JJ Redick has addressed questions round whether or not the Lakers have a present conventional middle on the roster and if the staff wants one.
“Uhhh, if you say conventional middle what does that imply?” Redick stated in a press convention on Wednesday. “Is Brook Lopez a standard middle although? … Extra of the scale, I believe we have now not solely probably the greatest gamers on this planet however some of the distinctive gamers on this planet in Anthony Davis as a result of there’s only a few folks that may do the issues that he can do at his dimension, simply when it comes to his ball-handling, his ability stage offensively and definitely the truth that he’s probably the greatest defensive gamers on this planet.
“I’d additionally say, I don’t know – I don’t view Nikola Jokic as a standard middle. I don’t know what number of conventional — I believe back-to-the-basket, that’s simply not the trendy NBA. I believe we have now a present that we have now Anthony Davis. It’s not a deterrent that we don’t have a 7-foot-2, 300-pound participant. I’m undecided that it’s how we wanna play, anyhow.”
In addition to his press convention, Redick additionally went on ESPN insider Zach Lowe’s podcast this week and tried to dispel the notion that he took a shortcut to his first NBA head teaching position.
“I introduced this up earlier, there are solely 30 of us,” Redick stated on The Lowe Submit. “It’s a really arduous factor to do. There hasn’t been a second that I haven’t felt an excessive stage of gratitude. Sure, I really feel fortunate that I obtained this chance however I do know I deserved this chance as nicely.
“It’s not as a result of I spent seven years as an assistant coach. It’s as a result of I’ve labored my ass off on this craft of basketball for the final 32 years. I’m on this place due to that, not as a result of I skipped the road.”
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