Lakers Sign Vujacic
Lakers restricted free agent guard Sasha Vujacic has agreed to a three-year, $15 million contract after emerging last season as a key member of the Western Conference champions.
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The 24-year-old Vujacic averaged a career-high 8.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 72 games this season, and 8.1 points 2.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists while playing in all 21 playoff games.
Clearly oddsmakers love the Los Angeles Lakers’ chances to win the 2009 NBA Finals. Oddsmakers from online sports book SBG Global have made the Lakers 3/1 favorites to be NBA champions next season. The Boston Celtics are the only other team to have comparable odds with the Lakes, as the defending champs are also 3/1 favorites to win the 2009 NBA Finals.
If the Lakers can win the NBA Finals next year, oddsmakers would pay $350 for every $100 future wager.
“We felt Sasha made great progress in this past year, and our coach showed great confidence in playing him the second half of the season,” Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said Friday in confirming the agreement, first reported by the Riverside Press-Enterprise. “Assuming he continues to work as hard during the offseason as he has in the past, I don’t see any reason that trend wouldn’t continue.”
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