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.Mitch Kupchak Los Angeles Lakers ...
Seasons: 8
Playoffs: 7
Division Titles: 3
Conference Titles: 3
NBA Titles: 2
  Best transaction: Re-signed Aaron McKie and traded him with Javaris Crittenton, Kwame Brown, the draft rights to Marc Gasol, first-round picks in 2008 and 2010 and cash to the Memphis Grizzlies for Pau Gasol on February 1, 2008.
Worst transaction: Traded center Shaquille O'Neal to the Miami Heat for forwards Lamar Odom, Caron Butler and Brian Grant and a first-round pick on July 14, 2004.
Executive of the Year: Never.
TRANSACTIONS:
SEASON 2008-09
August 14 2008
Signed forward Josh Powell.
August 1 2008
Signed guard Dwayne Mitchell.
July 28 2008
Re-signed guard Sasha Vujacic.
June 30 2008

Tendered qualifying offers to guard Sasha Vujacic and forward Ronny Turiaf.
Draft 2008
Selected guard Joe Crawford (58th overall pick).
SEASON 2007-08
April 1 2008
Signed forward Ira Newble for the remainder of the season.
March 21 2008
Signed forward Ira Newble to a 10-day contract.
February 11 2008

Signed center Didier Ilunga-Mbenga for the remainder of the season.
February 1 2008

Re-signed guard Aaron McKie and traded him with guard Javaris Crittenton, forward Kwame Brown, the draft rights to center Marc Gasol, first-round picks in 2008 and 2010 and cash to the Memphis Grizzlies for forward Pau Gasol; signed center Didier Ilunga-Mbenga to a second 10-day contract.
January 21 2008

Signed center Didier Ilunga-Mbenga to a 10-day contract.
December 12 2007
Signed head coach Phil Jackson to a contract extension.
November 20 2007
Traded forward Brian Cook and guard Maurice Evans to the Orlando Magic for forward Trevor Ariza.
October 29 2007
Exercised the contract options on guard Jordan Farmar and center Andrew Bynum through 2008-09.
October 23 2007

Waived forwards Andre Patterson and Elton Brown and center Larry Turner.
October 1 2007

Signed forward Andre Patterson.
September 17 2007
Signed forward Elton Brown.
August 22 2007

Signed center Larry Turner.
July 30 2007

Signed guard Coby Karl.
July 20 2007

Signed guard Derek Fisher.
July 19 2007

Re-signed center Chris Mihm.
July 12 2007

Re-signed forward Luke Walton.
July 3 2007

Signed guard Javaris Crittenton.
Draft 2007
Selected guards Javaris Crittenton (19th overall pick) and Sun Yue (40th overall pick) and center Marc Gasol (48th overall pick).
SEASON 2006-07
October 31 2006
Signed forward Brian Cook to a contract extension.
October 30 2006

Waived guard Devin Green.
October 27 2006

Exercised the contract options on guard Sasha Vujacic and center Andrew Bynum through 2007-08.
October 26 2006

Waived guards Von Wafer and Danilo Pinnock.
October 12 2006
Waived forward Marcus Douthit and center Mamadou N'diaye.
October 2 2006

Signed forward Marcus Douthit and center Mamadou N'diaye.
September 25 2006

Re-signed guard Devin Green.
September 6 2006

Signed guard Danilo Pinnock.
July 18 2006

Named Jim Cleamons assistant coach.
July 12 2006

Signed forward Vladimir Radmanovic and guard Shammond Williams.
July 5 2006

Signed guard Jordan Farmar.
Draft 2006

Selected guard Jordan Farmar (26th overall pick) and center Cheick Samb (51st overall pick).
Traded the draft rights to center Cheick Samb to the Detroit Pistons for guard Maurice Evans; traded a future second-round pick to the Dallas Mavericks for the draft rights to guard Danilo Pinnock.
SEASON 2005-06
March 6 2006
Signed forward Jim Jackson and waived forward Stanislav Medvedenko.
January 17 2006

Signed forward Ronny Turiaf and waived guard Laron Profit.
October 31 2005

Waived forward Corie Blount and exercised the contract option on forward Brian Cook through 2006-07.
October 27 2005

Waived guard Tony Bobbitt and center Adam Parada.
October 26 2005

Traded forward Jumaine Jones to the Charlotte Bobcats for a conditional second-round pick.
October 18 2005

Waived guard Will Conroy.
October 6 2005

Signed center Adam Parada and waived center Vlade Divac.
October 3 2005

Signed forward Corie Blount.
September 21 2005

Named Craig Hodges special assistant coach.
September 19 2005

Signed guard Will Conroy.
September 6 2005

Signed guard Devin Green.
September 2 2005

Named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar special assistant coach.
August 26 2005

Signed guard Aaron McKie.
August 9 2005

Waived forward Brian Grant.
August 8 2005

Re-signed forward Luke Walton.
August 2 2005

Traded guard Chucky Atkins and forward Caron Butler to the Washington Wizards for guard Laron Profit and forward Kwame Brown; signed guard Smush Parker.
August 1 2005

Signed guard Von Wafer.
July 14 2005
Signed forward Ronny Turiaf.
July 6 2005

Signed center Andrew Bynum.
Draft 2005
Selected center Andrew Bynum (10th overall pick), forward Ronny Turiaf (37th overall pick) and
guard Von Wafer (39th overall pick).
June 14 2005
Named Phil Jackson head coach.
SEASON 2004-05
February 17 2005
Named Brian Shaw and Kurt Rambis assistant coaches.
February 2 2005
Named Frank Hamblen interim head coach.
December 6 2004
Traded guard Kareem Rush to the Charlotte Bobcats for two second-round picks and signed guard Tony Bobbitt.
November 1 2004
Waived guard Tony Bobbitt.
October 31 2004
Exercised the contract option on forward Caron Butler through 2005-06.
October 27 2004
Waived guard Nate Johnson and forward Ike Nwankwo.
October 23 2004

Waived forward Jerry Dupree and center Neil Yanke.
October 6 2004

Signed forward Ike Nwankwo.
October 4 2004

Signed guard Tierre Brown and forward Jerry Dupree.
October 1 2004

Named Frank Hamblen, Larry Smith, Mike Wells, Melvin Hunt and Chris Bodaken assistant coaches.
September 29 2004

Signed center Neil Yanke.
August 24 2004

Signed guard Nate Johnson.
August 6 2004

Signed guard Tony Bobbitt and traded guard Gary Payton, forward Rick Fox, a conditional first-round pick and cash to the Boston Celtics for guards Chucky Atkins and Marcus Banks, center Chris Mihm and a second-round pick. The trade was amended on August 13, with the Los Angeles Lakers receiving no second-round pick and forward Jumaine Jones instead of guard Marcus Banks.
August 2 2004

Re-signed forward Stanislav Medvedenko.
July 20 2004

Signed center Vlade Divac and guard Sasha Vujacic.
July 15 2004

Re-signed guard Kobe Bryant.
July 14 2004

Traded center Shaquille O'Neal to the Miami Heat for forwards Lamar Odom, Caron Butler and Brian Grant and a first-round pick.
July 10 2004

Named Rudy Tomjanovich head coach.
Draft 2004

Selected guard Sasha Vujacic (27th overall pick) and forward Marcus Douthit (56th overall pick).
SEASON 2003-04
February 9 2004
Signed guard Maurice Carter to a second 10-day contract.
January 30 2004
Signed guard Maurice Carter to a 10-day contract.
January 14 2004
Signed forward Ime Udoka to a 10-day contract.
January 7 2004
Waived guard Jannero Pargo.
October 23 2003
Waived forwards Ime Udoka and Stephane Pelle and center Eric Chenowith.
October 14 2003
Waived guard Maurice Carter and forward Koko Archibong.
October 1 2003
Signed forward Bryon Russell.
August 19 2003
Signed forward Stephane Pelle.
August 15 2003
Signed center Eric Chenowith.
August 14 2003
Signed forward Koko Archibong.
August 13 2003
Signed forward Ime Udoka and guard Maurice Carter.
July 28 2003
Signed forward Horace Grant.
July 24 2003
Signed forward Jamal Sampson.
July 16 2003
Signed guard Gary Payton and forward Karl Malone.
July 9 2003
Signed forward Luke Walton.
July 5 2003
Signed forward Brian Cook.
Draft 2003
Selected forwards Brian Cook (24th overall pick) and Luke Walton (32nd overall pick).
SEASON 2002-03
December 6 2002
Waived center Soumaila Samake.
October 24 2002
Waived guard AJ Guyton.
October 17 2002
Waived forward Jefferson Sobral.
October 9 2002
Waived center Nick Sheppard.
September 18 2002
Signed center Guy Rucker.
August 23 2002
Signed center Soumaila Samake.
August 14, 2002
Signed guard AJ Guyton.
July 26 2002
Re-signed forward Stanislav Medvedenko and guard Brian Shaw; signed guard Jannero Pargo.
July 18 2002
Re-signed forward Devean George.
July 3 2002
Signed guard Kareem Rush.
Draft 2002

Selected forward Chris Jefferies (27th overall pick).
Traded guard Lindsey Hunter and the draft rights to forward Chris Jefferies to the Toronto Raptors for forward Tracy Murray and the rights to guard Kareem Rush.
SEASON 2001-02
November 25 2001
Waived guard Joseph Crispin.
November 4 2001
Re-signed guard Brian Shaw.
October 31 2001
Waived guard Brian Shaw.
July 21 2001
Signed free agent guard Mitch Richmond, who had been with the Washington Wizards; signed free agent forward Samaki Walker, who had been with the San Antonio Spurs.
SEASON 2000-01
October 13 2000
Signed center Shaquille O'Neal to a contract extension.
October 5 2000

Signed free agent guard Shawn Respert.
August 25 2000
Signed guard Isaiah Rider.

 

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