Alright Laker Nation, it's been a while since I've posted anything Laker related on this blog with the NFL and the Oakland Raiders' 2015 season in full swing. Today, the Lakers bring back "The Enforcer," a key contributor to the Lakers' championship run during the 2009-10 season, and the man who is famous for this NBA Finals Game 7 post game press conference for the ages...
That is, was, and always will be a timeless post game press conference in my heart and this is coming from my bias as a Laker fan. So the Lakers sign Metta World Peace to a one year nonguaranteed deal according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. If I can interpret that, that means he's still likely to be waived off during or after the Lakers' training camp practices and preseason games as they trim their roster down to 15. So what are my thoughts on this signing? Clearly, MWP was voluntarily involved with the Lakers' workouts in the offseason, particularly training with 2nd year player, Julius Randle. I think that was the big hint that MWP could have a shot at returning to the purple and gold. This was a rumor that has been happening last month. It was pretty surprising that it took that long since Metta worked out in the facility and there was mutual interest from the Lakers to bring him back last month. Metta brings the Lakers a tough, defensive-minded veteran presence. Clearly, he's not 2010 Artest, he's not going to shut down the elite and athletic small forwards who are in their absolute primes right now, and he's definitely not going to elbow James Harden on the head again. He brings veteran presence on the defensive side of the ball for the Lakers. Not to mention, the Lakers have a gaping hole at small forward. Kobe Bryant at the twilight of his career and an erratic Nick Young are not going to fill the void at SF. So at least World Peace provides a short-term solution, but clearly Byron Scott and the Lakers are going to plug and play around with the SF position. As the old saying goes, once a Laker, always a Laker. Welcome back MWP!
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