On Tuesday afternoon, Lakers VP of Basketball Ops/GM Rob Pelinka joined reporters on a Zoom call ahead of Wednesday’s gathering of the team at the practice facility with individual workouts set to resume ahead of the team’s July 9 scheduled departure for training camp at Disney World in Orlando.
Pelinka discussed the confirmed absence of Avery Bradley, Dwight Howard’s current status, the most important elements of the bubble concept towards keeping everybody safe, the challenges of sending a limited 35-person group, the NBA’s and the Lakers’ impact towards social justice issues and more.
Below are some of the key bullet points from the interview:
Pelinka confirmed reports that Avery Bradley, LAL’s defensive initiator on the perimeter who’d picked up his offense of late, would opt out of Orlando: “They had a family issue with one of Avery’s sons that was a health-related issue.