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
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.
bulk
Between the two of them, they're going to play the bulk of the minutes,
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.
expression outside thinking
What?s that expression? ... Thinking outside the box?
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.
angeles los roy third turned williams
Roy Williams turned us down for the third time. That's a Los Angeles record.
complement decision keeping mind player start talent trading wins
You start trading off. Keeping in the back of your mind that talent wins games, you make a decision on a player that doesn't complement a player you have, but he's talented.
ability advantage exercising greater improve opportunity
This is a one-time opportunity to take advantage of this situation, and exercising this will give us greater roster flexibility and the ability to improve our team.
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?
hired hope time
He said the same thing the first time we hired him. I hope the same thing unfolds.
determined league teams
How teams are going to use that league will not be determined this year.
training week
If he could play, he would play. Here it is, the first week of training camp, and he can't play.
ego guys loves taken
I don't see any ego. It's like, 'Mitch, what do you need me to do?' He'll go anywhere. He's always been a worker, so I'm not surprised, but a lot of guys would not have taken that approach. He loves to contribute, and he loves to work.
games good nba needs nine played point shape
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.