An opposing team’s scout breaks down the division heading into the season.
Watching LeBron James and Anthony Davis this summer, two of the best players on the U.S. Olympic team, you just wonder how the Lakers are not better. Everybody watching was reminded how good both those guys are and how impactful they were. I think that’s still a really imposing way to start a team.
Because there are too many similarities with that starting backcourt. Russell and Austin Reaves are both very, very good offensive players that have defensive limitations. We really look to attack both those guys and put them in action. That puts a lot of pressure on the other three guys that are out there to cover up for them, which they do a pretty good job of.
I don’t know how Redick is going to coach. I thought it was a little arrogant of him not to coach at Summer League. He needed the reps, and he didn’t do it. He’s got a good staff, and he seems eager to learn. But coaching is one thing. Managing a locker room for 82 games is another. He’s going to have to prove to his guys that he can handle the job.
Grayson Allen had an awesome year last year. Shot the heck out of the ball. As for positional size, it’s not ideal that he’s a small forward, but he’s someone that you respect his shot-making ability. He has a comfort zone, too, with Coach Budenholzer from Milwaukee. I think that matters to the relationship with the coach and his belief.There’s a lot of pressure on Stephen Curry and Draymond Green to carry a really heavy load in Golden State. Andrew Wiggins was awful.
The young guys have to step up. Trayce Jackson-Davis was a legit rim threat at the end of the year. Then Moses Moody and Jonathan Kuminga need to show a little bit more consistency. Klay Thompson left a vacuum there. Kuminga’s highlights are really, really spectacular. He can finish at the rim and he’s an O.K. three-point shooter. We’ll be able to tell a lot this year because Thompson cast a big shadow on all those other guys. They’re going to be given more opportunity this year.
Credit to Malik Monk for turning into the kind of impact player he has become. I give credit to the Lakers for helping to rehabilitate that, too. When he went to the Lakers, he really took a step and then reuniting with Fox and playing somewhere where he really feels appreciated has been big. It seems like he and Fox have a really good chemistry together and enjoy each other as friends. Credit to him, he got paid and he deserved it.There’s no getting past it. Losing Paul George is huge.
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