Hollywood Blvd. News – Los Angeles Lakers Edition
- Updated: November 23, 2014
Los Angeles Lakers’ Jordan Hill (27) goes up for a shot between Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki (41) of Germany and Brandan Wright, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
We like to start our day searching the web and reading articles about our beloved LA sports teams. It’s easy to get lost in the depth of the inter web, but luckily for you we have compiled a list of the most interesting and pertinent news stories for your morning reading pleasure. For this edition, let’s dive into the news surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers .
“Bleacher Report discusses the issue of Los Angeles Lakers small forward problem:
Minus a quality starting center, Lakers management loaded up on power forwards with the hope that Jordan Hill, Julius Randle, Ryan Kelly, Carlos Boozer, Ed Davis and Robert Sacre would address that deficiency. Teams are still destroying the Lakers in the paint.
That left a gaping hole at small forward, despite the presence of starter Wesley Johnson and super sub Nick Young. In Johnson, the Lakers have a 27-year-old former first-round draft pick who continues to underperform, most notably on offense.
So far in 13 games, Johnson has spent 32 minutes on the court, scoring less than eight points per game. His 26.5 percent shooting from beyond the arc is the worst of his five-year career.”
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Bleacher Report discusses the issue of which hopeful the Los Angeles Lakers should sign:
Basketball Insiders’ Alex Kennedy recently reported that the Lakers just might give him that chance, tweeting that he had a workout scheduled with the team for Thursday.
You almost have to be intrigued.
The 28-year-old was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers (with the No. 4 overall draft pick in 2006) before almost immediately being traded to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for LaMarcus Aldridge—a deal that’s proved to be rather lopsided in retrospect.
His seven years with the Bulls and Charlotte Bobcats were uneven and mired by injury, but his career-best 2008-09 season created real reason for excitement. In just 27.5 minutes per contest, Thomas tallied 10.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and an especially impressive 1.9 blocks per game.
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