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Jared Dudley with Anthony Davis
The hobby of Los Angeles Lakers received an astonishing blow this week when it was revealed that Jared Dudley had retired and that he had agreed to be part of the team. Dallas Mavericks coaches . Although he did not make an impact on the court, he was a great leader for the team and very popular with the fans. even a Lebron James took him by surprise the new.
According to Dudley, even he believed he would return to the team for one more season.
“I thought I was going to go back to the Lakers,” Dudley told Bill Paschke of the Los Angeles Times. “This is awesome”.
For a while, it looked like Dudley was planning to return. In fact, he has said the two superstars on the team were campaigning for him to return.
“Obviously Lebron and AD (Anthony Davis) wanted him back,” Dudley said. “But we couldn’t convince them.”
If those two couldn’t convince the Lakers to bring him back, then they must have been very sure not to renew.
Why didn’t the Lakers renew Dudley?
Dudley did everything right during his two years with the Lakers. He never complained about the lack of minutes and worked very hard to help his teammates, especially the younger ones. He was totally selfless. However, the Lakers do not need the presence of another veteran this season.
The team added veterans the size of Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, Trevor Ariza and Dwight Howard during the offseason. Nothing against Dudley, but with these players on the team there will be enough veteran leadership. The average age of the team is high, and they would do well to add younger players. He made sure to thank the Lakers and understood that the team needs more youth.
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“No one owed me anything. Rob [Pelinka] and Kurt [Rambis] they were honest with me. My respects and thanks to them and Jeannie [Buss]. I will always be grateful for the opportunity they gave me, “Dudley said.” But I wanted to come back. I think I could have helped the team, especially with so many new players. But I understand they wanted to hire younger players.
Dudley believes the Lakers were wrong
Of course Dudley is grateful for the time he was in Los Angeles, but that doesn’t mean he believes they always make the right decisions. Until a small criticism of the team for not renewing his contract.
“I talked to Rob [Pelinka] and Kurt [Rambis] and I thanked them, but told them they were valuing more the youth than a veteran with a strong presence in the locker room. I told them. ‘I respect them for doing this, but I think they’re wrong,’ ‘Dudley said.
Time will tell if the Lakers made the right call. In defending the team, they have a lot of guys with “locker room presence,” but there isn’t a lot of youth. Dudley has every right to be upset, but no one can blame the Lakers. The computer is old enough and I could use this site from the list to find the next one Alex Caruso or Talen Horton-Tucker as opposed to a proven commodity like Dudley.
Time will tell if the Lakers did the right thing. In defense of the team, he has many players with “presence in the locker room.” Dudley has a right to be upset, but no one can blame the Lakers. The average age is already high enough and you could use this site in the template to find out what’s coming up Alex Caruso O Talen Horton-Tucker, Unlike one proven product with Dudley.
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