Mamukelashvili wants to improve his rebounding and defense so he is trusted and not a liability.
“I 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 liability”
The Lakers are invested in Mañon's development and his career.
“We're invested in him and we're invested in his development and his career.”
Grimes has shown a real commitment to defense and encouraging two-way play this preseason.
“he's been impressed with his commitment to the defensive end. He knows how dynamic Grimes can be offensively; the two-way ability he's showing is a good sign heading towards the regular season”
Dončić has gotten more in rhythm every day of camp and is still building game shape.
“I think we've seen him like literally every day in camp just like incrementally just get more and more in rhythm. So I think for him, you know, throughout this preseason, that's sort of the goal. It's the goal for all the guys, but particularly for him is, you know, continue to build that game shape and then continue to build his offensive rhythm.”
Carr wants to learn the game at a high level and mostly needs reps.
“He really wants to understand the game and be able to do it at a high level. For him, it's just going to be about the reps, and as he's going to get them, he's going to be a great player.”
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