Andrew Bogut didn't want to end his career on a broken leg.
The Australian center felt like he'd already endured too much in his career with injury to end his NBA story like that. After fracturing his left tibia one minute into his Cleveland Cavaliers debut, against Miami last season, Bogut was determined to get back to the league to play out the tail end of his career healthy.
Bogut rehabbed the leg all summer, and then in mid-September, he inked a one-year deal with the Lakers. Coming into a situation like the one in Los Angeles, where the team is filled with young and inexperienced players, has also seen Bogut grow into another role: a mentor.