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Magic Johnson Welcomes Antawn Jamison to the Lakers via Twitter

By | July 20, 2012|

With all the talk of superstar center Dwight Howard potentially being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in the near future, the acquisition of veteran forward Antawn Jamison has taken a backseat to all the trade speculation in Los Angeles.

As a way to show some support for the newest member of the team, Lakers legend Magic Johnson welcomed Jamison to Los Angeles via Twitter:

Even though the Lakers are hard at work to acquire Howard in a blockbuster trade that would send Andrew Bynum to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the storied NBA franchise made sure to address one of the biggest weaknesses this summer with the addition of Jamison to the bench.

After agreeing to sign a one-year deal with the Lakers, Jamison will become Lakers Coach Mike Brown’s best offensive weapon off the bench in Los Angeles. With Jamison averaging 17.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game last season, the veteran forward still has what it takes to contribute and was the number one free agent target of the Lakers during the off-season.

Once Jamison returns from a vacation in Italy, the former North Carolina standout will sign a one-year deal for the veteran’s minimum of $1.4 million. Despite receiving more lucrative offers from the Brooklyn Nets and Charlotte Bobcats, Jamison chose to go the classy route by deciding to compete for a championship in Los Angeles rather than taking more money to play elsewhere.

The next veteran free agent that might be in the Lakers’ crosshairs is Jermaine O’Neal. After working out O’Neal in Las Vegas, Nevada earlier this week, the Lakers might be willing to take a chance on the veteran big man with O’Neal reportedly willing to sign for the veteran’s minimum with a  legitimate NBA title contender. There seems to be a mutual interest between O’Neal and the Lakers, but recent reports have the Milwaukee Bucks also showing interest in signing the 33-year-old.

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  • FolkEweBeach

    I was hoping be enjoying our trading offseason, but this draggin out of getting Superman is making me irritated!  Now Im thinking about how Matt Barnes was supposed to be a player who started in the NBA Finals for the Magic, and how excited I was supposed to be over buttRammin’ Sessions, or how good Steve Blake was going to be, or how good on offense Whirrled Piece was supposed to be as a weapon.  Right now, I’m not looking back at anytime in his entire career when we played him and he was even memorable.  WTF is he?  AM I SUPPOSED TO BE EXCITED?

  • FolkEweBeach

    I was hoping be enjoying our trading offseason, but this draggin out of getting Superman is making me irritated!  Now Im thinking about how Matt Barnes was supposed to be a player who started in the NBA Finals for the Magic, and how excited I was supposed to be over buttRammin’ Sessions, or how good Steve Blake was going to be, or how good on offense Whirrled Piece was supposed to be as a weapon.  Right now, I’m not looking back at anytime in his entire career when we played him and he was even memorable.  WTF is he?  AM I SUPPOSED TO BE EXCITED?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000269119455 Art Dumas

    I still wondering why magic
    Hasn’t make any welcoming statement and he seems to be quiet about Nash’s arrival to theLakers I would love to hear his opinion

  • Mcbongals21

    welcome aboard antawn…

  • Bryanesquejo

    Lakers Have Accquired A New Lamar Odom ,Welcome Antawn Jamison !

  • LobosoBoriquen

    We desperately need a franchise young player like Dwight Howard. Kobe may have another 3 or 3 years in the tank. An elite player will enable us to establish continuity as the heat, Thunder, Chicago, and Indiana. Dwight Howard could bring us the maturity that Andrew presently lacks to take over our team. With Nash the twin towers will emerge again in the West. The addition of Jamison is great for the bench. This year beefing up the bench should become our number one priority. I really enjoyed our fluidity last year!! This year we will play better. I will miss Sessions. But leaving will be his loss. He had a great chance to improve and grow with the most experienced if not the  best point guard in the NBA.