Ronny Turiaf Agrees to Deal With Warriors
Now that Golden State, after losing Baron Davis and their run at Elton Brand, have some money to throw around at free agents. First was last night’s Corey Maggette news, and now this morning comes word that the Lakers’ Ronny Turiaf has reportedly agreed to a 4-year, $17 million offer from Golden State.
Turiaf is a restricted free agent, so the Lakers can match any offer. He’s one of the few gritty players on the Lakers’ roster, so while he isn’t a big stat guy, they would actually miss him. And, as we all know, Ronny is Kobe Bryant’s guy.
He’d also be a decent fit on the Warriors. Turiaf can run a little and would instantly become one of the best defenders/rebounders on the team. Plus, he has virtually no desire to shoot the ball, so he would do the dirty work without taking looks away from other guys.
Our Source: RealGM
July 9th, 2008 at 10:00 am
rangerjohn says:
the lakers better sign him, cause the cost of the surgery to remove his head out of kobe’s ass is going to cost more then what they could sign him for!
July 9th, 2008 at 10:08 am
yallallreadyknow says:
wasted column. this dude is gonna re-sign with the lake show
July 9th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Kobeef says:
$4.25 million a year for Turiaf?
Mullin is a nut-job. There have got to be better players for $4.25 million than a guy who averages 2 points a game.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:16 am
ERIC says:
LOL @ post #1
love it ranger
July 9th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Ross says:
They might as well just resign Adonal Foyle for the same amount as his old contract.
He’s a better player than Foyle, but that’s still too much $.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:23 am
The Jed says:
Not as bad as Scalabrine’s 5 year 15 mil. but wow. And I like Turiaf too.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Austin Burton says:
“I’m Kobe Bryant, and I approve this signing.”
July 9th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Kobe Bryant says:
Seriously, I do.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Truth says:
Turiaf is a good player though, he hustles, block shots and rebounds very well, he has good size and in my opinion he’s underrated. He averages 2 points a game because he comes off the bench, and dude isn’t an offensive player. 4.25 a year is chump chnage in the league these days!! Arenas just got 111 mil over 6. Turiaf is a good addition to any team because of his hustle, and yeah him and Kobe are cool, but that ain’t gone stop him from gettin his paper!
July 9th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Kermit the Washington says:
Here’s another random Jordan-Kobe comparison:
Mike didn’t get his championship until after the Bulls parted with his main man Charles Oakley, right? Kobe-Turiaf is the modern-day Jordan-Oakley.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Myrie says:
its just an offer sheet
July 9th, 2008 at 10:48 am
fallinup says:
A dirty work, gritty guy has a place on all of Don Nelson’s teams…on the bench. Turiaf better keep his free ride in L.A….it may take him to the finals again.
July 9th, 2008 at 11:14 am
doc says:
How do yall know Turiaf is Kobe’s guy.Because he did a commercial with him?I dont get it.He jumps up and down if Luke Walton scores so it cant be being hype on the sidelines.Good move by GS though.
July 9th, 2008 at 11:48 am
The Maven Report says:
Doc,
If you follow the NBA, everybody knows that he’s Kobe’s guy. He’ll always have a job with the Lakers as long as Kobe’s on the team.
http://www.themavenreport.com
July 9th, 2008 at 11:54 am
j.t sullivan says:
DON’T WORRY ABOUT DEM LAKERS THEY WILL MAKE A BIG SPLASH THEY ALWAYS DO FROM GETTING KAREEM ABDUL JABUR FROM MILWAKEE PAUL GASOL FROM MEMPHIS NOW IT MAY NOT BE AS BIG AS THAT BUT THEY WILL MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN AND IF HE SCORE MORE THAN 2 POINTS HUSTLE FOR REBOUNDS , AND BLOCK SHOTS THAT’S A VERY NICE UPGRADE.SO IM NOT WORRIED WHO WERE LOSING IM MORE WORRIED ABOUT WHO WERE GETTING AND WHO WE STILL HAVE LIKE WALTON,RADMONIVICH THERE TIME HAS RUN OUT.
July 9th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
LakeShow84 says:
Thanks Mullin now we have to resign him for more..
Wouldnt Turiaf be taking Brandon Wrights playing time??
Please dont tell me they would put him at center.. Thats going even smaller..
July 9th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Austin Burton says:
@doc — Turiaf is the one Laker we’ve seen hanging out with Kobe regularly off the court. He wears Kobe’s sneakers in games because Kobe kicks him down a pair.
July 9th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
yallallreadyknow says:
at austin–
who else is kobe gonna hang out with?…vladdy? sasha? luke walton? tervor ariza? bynum?
i dont think so.
July 9th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
doc says:
@ Austin.I got you.He signed with GS or is it one of those restricted things.
July 9th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Celts Fan, "Kobe, Tell me how my @$$ tastes" says:
He’s restricted and I’d bet the Lakers’ll match. A guy that’s 6′10″ with that motor that can be your energy guy off the bench and be a legit center is worth $4.25M per, especially to the Lakers (he’s the only guy Kobe’s ever played with he actually enjoys being around. Has to count for something…)
July 9th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
eric says:
Ronny turiaf is to kobe bryant what jack haley was to dennis rodman. Lakers will keep him
July 9th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
SooperDaug says:
So, what was Jack Haley to Dennis Rodman?
July 10th, 2008 at 4:03 am
Cammy Z says:
Honestly, what is Mullin thinking? Why would you go after Maggette with all those quality swingmen? And then Turiaf? How about getting a point guard? That is a lot of money, even for the NBA. A lot of good, but not great, players are forced to sign for the veteran’s minimum these days and Turiaf’s contract isn’t much less.
July 10th, 2008 at 4:32 am
Cammy Z says:
Sorry, I meant the $6 million veteran’s exception.
July 10th, 2008 at 10:26 am
Kevin says:
From what i’ve seen of the Lakers, Turiaf has a nice stroke and more will go in if at a greater volume. This is an under-the-radar signing that will definitely pay off for the warriors.
~Raps Fan