Pricey new Lakers point guard Russell Westbrook has raved about his fit alongside LeBron James, one of the most ball-dominant teammates with whom the very ball-dominant Westbrook has ever played. “My understanding of the commitment, understanding the sacrifices that we are both going to have to make, including myself and [big man Anthony Davis] as well for the betterment on the team, and finding ways to be able to win a championship,” Westbrook said to Dave McMenamin of ESPN during the team’s Media Day on Tuesday.
“Right away, he ups our pace right away,” Westbrook continued. “He’s always in the top five as far as pace. Whatever team is what he with, so being able to get out and being able to get out on the break and be able to try to get some early buckets before the defense is set. That creates that. But also he’s just a flat-out playmaker. I think what a lot of people don’t talk about in his game is how unbelievable of a passer he is. Everyone sees the rebounds, everyone sees the scoring and things of that nature, but his passing, his ability to make guys around him better, that does not get talked about a lot. We all look forward to that, being his teammate.”
There’s more out of Los Angeles:
- New Lakers guard Kendrick Nunn has joined many of his new teammates on the roster of Klutch Sports clients, Dave McMenamin of ESPN reports (via Twitter). Nunn, who faced off against the Lakers in the 2020 Finals as a rookie on the Heat, signed a two-year, $10MM deal with Los Angeles this summer.
- Lakers All-Star big man Anthony Davis, acknowledged that he has had conversations with head coach Frank Vogel about starting as the club’s center during the team’s Media Day, per Mark Medina of USA Today (Twitter video link). Los Angeles rebuilt its frontcourt rotation around Davis during the offseason, adding veteran former All-Star centers DeAndre Jordan and Dwight Howard on minimum deals. “That was discussed and I expect to play center,” Davis said. “Obviously there’s times where Dwight or DJ might get the start at center depending on games, but for the most part, I think the plan is to go with me playing center.” In the past, Davis has preferred to start at the power forward position. He has shared the floor alongside a variety of veteran centers while with the Lakers, though Los Angeles found its most success in the 2020 playoffs with Davis at the center position.
- Further details have emerged concerning the new contract of Lakers guard Austin Reaves, per Keith Smith of Spotrac (via Twitter). Smith reports that the deal is a two-year contract at the league minimum. $100K of his deal for the 2021/22 season is guaranteed, and the full portion of the agreement will become guaranteed on January 10, 2022. The second year of the agreement is fully non-guaranteed.
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