The Lakers rely on three G League alums — Danny Green, Quinn Cook and Alex Caruso. NBA teams have discovered that finding players who can help is only a fraction of what the G League can do. “This has always been a place for development and growth, " G League president Shareef Abdur-Rahim said. Karl has become keenly aware of that during his three seasons running the bench for the Lakers’ G League team. The Clippers’ G League coach, Brian Adams, was on the team’s bench as a video coordinator before being “sent up” to coach the G League team in Ontario.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 22, 2019 00:45 UTC