we’re good

  • Jeromedelacruz

    First thoughts regarding Howard was the Lakers and Magic Finals. Did everyone almost forget in that series Pau was basically guarding Howard. And it turned out Lakers won that series.  So if Howard couldn’t win a series against PAU/Injured Bynum what are the chances of him winning with the Lakers?

  • Joelsky

    if they get Grant Hill and S. Brown then we have Steve Nash wow imagine all former Suns making to Lakers .isn’t it funny? -lol

    • Kevin

      and maybe Stoudemire and the Van Arsdale twins too…

  • Uscbragg

    Wow.  What are the worries?  You think D12 wouldn’t want to stay after spending a year with Kobe, Nash & company??  Mitch is making great moves.  He’s been patient, yet aggressive.  We don’t hear everything that happens.  Just know he is always working it to make the team better.

    We would have Bird rights to D12, and he would have great endorsements in LA.  He has also been lied to by Orlando front office, so D12 doesn’t want to show all of his cards.  I bet he secretly would LOVE to play in LA.  Acting this was is his was of getting out of a bad relationship with Magic.  His effort and DEFENSE would put this team over the top.  

  • Jason

    I would love to see grant hill go to LAL. I think he would be a great fit.

  • Goinpop

    Look, here’s how we should do it: Trade Gasol and Blake to Rockets for Josh Smith and Jordan Farmar(we even save 5.5mil on that swap) pick up Luis Scola off of waivers…. dangle Murphy and  Barnes for Hansbrough in Indiana( hopefully we can pull it off) At least give Iverson a shot at coming off the bench. Fuck D12…. DrewB is the better overall player and True Laker fans know that.

    • S1l3nt_wun

      Good thing you don’t know what you are talking about. First, Josh Smith and Jordan Farmar are not with the Rockets..they’re with the Hawks. Second, you can’t pick up Scola off of waivers because teams with cap space have first dibs. From the looks of it..he’ll get picked up before the Lakers can even think about it. Third, you can’t trade players who aren’t even under contract with the team anymore! Barnes and Murphy are free agents now! Don’t say anything if you don’t know anything. Embarrassing LakersNation. Faker right here. And Iverson???? WOW LMAO. Speechless.

      • goinpop

         My bad….I got ahead of myself with Scola on my mind- I meant the Hawks, I got food poisoning and my Im not on top of my game…secondly I didn’t do my homework before I started the Barnes and Murphy rant. I appreciate the critique on the negatives but how do you feel on the Gasol/Blake for Smith/Farmar idea? Whats wrong with giving Iverson a shot to come off the bench?

        • qwerty

          i dont like the smith/farmar idea, but i agree with you on the AI thing ive been saying that forever. coming off the bench in a limited roll he would be a good fit for the lakers kobe loves AI game and they really respect eachother and iverson has said it before all he wants to do is play basketball even if he has to come off the bench he has something left in the tank

          • goinpop

             my reasons for the Gasol for Smith idea is because I think sometimes you have to feed the hunger of another before you feed someone whose already eaten. Gasol doesn’t seem to be hungry anymore, it’s like he has nothing to prove so he isn’t motivated. If he was to go somewhere else he’d probably have more to prove and have a fire inside ignited. Gasol for Smith fits.

  • Goinpop

    And oh Yeah….Get Grant Hill!
     

  • goinpop

     Fukk D12… I agree with the acting comment but too bad. DrewB is who we should run with. I know he doesn’t make it look as pretty as Dwight does, but hes the better overall player.

  • Gonzalez G06

    fuck howard bynum is a way better center then he is. all howard can do is dunk n block shots bynum has all that plus a lil jump shot behing him. all we need to do is build the bench and leave the starters how they are now 

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