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The NBA has entered the slow part of its offseason, where training camp is still many weeks away, but player movement all but stopped a while ago.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ roster for the 2023-24 season is mostly set, except for the center position. General manager Rob Pelinka made it clear earlier this summer that he would like to add another center, but nothing has happened, at least not yet.
The team has reportedly had some interest in Christian Wood for a while. While he is undersized at 6-foot-9, doesn’t play much defense and reportedly has a substandard attitude, he is a very capable scorer who can stretch the floor. He averaged 16.6 points a game on 51.5 percent overall shooting and 37.6 percent from 3-point range this past season for the Dallas Mavericks.
According to Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times, Wood is likely still the Lakers’ top choice, and they have some “internal optimism” that they could make things work with the 27-year-old.
Via Los Angeles Times:
“The big question would be whether the Lakers’ structure — headlined by coach Darvin Ham and James — could keep Wood focused on winning while eliminating some of his bad habits and overcoming some deficiencies.
While he’s already played for seven teams, there’s at least some internal optimism that the Lakers could make it work as stop No. 8.”
Another upside of signing Wood would be the fact that he could fill in ably offensively if and when Anthony Davis misses games due to injury. Last season, LeBron James had to play very heavy minutes and carry an immense workload while Davis missed several weeks with a right foot stress injury.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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