Report: Gasol Ready To Sign 3-Year Extension With Lakers

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Hope you weren't thinking this new dominant Lakers' core was dissipitating any time soon, because the news out of LA tonight is that you can count on this unit wheeling and dealing for the forseeable future.



The LA Times is reporting that the Lakers and All-Star Forward-Center Pau Gasol have reached an agreement on a 3-year extension. The amount has not been confirmed yet, but internet rumors have hit as high as $64 million, meaning that the Lakers payroll in 2012 will be high enough to build a Deathstar with it. Which is fitting, since this Lakers' offense essentially is the basketball equivalent of a planet-sized weapon.



The extension comes right as LA prepares to lock up Kobe Bryant for what will likely be his final extension, with the max contract already in place and the remaining details all that's left to iron out. The Lakers will not be leaving their future uncertain unlike some teams.

 

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