<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Nuggets-news-Troy-Daniels-signs-with-Denver.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Nuggets’ Troy Daniels addresses viral NBA bubble food photo, social justice statement on his jersey</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-07-13T18:45:46-07:00">July 13th, 6:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-07-13T19:07:34-07:00">July 13th, 7:07pm</time><address><a>Mark Haynes</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Exclusive</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Denver Nuggets guard Troy Daniels posted two images of his meal to his Instagram story when he first arrived inside the NBA bubble at Walt Disney World last Tuesday. The post immediately went viral as social media jokes were made comparing the entrees to the meals “Fyre Fest” distributed.</p><p>“It’s actually not that bad man, to be honest with you,” Daniels tells ClutchPoints from inside the bubble. “I think my picture that went viral really took everything out of context.”</p><p>He then went on to explain how he really feels about the bubble.</p><p>“You can tell the NBA put a lot of thought and a lot of money into it,” Daniels said. “Once you get out of the quarantine process, it’s really dope.”</p><p>Restarting the 2019-20 season didn’t seem feasible a few months ago.</p><p>“I remember two months ago, I really didn’t think the season was going to come back,” he said. “But to see from that moment to now, to see all the things that they’ve done to get to the bubble and everything that’s in the bubble, I think it’s amazing.”</p><p>There are sure to be flaws in the bubble, but the NBA is trying their best to accommodate the players while keeping them safe. One way they are doing so is with daily Covid-19 testing. Many players have stated that the Covid-19 test is very painful. Understanding the discomfort the test provides, it’s reasonable to question if getting one daily is realistic.</p><p>“I literally hated it,” Daniels said. “We had to get tested like every other day [in Denver] and it hurt. It really hurts putting the thing up your nose and in the back of your throat is weird.”</p><p>Daniels says the test in the bubble is just a mouth and nasal swab, not the invasive procedure. “If we had to do it everyday where they stick it all the way through your nose, I think guys would definitely have a problem with that,” Daniels said. Clearly the NBA is invested in providing safety, as well as comfort, for the players.</p><p>Over the past few weeks, the world has been in a pretty tense state. The nation is dealing with a deadly pandemic as well as racial injustices.</p><p>The NBA has given players the approval to express their frustrations with the inequalities Black people are enduring by allowing them to choose from 28 different social injustice statement options to wear on the back of their jerseys. Troy Daniels said he selected <i>Black Lives Matter</i> as his first choice and <i>Say Her Name</i> as his second.</p><p>“It’s unprecedented times,” Daniels said. “It’s one of the biggest movements ever. So, I want to shed light on that. It’s very important to me.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nuggets’ Troy Daniels addresses viral NBA bubble food photo, social justice statement on his jersey

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Troy-Daniels-describes-key-to-being-ready-off-the-bench.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers to waive Troy Daniels</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-03-01T15:49:04-08:00">March 1st, 3:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-03-01T15:49:40-08:00">March 1st, 3:49pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers are waiving shooting guard Troy Daniels to open up another roster spot, per <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1234259882360102912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1234259882360102912&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D737282%26action%3Dedit">ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski</a>:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lakers will waive G Troy Daniels, agent Mark Bartelstein of <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/PrioritySports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrioritySports</a> tells ESPN. Two sides had been working together to find a solution that will give Daniels an opportunity elsewhere, and also give Lakers an open roster spot into March.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1234259882360102912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Daniels was originally expected to be waived when the Lakers agreed to terms with Markieff Morris, but L.A. waived the injured DeMarcus Cousins instead.</p><p>However, the Lakers appear insistent on trying to add to the current roster, and Daniels was an easy target considering he had virtually no role with the team.</p><p>Daniels played in 41 games for the Lakers, averaging 4.2 points in just over 11 minutes per game.</p><p>Bartelstein praised the Lakers in actively seeking avenues to allow Daniels to pursue other opportunities:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bartelstein tells ESPN: "Rob (Pelinka) and Kurt (Rambis) were fantastic in giving Troy optionality based upon all the scenarios that could play out in the coming weeks." <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/PfS8H3Y8Yn">https://t.co/PfS8H3Y8Yn</a></p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1234260201240432642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>The question now becomes: who will the Lakers look to sign?</p><p>Los Angeles had interest in coaxing former point guar Darren Collison out of retirement, but Collison elected to remain retired. The Lakers pivoted to Morris after failing to land his brother, Marcus, but they seem intent on finding another potential difference-maker.</p><p>One name to watch could be J.R. Smith, who has not played this year but has repeatedly stated his interest in returning to the Association. Smith was LeBron James’ teammate during his second stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and he is the kind of dynamic scorer they might be hoping to add to their bench unit.</p><p>The Lakers were expected to give Smith a workout earlier in February, but as of Tuesday he claimed the team had yet to reach out to him:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I asked jr smith IG story he was waiting for a call case not yet <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/TheRealJRSmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheRealJRSmith</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/JeanieBuss?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JeanieBuss</a>  💜💛🙏💯 <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LakeShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LakeShow</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/WaPFDzu1Hf">pic.twitter.com/WaPFDzu1Hf</a></p><p>— Abraham 🇵🇭 (@AbrahamLedda) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/AbrahamLedda/status/1232457227874627584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>In any case, the decision to waive Daniels gives the Lakers an opportunity to pursue other players as they hope to solidify the roster prior to the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers to waive Troy Daniels

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Lakers-video-LeBron-James-headbutts-ball-out-of-bounds-after-Suns_-shotclock-violation.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>LeBron James hooks up Troy Daniels with several boxes of sneakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-01-18T07:59:28-08:00">January 18th, 7:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-01-18T07:59:48-08:00">January 18th, 7:59am</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Not only is Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James one of the best players in the game today, but as most of us know, he also happens to be one heck of a teammate. The three-time NBA champ proved this once again when he recently hooked up fellow Laker Troy Daniels with a pretty fresh set of new kicks.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">‘Bron just hooked TD up: <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/YSASaudrOd">pic.twitter.com/YSASaudrOd</a></p><p>— TheLakersReview (@TheLakersReview) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/TheLakersReview/status/1218333348591882240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Those are some nice looking pairs right there, and we’re certain Daniels appreciated the gesture from LeBron. Daniels hasn’t exactly been one of the most significant players on the Lakers’ rotation this term, but this is not something James takes into consideration. In his eyes, they’re all his teammates, regardless of the role they play for the squad.</p><p>After signing with the Lakers in the summer, Daniels has been asked to fulfill a minor role in head coach Frank Vogel’s rotation this season. Currently, the 6-foot-4 shooting guard is averaging just <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/danietr01.html#all_per_game">4.7 points</a>, 1.2 rebounds, and 1.1 3-pointers in 12.0 minutes off L.A.’s bench.</p><p>There has been a lot of talk regarding the Lakers’ push to add more pieces before the Feburary trade deadline passes. At this point, it would not be surprising if Daniels ends up as a moving piece in any potential deal that front office might pursue.</p><p>Daniels is on a one-year minimum deal, so his expiring contract might also prove to be a relatively valuable asset for a team looking to gain more financial <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-luka-doncic-doesnt-think-hes-beating-lebron-james-for-all-star-team-captain/" rel="noopener noreferrer">flexibility in the coming offseason.</a></p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James hooks up Troy Daniels with several boxes of sneakers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure data-feedback="fb:likes"><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Troy-Daniels-is-_arguably-the-best-shooter-on-the-team_-says-Frank-Vogel.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Lakers guard Troy Daniels is ‘arguably the best shooter on the team’ says Frank Vogel</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-10-25T23:18:32-07:00">October 25th, 11:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-10-25T23:18:32-07:00">October 25th, 11:18pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RyanWardLA/" rel="facebook">Ryan Ward</a>Ryan Ward is a veteran sportswriter who has covered the NBA and NFL for nearly a decade. Along with numerous exclusive interviews with professional athletes, Ward has been credentialed by the Los Angeles Lakers since 2011.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers officially have their first win of the 2019-20 NBA season. Frank Vogel’s squad was able to make easy work of the visiting <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/utah-jazz">Utah Jazz</a> on Friday night with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/LeBron-James/b1a9094f">LeBron James</a> coming three rebounds shy of a triple-double, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Anthony-Davis/b77109e3">Anthony Davis</a> having a block party in the paint, and Troy Daniels showing his shooting prowess.</p><p>Following the win over <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Mike-Conley/a18208f7">Mike Conley</a>’s Jazz, Vogel had incredibly high praised Daniels. The new Lakers coach believes that Daniels, who went 4-for-8 from beyond the arc, is the team’s best shooter.</p><p>“He’s earned a spot in the rotation with his ability to shoot the basketball,” Vogel said of Daniels after the game. “He’s arguably the best shooter on the team. He’s the kind of player you want put around LeBron James and Anthony Davis. He works really hard on the defensive end, so he pulls his own weight on that side of the floor, and when he’s out there, he not only brings gravity but when the help comes, he’s able to punish defenses, and he did both of those tonight.”</p><p>Daniels played 21 minutes off the bench for the Lakers during their home opener at Staples Center and didn’t disappoint. The veteran guard finished with 15 points going 5-for-9 from the field while also adding three rebounds and a steal to his stat line.</p><p>“I think it’s just a shooter’s instinct to create space for yourself,” Daniels said.</p><p>Although the Jazz were expected to be a force to be reckoned with in the Western Conference this season, they have struggled right out of the gate. The retooled <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> almost pulled out the win over Utah in their season opener, and tonight they looked outmatched against a Lakers team looking to bounce back with a vengeance following a loss to the L.A. Clippers earlier this week.</p><p>The final score, 95-86, doesn’t dictate what happened on Friday night. 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Lakers guard Troy Daniels is ‘arguably the best shooter on the team’ says Frank Vogel

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Is it me or is that playoff energy back. #LakersVsSuns

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Everybody’s journey is different. Embrace yours.!! Never know what you will get out of it.!! #BeGreat 

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Recovery Sunday’s. Rest your mind Sunday’s. Take a deep breathe Sunday’s. Get ready for a productive week Sunday’s.
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Good afternoon folks.. Whatever yall do today get that bike workout in. It’s only right. I hope everyone has a blessed day.. 🙏🏾 

2019-20 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
4.3	1.0	0.5	-	0.5

2019-20 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
4.3	1.0	0.5	-	0.5

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