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DancingBarry
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| Quote: | Jim Jackson Signed, Medvedenko Released
By Mike Bresnahan, Times Staff Writer
March 6, 2006
With an eye to the immediate future, the Lakers said goodbye to part of their past, signing free-agent swingman Jim Jackson and waiving injured forward Slava Medvedenko.
Jackson, 35, will be asked to add a veteran presence and outside touch to a team that has shot inconsistently throughout the season but is fighting for a playoff spot.
On his 12th team in 14 seasons, Jackson played in 27 games this season before being released by the Phoenix Suns last week, averaging 3.7 points and 2.4 rebounds in 15.6 minutes. He has not played since Jan. 4 but was practicing with the Suns until he was waived. His minutes were reduced this season when Phoenix added Eddie House and James Jones.
Jackson, the fourth overall pick in the 1992 draft, averaged 8.8 points and 3.9 rebounds last season for a Phoenix team that won a league-best 62 games and lost to San Antonio in the Western Conference finals.
Jackson, 6 feet 6 and 220 pounds, will be paid about $500,000, his contract contingent on passing a physical today in Los Angeles. It is not expected to be a problem.
Medvedenko, who will be 27 next month, played only two games this season and underwent season-ending surgery in January for a herniated disk in his back.
Signed as a free agent in August 2000, Medvedenko played on two Laker championship teams. He was re-signed to a two-year, $6-million deal before the 2004-05 season but played only 23 games after that because of injuries and ineffectiveness.
For his career, Medvedenko has averaged 5.4 points and 2.9 rebounds in 249 games.
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NestT
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uberzev
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:08 am Post subject: |
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| Awesome!!!!!! =D |
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DaggerInTheHeart
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shane
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Supa
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:09 am Post subject: |
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| Nice. Hopefully he still has that shooting touch he showed in Phoenix. He had somes games where he really lit it up. |
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Mike@LG
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:10 am Post subject: |
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Cool. Let's hope he fits in the system well and plays some D.
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Hector the Pup
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:11 am Post subject: |
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PushingtheLimit
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:11 am Post subject: |
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| And down LG goes. |
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akula
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:13 am Post subject: |
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| another dinosaur... |
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MyKRo
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:14 am Post subject: |
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| Cool! He's a solid player off the bench!! |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:14 am Post subject: |
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| Mitch did it! |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:16 am Post subject: |
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| if this means less Sasha I am all for it. |
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eureca
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:17 am Post subject: |
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| Wow! We made an actual move! Can he play agaisnt the Spurs? |
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A solid move. At least this shows the Lakers are doing something. Let's hope he does more for us that Aaron McKie!
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:19 am Post subject: |
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| If he's healthy - Very good addition. |
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Hector the Pup
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| Vlade wrote: | | A solid move. At least this shows the Lakers are doing something. Let's hope he does more for us that Aaron McKie! |
He had a physical to confirm that he would indeed break down within 2 games. Otherwise Mitch would not have signed him.
Kidding, of course.
It's great that the team finally has some vet help in the back court. |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:20 am Post subject: |
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| About time. JJ will help this team. |
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LakersFanESS
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:21 am Post subject: |
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| Kobe, Jackson, Devin, Odom, and Kwame make a pretty good defensive line-up. You can switch everything and there is plenty of offense on the court. |
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KobeButler
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:22 am Post subject: |
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anyone care to say good bye to slava? poor slava.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:25 am Post subject: |
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Solid move. I was disappointed at the trade deadline that the Lakers didn't acquire a veteran guard to help solidify the bench, but this satisfies that disappointment. Solid pickup. The Jim Jackson World Tour Continues.....
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GoldenThroat
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:26 am Post subject: |
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| KobeButler wrote: | | anyone care to say good bye to slava? poor slava. |
Who? |
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Philostrator
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| Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:26 am Post subject: |
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| Good move, it's better than a useless injured player, but I must say I feel sorry for Slava. |
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