Metta recently opened up about how he wants to help Julius work on his basketball intelligence, off-ball activity and other aspects of his game in an interview with Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News. Keeping a younger player like Jonathan Holmes might be better if it comes down to it, but the Lakers have enough excess baggage they can get rid of to make room.
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“I played one on one against Kobe in the preseason previous year, and you’d play ideal defense against him; you can guess right on everything and it still doesn’t matter”.
Will he or will he not suit up again the purple and gold?
Known for his involvement in the brawl between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons in 2004, World Peace was a model teammate in his tenure with the Lakers, which stretched from 2009-13.
The Los Angeles Lakers are signing free agent forward Metta World Peace to a one-year contract.
With [Tim] DiFrancesco noting Randle “plays at a very violent pace” as a bruising post player and playmaker, the Lakers’ training staff will also calculate Randle’s loads and intensity. So much of the Lakers’ intrigue with bringing back World Peace at 35 years old centers on how impactful he’s been in the gym for the young players, especially Randle. “He didn’t give anything easy and he didn’t take any possessions off. So it was tough, but it was great for me”.
Bryant knows a thing or two about rehabbing from injury, although he’s never had a broken leg. His most recent injury was a torn rotator cuff he suffered in February.
With the Lakers expected to be led by Kobe Bryant this season once more, a lot of focus lies on the performance of its young players.
“It made me the person I am today”, Randle said. He and Bryant played one-on-one during the pre-season and Randle said he was humbled by Bryant’s work ethics.
He mostly relied on the cooked meals Lakers chef Sandra Padilla provides for the team, but also shopped for groceries with DiFrancesco.
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“You learn his tricks”, Randle said of training with World Peace. “You’ll see”. Kobe’s going to challenge you and push you.
