Danny Green, who joined the Los Angeles Lakers last summer as a free agent, has opened up about what he thinks makes his current team different from the other squads he has been with in the past.
According to the two-time NBA champion, what sets this particular Lakers group apart is collective unselfishness within the team coupled with a fun-loving demeanor towards the game.
“Definitely, and not even from an individual, personal success standpoint,” Green started, via Sabreena Merchant of Silver Screen and Roll. “I wasn’t having my best season as an individual player, but just being around the guys, and having fun with the group, and how much success our group was having. I think guys understood the bigger picture and were having so much fun. Nobody really cared the numbers that they got, or what they were doing individually. We had so many different pieces bringing so much to the table to where we were having fun and winning games whether we’re playing 10-15 minutes, 20-25 minutes or five minutes. Guys didn’t really care because we were having so much fun.”
The Lakers are Green's fourth team in 11 years in the NBA. He has been around the block a bit, but he claims that there is something special about this Lakers side.
“This has definitely been one of the most seasons I’ve had since I’ve been in the league because we were winning, and because nobody was fighting over time, minutes or touches. Everybody just did their part, fell in line and did their role to the best of their ability.”
Green is currently on a two-year, $30 million deal with L.A. This means that barring any offseason trade deals, we should still see the sharp-shooting wing next season with the Purple & Gold.
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