Lakers Resign Shannon Brown

Los Angeles Lakers re-signed guard Shannon Brown to a 2-year $4.6 million dollar contract. Brown had higher offers from the Knicks, Cavaliers, and Hornets but took less money for the chance at winning a third championship.  “Shannon could have made more money somewhere else, but I think he really wanted to play this out with the Lakers,” said Brown’s agent Mark Bartelstein. “They’ve won it all two years in a row and the chance to win three straight championships doesn’t come around every day.”

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With all of the talk about Wade, Bosh, and LeBron taking less money to play together, a guy like Shannon Brown is taking a more significant pay cut. The big 3 in Miami may have left $50 million dollars on the table but they all signed contracts worth over $100 million each. They shouldn’t be in the poor house any time soon. The chance to win means more than cashing in for Shannon Brown.

The Lakers are pretty much set and ready to defend their championship. L.A. lost Jordan Farmar, Adam Morrison, Josh Powell, and D.J. Mbenga and replaced them with Steve Blake, Matt Barnes, Theo Ratliff, Derrick Caracter, and Devin Ebanks. Quietly the Lakers have had the best summer of any NBA team not not named Miami and Chicago. Article was written by Sherron Shabazz.  —Sign up for Lakers News Alerts!