When asked about his mindset while fighting adversity, Harrell used his answer to go at the “haters,” which might include the media? Here’s what he said: Like Schroder, Montrezl Harrell played a solid game with 20 points and eight rebounds, factoring heavily enough in the Lakers’ fourth-quarter comeback that he, like Schroder, actually finished with a plus-2 in the plus/minus column. If the noise was a distraction, it didn’t show up on the court, where Schroder had 20 points and 11 assists. So however y'all want to put it on Instagram, Twitter, whatever it is, that's it.” End of the day, that's my last word on that. Everybody's saying I just want to sign long-term with the Lakers. That's what I said too, but nobody mentioned that in the media. Because after eight years, it's my first time seeing what other people, other clubs, who's got interest in me. "I think I said too, that I want to see my options. At the end of the day, I want to play my season out," Schroder said. “I mean, it's a crazy business, first of all. When he last addressed his extension talks, he did say he wanted to pursue his options, but not as explicitly as he did on Thursday - which just so happened to be a day when his name was prominently involved in a potential trade for Toronto’s Kyle Lowry.
Schroder said that while he wants to remain with the organization, he wants to explore his options in free agency. Lakers guard Dennis Schroder has spoken about wanting to reach a long-term deal with the team, but after Thursday’s loss, he made it clear that deal will come after the season. Here are five takeaways from the Lakers’ 109-101 loss to Philadelphia, a game that ended up being more interesting than it looked. He also played every game in the Western Conference Finals, playing 20.2 minutes per game and playing a huge role in limiting Nikola Jokic.76ers center Dwight Howard argues after he is ejected from the Lakers game Thursday at Staples Center. While we’re on the topic of the playoffs, Dwight played in every Finals game for last season’s NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers, getting 11.8 minutes per game in that series.
In my view, neither are good options for a team looking to compete in the playoffs. To find a stretch-5 to come off the bench, the Sixers would either need to spend big on a bench piece (playing behind their best player) or settle for a player who may shoot close to league average from 3 but can’t rebound or protect the paint nearly as well as Howard can. It’s true Howard is a poor fit in some lineups, but the team is better off limiting those lineups than giving Dwight’s minutes away to a random 7-footer shooting in the mid-to-low 30s from three. What more could you ask for from a player in his 17th season?Ī major knock on Howard has been that he doesn’t shoot threes so he’s not a good fit. At 35, Howard is still in excellent shape and putting in extra work to help his young teammates get better.
After the very first game of the season, Howard came back on the floor to put up extra shots with Ben Simmons. Off the court, all indications point to him being a positive influence in the locker room. (via IG) /y7tKKu3Mtr- Philadelphia 76ers May 17, 2021 The clip below shows some of his most impressive offensive rebounds from that game.
Howard has incredible instincts when it comes to rebounding the basketball, and that was on full display on May 8 against the Detroit Pistons, when he had 14 rebounds in 22 minutes. Moses Malone never posted a single-season total rebound percentage as high as Dwight’s this season. His 26.7 total rebound percentage is not just a career-high, but the highest single-season total rebound percentage (of anyone playing at least two games) in Philadelphia 76ers franchise history, according to a Stathead search by my Liberty Ballers colleague Daniel Olinger. His 17.8 offensive rebound percentage and 35.3 defensive rebound percentage are both career-highs. He’s been a great rebounder his entire career, but this has arguably been his best rebounding season yet. To start, he’s having a historically great season when it comes to rebounding. Dwight Howard has been a joy to watch this season, and we’re not talking about it enough.