Lakers sign veteran swingman Barnes
July 22, 2010
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP)—Matt Barnes(notes) is going back to Los Angeles, this time tojoin the two-time defending NBA champion Lakers.
The Lakers announced Thursday they had signed the free-agent forward. Termswere not disclosed.
Barnes, a UCLA product who started 58 games last season for Orlando, saidearlier this week on his Twitter page that he was headed to Toronto. But thedeal fell through, and the Lakers moved in to grab the seven-year veteran.
The well-traveled swingman will be joining his eighth NBA team. He hasaveraged 7.3 points, with a career high of 10.2 for Phoenix during the 2008-09season.
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