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Per Rev, here's a Tarik Black article:

http://www.lakersnation.com/summer-brea ... -204582461

Here's a more in depth article about Yi Jianlian. It's actually encouraging:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2658 ... g-national

Irrelevant as he is behind several forwards/Centers in depth chart

Julius Russell wrote:Irrelevant as he is behind several forwards/Centers in depth chart

Probably, but who knows. I think we needed one more power forward on the roster, especially a stretch 4, which is really what he is.

The one major question mark left about the Lakers is regarding their fellow sophomore, Anthony Brown. What exactly was he trying to show during summer league?

“First thing, that I'm the best defender on the team, obviously,” Brown said after the Lakers’ win over the Golden State Warriors, his soft-spoken tone at odds with the self-confidence of his statement. “You know that's how I feel, so obviously I want to establish that.”

If Brown didn’t establish that, he came pretty close. The 6’8 wing used his 6’11 wingspan to harass over-matched summer leaguers into turnovers or errant shots that just barely got past his fingertips.

“He's been one of our best there, so we're really pleased with that,” said the Lakers head coach for Summer League, Jesse Mermuys. “His effort and his physicality is what has surprised me there, he's been a much more physical defender than I thought he was.”

Multiple Lakers coaches used the term “physicality” to describe Brown’s defense, and not only did he use that physicality to get into the body of the players he’s guarded, or to grab or push them around on defense, but also to slither around or fight through countless screens both on and off the ball.

While all of that has impressed him, Mermuys still wasn’t quite willing to go as far as anointing Brown the best defender on the team yet.

“It's hard to say the best, because I feel like Big Z has really protected the rim for us, and when breakdown's have happened out on the perimeter, Big Z has been great for us as far as protecting those guys,” said Mermuys. “But [Brown is] right there. AB, perimeter-wise, has done a really nice job defensively for us. “

So Brown was close to reaching his goal, and was almost assuredly the best perimeter defender on the team. As far as his other goals for Las Vegas, those went a little less well.

“Obviously that I can make shots,” Brown said of his offensive goals for the tournament. “And for me, continuing to build my game off the dribble is probably the biggest thing for me."

lakerevolution wrote:The one major question mark left about the Lakers is regarding their fellow sophomore, Anthony Brown. What exactly was he trying to show during summer league?

I think I am one of the few people who saw a true silver lining with Anthony Brown this summer. Once (or big "IF") he starts knocking down his threes, he will gain confidence with every other aspect of his game. Also, remember that the Lakers experimented with him at shooting guard in the SL, like OKC uses their shooting guards, which makes some sense playing alongside a ball dominant guard like D-lo, so he was playing out of his normal position/comfort zone. I think he's worth this final look in 2016-17.

They must know something we don't know .. or maybe not. At least we now know who the "secret player" is!

And then there's this:



So I have no idea whether it's the league minimum or 8 mil or somewhere in between OR whether the whole thing is a farce!

Good news on Mozgov:

What type of incentives????

He has to put up better numbers than Sacre, and hold D'Angelo's phone on road trips.

Seems like door #2 makes the most sense to me.

Not a roster guy, but a coach who they are very high on!

KobeMVP888 wrote:

Julius Russell wrote:Irrelevant as he is behind several forwards/Centers in depth chart

Probably, but who knows. I think we needed one more power forward on the roster, especially a stretch 4, which is really what he is.

Kobe was The Lakers marketing cash cow. Now that he's gone, having a player who has a billion+ fans from his home country following him, watching his games, buying his jersey etc... Means that those same billion fans will be following The Lakers, watching The Lakers, buying Laker jerseys etc.. # Smart Business Move

Lakers4Life wrote:Kobe was The Lakers marketing cash cow. Now that he's gone, having a player who has a billion+ fans from his home country following him, watching his games, buying his jersey etc... Means that those same billion fans will be following The Lakers, watching The Lakers, buying Laker jerseys etc.. # Smart Business Move