LAKERS NOTEBOOK: TURIAF MIGHT RETURN BEFORE DEADLINE.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer SALT LAKE CITY - He hasn't closely followed the progress of forward Ronny Turiaf Ronny Turiaf (born January 13, 1983 in Le Robert, Martinique) is a French basketball player, selected in the second round (37th pick overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. in the Continental Basketball Association This article is about the American CBA. For the CBA in China, see Chinese Basketball Association. The Continental Basketball Association (CBA) is a professional men's basketball league in the United States. , but Lakers coach Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson (born September 17, 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, an American professional basketball team. said Tuesday not to rule out the possible signing of Turiaf in the next week. Turiaf, who is attempting a comeback after undergoing heart surgery in July, is averaging 9.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in four games with the CBA's Yakama (Wash.) Sun Kings. All contracts for the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= season become guaranteed on Tuesday. The Lakers would have to waive or trade a player to make room on their roster for Turiaf. Asked about ruling out the signing of Turiaf before that Jan. 10 deadline, Jackson said: ``Don't assume anything. There's a possibility, yeah. But we have seven days, a week to go.'' Jackson said he hadn't been getting progress reports on Turiaf, a second-round draft pick of the Lakers. But Jackson did notice as Turiaf totaled 17 points and nine rebounds in 19 minutes in his second game with Yakama. ``That says something about his conditioning,'' Jackson said. ``He's not going to be in any shape to play basketball yet for a while. But it's a matter of a period of time.'' The Lakers could do anything in signing Turiaf from reaching an injury settlement with guard Laron Profit Bronta Laron Profit (born August 5 1977 in Charleston, South Carolina) is a professional basketball player in the NBA. Following a college career at the University of Maryland, College Park, he was a second round draft pick of the Orlando Magic in the 1999 NBA Draft. , out for the season after rupturing an Achilles' tendon Achilles' tendon (tendo calcaneus) (tĕn`dō kălkā`nēəs), sinew prominent at the back of the ankle, connecting the tendons of the calf muscles to the heelbone. , to waiving rookie Devin Green Devin Green (born October 25, 1982) is a professional basketball player. He was undrafted out of Hampton University, and was signed by the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent, appearing in 27 games in the 2005-2006 season. . Turiaf's agents did not return calls Tuesday. --Olympic dreams: Forward Lamar Odom, who played on the United States' bronze-medal winning team at the Athens Olympics, plans on meeting Jan. 20 with Phoenix Suns chairman Jerry Colangelo about possibly playing in the 2008 Olympics. ``He wanted to talk face to face,'' Odom said of Colangelo, the managing director of USA Basketball. ``I guess he's interviewing guys.'' Kobe Bryant already has committed to playing for the U.S. team, which will require a three-year commitment. And Odom would like the chance to atone for what went wrong in Athens. ``I think maybe we had our chests out a little too much,'' Odom said, ``like we thought we couldn't lose.'' |
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