Lakers Buy Time on PG Situation, Sign Shannon Brown

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The Lakers are signing Shannon Brown to a two-year, $4.2 million deal. The way I see this is that the Lakers are basically buying time to decide who is going to take over as Fisher winds down the last year of his current contract.

If Brown can continue to develop on the flashes of brilliance he showed in the playoffs, he could be the next in line. He's making more money than Jordan Farmar next year, which probably didn't make the confident, cocky Farmar too happy.

Farmar has shown great potential, compensating for his size with grit, quickness, and decent outside shooting. His ball-handling is solid as well, but he has a long way to go before calli...

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