Lakers’ Gasol to play for Spain at Euro Championship
Lakers’ Gasol to play for Spain at Euro Championship
Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol will play for Spain in September in the European Basketball Championship. Gasol said Friday that it was an easy decision after winning the NBA finals. “The season went really well for me and now I want to defend our country,” Gasol said. “We’re really hopeful about the team we have, but we can’t go there with a mentality that we’ll be playing the final just because we’re really good.
NBA’s worst cap-killing contracts
Why are so few teams able to bid on free agents? It’s not the economy, stupid. It’s stupid contracts that kill cap room, Randy Hill says.
NBA free agents: 2009 class (Yahoo! Sports)
Team-by-team list of NBA free agents.
VIDEO: Hill on Artest reportedly joining Lakers
Lakers fans, don’t worry. Even though the unpredictable Ron Artest is set to join L.A., Kobe & Co. will keep him in line, Randy Hill says.
Lakers hero Ariza had meteoric rise
Trevor Ariza is a Laker playoff hero, which, paradoxically, is why he’s apparently about to become an ex-Laker, Kevin Hench says.
Reports: Turkoglu opts for Raptors over Blazers
Turkish forward Hedo Turkoglu will join the Toronto Raptors after spurning the Portland Trail Blazers, according to multiple reports. The 208-centimeter (6-foot-10) free agent helped Orlando to the NBA finals last season. On Friday, a person close to the Blazers confirmed that Turkoglu ended contract talks with them. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the negotiations.
Commentary: NBA teams getting away with robbery
Ty Lawson, who was selected as the 18th pick in the NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, talks about the draft-day trade that sent him to the Denver Nuggets, during a news conference on Friday, June 26, 2009, in Denver.
















