Marcus Sensible stated that getting recruited by Luka Doncic performed an vital function in him signing a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
“Once you get a man like Luka calling… checking on you, attempting to see the place you are at, to see if you wish to come be part of one thing particular that he is attempting to cook dinner up over right here,” Sensible stated. “For him to say that he can actually use my assist, that meant quite a bit.”
Doncic reportedly performed an energetic function in recruiting both Smart and Deandre Ayton this offseason, assuaging fears that he wasn’t committed to the Lakers long-term.
Sensible added that his objective is to carry protection and management to the roster.
“Simply to be me. Are available and do what I do and that is [being] a tenacious defender, simply bringing the depth that I carry, my management, my basketball IQ, as properly. However simply being the pest that I’ve all the time been,” stated Sensible of his expectations.
Sensible additionally stated that he believes the Lakers can compete with any workforce within the west.
Sensible, who solely performed 54 video games within the final two seasons, added that he was trying to get again to being absolutely wholesome.
“I am very motivated,” Sensible stated. “The final two years for me was, in my eyes, a disappointment. Accidents sort of stopped me and held me again. However, like I informed my spouse and my household, every little thing occurs for a purpose. And it is humorous that 12 years in the past, I might have been right here and now it is full circle and I am right here.”
