Lakers News: Elias Harris’ Continual Improvement Great Sign for L.A. Bench

August 24th, 2013 by Alex Ballentine Leave a reply »

The Los Angeles Lakers just might have found a real diamond in the rough with undrafted free agent signing Elias Harris. 

At 6'8" 240 pounds, the forward is a unique physical specimen that has the potential to become a crucial part of the Lakers' rotation next season. Speaking with Mark Trudell of NBA.com, the Lakers player development coach Mark Madsen was quick to heap praise on the Lakers surprise summer edition:

Elias had a great summer league. His versatility is the thing you notice right away, because he can play the two, the three or the four. He came in with a pretty developed perimeter game conducive to the NBA, and is working on adding more and more.

That much of Madsen's interview we already knew. Anyone that watched the forward put up 10.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in the summer league saw the impressive skill set he'll be bringing to the Lakers' bench this season. 

What's most impressive, however, is the dedication to learn and grow as a player that Madsen went on to describe to Trudell:

We see Elias almost every day, and he's taking all the nuances of what (assistan ...

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