Kobe Karl?

No, it was Coby Karl who led the Lakers to a win in their second summer league game.  The PA announcer busted out a “Kobe Bryant” shout out when Karl went right at Memphis rookie O.J. Mayo and scored in impressive fashion.  Karl might not quite be Kobe Bryant, but he led the Lakers’ summer squad with 16 points in their victory against the Grizz.  The second-year man dropped nine in the third quarter alone and had a nice overall game.  Coby, son of Nuggets head coach George Karl, is the only player on the summer team that was on the Lakers roster last season.  He was unquestionably the last guy on the bench and rarely saw time on the floor.

Karl does have some competition for his roster spot this summer.  The team’s second round pick in the 2008 draft, Joe Crawford, has chipped in nine points in both summer league contests thus far and has looked good.  Two other players I would watch out for based on talent alone are Davon Jefferson and James White.  It’s likely that Karl makes the team again because he has a year under his belt learning the triangle offense, probably the most difficult offensive scheme to master.  Crawford is a possibility, but he’ll likely end up in the D-League or overseas.  The Lakers play their third game in the Vegas Summer League today against the Sixers.

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Posted in General on July 15, 2008

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