I imagine we'll hear more info about this tonight and/or tomorrow morning but here's the first taste:
And we've got confirmations that Larry Nance Jr., D'Angelo Russell, Anthony Brown, Brandon Ingram, and Zubac should be playing in Summer League. Zubac is a bit iffy, but Mitch hopes he'll be there.
After tonight's selection of Ingram if he is everything we think he's gonna be which is just a phenomenal two way player playing for the perfect along with three other tremendous young players in Randle, Russell, and Clarkson combined with the fact we have over 60 million in cap space.
If we make enough progress which I see no reason we can't we should have a great pitch for Russell Westbrook. Even if not think about it. It took the Warriors exactly five years after they drafted Steph to get back to the Finals. Why can't we do the same? All four young guys have unique skill sets. Randle is a monster rebounder and with a jump shot can easily be a 20/10 player. Clarkson is already rock solid. Russell averaged 20 and 5 for a solid stretch last season in March I believe.
You have argurably two maybe even three All Stars and maybe two franchise type players. What other young team besides Minnesota has that? Then you combine the fact that we're the Los Angeles Lakers and it's only a...
Marco Nunez is the Assistant Athletic Trainer right now and has held that position for 9 years. He was groomed for this and now we enter a new age in Laker history. An age without Kobe, Chick, Shaq, Magic, or Gary Vitti.
That's right! The season is officially over and my thread has returned and this time it won't be used sarcastically after only two weeks into the season! Want some reasons for optimism?
1. The draft is in less than a week and we'll know what young star is joining our already talented young cast! Ingram? Simmons? Someone else? Don't matter! Another stud!
2. Luke Walton is returning triumphantly home! He brings with him youth, fresh ideas, an ability to communicate with young players and veterans, a new-aged offense that our pieces fit perfectly into. Luke's return home sparks new hope in us as fans and our players as well!
3. Free Agency is right around the corner and we've had our name attached to all kinds of people. Home runs like LeBron, Durant, and DeRozan? Solid players like Noah, Deng, or Parsons? Maybe we trade for someone great like Cousins, M. Gasol, or Butler? Who knows? The answer will bring us even more hope though!
