Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, August 27, 1993                   TAG: 9308270053
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

LAKERS, LYNCH SET DEAL

\ Roanoke's George Lynch, the 12th pick in this year's NBA draft, has agreed to a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, one of his representatives said Thursday.

The agent, who asked to remain unidentified, said Lynch's deal is comparable to the contract signed by last year's 12th pick, Harold Miner of Southern Cal.

Miner signed with the Miami Heat for an average of $1.4 million per year, "and you can use that for a model and take into account where the market has gone," said the agent, who works for the Washington, D.C.-based firm Advantage International. "Everyone is very happy. It's actually all done and has been done for a while."

The Lakers apparently have delayed an official announcement until Lynch can sign some minor clauses in the contract and negotiations with several of the team's free agents begin to take shape.

Lynch, a 6-foot-8 forward, averaged 12.5 points and 7.8 rebounds in his four years at North Carolina. The former Patrick Henry High School star is regarded by the Lakers as an eventual successor to A.C. Green.

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