- Rudy Gobert indicates that him having pity on Anthony Davis was turning point for Wolves losing to Lakers
- Darvin Ham gives immediate update on Anthony Davis’ ankle injury
- D’Angelo Russell credits Minnesota for helping him figure out his life outside of basketball
- Jay Williams would take the Lakers over the Warriors to win the Western Conference
- LeBron James makes it clear he won’t pay to be verified before Elon Musk’s latest Twitter rule takes effect
- Isiah Thomas believes top 7 teams in West ‘fear’ LeBron James and Lakers
- Former NBA player on the Lakers win over the Bulls: ‘That is a team last night that can win a world championship’
- LaVar Ball explains why he believes Bronny James should never play college basketball
- LeBron James seemingly brings up Austin Reaves throwing shade at him back in Miami Heat days
- Kyle Kuzma cooks Patrick Beverley after he says Clippers would’ve won title over Lakers in 2020 if not for bubble
Jared Dudley told Rob Pelinka and Lakers that they were wrong for valuing young players over his locker room presence
- Updated: August 26, 2021
Former Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley told Rob Pelinka and Kurt Rambis that they were making the wrong decision when they chose not to re-sign him.
“I talked to Rob and Kurt, I thanked them, but I told them, you’re valuing youth more than a locker room presence guy,” Dudley told Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times. “I said, ‘I respect you for doing that, but I think you’re wrong.’”
For any team, having a glue guy in the locker room is a very important thing. Dudley certainly played that role with L.A. It helped guide the team to a title in the 2019-20 season.
He wasn’t a major producer from a statistical standpoint. He averaged just 1.3 points per game with the Lakers, and he didn’t get much playing time. However, he brought value to the table in other ways.
Chemistry can make or break a team’s success, and the Lakers are seemingly hoping that Dudley’s departure won’t negatively impact the atmosphere in the locker room.
Time will tell if L.A.’s talented roster outweighs any potential chemistry issues.