Mitch Kupchak
Mitch Kupchak
Mitchell Kupchakis an American former basketball player and current general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 May 1954
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From a leadership point of view, a defensive point of view, and being able to offensively run what we do here, there's no reason why he can't be very successful and help us right away.
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Kareem was one of the best centers to ever play the game. His skills and talent on the court were truly remarkable and we look forward to having Kareem help our big men develop these skills and tutor them on what it takes to be a successful player in this league.
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He's played nine games there, and he's in pretty good game shape now. I don't know about NBA shape, but pretty good game shape. So he's probably at a point where he needs to make a decision.
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I don't think you can predict that a guy's going to go down a week before training camp and have back surgery. The bottom line is that he can't play.
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For us, it was a good pickup to add a veteran to a very young team.
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Jim Jackson has been a solid player for many years in the NBA and we feel he'll be a good addition to our team. Being such a young team, he gives us veteran savvy as well as the ability to play multiple positions.
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We're not going to comment on who we're meeting with, when we're meeting with them or where we're going to meet, whether it's now, in a month or at the end of the summer.
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We do want him on our team. We liked him during the summer when he was healthy. So if he's healthy today, why wouldn't we like him today?
expression outside thinking
What?s that expression? ... Thinking outside the box?
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There's a feeling he'll never play again. Anticipating he'll never play again, I don't think there's a doubt he's the premier European player to play in the NBA.
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Well, he has a lot to do with that as well, OK? ... That would not be a good day in this club's history. And we do plan to talk to him. Players do have that option, and we'll see what happens.
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We're taking it month-by-month. He's considerably away from being cleared by doctors. A lot depends on the roster situation and where we are as a team. There are certain scenarios where if our roster dictates it and he's ready to go, it's a possibility.
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Between the two of them, they're going to play the bulk of the minutes,
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We signed him to a two-year deal thinking he would play two years.