Lakers Interested in Posey, Barry

The Lakers have expressed interest in veterans James Posey and Brent Barry.  As of now, these two players are considered backup plans in the event the team is unable to re-sign free agents Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf.  Both Posey and Barry have won NBA titles and both are dead-eye shooters from long range.  Posey is said to be an off-season priority for the Boston Celtics, while Barry is drawing interest from a few teams.

I think both players are viable options for the Lakers to use at least a portion of their mid-level exception on.  Posey is a tenacious defender and a good three point shooter.  He’s also a fiery teammate and gives everything he’s got on the court.  Barry is a playoff-tested guy who can really light it up from the outside.  They both could provide the team with scoring off the bench and would be solid options if Vujacic is lured away from Los Angeles.  The Lakers would rather keep Sasha; he knows the triangle offense, has spent his entire career with the team and is much younger than either Posey or Barry.  As mentioned in earlier blog posts, Turiaf is much more expendable than Vujacic, which is why both Posey and Barry would fill more of the holes that a departing Vujacic would leave.

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