Lakers Missing Radmanovic

The Lakers acquired Adam Morrison and Shannon Brown from the Charlotte Bobcats for Vladimir Radmanovic last month and Lakers’ Coach Phil Jackson revealed he is missed by L.A. Despite past criticisms about his inconsistency, when asked about Radmanovic on Monday Jackson told the L.A. Times, “He’s a qualified player. He can do things, he’s going to have an impact on ballgames. We miss him, there’s no doubt about it. But that’s it — water under the bridge, you move on.”

Radmanovic has secured a spot in Charlotte’s rotation as a reserve and will thus play against the Lakers tonight. Morrison, on the other hand, may not see any playing time against the team that made him third pick in the 2006 draft because he hasn’t yet broken into the Lakers’ rotation. Bobcats coach Larry Brown told the Times Morrison was “never comfortable here,” cotinuing to say, “He told me everybody had high expectations. When you’re third pick in the draft, that’s just the way it is — it’s not going to change. Hopefully with a year under him [elsewhere], he’ll fill his potential.” Someone whose stock is rising is Radmanovic, whose stats have gone up since his move.

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Posted in General on March 31, 2009

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