Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 10:30 am  |  79 responses

Jordan Farmar Wants Out of L.A.

Farmar made it pretty clear yesterday that he’s tired of playing a supporting role, as the OC Register reports: “It’s no surprise that Jordan Farmar wants to play more and play in a more traditional point-guard system. ‘I need to establish myself as somebody who can lead a team,’ Farmar said Tuesday. So it’s obvious that Farmar will be looking for a new job when he becomes a restricted free agent July 1 and can negotiate with other teams. The Lakers can match any offer Farmar receives but aren’t inclined to add to their payroll, which lessens chances Farmar will be back or even be used in a sign-and-trade swap. Derek Fisher, Shannon Brown and Farmar are all in line to be free agents, and Farmar said Fisher is ‘probably the front-runner to come back here and play.’ Farmar said getting to mimic the work of Russell Westbrook, Deron Williams, Steve Nash and Rajon Rondo through the Lakers’ postseason in practices running the scout team reminded him of how familiar it was to be in a one-guard front where he could dominate the ball. That is not the triangle offense.”

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  • http://dfsjklfl.com Jukai

    I hated that “Disease of More” crap. The Celtics replaced all their guys constantly throughout the year, there was very little loyalty. Russell was getting paid a ridiculous sum of money and it made the team quite angry. F that garbage.
    Sorry, had to vent there.
    Farmar SHOULD leave. Really. He’s got two championships and a great resume, so why stay if he’s only going to be a second stringer?
    And c’mon, use your head: Charlotte, New Jersey, New York, Indiana, Memphis, and Miami all could use him for well over 25 minutes a game. Let him go out and make a name for himself.

  • http://slamonline.com Spaceship Jay

    ^^ The same way Ariza did.

  • hazypurple21

    spread your ears, Farmar! spread your ears and fly!

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/Uncle05Sam Earl

    Stupid! Play good minutes for a PERENNIAL CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDER or be “The Man” on a crappy team (ala Trevor Ariza, could have been 2-time Champion.) Greedy idiots!

  • http://www.need4sheed.com Tarzan Cooper

    Hes a scrub backup pg, thats it

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    Y’all are taking this mighty personally.

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    Besides, everybody keeps bringing up Trevor Ariza.
    I see your Trevor Ariza and raise you Joe Johnson.
    He also left a consistent championship contender to go be “The Man” on a sorry team.
    How has that worked out for him career-wise and money-wise?
    I’d say pretty damn well.

  • rashado

    hazypurple21 wins the best comment of the thread award.

    also who can blame farmar for wanting to leave? his career arc is just unusual in that he’s won early, now he needs a chance to make money and play more minutes. can you imagine winning two rings but knowing that you a) didn’t contribute a whole lot to those championships b) won’t have a chance to play meaningful minutes any time soon. him wanting to leave is a mutual feeling…the lakers definitely don’t want him back.

  • http://theurbangriot.com The Nupe

    Tarzan/Earl: He’s a scrub backup that has two rings and now wants some real playing time and contribute more. What’s wrong with that? If you’re on a championship contender but not able to make the kinds of contributions you can, why not leave and go somewhere where you can blossom. Ballers want to ball, that’s simple. Winning is great, but how satisfying can it really be when you were just kind of there. If he becomes the man somewhere then good for him, if not, at least he wasn’t affraid to leave the nest and go out there and try to make it on his own merits.

  • http://slamonline.com Spaceship Jay

    Allenp; I respect your arguement, but it was obvious from the jump that Joe Johnson could create offense for himself which is one of the primary attributes for one looking to “spread his wings”. Ariza’s (whoever GASSED him to go to Houston) should be unemployed by now, and Farmar needs to awaken and punch whoever is gassing him right now squarely in the facial area. You seen Farmar on a fast break with options? Exactly.

  • http://slamonline.com Spaceship Jay

    Don’t Horrace Grant/BJ Armstrong it up, son.

  • http://www.need4sheed.com Tarzan Cooper

    Cant shoot particularly well, cant pass well, cant defend well. His only advantage is good athleticism for a pg, but being undersized negates that most of the time. And who would want him? What team doesnt already have a starting pg better than him? Knicks def, indy and mem maybe. Thats it

  • http://www.need4sheed.com Tarzan Cooper

    And mia, arroyo and chalmers are fairly even compared to farmar. In fact, quite a few teams have two pgs better than dude, spurs, rockets, bobcats, blazers, bulls, pistons, wizards

  • zop

    they should sign shaq so that bynum will be taught by the Big Insert Name Here

  • Jose

    googd luck to him, he is good enough to be a starter, lets see how good of a starter he can be now

  • http://www.stonesthrow.com Michael NZ

    The disease of more.

  • james

    farmar isnt pullin an ariza….ariza wanted more money which is alson a damn shame. farmar is pullin a bj armstrong. and we all know how that worked out for bj

  • Shemy

    He was flat out ridiculous in college. Every time he gets on the floor he shows so much potential and LA will regret letting him go. Let’s face it Fisher ain’t gonna be around that much longer, Brown is very exciting but truthfully he can’t be a starting PG on a championship team. I say sign and trade to Toronto for Calderon. They get a passive guard in return and he can be a starting PG for my RAPS! I hope Colangelo jumps into the mix

  • Shemy

    I’m reading the comments up above and why isn’t anyone saying Toronto? Farmar can be an 82 game starter with Jack off the bench.

  • http://www.hibachi20.blogspot.com Hursty

    “I told yall muthafu*kers!”

  • http://www.hibachi20.blogspot.com Hursty

    @^ james – man, BJ was taken in the expansion draft by Charlotte wasn’t he?

  • andrea

    Noooo…
    farmar is a sick player i don’t think he should leave he has gotten way better.
    he helps the bench out alot and so what if your not a started you can still be amazing. i will be super sad if he leaves

  • Ronald

    @Kap: Co-sign what you said abt Earl Watson. The guy is a freaking ball-hog despite his high assist numbers. He’s in it for the stats.

  • big balla

    den would like someone like him as a last min shop…right now they need bosh or amare after kmarts huge contract

  • http://www.need4sheed.com Tarzan Cooper

    Whats retarded about this is every other player who hasnt won rings is trying to get to a situation like his, smaller role, but much bigger wins.

  • http://www.need4sheed.com Tarzan Cooper

    He is at best the 37th best pg in the league. He might be better than chalmers, conley, bibby, blake, and ridnour. Here are all the pgs better than farmar, ahem: dre miller, reke, udrih, curry, baron, nash, dragic, deron, chauncey, lawson, westbrook, flynn, paul, collison, brooks, lowry, kidd, beabois, parker, hill, rose, hinrich, jennings, mo williams, stuck, bynum, calderon, harris, holiday, lou williams, rondo, nate, arenas, wall, felton, nelson

  • k.a.

    this is his living. cant blame him for wanting to cash in. dont hate the player, hate the game.

  • MillionaireCafeLA

    lakers are in search to nurture a new starting point guard, someone to step in now with Fish.
    -thats the model in play.

    As for Famar/ Brown, they must adjust and improve how ever they can, wherever they can.

    At the end of the day its “Glen Gary, Glen Ross.”

  • http://netzero.com donlaker

    blake is a better pt guard than farmer he can feed the ball to bigs and plays smart defense

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