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I'm not sure this is a good idea to put in Lakers lounge. He is no longer a Laker. I will leave that up to the mods though. _________________ Nobody in the NBA can touch the Laker brand, which, like the uniform color, is pure gold. |
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He wouldn't even say Lonzo's name.
"That guy. That kid." |
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32 wrote: | I'm not sure this is a good idea to put in Lakers lounge. He is no longer a Laker. I will leave that up to the mods though. |
_________________ LeBron, AD, & _________. Stay tuned.
"...there was a time when the Israelites were wandering in the desert and all of a sudden, bread came down from heaven,” Pelinka said. “That’s kind of what today feels like for us to have KCP join.” |
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AFireInside619 Franchise Player
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Hey look, another DLO thread... |
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Brooklyn guard D'Angelo Russell joins The Woj Pod: What he's found with the Nets, Lakers years and exit. Art19: bit.ly/2eNkRb3 |
Recap about the Lakers (paraphrasing):
Q: Is it different still living in LA but no longer a Laker?
DLO: "Very different. Not a lot of negative energy, but still a lot of chatter wherever I go. LA fans are great. But I don't do too much, I just stay in my house until I move out soon. Just chillin'."
Q: How was Summer League in Vegas now to when he was drafted, and all the talk about Lonzo Ball?
DLO: "Summer League was cool for me to be around that atmosphere, it was great. But a lot of people made it bigger than what it was with my relationship with that kid (Lonzo) I don't have anything negative about him. He was coming to where I consider home. So of course you're going to feel some type of way about anybody that, but I don't think it wasn't anything on him. People made it bigger than what it was. He was still a professional basketball player and it was fun for us."
Q: What was your initial reaction to being traded?
DLO: "Honestly I put myself in their positions (Lakers front office) that they have to get rid of talent to move contracts, just looking in the mirror I knew it could possibly be me in that position and made that conclusion. But my agent (Aaron Mintz) did a good job and kept me in the loop. Prior it to happening I kind of expected it to happen and just hoped it was a good situation."
Q: What do you know better now than you did back when you were 19 walking in with the Lakers?
DLO: "I understand the business a lot better, for it to happen to me. I've learned every organizations are different. You talk to GM's and coaches from other teams and you see their relationships with some of their players, and you see other organizations that don't have that kind of relationship with their players, you see a lot of guys happy when they get that kind of treatment. Coming into the Lakers, it was what it was. Being traded to Brooklyn and you see what it is, it's something you can't really complain."
Q: How much did you like playing off the ball in the latter part of your Laker season?
DLO: It's easier. I like the ability to do both jobs. But playmaking - that's my strength. Instead of coming across the half court with the ball in my hand, setting up guys, then when the ball comes back making plays... but when you're off the ball as soon as you get the ball, the sooner you can make plays."
Q: How did the 2nd regime (Magic Johnson) view you and how you fit in their vision?"
DLO: "I definitely didn't have a clear picture, they didn't draft me so it's all different. When they say around the league about GM's who didn't draft you that they're ready to get rid of you or use you as a trade tool. I really didn't know. I had a relationship with their GM before Magic. So I never knew. I just kept going everyday with tunnel vision and just working hard."
Q: When the Lakers got the #2 pick this season, you thought what?
DLO: "I didn't know. I didn't know from their mouths who they were targeting. I knew whatever happens, happens for a reason. I didn't really have a blueprint of what they have laid out for me."
Q: DeMarcus Cousins trade talks where your name was being mentioned for the first time, what was that like?"
DLO: "At that time all I heard was my name. You never expect it to happen to you. You see guys get traded all the time. I remember when Lou Williams got traded and I felt really bad because he was my guy, he was the best player in our team. I didn't expect him to get traded. They got this guy who was dominating, we weren't winning games, but he was bringing it every night. His stock was high so I saw that from their perspective. And I see him go to Houston and dominating, he should've won 6th man. Then you see James Harden get traded from Oklahoma and makes his career. So I never once look into being traded as a negative. I just have to make the best out of that too."
Q: How different is the environment between LA and Brooklyn to do your work?
DLO: "Way different. The freedom. In LA it's not like a college, where like in Brooklyn where they run things like a college where you have a schedule laid out, a time, you know what it is. I don't want to downgrade any organization. It's just different. When you're a young player from college you thrive within a structure."
Q: Magic made a comment about your leadership after you were traded, were you surprised?
DLO: "Definitely. I didn't expect it. I didn't know the reason behind it. I'm off your hands, I'm on a new team. I don't understand the comment. I still don't. He's still one of the best PG to ever play the game, and whatever he has to say is something I can run with it, just take it and run with it and make the negative into a positive, make the best thing out of it. I'm not going to go back and forth with Magic. Nothing you can do about it."
Q: Is the scrutiny in LA more different, that you get judged much more than your draft class?
DLO: "I learned right away coming in young that it's magnified. You experience and learn from it. It's all you can do. But I would never go back and changed it. I don't really care either though. I still have a brand I'm still trying to you know... at the end of the day I don't care what people say about me. The feeling is mutual. I just keep my circle small and just work hard."
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He also talked about learning a lot from Rajon Rondo around his high school days on how to play smart and just carry himself with confidence. Learning a lot from Chris Paul playing him 4 nights a week in the West. Talked about his coach Thad Matta being fired in OSU how he blossomed under him. Woj ends by saying he can tell Dlo his name isn't being mentioned in trades right now (Woj broke the Dlo trade to Brooklyn). _________________
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32 wrote: | I'm not sure this is a good idea to put in Lakers lounge. He is no longer a Laker. I will leave that up to the mods though. |
But isn't he talking about his time with the Lakers? |
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32 wrote: | I'm not sure this is a good idea to put in Lakers lounge. He is no longer a Laker. I will leave that up to the mods though. |
If a player from another team says something about the Lakers, it gets posted in the Lounge since it's "Lakers related".
But whatever, it's all good. _________________ |
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Username wrote: | He wouldn't even say Lonzo's name.
"That guy. That kid." |
I did find that odd but I listened to the pod and thought he had a pretty level headed attitude about the whole thing. _________________ 14-5-3-12 |
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So either he's saying he needed to be babied by the Lakers, or the Lakers just didn't provide the necessary structure and environment for a young, 19-year old player to develop and succeed. Either way, what a (bleep) mess of a relationship. Two sides that just didn't understand each other at all.
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but how are his teeth?! _________________ Creatures crawl in search of blood, To terrorize y'alls neighborhood. |
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ocho wrote: | Username wrote: | He wouldn't even say Lonzo's name.
"That guy. That kid." |
I did find that odd but I listened to the pod and thought he had a pretty level headed attitude about the whole thing. |
Certainly lends some credence to the idea that trading him was more of a Lonzo versus DLo issue than just a DLo issue. |
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I was just in Brooklyn this weekend. Didn't see DLO.
End report. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals |
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Jordan-esque wrote: | Quote: | @wojespn
Brooklyn guard D'Angelo Russell joins The Woj Pod: What he's found with the Nets, Lakers years and exit. Art19: bit.ly/2eNkRb3 |
Q: Magic made a comment about your leadership after you were traded, were you surprised?
DLO: "Definitely. I didn't expect it. I didn't know the reason behind it. I'm off your hands, I'm on a new team. I don't understand the comment. I still don't. He's still one of the best PG to ever play the game, and whatever he has to say is something I can run with it, just take it and run with it and make the negative into a positive, make the best thing out of it. I'm not going to go back and forth with Magic. Nothing you can do about it."
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Dlo trade went from being a what the f moment to actually a good trade with Kuzma blossoming and especially after signing KCP too.
Only thing I didn't like about it was Magic's unnecessary comments. He didn't have to take a shot at Dlo like that. Came across as a low blow coming from an NBA Team President to say that. He should've just said "thank you for your time here" and left it at that. _________________ |
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Nash Vegas wrote: | Jordan-esque wrote: | Quote: | @wojespn
Brooklyn guard D'Angelo Russell joins The Woj Pod: What he's found with the Nets, Lakers years and exit. Art19: bit.ly/2eNkRb3 |
Q: Magic made a comment about your leadership after you were traded, were you surprised?
DLO: "Definitely. I didn't expect it. I didn't know the reason behind it. I'm off your hands, I'm on a new team. I don't understand the comment. I still don't. He's still one of the best PG to ever play the game, and whatever he has to say is something I can run with it, just take it and run with it and make the negative into a positive, make the best thing out of it. I'm not going to go back and forth with Magic. Nothing you can do about it."
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Dlo trade went from being a what the f moment to actually a good trade with Kuzma blossoming and especially after signing KCP too.
Only thing I didn't like about it was Magic's unnecessary comments. He didn't have to take a shot at Dlo like that. Came across as a low blow coming from an NBA Team President to say that. He should've just said "thank you for your time here" and left it at that. |
We know Magic has no filter and he had a slip in that press conference that shouldn't have happened. But since then, he's been pretty complementary of DLo and called him a great, very talented young guard or something along those lines during one of his 10,000 summer league interviews. |
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TheBlackMamba wrote: | ocho wrote: | Username wrote: | He wouldn't even say Lonzo's name.
"That guy. That kid." |
I did find that odd but I listened to the pod and thought he had a pretty level headed attitude about the whole thing. |
Certainly lends some credence to the idea that trading him was more of a Lonzo versus DLo issue than just a DLo issue. |
Its a few things. The Lakers wanted to move on from Russell, and they wanted to unload one if their albatrosses. It's really that simple. The Brooklyn trade afforded them both. _________________ 14-5-3-12 |
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:26 am Post subject: |
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TheBlackMamba wrote: | So either he's saying he needed to be babied by the Lakers, or the Lakers just didn't provide the necessary structure and environment for a young, 19-year old player to develop and succeed. Either way, what a (bleep) mess of a relationship. Two sides that just didn't understand each other at all. |
you'd have to hear the other side too to draw a conclusion, no?
Because, from what I have heard, the Lakers tried to help him. He wasn't listening much (and that's prior to the trade, not a parting shot at him) _________________ Major bullets dodged: DH12 - twice, LMA, Melo - twice, PG-13, DeMar DeRozan. Hit jackpot with DH-12 at the right time |
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:26 am Post subject: |
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ocho wrote: | TheBlackMamba wrote: | ocho wrote: | Username wrote: | He wouldn't even say Lonzo's name.
"That guy. That kid." |
I did find that odd but I listened to the pod and thought he had a pretty level headed attitude about the whole thing. |
Certainly lends some credence to the idea that trading him was more of a Lonzo versus DLo issue than just a DLo issue. |
Its a few things. The Lakers wanted to move on from Russell, and they wanted to unload one if their albatrosses. It's really that simple. The Brooklyn trade afforded them both. |
yep _________________ Major bullets dodged: DH12 - twice, LMA, Melo - twice, PG-13, DeMar DeRozan. Hit jackpot with DH-12 at the right time |
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golakersgo121 wrote: | TheBlackMamba wrote: | So either he's saying he needed to be babied by the Lakers, or the Lakers just didn't provide the necessary structure and environment for a young, 19-year old player to develop and succeed. Either way, what a (bleep) mess of a relationship. Two sides that just didn't understand each other at all. |
you'd have to hear the other side too to draw a conclusion, no?
Because, from what I have heard, the Lakers tried to help him. He wasn't listening much (and that's prior to the trade, not a parting shot at him) |
Yeah, I'm saying it could be seen as either side being the one to blame, but most likely a combination of both. What's clear is that both sides didn't understand each other at all. |
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respectful answers, only subtle digs about Nets being more organized. Best of Luck to Ice in the Vein... winter edition |
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TheBlackMamba wrote: | golakersgo121 wrote: | TheBlackMamba wrote: | So either he's saying he needed to be babied by the Lakers, or the Lakers just didn't provide the necessary structure and environment for a young, 19-year old player to develop and succeed. Either way, what a (bleep) mess of a relationship. Two sides that just didn't understand each other at all. |
you'd have to hear the other side too to draw a conclusion, no?
Because, from what I have heard, the Lakers tried to help him. He wasn't listening much (and that's prior to the trade, not a parting shot at him) |
Yeah, I'm saying it could be seen as either side being the one to blame, but most likely a combination of both. What's clear is that both sides didn't understand each other at all. |
plausible position. I look at it slightly different. The change was necessary for both sides as it wasn't going to work, IMHO. Or, to be more accurate, the trajectory of his development was pointing out in this direction as it is too early to predict player's future after year two... _________________ Major bullets dodged: DH12 - twice, LMA, Melo - twice, PG-13, DeMar DeRozan. Hit jackpot with DH-12 at the right time |
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I think the change will benefit both the Lakers and DLO. The bummer for me is that he is so young and that he may have a 10 year window.
But if we get 2 max players in 2018, i can't complain. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals |
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He calls Lonzo kid. He says Magic is one of the best point guards ever to play the game. Name a better point guard kid. _________________ Nobody in the NBA can touch the Laker brand, which, like the uniform color, is pure gold. |
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I think y'all reading in too much about him not calling Lonzo by his name lol.
Good interview, and do wish him the best out there in Nets land.
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The bit about the Nets being like a college and the freedom in LA in really interesting to me. It would definitely help to have a schedule laid out for someone that has supposedly bad work ethic. I really hope for the best with DLO and hope be becomes a great player one day. |
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