Lakers Agree With Deng

[ANGELAKERAMS]

4 yrs and 72M

 

[trojanfan12]

Very happy with this signing. Solid vet who can still play and a from what I've read and heard, a great presence in the locker room. He's exactly what the young guys need, imo.

 

[Vitamike]

Very happy with this signing. Solid vet who can still play and a from what I've read and heard, a great presence in the locker room. He's exactly what the young guys need, imo.

Here's what Pat Riley said about Deng...

"He was getting more space and room to run and cut and be himself," Heat president Pat Riley said of Deng, a 12-year veteran who spent his first nine seasons with Chicago. "He's a great leader. We love him. He's a high-character guy. I consider him one of our core people."

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Great move. He'll be a fantastic mentor for Ingram.

 

[Retroram52]

So much for the Bass experiment at the five and the Kelly experiment at whatever he was supposed to be. I guess this means the end of the Swag too!

 

[Black Adam]

So much for the Bass experiment at the five and the Kelly experiment at whatever he was supposed to be. I guess this means the end of the Swag too!

i'm HOPING you ain't saying that like it's a bad thing...

 

[Retroram52]

Nope CL67. Just stating a perception.

 

[shopson67]

i'm HOPING you ain't saying that like it's a bad thing...

Didn't mind Bass, the other two were among my least favorite Lakers in recent memory.

 

[kobesgame]

This seems like a key signing. Those young guys need a good, solid veteran guy who can really be a locker room presence. Again, maybe an overpayment, but that's just where the Lakers are right now.

 

[Retroram52]

The Lakers wanted to sign Deng a couple of years hence when he left Chicago for Miami. Obviously, they got their man/