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The Lakers have made some impressive upgrades so far this offseason‼️🔥 PG: Luka Doncic, Marcus Smart, Gabe Vincent SG: Austin Reaves, Dalton Knecht SF: LeBron James, Jake LaRavia PF: Rui Hachimura, Jarred Vanderbilt C: Deandre Ayton, Jaxon Hayes They may not be done yet. 👀
Gary Payton’s resume: 🏀 9x All-Star 🏀 9x All-NBA 🏀 9x All-Defense 🏀 1x DPOY 🏀 1x NBA Champion 🏀 2x Olympic Gold Medalist 🏀 21.8k Career Points 🏀 9k Career Assists (11th All Time) 🏀 2445 Career Steals (5th All Time) Happy 57th Birthday to The Glove 🧤
Name the most random NBA player you can. We’ll start… Brad Wanamaker ☘️
Marcus Smart on how he fits with the Lakers: "Very well. Very well. I feel like what I bring this team could use...because of the competitor that I am and the competitive nature that this team is I think I'm gonna fit very well" h/t @ohnohedidnt24
Marcus Smart on joining the Lakers: "When you get a guy like Luka calling, to see if you want to join something special that he's trying to cook up over here, that meant a lot" via @mcten
Luka Dončić & Celtics rookie Hugo Gonzalez a few years ago. From Real Madrid to the NBA 🔥
Kyle Filipowski on winning summer league MVP: "I had no idea that they actually give that" 💀 h/t @ohnohedidnt24
Ramona Shelburne on the Lakers: “Their summer's incomplete until we know if Luka extends. The Lakers have plans to visit him in Slovenia... they're going to Eurobasket... is not a player that's looking like I'm gonna leave as a free agent next year" 👀
Tyrese Haliburton: “KD actually came and visited me at my house the other day and we just hung out.. We just talked and it was pretty cool” via @PatMcAfeeShow
The Pistons are reportedly “seeking a big upgrade” & Jaden Ivey is a name to monitor for any potential moves. “Keep an eye on the Pistons seeking a big upgrade before the trade deadline and potentially including Ivey in said move” 👀 per @BrettSiegelNBA
Colin Cowherd on LeBron: “I think Michael Jordan is still in his head. MJ is more memorable… MJ makes you feel something, Lebron doesn't" h/t @ohnohedidnt24 x.com/ohnohedidnt24/…
Josh Okogie has signed a one-year, $3.1 million contract with the Houston Rockets. per @ShamsCharania
Kyrie Irving believes NBA contracts should not be made public: "I wonder how much that puts a target on someone's life, where you know what's going on, you see it very causal… But I look at it, is it too much information at some point though?" via @YahooSports
Nikola Jokic is one ring away from being a Top 10 player of all time. Agree or Disagree? 👀🃏
Brian Windhorst on Chris Paul: "From what I understand he's not gonna have guaranteed playing time. There are going to be nights where Harden and their backup Kris Dunn get the minutes at PG and Chris Paul might not play at all... he has understood that"
Damian Lillard on returning to Portland: "It never felt right not being home. Through it all, I found my way back" h/t @ohnohedidnt24
Damian Lillard on his decision to join the Trail Blazers after being bought out: "This was a decision that wasn't hard at all for me to make" 🥲 h/t @ohnohedidnt24