The 20-year-old rookies will look for opportunities to contribute on a team that is coming off a Western Conference finals appearance and expects to challenge for the title next season.
– who the Lakers selected with the Nos. 17 and 40 picks in last Thursday’s NBA draft – the last few days have been “surreal”, as Lewis put it.
Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said Hood-Schifino mentioned the “Mamba Mentality” as “one of the pillars in his life” in a previous conversation. The 6-foot-6, 215-pound Hood-Schifino, who was Indiana’s second-leading scorer last season, and the 6-7, 195-pound Lewis, Pepperdine’s leading scorer last season, won’t be asked to play the same roles as rookies that they did in college.
But in Coach Darvin Ham’s eyes, the best way for Hood-Schifino and Lewis to earn their playing time will be by proving they’re ready to compete and handle responsibilities on the defensive end. How Hood-Schifino and Lewis will fit into that vision remains to be seen and is something the rookies will have to prove.
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