Earlier this evening, I was attending a meetup with some friends when I get a tweet from Kurt over at Forum Blue and Gold saying that the negotiations with Lamar aren’t going so well! “A little north of $8M” has turned into “a little north of $9M” and the talks were still going bad. Now it looks like the Miami Heat are in talks with lamar with a 5 year $34M contract offer.
Mitch Kupchak is bracing Lakers Nation for the bad news.
Here are quotes from both sides according to LA Times:
“I don’t know,” Odom told The Times in a phone interview. “That’s why there are negotiations. I don’t know. Of course I hope they can get it done.
“It’s negotiations. Both sides are going to give and take. That’s part of it. I don’t know how long it’s going to take.”
Lakers owner Jerry Buss, who improved on his offer of $8 million a season to Odom, is getting frustrated and is thinking about pulling the deal off the table soon.
Kupchak was asked whether he was ready to give up on the talks.
“Perhaps,” Kupchak said. “I’m surprised it’s taken this long to get to this point. Obviously, I have a lot more information than you guys do.”
Personally, I think Odom is asking for more money than he’s worth. He’s been paid a max contract already and if you want to look at the quality of work over the time of that 5 year $65M contract, I don’t think he earned it.
The way he played in Boston and Cleveland earlier this year is how he should have played all year!
Most of Lakers Nation has said that $8M is about how much Lamar is worth, so let’s say the nightmare situation happens . . . . he leaves and we’re left with nothing!
What is your opinion of Lamar then?
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