Lakers

As Laker fans beg Rob Pelinka to get some shooters on this roster, one of the better shooters who has suited up for the purple and gold in recent memory is ...

It's a tough place to play, it's a tough place to be under that microscope and playing alongside those guys.” Green has some sympathy for the front office’s thought process but made it clear to Beck that the Lakers should have prioritized shooting and defense around their stars instead of an additional playmaker. That this critique is coming from Green, a career 40 percent 3-point shooter and one of the first players to ever receive the 3-and-D designation, is not lost on the listener. I thought there was a lot of good pieces that were good fits for them that they let go or traded away and they thought they had a better fit. Green was asked if he thinks about what has happened to the 2020 title team over the last two years, and his response wasn’t exactly surprising: I think it’s interesting, I mean all the teams that I've played for, you try to see what kind of moves they make, what direction they're going in, and especially if you win a championship there, it's home, you have some type of invested feeling toward that city, toward that group, toward some of the players that are still there, the organization.

In a move that many expected to see at some point this season, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham decided to bring point guard Russell Westbrook off ...

There were still some things to improve upon for Westbrook as he shot just 6-of-17 on the night and also committed five turnovers in the loss. But he insists that he will continue to do whatever the coaches ask of him in order to benefit the Lakers: Overall,, Westbrook did provide some great energy off the bench for the Lakers and following the contest made it clear that coming off the bench did not change his mentality in the game, via [Spectrum SportsNet](https://twitter.com/SpectrumSN/status/1586204367002034176):

“From Day 1, I mentioned I'm the guy that's willing to do whatever for the team,” said Westbrook, who hadn't been used as a reserve since his rookie season. “ ...

“He has to do what’s best for his body,” [LeBron James](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jamesle01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)said. [Kyle Goon of The Orange County Register](https://www.ocregister.com/2022/10/29/lakers-grapple-with-mental-toll-of-injuries-0-5-start/). “We’re just trying to find what works right now, to be honest,” he said. “He has to do what’s best for his body and his mind. “From Day 1, I mentioned I’m the guy that’s willing to do whatever for the team,” said Westbrook, who hadn’t been used as a reserve since his rookie season. It’s a role that new head coach Darvin Ham talked to Westbrook about during the offseason, and he decided to make the move after the team’s sluggish start.