After Lakers Signing, Steve Blake Now The Best Pro From 2002 Maryland Title Team

Former Maryland point guard Steve Blake has now officially signed with the Los Angeles Lakers for a crisp $16 million over four years. 

The initial assumption was that he'd be a backup, but with incumbent Derek Fisher in a contract dispute and set to turn 36, there's a report that Blake is in the catbird seat to start next season in La La Land. 

Either way, everyone's a winner here. 

It’s good for the Lakers because Blake will be a rock-solid backup, at a minimum, for Fisher, and will likely spell the end of significant playing time for reserve guards/skirt chasers Shannon Brown, ...

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