Lakers sign C Greg Somogyi

[blacknapalm]

http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Greg+Somogyi+Erik+Murphy+NCAA+Basketball+Tournamen t+WAgu2yYFFS0l.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BAvpQRGnrCM/S3eEo4w0yLI/AAAAAAAAAZo/gECKsvwheOQ/s320/somogboard.jpg

http://kelvinkuo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/KKK_5250.jpg

it's all over, wrap it up, let's go home. d12 + gregory the great. buckets will not be made. nash lobs all day.

:bowdown:

[East_Stone_Ya]

When training camp opens next month, Greg Somogyi will hold one distinction not even All-Star big men Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol can match: tallest Laker.

How long the 7-foot-3 center graces the Lakers' roster is another matter.

The Lakers signed the former UC Santa Barbara player to a non-guaranteed contract Wednesday and extended an invitation to training camp as the team fills out the margins of its roster for practice purposes.

Like former UCLA forward Reeves Nelson, whom the Lakers also signed as expected Wednesday, Somogyi is the longest of longshots to make the team. Somogyi went undrafted after averaging 3.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 12.2 minutes during his four seasons with the Gauchos.

Somogyi played for the Lakers' summer league team in July, averaging 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in 7.2 minutes.


the beast has arrived :bowdown:

[Rolando]

Damn it! Nash, then Howard.....Now THIS!!!!!!!:mad:

[FPJ]

How much help does Kobe...ahh **** it

[Clutch]

This signing officially puts Lakers over the top.

[HorryIsMyMVP]

You guys can joke but he is 7'3 :wtf: . He obviously has potential and can contribute.

[Brokenbeat]

Game changer, shit just got real, the rich get richer, Kobe/Bigman/LeBron, etc.

[Noof]

:bowdown:

[JohnnySic]

You cant teach 7'3".

[Clutch]

You cant teach 7'3".
Hasheem Thabeet agrees.

[swi7ch]

Shaking my head at why MIA didn't get this guy...

[BlackVVaves]

Dude probably has no developed skills whatsoever. But 7'3, and 1.5 blocks per in only 12 minutes a game? :wtf:

Why the **** didn't Miami get him?

[chains5000]

Hasheem Thabeet agrees.
:oldlol:

[wally_world]

10 straight championships :bowdown:

[krazymofo]

The guy doesn't look like he weighs much. 150lbs?

[All Net]

Shut it down let's go home.

[MeLO MvP 15]

So I assume they brought this stud in to teach Kareem a few things...

[SourPatchKids]

He won't be half as good as The Legendary Mbenga. :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[franchise#3]

He looks so stiff.

[AlphaWolf24]

How much help does Kobe...ahh **** it


:applause:

[senelcoolidge]

This guy is going to get heavy minutes to start the season since Howard will need time to heal that back..unless he rushes and risks hurting his back more. Throw the rookie into the fire.

[Levity]

dude could definitely use a protein shake. but who knows, maybe he could become la's version of steimsa.... if he even makes the team. Does anyone know if Sacre will be at the training camp?

[Nick Young]

Greg SamoGAWD. We are so stacked:rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

[Nick Young]

Dude probably has no developed skills whatsoever. But 7'3, and 1.5 blocks per in only 12 minutes a game? :wtf:

Why the **** didn't Miami get him?
PER 36 mins that is 4.5 BPG :O

a true defensive force, when dwight's in the bench there will be zero dropoff on the defensive end. Mitch Kupchak did it again:cheers:

[jamal99]

dude could definitely use a protein shake. but who knows, maybe he could become la's version of steimsa.... if he even makes the team. Does anyone know if Sacre will be at the training camp?
It's very hard for guys like him to put on muscle mass, it's not same for him and some 5'11 average guy...

[TOUCH MY BODY]

Lakers are a lock to win the championship now.

[Nick Young]

we have three 7 footers (dwight counts cus his hops), Miami doesn't even have one seven footer:banana: :banana: :banana:

[iamgine]

Dwight is a great 6th man.

[Levity]

It's very hard for guys like him to put on muscle mass, it's not same for him and some 5'11 average guy...

true. im 6 foot and have trouble putting on mass, so i could only imagine how difficult it would be for someone over a foot taller than me to do so.

[crisoner]

He won't be half as good as The Legendary Mbenga. :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

Congo Cash!!!!!!!!!!!

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/4jwSjgEWp78/0.jpg

Heeeeey You Guuuuuys!!!

[jbot]

shawn bradley 2.0.

[noosaman]

I'd be afraid of him if I were a teenager with Type I Diabetes

[RRR3]

shawn bradley 2.0.
Not saying Shawn Bradley was a good player by any means, but the Lakers would be THRILLED if this guy turned into Shawn Bradley. Shawn Bradley at one point at least could give you 8-10 points and rebounds and 2-3 blocks. This guy isn't expected to even make the roster.

[Legends66NBA7]

More like Travis Knight 2.0.

[Dictator]

Bynum 2.0

[DixieNourmous]

Greg Somogyi...

7'3", 240 pound center with a 7'9" wingspan from Budapest, Hungary, averaged 12.2 minutes per game throughout his four years as a Gaucho.

240 is decent for 7`3``

[outbreak]

Plays for the lakers? I'll be waiting for him to show up in nba2k13 with something like a 75ovr rating :P

[qrich]

Dude was a scrub throughout the Big West but could be a nice insurance backup for 2 minutes and 3 fouls a game.

[Mr. Feeny]

I just graduated from UCSB and this guy was garbage.

[Levity]

I just graduated from UCSB and this guy was garbage.

:lol

[josh99]

6.0 points 8.0 rebounds 5.0 blocks per 36 minutes ain't to shabby, this guy looks like the real deal!

On 0.182FG% and during summer league lol

[G-train]

6.0 points 8.0 rebounds 5.0 blocks per 36 minutes ain't to shabby, this guy looks like the real deal!

On 0.182FG% and during summer league lol

Why are you in NZ?

[Lebron23]

How much help does Kobe...ahh **** it

hehehehehehe