Matt Barnes In Los Angeles Lakers

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Free-agent forward Matt Barnes has signed a two year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. The player in a social networking site announced yesterday that he is now a Los Angeles Lakers’ player and then he thanked all his fans for their patience and understanding. The player has reportedly signed a deal of $3.6 million for next two years.

Matt Barnes wrote in his statement that for him playing with Los Angeles Lakers is a “dream come true”. The veteran swing-man refused a more lucrative offer from Cleveland Cavaliers to play with Los Angeles Lakers. The player has not mentioned anything about the terms and conditions for his team but a reputed news source reported that Matt Barnes will be paid $1.7 million for the first season and $1.9 million for the second. Matt Barnes in his homepage of social networking site announced earlier this week that he will be playing for Toronto Raptors, however, the deal fell through in the middle and the veteran player joined Los Angeles Lakers.

Matt Barnes will play with Theo Ratliff, Derrick Caracter, Devin Ebanks and other talented players. Matt Barnes played 58 games last year with Orlando Magic and averaged 8.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in each game. This is going to be Matt Barnes‘ eighth NBA team and the player is excited to be a part of Los Angeles Lakers. Matt Barnes has also averaged 7.3 points for Phoenix Suns during his 2008-09 season. With Matt Bernes in the team the Los Angeles Lakers are expecting that the team has a fair chance of winning the next NBA title. The fans of the veteran player are also expecting that the player would shine and play his best to win each game.