Between the two of them, they're going to play the bulk of the minutes, |
For us, it was a good pickup to add a veteran to a very young team. |
From a leadership point of view, a defensive point of view, and being able to offensively run what we do here, there's no reason why he can't be very successful and help us right away. |
He said the same thing the first time we hired him. I hope the same thing unfolds. |
He's our draft choice. He's in his recovery phase. We want to keep him as close to the organization as possible. He's not under contract. It's really something he does on his own. |
He's played nine games there, and he's in pretty good game shape now. I don't know about NBA shape, but pretty good game shape. So he's probably at a point where he needs to make a decision. |
He's still a good player, ... I think he's got a lot of good basketball left in him. |
His playing style was defined by his wittiness and creativity on the court and we think those talents will benefit him in his new off-court career as well. |
How teams are going to use that league will not be determined this year. |
I don't see any ego. It's like, 'Mitch, what do you need me to do?' He'll go anywhere. He's always been a worker, so I'm not surprised, but a lot of guys would not have taken that approach. He loves to contribute, and he loves to work. |
I don't think you can predict that a guy's going to go down a week before training camp and have back surgery. The bottom line is that he can't play. |
If he could play, he would play. Here it is, the first week of training camp, and he can't play. |
Jim Jackson has been a solid player for many years in the NBA and we feel he'll be a good addition to our team. Being such a young team, he gives us veteran savvy as well as the ability to play multiple positions. |
Kareem was one of the best centers to ever play the game. His skills and talent on the court were truly remarkable and we look forward to having Kareem help our big men develop these skills and tutor them on what it takes to be a successful player in this league. |
Roy Williams turned us down for the third time. That's a Los Angeles record. |