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
expression outside thinking
What?s that expression? ... Thinking outside the box?
deal signed thinking
We signed him to a two-year deal thinking he would play two years.
doubt european feeling player premier
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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Between the two of them, they're going to play the bulk of the minutes,
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Roy Williams turned us down for the third time. That's a Los Angeles record.
contend five four position wait window
We don't want to wait four or five years to put (Bryant) in position to contend again. There is a little window there.
healthy liked summer
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?
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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.
bottom camp line predict training week
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.
good plan players talk
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.
certain cleared depends dictates doctors ready scenarios situation taking
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.
addition helping including positive rest season six sorry thank though unlikely win wish
We're sorry to have to let Slava go even though it was unlikely that he would've been able to play the rest of the season because of his injury. He's been a positive addition to us for six years, including helping us win two championships. We thank him for his contributions and wish him well.
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We both agreed to work with each other and give each other some time to make these decisions.
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We are pleased to welcome Kareem back to the organization. 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.