Los Angeles Lakers' coach Phil Jackson hasn't garnered his reputation as the greatest basketball coach in the history of the NBA for his ability to develop rookies, so the prospects of forward Devin Ebanks making a major splash appear to be slim.
In fact, few people who follow the Lakers think Ebanks has a chance to earn much playing time at all this season unless it's in the NBA's developmental league.
The Lakers are a veteran team coming off back to back NBA championships; it's hard to picture Jackson changing his philosophy considering this is his final season and he has his roster from last year virtually intact.
Jackson has always been known to side with experience rather than youth, and this usually holds true regardless of a player's athleticism or talent, with few exceptions.
Steve Blake, Matt Barnes, and Theo Ratliff were the Lakers' major free agency signings; all three players come with varying degrees of NBA experience and all three figure to play prominent roles next season.
But if Ebanks can prove that he is truly as versatile as his summer league showing suggested, then Jackson may find t ...
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Devin Ebanks Can Help the Lakers, But Will He Get the Chance?
September 7th, 2010 by Hadarii Jones Leave a reply »
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