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Los Angeles LakersLALSandro MamukelashviliRole & RotationPresser

Mamukelashvili plays the delay and makes reads when he is the small ball five.

โ€œIf it's a small ball five, I play the delay, I kind of make, like, right reads, and if not, then I just kind of compliment them as much as possible.โ€
Sandro Mamukelashvili ยท PlayerWatch at 4:12
Los Angeles LakersLALSandro MamukelashviliDevelopmentPresser

Mamukelashvili wants to improve his rebounding and defense so he is trusted and not a liability.

โ€œI also want to just work on my rebounding and defensively, I just want to be a guy you can trust, you know, I don't want to be liabilityโ€
Sandro Mamukelashvili ยท PlayerWatch at 4:20
Philadelphia 76ersPHILeBron JamesMinutes & UsagePresser

LeBron is on a 16 to 18 minute limit for now and how he gets there is flexible.

โ€œIt was going to be first half minutes, right? ... So a nine minute stint is seven, you know, what would be a normal one or six and a half or something. ... And to get to that number, 16, 18 minutes, it doesn't really matter how you do it right now.โ€
Nick Nurse ยท CoachWatch at 3:16
San Antonio SpursSASVictor WembanyamaDevelopmentPresser

Wembanyama has gotten much better at reading advantages based on how defenses guard him.

โ€œHe's gotten a lot better at seeing where his reads are and advantages are depending on how the defense guards him.โ€
Mitch Johnson ยท CoachWatch at 2:06
Portland Trail BlazersPORScoot HendersonDevelopmentPresser

Henderson is being asked to attack the basket and look for his own score.

โ€œI feel like focusing on attacking the basket Mike wants me to attack the basket go to score I think that just helps me get in that position of get downhill find my teammates.โ€
Scoot Henderson ยท PlayerWatch at 1:57
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