Jared Dudley may be a gift that keeps on giving for the Lakers.
Despite moving on from the franchise this offseason by retiring and joining Jason Kidd’s coaching staff in Dallas, Dudley — unsurprisingly — has a relationship with the prominent Lakers on the roster in LeBron James and Anthony Davis. That relationship nearly kept him on the roster for the 2021-22 season and was an integral part of his value while he was a Laker.
And that relationship could still be paying dividends for the Lakers in this season. On a recent episode of “The Underdogs Podcast,” Dudley revealed that Davis had called him to discuss his weight loss while rehabbing from an MCL sprain last season with the Lakers (h/t LakersSupply/Twitter).