Actual, tangible news on the Los Angeles Lakers is hard to find in the middle of June during an NBA Finals the team isn't playing in. Most of it concerns smoke-filled backroom whispers about their intentions in the 2016 NBA Draft or free agency, but the team seems to have made a concrete move in recent days with reports they will add Raptors 905 (the Toronto Raptors' D-League team) head coach Jesse Mermuys to Luke Walton's assistant coaching staff.
One of the hardest things to understand from outside of a team is what exactly their various assistant coaches are bringing to the table.