Lakers Sign Sun Yue

The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to terms on a two year contract with Sun Yue of China, the Lakers' second round pick in 2007. Sun, a 6'9" guard, is known as the Chinese Magic because of how his flashy play and size is similar to Magic Johnson. Sun will play with China's team against Kobe and Team USA in the first game of the Olympics for both teams on Sunday, so Laker fans will get to see Sun in action against a soon-to-be teammate.

More on the signing here.

Full Los Angeles Lakers 2008-09 Schedule

The NBA released the full schedule today for all 30 teams for the 2008-09 season, including the Los Angeles Lakers schedule. In the coming days, I will be posting a more detailed look at the schedule, so stay tuned. For now, here is the full Lakers schedule below (all times are Pacific time zone):

October

Tue 28 vs Portland 7:30pm
Wed 29 @ LA Clippers 7:30pm

November

Sat 01 @ Denver 6:00pm
Wed 05 vs LA Clippers 7:30pm
Sun 09 vs Houston 6:30pm
Tue 11 @ Dallas 5:30pm
Wed 12 @ New Orleans 5:00pm
Fri 14 vs Detroit 7:30pm
Tue 18 vs Chicago 7:30pm
Thu 20 @ Phoenix 7:30pm
Fri 21 vs Denver 7:30pm
Sun 23 vs Sacramento 6:30pm
Tue 25 vs New Jersey 7:30pm
Fri 28 vs Dallas 7:30pm
Sun 30 vs Toronto 6:30pm

December

Tue 02 @ Indiana 4:00pm
Wed 03 @ Philadelphia 4:00pm
Fri 05 @ Washington 4:00pm
Sun 07 vs Milwaukee 6:30pm
Tue 09 @ Sacramento 7:00pm
Wed 10 vs Phoenix 7:30pm
Fri 12 vs Sacramento 7:30pm
Sun 14 vs Minnesota 6:30pm
Tue 16 vs New York 7:30pm
Fri 19 @ Miami 5:00pm
Sat 20 @ Orlando 4:00pm
Mon 22 @ Memphis 5:00pm
Tue 23 @ New Orleans 5:00pm
Thu 25 vs Boston 2:00pm
Sun 28 vs Golden State 6:30pm

January

Fri 02 vs Utah 7:30pm
Sun 04 vs Portland 6:30pm
Tue 06 vs New Orleans 7:30pm
Wed 07 @ Golden State 7:30pm
Fri 09 vs Indiana 7:30pm
Sun 11 vs Miami 6:30pm
Tue 13 @ Houston 5:30pm
Wed 14 @ San Antonio 6:00pm
Fri 16 vs Orlando 7:30pm
Mon 19 vs Cleveland 7:30pm
Wed 21 @ LA Clippers 7:30pm
Thu 22 vs Washington 7:30pm
Sun 25 vs San Antonio 12:30pm
Tue 27 vs Charlotte 7:30pm
Fri 30 @ Minnesota 5:00pm
Sat 31 @ Memphis 5:00pm

February

Mon 02 @ New York 4:30pm
Wed 04 @ Toronto 4:00pm
Thu 05 @ Boston 5:00pm
Sun 08 @ Cleveland 12:30pm
Tue 10 vs Oklahoma City 7:30pm
Wed 11 @ Utah 6:00pm
Tue 17 vs Atlanta 7:30pm
Wed 18 @ Golden State 7:30pm
Fri 20 vs New Orleans 7:30pm
Sun 22 @ Minnesota 4:00pm
Tue 24 @ Oklahoma City 5:00pm
Thu 26 vs Phoenix 7:30pm
Fri 27 @ Denver 6:00pm

March

Sun 01 @ Phoenix 12:30pm
Tue 03 vs Memphis 7:30pm
Fri 06 vs Minnesota 7:30pm
Mon 09 @ Portland 7:00pm
Wed 11 @ Houston 5:30pm
Thu 12 @ San Antonio 5:00pm
Sun 15 vs Dallas 12:30pm
Tue 17 vs Philadelphia 7:30pm
Thu 19 vs Golden State 7:30pm
Sat 21 @ Chicago 5:30pm
Tue 24 @ Oklahoma City 5:00pm
Thu 26 @ Detroit 4:30pm
Fri 27 @ New Jersey 4:30pm
Sun 29 @ Atlanta 12:30pm
Tue 31 @ Charlotte 4:00pm

April

Wed 01 @ Milwaukee 5:00pm
Fri 03 vs Houston 7:30pm
Sun 05 vs LA Clippers 6:30pm
Tue 07 @ Sacramento 7:00pm
Thu 09 vs Denver 7:30pm
Fri 10 @ Portland 7:00pm
Sun 12 vs Memphis 6:30pm
Tue 14 vs Utah 7:30pm

Lakers Sign Dwayne Mitchell

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard Dwayne Mitchell, a participant on the Lakers summer league team. He averaged 6.7 points and 61.9% shooting in 15 minutes a game with the summer league.

More on the signing here.

Lakers Will Play FC Barcelona In Preseason Game

Three Euroleague teams will be playing in the NBA preseason this year, including the Los Angeles Lakers playing a game against FC Barcelona. The game between the Lakers and FC Barcelona will take place on October 18 at the Staples Center.

FC Barcelona, which is the major basketball team in Spain, will see a familiar face on the Lakers. Pau Gasol played for FC Barcelona before he came to the NBA in 2001. This will be the first game FC Barcelona has ever played in the United States.

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Lakers Resign Sasha Vujacic

The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to terms with guard Sasha Vujacic for 3 years, $15 million earlier today. Vujacic busted out last season, averaging a career high 8.8 points a game, and was one of the top three point shooters in the league. The Lakers set their sights on resigning Vujacic after losing restricted free agent forward Ronny Turiaf to the Warriors. The signing will officially be announced on Monday at a press conference at the team headquarters.