What you find out at NBA summer league is almost always dependent on what it is you’re looking for. It is the nature of this environment where, coming off the heels of the draft, most people have preconceived notions about who or what a prospect is and then go about confirming those when seeing them […]
Summer League
Podcast: Lakers vs. Celtics Reactions
In our latest episode of the Laker Film Room podcast, Pete and I talk about the Lakers loss to the Celtics and some of the takeaways. We dove deep into Lonzo Ball’s triple-double, Kyle Kuzma’s offensive explosion, what we liked about Josh Hart’s improved performance from game one, and also touched on Ivica Zubac’s good […]
Summer League Game Preview: Lakers vs. Celtics
While I was looking forward to a couple of former Dukies doing battle tonight, Brandon Ingram being ruled out for the rest of summer league means that we won’t get to see him match up with Jayson Tatum — another smooth scoring SF who went number 3 overall in last month’s draft. Instead, then, we’ll […]
Brandon Ingram Ruled Out for Remainder of Summer League
On the final play of regulation of Friday’s overtime loss to the Clippers at the Las Vegas Summer League, Brandon Ingram elevated for a jumper over two defenders and had his shot carom off the rim. After the miss, he sat on the ground for an extended period, holding his leg with the trainers coming […]
Podcast: Day 1 of Summer League and Free Agency Thoughts
In the latest episode of the Laker Film Room podcast, Pete and I discuss the Lakers first game from the Las Vegas Summer League. We get into Lonzo Ball’s shooting struggles, what parts of his play we liked, and whether we have any concerns. We also got into every other key rotation player, including what […]
Lakers Summer League Preview
Fans love summer league. Lakers fans, especially. The proximity of Las Vegas to Los Angeles makes the trek to sin city worthwhile for fans of the forum blue and the result is a packed Thomas and Mack center with fans chanting for Larry Nance Jr. or damn near rushing the floor when my favorite exiled […]
Ivica Zubac is Looking Like a 2nd Round Steal
I know the caveat. It’s only summer league. I’ve been saying it myself since before the games started and continued echoing the point through every performance by every player. Here’s the thing, though. While it’s easy to dismiss any strong (or poor) performance with that mantra, evaluations from the summer aren’t completely useless. Summer will never tell us […]
Lakers Summer League Preview – The Utah Jazz
After a game which saw a loss on the scoreboard and in Larry Nance, Jr. with a supposed broken hand (more on that in a minute), the Lakers are worse for their wear and back in action tonight in Las Vegas. After that game fans were all sorts of upset — at Nance’s injury, at […]
Flashback Friday: Kobe Dominates Summer League Game as a 17 Year Old
In case you hadn’t heard, Kobe Bryant retired at the end of this past season. He culminated a 20 year career with as Kobe a performance as possible, pouring in 60 points while everyone pretty much marveled at what he was able to accomplish. Looking all the way back to when it all started, maybe […]
Lakers Summer League Preview – The Cleveland Cavs
You’ll have to pardon the condensed preview today… The summer league playoffs started on Wednesday and the Lakers, as the 3-seed, got a 1st round bye. Their opponent Thursday night will be the Cavs who beat the Celtics for the right to move on. So, randomly enough, the Lakers will face the summer squads of […]