Lakers will not match the offer sheet given to Ronny Turiaf

by turbulence24 on Jul 18, 2008 7:35 PM PDT

According to ESPN.COM,

The Los Angeles Lakers will not match the offer sheet given to Ronny Turiaf, meaning the forward will play for the Golden State Warriors next season, ESPN.com's J.A. Adande reported Thursday.

Golden State offered Turiaf a four-year, $17 million contract offer, which would have boosted Los Angeles' payroll past the luxury tax.

Turiaf averaged 6.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in 78 games with the Western Conference champions last year, starting 21 games. The three-year veteran also blocks shots and plays strong low-post defense, two of Golden State's biggest problem areas.

I' m still curious what Pree was hinting at now that it's pretty much a done deal with Turiaf. Sorry if this was a late post...

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thanks for posting this....

other ppl probably knew about it already but i didnt till i saw this

by MeTaLLiCs0naTaS on Jul 18, 2008 7:55 PM PDT reply actions

if this ends up to be true

it will be interesting to see what mully does with the rest of the cap space. does he use it to sign a cheap fa or use it to take on some salary in a trade

by Rach on Jul 18, 2008 8:14 PM PDT reply actions

hmmm...

A frontline rotation of:

Andris/ Al/ Wright/ Turiaf/ Kosta/ Hendrix

aint the prettiest lineup, but do-able.

by Spee-D on Jul 18, 2008 8:47 PM PDT reply actions

we finally have a backup center!!!! CELEBRATE!

by YaHeard on Jul 18, 2008 9:06 PM PDT reply actions

HOORAAAAYY!!!

YIIIPPEEEE!!!!

I am Greg Oden, i am goingz to be trade to The Warrior. hoooray.

Warriors for life. Raiders till death. And The A's when i get free tickets.

by STIX on Jul 19, 2008 1:44 AM PDT up reply actions

so, now that we (officially?) have Turiaf....

can we expect things to get rolling???

Looks like everybody’s playing the waiting game as there has been no activity around the league, be it signings or trades. Hopefully, no more news of other Warriors getting signed to offer sheets.

by lightz0ut on Jul 18, 2008 9:15 PM PDT reply actions

now it's a official, he's a warrior

past 12 eastern

http://www.sportsline.com/nba/story/10902206

by The Golden One on Jul 18, 2008 9:46 PM PDT reply actions

hopefully

turiaf will bring the same energy and enthusiasm he had as a laker. I always saw this guy to be a hard worker. Occasionally he gets frustrated but will do what’s asked of him. I very sure having heart surgery really changed his attitude and outlook on life.

by ufwa on Jul 18, 2008 10:55 PM PDT reply actions