LALZiaire WilliamsNewsPresser5h

Ziaire's body naturally moves that way and the play the other night was not a flop.

“they're looking for theatrical things. So, I mean, I also think Ziaire, his body naturally moves a certain way... I didn't think the one the other night was a flop because that's just the way his body naturally moves.”

LALWalker KesslerRole & RotationPresser6h

Kessler is becoming the linebacker of the defense and puts its failures on himself.

“Coach and I had a conversation about, you know, me becoming the linebacker of the defense. So whenever the defense doesn't perform well, you know, it's on me.”

LALWalker KesslerGameplanPresser6h

Opponents are pulling Kessler away from the rim with pull-up and spacing fives.

“Teams are smart. They know that that's my strength is being close to the rim, so dragging me out and shooting those threes, you know, that's the right thing to do for them. But we got to adjust a lot quicker.”

LACBaba MillerRole & RotationPresser12h

Baba Miller is preferred at the five though he can play three through five.

“I like him more at the five. He can play three, four, and five. But I think defensively some of the things that we're trying to do defensively, we got to get better at with him.”

LACKeaton WaglerDevelopmentPresser12h

Wagler's biggest key is being more physical with the ball and pushing back against aggressive defenders.

“The biggest key for me personally is just being more physical with the ball and not letting defenders kind of get up in my grill and be aggressive and physical with me and having to push back.”

LACKeaton WaglerDevelopmentPresser12h

Wagler is studying film on how defenses pressure pick-and-roll passes and says he'll counter by stepping back or driving.

“People try to do that, especially against young guards, you know, they're trying to get easy passes in. So, just be able to read them... if they do, then just step back to three or get downhill.”