Road To Redemption

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Lakers Sign Jimmy Butler

EL SEGUNDO, CA -- The Los Angeles Lakers and restricted free agent Jimmy Butler have come to terms on a 4-year $74.85M contract. Since Butler was a restricted free agent, the Chicago Bulls had the right to match the offer but they refused to.

Butler is coming off a career year in which he averaged a career high 18.2 points, a career high 7.1 rebounds, a career high 4.8 assist, while shooting 45% from the floor and 34% from three in 82 game for the Bulls. Butler also made his 1st all-star appearance and was named to the 1st team all defense.

"I feel like their building something special here in Los Angeles. As soons as midnight hit Tennell, Kobe, and coach Vogel were at my front door recruiting me. Felt kinda good you know." With Butler joinig the fold, the Lakers defense will be much improved for the 2015-2016 season along with the addition of 1st overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns.

Butler will wear the number 21 for the Lakers.

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Lakers Ink Rondo To Deal

EL SEGUNDO, CA -- The Los Angeles Lakers and free agent point guard Rajon Rondo have come to terms on a 2-year $20.00M contract with a $11M team option on the 3rd year., GM Tennell Williams announced.

Rondo, who played for the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks last season, averaged 8.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 7.6 assist, and 1.4 assist per game while shooting 40% from the floor and 31% from three. This was the 1st time in Rondo's career that he appeared in all 82 games.

"After talking with Kobe I knew this would be the best place for me. I know people are already saying how we can't work together, but I'm here to win. I wanna hang up another banner at STAPLES Center."

Rondo is the 2nd free agent to sign this week. The Lakers locked up Jimmy Butler to a 4 year deal a few days ago.

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Notable Signings


LaMarcus Aldridge - 5yr/$104.14M deal



Marc Gasol - 5yr/$104.13M deal



Tim Duncan - 1yr/$9.14M deal
Kawhi Leonard - 5yr/$52.97M deal
Manu Ginobili - 1yr/$3.33M deal



Dwyane Wade - 3yr/$49.37M deal
Goran Dragic - 5yr/$63.32M deal



DeAndre Jordan - 5yr/$94.07M deal



LeBron James - 5yr/$128.12M deal
Kevin Love - 5yr/$81.33M deal,
Tristian Thompson - 4yr/$33.87M deal



DeMarre Carroll - 4yr/$24.35M deal



Greg Monroe - 5yr/$66.57M deal
Draymond Green - 3yr/$34.55M deal
Wes Matthews - 4yr/$47.54M deal



Paul Millsap - 4yr/$61.36M deal



Tyson Chandler - 4yr/$46.80M deal



Al Jefferson - 3yr/$46.90M deal



Brandon Knight - 4yr/$62.95M deal
Patrick Beverly - 3yr/$18.81M deal
Enes Kanter - 3yr/$29.30M deal



Khris Middleton - 3yr/$23.39M deal
Danny Green - 3yr/$19.44M deal



Omer Asik - 3yr/$16.34M deal



Robin Lopez - 3yr/$20.63M deal

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2015-2016 Los Angeles Lakers

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I like the way you operating in this off season. Coach Vogel, Jimmy Butler, Rondo and 1st pick Towns will bring you from the bottom to something like Western Conference Semifinals imho. You're are not ready for the title but you will be in two seasons

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New look Lakers open the season with a rout of the Warriors
By simulationsports.net
Posted Oct. 28, 2015

The Good: Jimmy Butler. The Lakers prized offseason pickup showed why the team paid him the big buck this summer. In 31 minutes, Butler scored a team high 26 points to go with 6 rebounds and 6 assist as the Lakers dominated the Warriors 128-105. Butler went 9-of-18 from the field including knocking down four three balls in the opening night rout.

The Bad: Stephen Curry. Stephen Curry struggled all night trying to find his shot as the Lakers threw Rajon Rondo, Jordan Clarkson, and even Jimmy Butler at one half of the Splash Brothers. Curry scored a game high 28 points with 8 rebounds and 10 assist, but he shot a woeful 11-of-31 from the field and only made one of his eight three point attempts in 40 minutes of action.

X-Factor: Kobe Bryant. Even at the age of 37, the Black Maba can still get buckets. Bryant finished with 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting in 32 minutes. Bryant also dished out 4 assist and had 2 steals in the winning effort.

Rookie Watch: Karl-Anthony Towns. The number one overall pick put on a show in his first NBA game. Towns notched a double-double in his first professional game as he put ip 20 points and a game high 18 rebounds with 2 blocked shots. The former Kentucy Wildcat went 9-of-11 from the floor and was a +16 for the Lakers.

Injury Note: Klay Thompson left the game early in the 2nd quarter after suffering a broken ankle. The injury is expected to keep him out for 2-4 months.

Up Next: Minnesota Timberwolves (0-1)

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Kobe drops 31 as the Lakers top the Timberwolves
By simulationsports.net
Posted Oct. 30, 2015

The Good: Kobe Bryant. The Black Mamba led all scorers with a dazzling 31 point performance tonight. Bryant let the offense come to him without forcing anything and it paid off for him and the Lakers. Kobe shot the ball efficiently going 9-of-14 from the field, 5-of-6 from three, and 8-of-11 from the charity stripe in 30 minutes.

The Bad: Andrew Wiggins. The 2nd year forward had a rough night has he had to deal with the defense of Jimmy Butler all game long. In 35 minutes, Wiggins finished with only 11 points on 4-of-12 shooting in the loss. The former Jayhawk went 1-of-6 from three as he started to settle because of the stifling defense from Butler. Wiggins was a -13 for the young Timberwolves.

X-Factor: Jimmy Butler. Jimmy Butler brought it on both sides of the ball for the Lakers in their 116-91 victory. After shutting down Wiggins, Jimmy Buckets but in work on the offensive end. Butler poured in 23 points with 8 rebounds in 39 minutes. He shot 7-of-12 from the field including going 5-of-8 from behind the arc.

Rookie Watch: Karl-Anthony Towns. Karl-Anthony Towns continued his impressive start to his rookie year by collecting another double-double. In 33 minutes, KAT put up 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 2 assist on 5-of-11 shooting from the floor. The rookie opened up the 4th quarter by scoring 9 straight points for the Lakers.

Injury Note: No injuries to report.

Up Next: Los Angeles Clippers

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Lakers take Round 1 in the for "Battle For LA"
By simulationsports.net
Posted Nov. 1, 2015

The Good: Karl Anthony-Towns. Karl-Anthony Towns held his own going up against one of the best defensive bigs in the league in DeAndre Jordan. Towns notched his 3rd straight double-double finishing with 16 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assist, 2 steals, and 2 blocked shots in 34 minutes. The number one pick went 7-of-13 shooting from the floor.

The Bad: J.J. Reddick. The usually sharpshooting Reddick couldn't buy a bucket to save his life as the basket had a lid on it everytime he shot. Even being set up beautifully by Chris Paul all game long, Reddick only shot 3-of-14 from the floor including going 1-of-9 from behind the arc to finish with 9 points and 4 rebounds in 30 minutes.

X-Factor: Jimmy Butler. Jimmy Buckets led the way for the Lakers in their 118-101 win over the Los Angles Clippers. Butler logged 36 minutes and finished with a game 28 points with 4 rebounds and 3 assist. Butler went 10-of-20 from the field, 4-of-8 from three, and 4-of-5 from the free throw line in the win.

Rookie Watch: Mario Hezonja. The Lakers other first round pick was a big spark off the bench. Hezonja put in 9 quick points on 4-of-5 shooting in just 6 minutes of action for the Lakers.

Injury Note: Mario Hezonja. Hezonja's night came to a quick end after he went down with a nasty ankle injury late in the 1st quarter. He didn't return to the game and is scheduled for an MRI tomorrow morning.

Up Next: Oklahoma City Thunder

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Simulated Games: (Record: 4-1)

11/2/2015: @ OKC (L 104-106)

Key Performers

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- Jimmy Butler: 17 Pts 6 Reb, 4 Ast
- Kobe Bryant: 17 Pts, 4 Reb, 6 Ast
- Kar-Anthony Towns: 15 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Blk

- Serge Ibaka: 29 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Blk
- Kevin Durant: 17 Pts, 14 Reb, 9 Ast
- Russell Westbrook: 14 Pts, 7 Reb, 7 Ast

11/4/2015: vs OKC (W 101-88)

Key Performers

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- Kevin Durant: 26 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast
- Serge Ibaka: 15 Pts, 13 Reb
- D.J. Augustin: 12 Pts, 4 Ast

- Jimmy Butler: 16 Pts, 8 Reb, 7 Ast
- Kobe Bryant: 16 Pts, 3 Reb, 4 Ast
- Karl-Anthony Towns: 14 Pts, 8 Reb, 5 Blk

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Lakers down the Suns 104-98
By simulationsports.net
Posted Nov. 6, 2015

The Good: Kobe Bryant. Kobe didn't have the best night shooting the rock going 8-of-20, but he came up big in the 4th quarter as the Lakers held off the Phoenix Suns. Bryant scored 20 of his game high 27 points in the 4th as the Lakers picked up win number 5. Bryant also pitched in with 5 rebounds and 3 assist as he finished as a +7 for the game.

The Bad: Eric Bledsoe. Eric Bledsoe also had a horrible night shooting the ball and it cost the Suns a victory. Bledsoe finished the night with 18 points, 9 assist, and 3 blocks, but he only shot 7-of-21 from the field as he forced shot after shot after shot.

X-Factor: Jimmy Butler. Butler clocked in 35 minutes and scored 17 points on an impressive 8-of-13 shooting while pulling down 6 rebounds in the process. Butler also played some great defense on Marcus Morris holding him to 13 points on 6-of-17 shooting.

Rookie Watch: Karl-Anthony Towns. Towns continued his hot start to the season with a dominating performance against the Suns frontline. Towns finished with 19 points, 17 reebounds, 3 assist, and a game high 4 blocked shots on 8-of-10 shooting in 33 minutes of action.

Injury Note: No injuries reported.

Up Next: Utah Jazz

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Simulated Games: (Record: 7-1)

11/8/2015: @ UTA (W 107-87)

Key Performers

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- Kobe Bryant: 24 Pts 4 Reb, 3 Ast
- Karl-Anthony Towns: 12 Pts, 13 Reb
- Rajon Rondo: 11 Pts, 7 Reb, 17 Ast

- Gordon Hayward: 21 Pts, 6 Reb
- Alec Burks: 12 Pts, 4 Ast
- Jahlil Okafor: 9 Pts, 10 Reb, 3 Blk

11/10/2015: @ MEM (W 81-76)

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- Jimmy Butler: 15 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Stl
- Julius Randle: 11 Pts, 11 Reb, 4 Blk
- Karl-Anthony Towns: 11 Pts, 9 Reb

- Zach Randolph: 15 Pts, 9 Reb
- Marc gasol: 13 Pts, 5 Reb
- Mike Conley: 12 Pts, 8 Ast, 3 Stl

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Kobe's gamewinner lifts Lakers over Spurs in OT
By simulationsports.net
Posted Nov. 12, 2015

The Good: Kobe Bryant. The Black Mamba came up big for the Los Angeles in the clutch against the San Antonio Spurs. After the Spurs forced overtime, Bryant opened up the extra period by scoring 8 straight points to give the Lakers the elad. And when the Spurs were about to force another OT, Bryant wasn't having any of that as he nailed a beautiful fadeway jumper over Manu to give the Lakers the two point victory. The 5x champion finished with 34 points on 11-of-23 shooting.

The Bad: Brook Lopez. The Spurs prized free agent pickup struggled all night long against rookie bigman Karl-Anthony Towns. Lopez finished with a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds, but the 7 footer only shot 4-of-14 from the filed as he bricked jumper after jumper after jumper. And the few times he did go low to bang he was stuffed at the rim.

X-Factor: Julius Randle. Randle is off the a slow start to the season but he held his own while being matched up against the greatest power forward of all time. In 34 minutes, Randle finished with 18 points and 9 rebounds while going 6-of-11 from the field. He also brought it on the defensive end as he held Tim Duncan to only 7 points on 1-of-9 shooting.

Rookie Watch: Karl-Anthony Towns and Kristaps Porzingis. Towns continues to prove why the Lakers made the right choice in selecting him with the first overall pick. In 38 minutes, Towns put up 15 points, 13 rebounds, 2 steals, and 3 blocked shots on 4-of-9 shooting for the Lakers. Porzingis finished with a DNP.

Injury Note: No injuries reported.

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