2011 LAKERS' MEDIA DAY

Story by L.T.Willis

Lakers' Coach Mike Brown at the 2011 Lakers' Media Day. All photos are

by Eric Wade/T.G. Sports.



This year Lakers' Media Day had a  strange feeling to it than last year as Mike Brown was introduce as the Lakers' new head coach . Now that the lock out is over who would had thought that the Lakers were working out deals to upgrade their roster by trying to trade for Chris Paul for Lamar Odom and Paul Gasol. I know sometimes people forget that this is buisness, but players are human too and when you have been part of a family departures can be painful. Chris Paul is a great players and would be a great asset to the Lakers, but willing to give two of your best players does leave questions.

Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol having fun at media day.

This year media day had tension in the air as players did their best not to let all the trade rumors bother them but that was kind of hard to do when you could see it on their faces. The Lakers did address some of their weakness from last year by signing Jason Kapono who is deadly outside shooter and if he can hit shots as he did before that will make things a lot easier for Kobe Bryant and the other Lakers. Will this be the last time we see Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol playing together and will Dwight Howard be coming to Laker town?





Kobe Bryant.







The biggest question that was being ask if the trade for one player worth the value of two players. Of course fans look at it from a fans point of view because they become attach to players especially if they help contribute to winning championships. What fans may not know especially with all the new bargaining agreements that are current, The Lakers are trying to position themselves for a bigger move by trying to free up capital to get a premiere player or two to give them more depth for another title run. Yes even Kobe Bryant was shock about the trade rumors, but he understands that is the the nature of the NBA teams are always trying to find ways to improve their teams.

Andrew Goudelock.





Last year the Lakers had problems matching up with quicker guards in the league have address this concern by signing rookie guard Andrew Goudelock from Charleston who has great speed and quickness and plays solid defense and can score also. At the College of Charleston he average 23.7 points and 4.2 assist per game. The Lakers still have one of the best front courts in basketball with Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom and Metta World Peace. The biggest question on everyone ones mind is who is staying and who is leaving. We will have to just wait and see. All photos and video footage are by Eric Wade/T.G. Sports and EW Gems Images. You can also check out the video on our other youtube account at www.youtube.com/TGSportsTV also.