Lakers sign Thomas Kelati
September 30, 2009 | 3:20
pm
Kelati, a 6-foot-5 guard, played last season in Spain, where he averaged 11.8 points.
He played four years at Washington State.
-- Broderick Turner
Photo: Thomas Kelati plays some defense against USC in 2003. Credit: Los Angeles Times.
Sasha, Jordan, Fisher, Brown & now Kelita mean only one thing, a trade in in the process & my guess is Jordan along with maybe Walton (I hope) will be leaving the team very soon.... (If we are really lucky Mitch is working on a blockbuster trade with LA dumping Bynum the lug among with Walton...
Marty
Posted by: Martyz | September 30, 2009 at 07:34 PM
whooo ??
Posted by: thomas jonas | September 30, 2009 at 08:38 PM
"Bynum the lug"
Think Martyz needs a few more zzzzz's after his name cuz dude is obviously asleep.
Posted by: Stockton Showtime | September 30, 2009 at 10:27 PM
yeah, you lucky guys, Kelati is underestimated, with potential to beat Kobe, u'll see. Phil maked a sign of the decade with Kelati. Greetz form Poland!
Posted by: Polish pride | October 01, 2009 at 03:55 AM
Where is Pao from?.....oh ya. Look out Jordan and Sasha looks like you might be out of minutes.I'm so glad the weakness of this team has been addressed. I was worried that Mitch and Phil were playing and praying the "hoping they'll get better" game. Moves are still out there.....great job Mitch.
Posted by: Tom from Phoenix via Rialto | October 01, 2009 at 07:34 AM
Cool I guess, and for the people who want Bynum gone, he's ONLY 22! And as long as Kobe wants him there he's not going anywhere, think before you speak.
Posted by: Anthony | October 01, 2009 at 08:09 AM
I like how people don't read to or pay attention to key points in articles like "NON-GUARANTEED CONTRACT", which means it's basicly a training camp invite. He doesn't get paid until he ends up on the opening day regular season roster.
And as much as I want to address the ignorant ship Bynum out posts thats a whole story in and of it's self.
So for those of you who won't bother to read this is my point
This dude = training camp fodder.
Posted by: The Infamous El Guapo | October 01, 2009 at 09:15 AM
training camp fodder. Kelita has longer-odds to win a job than I do to win the California Lottery, and I didn't even buy a lotto ticket!
Posted by: LakerMike (aka CyberCosmiX) | October 01, 2009 at 09:44 AM
While all you guys keep arguing over who gets dropped, or how we need to lose Farmar and Walton, you forget the one lesson that it seems the Lakers have finally learned: Young players = sucsess! Bryant, Bynum, Ariza, and Vujacic, all were young when they came to the Lakers, and if you look at the numbers now, there is no reason they shouldn't have won the championship!
Posted by: Peter | October 01, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Oh, oh, oh... You guys, don't you remember who is world champion? Spain, isn't it? Kelati was FIRST PAGE STAR in both spanish ACB and Euroleague. Don't make a mistake with putting this diamond away. Vujacic, Farmar, other Kobe's backups? To hell with them... Just search youtube for Kelati. And celebrate. 'Cause Phil knows very well what's going on.
Posted by: re: Kelati - TC fodder | October 01, 2009 at 12:35 PM