Since returning from his trip to Chicago two weeks ago, Rondre Jackson has been peppered with shouts of “Here comes the champ!” and “Can he go back-to-back?” by players and coaches around the Lakers’ practice facility.
Jackson, the Lakers’ Director of Player Development, indeed brought back some hardware from the Windy City, as he received the third annual Dana Davis NBA Player Development Award at the NBA Coaches Association meetings.
Jackson — who originally started with the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks in 2000 — has been a constant presence around the Lakers since joining the team nine years ago.