It’ll just be a matter of whether Ham is steadfast enough to apply it.and if Russ actually applies himself and believes Ham’s words.įor more Lakers talk, subscribe to the Silver Screen and Roll podcast feed on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or Google Podcasts. PatBev is the type of player to hold guys accountable and apply that type of defense-first mindset. It’s been many years since defense has been a strength of his game and he certainly didn’t give a damn about it last year.Īgain, having an open competition for the starting guards spots is great in theory and if Ham and the Lakers are going to be honest about it, it spells good things for the Lakers this season. The Lakers will only trade Russell Westbrook along with their remaining draft equity if it means that they get to. Because if we’re being honest and Ham is making his decision based on their defense, Russ is not going to start. The official home for audio programming from Silver Screen & Roll, SB Nations community for fans of the Los Angeles Lakers. Lakers willing to trade Russell Westbrook, but only for the right price. Silver Screen & Roll: for Los Angeles Lakers fans on Apple Podcasts. It requires a lot of backing of the front office and other members of the roster to do so. The Silver Screen and Roll Lakers FanShop By SB Nation NBA News JanuFrank Vogel calls it a ‘long shot’ for Lakers to get out of play-in game this season The Lakers are probably going to. LeBron James and Anthony Davis are the highest rated Lakers in NBA 2K23 this year. The unfortunate truth is that locker room politics exist and it’s not easy to bench veterans.

However, how many times have coaches said the starting positions would be up grabs based on some arbitrary standard and then not based their decisions on that very standard?

In theory, Ham’s approach would breed competition and hold players accountable. He was then selected as the 26th overall pick. Ham mentioned Kendrick Nunn impressing in offseason workouts so far.- Ohm Youngmisuk September 6, 2022 The 7'1' center came to the Lakers after helping Yugoslavia earn a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Darvin Ham says defense will be a major key when asked if he can envision starting Patrick Beverley and Russell Westbrook together. Listen to 1226 episodes of Silver Screen & Roll: for Los Angeles Lakers fans on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

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