Barnes Likely To Opt In, Brown Unsure

[The Regime]

Shannon Brown and Matt Barnes each have player options for the 11-12 season. Barnes is more likely to opt in than Brown.

 

"At this point, I want to win," Barnes said. "Unless it's something where people say, 'You're dumb for turning that down,' I don't really see myself making a move."

 

Barnes has only stayed with the same team for back-to-back seasons once.

 

"I don't know, man," Brown said Tuesday. "There's a lot that weighs in while thinking about this process."

 

Testing free agency would be "the best scenario, I guess. But unlike last year, when I was thinking about it and thinking about it, this year it really hasn't been on my mind as much because there's a lot of history that can be made this year. That really honestly has been my focus."

 

"A lot's going to depend on how they perform and how we perform as a team over the next two or three months possibly," Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak said. "From a selfish point of view, we hope they both remain with the Lakers next year and play even better next year and be in better situation a year from now."

 

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