Jason Terry talks Lakers coaching, LeBron, AD, Russ and his new venture
By Ronald Agers
With the influx of young coaches that are former players, does this give you confidence to contribute to an NBA team?
Lake Show Life’s take:
Jason Terry’s work last year impacted the Los Angeles Lakers last season. As you heard in the conversation, Isaiah Thomas parlayed his time with the Grand Rapids Gold into a 10 day contract with the purple and gold in December.
He even led the Lakers in scoring in a loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Even though he didn’t stick with the team, you could see the professionalism and the positive locker room presence that impressed the Charlotte Hornets enough to sign him for the rest of the season.
Follow up question: How has your experience in the NBA G-League with the Grand Rapids Gold helped you in your journey?
Lake Show Life’s take:
You can see the passion in not only getting better as a coach, Jason believes player empowerment is the foundation to that success, something that was relayed to Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos…
“Again, rely on your strengths, work on your weaknesses and really tap into who you are as a player. And then, what are your habits? Are you a worker? If you’re not, we need to change that because to get to where you want to be in life, not just in basketball, you have to be dedicated. You have to be committed to your craft. And I think a lot of guys struggle with that from time to time. They get distracted for whatever reason, but if they stay locked in and stay steadfast to their dream, they can achieve anything.”
After talking about his professional ambitions going forward, Jason Terry and Lake Show Life transitioned into some Los Angeles Lakers talk. We started with the biggest and most important news of date with the hiring of Darvin Ham, who replaced Frank Vogel.
Read on to get Terry’s take on the hire and how successful he will be…