The Lakers have signed 24-year old shooting guard Andrew Goudelock for the rest of the 2012-13 season.  He has not played in the NBA this year.  Goudelock played in 52 games (all starts) for Rio Grand Valley and Sioux Falls in the D-League this year and he averaged 37.1 minutes, 21.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game.  Goudelock played in 40 games (0 starts) as a rookie for the Lakers in the NBA last year and he averaged 10.5 minutes, 4.4 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.  He might get to play some minutes right away for the Lakers as the bench has been decimated by injuries.

The Lakers have released 23-year old rookie shooting guard Darius Johnson-Odom.  Johnson-Odom played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Lakers this year and he averaged 1.5 minutes, 0.0 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.3 assists per game.  He wasn’t going to get P.T. for the Lakers any time soon, so they aren’t going to miss him moving forward.

The Lakers have signed 61-year old Mike D’Antoni to take over as the new head coach of the team.  He was 18-24 (42.9%) for the New York Knicks last year before getting fired.  D’Antoni is now 388-339 (53.4%) during the regular season in his first 10 years as an NBA head coach.  He is also 26-29 (47.3%) in the playoffs so far in his career.  D’Antoni got a 3-year deal with a club option for a fourth year.  He won’t take over right away due to knee surgery that he had earlier this month.  The Lakers are 2-0 under Bernie Bickerstaff and he will coach at least a couple of games until D’Antoni is ready for action.

The Los Angeles Lakers have fired 42-year old head coach Mike Brown after a rough 1-4 start to the 2012-13 season.  Brown was 42-29 (57.1%) in his two years as the Lakers’ head coach during the regular season and he was also 5-7 (41.7%) in the playoffs.  Brown just couldn’t get the job done and he needed to be fired and the Lakers couldn’t afford to wait.  68-year old Bernie Bickerstaff will coach the Lakers tonight and maybe a little bit longer until they find the guy they want.  Bickerstaff last was a head coach back in 2006-07 with the Charlotte Bobcats.  He is 415-517 (44.5%) during the regular season in his first 14 years in charge and he is 12-21 (36.4%) in the playoffs.

The Lakers have waived 23-year old shooting guard Andrew Goudelock.  Goudelock played in 40 games (0 starts) as a rookie for the Lakers last year and he averaged 10.5 minutes, 4.4 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.  His best asset was his long range shooting as he hit 37.3% of his shots from three point range last year.  The Lakers won’t miss Goudelock at all moving forward.

The Lakers have signed 25-year old shooting guard Chris Douglas-Roberts.  Douglas-Roberts last played in the NBA back in 2010-11 with the Milwaukee Bucks.  He has played in 155 games (53 starts) in his first three years in the NBA and he is averaging 20.6 minutes, 7.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.  If he looks good in training camp, he is going to have a really good shot of winning a roster spot.

UPDATE:  (10/24/2012) – The Lakers have waived Chris Douglas-Roberts.

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed 24-year old shooting guard Jodie Meeks to a 2-year deal.  Meeks played in 66 games (50 starts) for the 76ers last year and he averaged 24.9 minutes, 8.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.  He has now played in 200 games (114 starts) in his first three years in the NBA and he is averaging 22.1 minutes, 8.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game.  This was a good pickup for the Lakers as Meeks should help them with offense off the bench.

The Los Angeles Lakers have acquired 26-year old center Dwight Howard, 24-year old power forward Earl Clark and 29-year old point guard Chris Duhon in this huge deal.  It also involved the Nuggets and Sixers.  As part of this deal, the Lakers have dealt 24-year old center Andrew Bynum to the Philadelphia 76ers and 25-year old power forward Josh McRoberts and 23-year old small forward Christian Eyenga to the Orlando Magic.  The Lakers are also sending a lottery protected first round pick in 2017 and a conditional second round pick in 2015 to the Magic.

In 26-year old center Dwight Howard, the Lakers get the best player at his position in the NBA.  Howard is a force at both ends of the court and he seems to just get better every year.  Howard played in 54 games (all starts) for the Magic last year and he averaged 38.3 minutes, 20.6 points, 14.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.1 blocked shots per game.  He has now played in 621 games (620 starts) in his first 8 years in the NBA and he is averaging 36.2 minutes, 18.4 points, 13.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.0 steal and 2.2 blocked shots per game.  Howard will really improve the Lakers defensively and he will likely score more too with Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant feeding him in the low post.  24-year old Earl Clark will likely be at least #3 in line at power forward for the Lakers in 2012.  He played in 45 games (1 start) for the Magic last year and he averaged 12.4 minutes, 2.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  Clark has now played in 138 games (1 start) in his first three years in the NBA and he has averaged 10.2 minutes, 3.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  Chris Duhon will likely be the Lakers’ 3rd team point guard in 2012-13, behind Steve Nash and Steve Blake.  Duhon played in 63 games (9 starts) for the Magic last year and he averaged 19.5 minutes, 3.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.  He has now played in 560 games (310 starts) in his first 8 years in the NBA and he is averaging 26.3 minutes, 6.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.

24-year old center Andrew Bynum is on to Philly.  He played in 60 games (all starts) for the Lakers last year and he averaged 35.2 minutes, 18.7 points, 11.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.9 blocked shots per game.  Bynum played in 392 games (300 starts) in his seven years with the Lakers and he averaged 26.0 minutes, 11.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.6 blocked shots per game.  Bynum is #5 in Lakers’ history in blocked shots with 628 of them.  Bynum has a huge upside, but his attitude got him into trouble as he often didn’t listen to his coach.  25-year old forward Josh McRoberts played in 50 games (6 starts) for the Lakers last year and he averaged 14.4 minutes, 2.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game.  23-year old small forward Christian Eyenga played in only 1 game for the Lakers last year playing 19 minutes in which he scored 8 points, snagged 2 rebounds, dished out 1 assist and he blocked 1 shot.

This was quite a risk with quite a reward for the Lakers.  Adding Dwight Howard to an already loaded Lakers’ team makes them better for this year, but, he has not said that he will re-sign with them after this year.  If the Lakers re-sign Howard, this  was a great deal.  If he’s a 1-year rental, they gave up too much in a developing Andrew Bynum.

The Lakers have re-signed 24-year old power forward Jordan Hill to a 2-year deal.  Hill played in 7 games (1 start) for the Lakers last year and he averaged 11.7 minutes, 4.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  Hill played in 39 games (8 starts) with the Rockets & Lakers last year and he averaged 14.1 minutes, 5.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  This was a good move for the Lakers as Hill will give them muscle off the bench.

The Lakers have signed 36-year old forward Antawn Jamison to a 1-year deal for the veteran’s minimum.  It is surprising that Jamison took a deal for so little money based on how well he played last year in Cleveland.  Jamison played in 65 games (all starts) for the Cavaliers last year and he averaged 33.1 minutes, 17.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.  He has now played in 985 games (858 starts) in his first 14 years in the NBA and he is averaging 36.3 minutes, 19.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steal per game.  Jamison is 44th in points in NBA history (19,246) and he’s also #65 in rebounds (7,740).  This was a great pickup for the Lakers as Jamison will give them more offensive firepower in 2012-13.