Lakers to sign Theo Ratliff; Looking at Barnes

[Mexi]

http://www.nba.com/news/features/aldridge.2010.freeagency/?ls=iref:nbahpt1

The Los Angeles Lakers are shoring up the potential loss of forward Josh Powell to the Atlanta Hawks by agreeing to terms with veteran big man Theo Ratliff on a one-year deal for the veterans' minimum of $1.35 million, according to a league source.

The Lakers' signing of Ratliff would have no effect on their pursuit of Orlando small forward Matt Barnes, whom they would sign with the remaining $1.8 million of their mid-level exception. Los Angeles signed Clippers free agent guard Steve Blake to a four-year, $16 million deal earlier this month and used about $4 million of the $5.8 million mid-level to do so. Yahoo! Sports reported Wednesday that Barnes has whittled the list of five teams trying to sign him down to the Lakers and Cavaliers. A league source said the Cavaliers are offering a multi-year deal that averages a little more than $3 million per season, while all the Lakers can offer is the $1.8 million

I've always loved Big Theo. Cool

more on Barnes before the hate brigade comes in here talking about a paycut

Yahoo! Sports: Unless the Cleveland Cavaliers raise their current multiyear offer to Matt Barnes on Thursday, the free-agent forward plans to sign a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.​

The Cavaliers are offering as much as a three-year deal that starts around $3.5 million a season, but Barnes wants more money if he’s going to sign with a non-championship contender, sources said. Barnes would take a $1.7 million deal to join the Lakers.​

 

[playmaker7]

Its straight. He'll be good in relief coming off the bench. I'm not a Theo fan though

Barnes would be straight

 

[sheed]

Doesn't Theo have real bad knees along with being like 40?

 

[The Young One]

Matt Barnes agreed to a two year deal in LA.

3-peat...on the way.

 

[elcheato]

Thank god we didn't sign Barnes, I got worried for a second

 

[.GR]

Barnes back to Cali. Wrong team tho. <_<

 

[playmaker7]

SWAG

Matt Barnes is straight

 

[Mexi]

solid for sure

Pau > Bosh
Miami's PG's suck ass
Kobe can check Wade
Artest can check LeImNotStoppingTilIBringClevelandATitle
Barnes for sure can guard Miller and Wade, he's at least pesky on LeBron

and Odom and UD is ok. offensively, UD has no shot. and defensively for Odom, Haslem wont touch the ball anyways
oh and Bynum vs Z and Juwan and Anthony lol

 

[Pugz]

you dont need to explain why you guys will win again. we all pretty much agree that this first year is still the lakers then the beach boys have their shot.

 

[elcheato]

solid for sure

Pau > Bosh
Miami's PG's suck ass
Kobe can check Wade
Artest can check LeImNotStoppingTilIBringClevelandATitle
Barnes for sure can guard Miller and Wade, he's at least pesky on LeBron

and Odom and UD is ok. offensively, UD has no shot. and defensively for Odom, Haslem wont touch the ball anyways
oh and Bynum vs Z and Juwan and Anthony lol

Barnes was not pesky at all, LeBron averaged 33 ppg against Orlando last year.

Barnes can't do anything lol

 

[Mexi]

> Shannon though

lakers finally have a bench

 

[Pugz]

i wish tmac went to la. he should just go for the vets min

 

[Mexi]

TMac should go to the Clips

I still think he has game.
he's not done. and im talking better than Grant Hill the past few years too
more than just a role player imo

 

[Pugz]

but he needs that 'ship. so the clips are a no go.

 

[Mexi]

1 year deal
get his stock up, go get a better deal next year

he'll start in L.A.
probably wont in Chicago

 

[RipCity32]

I LOL at the fact every Lakers related thread, or in fact ANY thread in general, turns into why the Lakers are still the best and are going to win the title again.

 

[snipezo]

Theo Ratliff? I thought he's retired lol.

 

[Mexi]

I LOL at the fact every Lakers related thread, or in fact ANY thread in general, turns into why the Lakers are still the best and are going to win the title again.

i dont see a problem at all

they have won 2 in a row, havent they?
and they havent dropped off at all on paper.
this season it actually looks like they got better

 

[elcheato]

So do Laker fans consider this Barnes signing good? They said he sucked last year.

 

[Mexi]

he's not going to be our starting forward...