Hollywood Blvd. News – Los Angeles Lakers Edition
- Updated: May 16, 2015
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For your morning reading pleasure, let’s dive into the news surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers.
Bleacher Report discusses the prospects that the Lakers should be looking into as the draft approaches:
“Here are five guys L.A.’s representatives will be glued to at the combine.
As the No. 4 prospect on Ford’s Big Board, Russell is the headliner at the combine. As with most lottery picks, he will not participate in 5-on-5 scrimmages, but he will be tested and measured out.
The measurements are encouraging. He stands 6’5″ in shoes with a better than average 8’6″ standing reach and an impressive wingspan of just under 6’10”. Improving his strength will likely be a priority—especially if he spends a lot of time at the 2—after weighing in at a lean 193.4 pounds.
If you slot him as a point guard, he has fantastic size, and he measures up to most 2-guards, as well.
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Check out the thoughts of a Bleacher Report writer regarding the development of Jabari Brown:
“At the start of the 2014-15 season, the position on the Los Angeles Lakers‘ lineup with the least uncertainty was shooting guard. Kobe Bryant, even returning from another season-ending injury, was at least a known quantity heading into his final years, and Nick Young – fresh off of signing a four-year deal – would be his backup for the foreseeable future. Compared to the ever-rotating cast of bigs, the lack of real NBA talent at small forward, and the sadness of the Steve Nash situation, at least you knew what you were getting from the Lakers at the 2.
And yet, as has become the norm in Lakerland for the past three years, everything fell apart. Bryant suffered a third major injury to sideline him for the rest of the season, Young was never completely healthy, and his free spirit on and off the court didn’t help him earn the trust of a new coach. “
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