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It will be the first time since Summer League in July that Risacher has had the chance to compete against a different team. “It’s been a process,” he said. “We’ve been together for at least two weeks. And we’re training hard, and we had to make sure to be ready for the season. So that’s still part of the process, but now it’s like, it’s getting more serious, but yeah, just being a part of the process, and it’s definitely great for everybody, especially for me, to start, like, to compete against other adversity.”
3 days ago – via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Trae Young on this past draft class: 'A lot of us look at them as role players coming in'

“No disrespect to the guys that got drafted, from the out looking in, and some guys might surprise us, but a lot of us look at them as role players coming in anyway,” Young said on Podcast P with Paul George. “You name the last three No.1 picks, you’ve got Victor [Wembanyama], you got Ant Edwards, you’ve got some big-time names. None of these guys whether it’s Reed [Sheppard], who is going to be a hell of an NBA player or Alex [Sarr], who didn’t play well in Summer League, but is going to be a hell of an NBA player, a lot of these guys could be just role players, so you’re really just trying to figure out who is going to be the best role player for their team.”
2 months ago – via Clutch Points

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Kurt Rambis was heavily involved in putting together Redick’s coaching staff , a process that took up until the end of Summer League. In an effort to keep closer tabs on information running through the front office, sources say every decision involved Pelinka, the Rambises, Jeanie Buss and Tim Harris throughout the process, which led to far more conversation about each move and wound up gumming things up to the point of complete ineffectiveness. “Rob is a smart dude,” said a Western Conference scout in the halls of the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. “You aren’t going to get fired for decisions you don’t make. If you involve your bosses in those decisions, you’re that much safer.”
2 months ago – via Lakers Daily

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