Bynum Signs 4 Year extension

[DC4]

The Los Angeles Lakers have reached an agreement on a four-year contract extension with center Andrew Bynum worth about $58 million, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing sources familiar with the negotiations.
The deal would keep Bynum under contract with the Lakers through the 2012-13 season, according to the report. The first three years of the deal are reportedly worth nearly $42 million, with a team option fourth year for about $16 million.
Bynum, who will earn $2.8 million this season, showed significant improvement for the Lakers in 2007-08 before being lost for about half of the season and the playoffs to an injury. His healthy return is one reason many observers are touting the Lakers as a favorite to return to the NBA Finals and win the championship.

 

[Macken]

great choice by the lakers.. this kid will develop and be great

 

[jarrod2323]

still has not played a full season healthy and productive -- Lakers jumped the gun on this one.

he has shown promise, but let's see if he can duplicate before giving him huge dollars

 

[.GR]

I think the Lakers may have been afraid that he would get a huge offer from a desperate team this summer and have to match.

 

[playmaker7]

Yea I kinda agree with jarrod on this one even though I think its a good move. They shoulda waited til he proved himself most of the year first

 

[.GR]

Yea I kinda agree with jarrod on this one even though I think its a good move. They shoulda waited til he proved himself most of the year first

Well the deadline is soon, might be today, idk so he would hav ebeen a RFA.

 

[Mexi]

he wanted 85M
we got him for 58M?
i'll take it.

 

[Mexi]

also, dont put all on the lakers guys.
he is only 21 and has definitely showed flashes of being a great center.
had they not extended him, other teams wouldve offered him big bucks this summer, forcing the lakers to match. they got a good deal on him imo

yes at the moment he is overpaid, however, great centers dont come along very often and like i said, bynum has given every implication that he is definietly on his way to being a great NBA center soon

 

[Whisper]

I think the Lakers may have been afraid that he would get a huge offer from a desperate team this summer and have to match.

Yeah exactly, we don't want another Turiaf situation especially with a young full-of-potential big body like Bynum. We got him a lot cheaper in lue of the deal he originally wanted so I'm cool with it. If it doesn't work out they can always decline his option

 

[yezzir]

It was a good deal. We NEEDED to sign him.