Darvin Ham on Russell Westbrook: 'I challenged him and he accepted the challenge. That's a part of the word 'sacrifice' we use'
Source: Ashish Mathur @ Heavy.com
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Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBSLook, Beal is far better than Russell Westbrook. He’d help the Lakers a lot.
But it really concerns me that the Lakers still don’t seem to have learned their lesson on just accumulating stars and hoping it’ll be enough. No three players are winning it all with 10 minimums. pic.twitter.com/92RJUh6SJR – 5:31 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
I’ve seen a lot of people suggest that the 27/29 Laker picks aren’t valuable, and hey, they’re the Lakers, they might have a new star by then, but all I want to say is this:
Do you trust the team that put all of its eggs in the Russell Westbrook basket to turn this thing around? – 5:12 PM Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
Total #NBA players in 2021-22 who appeared in all 82 games: 5
Total NBA players in 2010-11 who appeared in all 82 games: 32 (including Kobe, Harden, Westbrook, Pau Gasol, Jrue)
Players in 2021-22 who appeared in 81+ games: 9
Players in 2010-11 who appeared in 81+ games: 52 – 11:47 AM CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
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cbssports.com/nba/news/russe… – 10:48 AM Russell Westbrook @russwest44
Yesterday my @WhyNotFdn cut the ribbon on a new futsal court at Capitol Hill High School in OKC. I was also honored to receive the key to OKC from @davidfholt Our community is something we hold close & we will continue to show our support for all @OKCPS & the people of OKC pic.twitter.com/mBQO2a4uFc – 8:46 PM Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
New with @John Hollinger: Evaluating the Lakers’ offseason, including the best option with Russell Westbrook, why Darvin Ham should succeed in LA, realistic free-agent targets at the taxpayer MLE and realistic expectations for next season: theathletic.com/3358893/2022/0… – 6:35 PM
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Ham, who told reporters that Westbrook has a ton left in the tank during his introductory press conference on June 6, already has an idea of how he can get the best out of the one-time MVP. “I think the style of play we’re going to have, you know, all of those guys — not only just Russ but LeBron, AD — they’re going to be able to share the load,” Ham said. “And one thing I mentioned to Russ is the way I’m built, the success I’ve seen — especially most recently in the last nine years and the last four years being with Coach Bud in Milwaukee, also in Atlanta, but in Milwaukee — one thing we always preached and will continue to preach to be our foundation of our teams is a defensive mindset, being able to defend at a high level. -via Heavy.com / June 17, 2022 Clutch Points: Steve Kerr becomes the first male in 4 major professional sports to obtain 4+ championships as a PLAYER and COACH 👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/Z8H09DMmdH -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / June 17, 2022 Keith Smith: Ime Udoka said he told the Celtics players and coaches: “Don’t come back the same. Let this motivate you to come back better.” -via Twitter @KeithSmithNBA / June 17, 2022