Lakers Trade Chris Mihm........

The Los Angeles Lakers have traded center Chris Mihm to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for a conditional 2nd round pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, it was announced by General Manager Mitch Kupchak.


Mihm, currently in his 5th season with the Lakers, is averaging 2.0 points, 1.9 rebounds and 5.8 minutes in 18 games this year. His best campaign came in the 2005-06 season, when he averaged 10.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.

“The last two years have been difficult and frustrating for Chris in coming back from his ankle injury,” said Kupchak. “But Chris has handled himself with true professionalism the entire time. With the depth of our roster, especially at the center position, Chris has not had the opportunity to play that he deserves. At this point in his career, and especially as someone who will be a free agent this summer, we felt it was in his best interests to go to a team that would give him a chance to play. Chris has made significant contributions to our team over the past five years. We’d like to thank him and wish him the best of luck for the remainder of his career.”



You can ask any player or coach for the Lakers and one thing rings loud and true....everyone loved Chris Mihm. Most of the players said that he was a hard worker, a great teammate, and a terrific all around guy. After having ankle surgery myself I know how hard it can be to get back to your "old-self". It takes a long time to get back to par and often times you are never the same. I've heard of some athletes that had ankle injuries and surgeries that never truly got back to their game. I hope that isn't the case for Chris Mihm. I hope he is able to continue a great career in the sport of basketball and I hope to see him on the court playing great basketball that he is capable of playing. Good luck Chris and may you accomplish all you set out to do! We'll miss you over in Lakerland!