{"id":158501,"date":"2025-01-22T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/?p=136341"},"modified":"2025-01-22T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T20:00:00","slug":"james-worthy-says-la-lakers-have-found-player-who-reminds-him-of-jarred-vanderbilt-a-joy-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/22\/james-worthy-says-la-lakers-have-found-player-who-reminds-him-of-jarred-vanderbilt-a-joy-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"James Worthy says LA Lakers have found player who reminds him of Jarred Vanderbilt, \u2018a joy to watch\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The LA Lakers returned to winning ways with a victory over the lowly Washington Wizards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A game at home to the Washington Wizards was the perfect way for the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/los-angeles-lakers\/\">LA Lakers<\/a> to return to winning habits.<\/p>\n<p>The win also saw <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/dorian-finney-smith\/\">Dorian Finney-Smith<\/a> make his return after missing time for personal reasons, the birth of his baby boy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/la-lakers-fans-demand-answers-as-star-struggles-for-playing-time-jj-redick-is-limiting-his-impact\/\">Finney-Smith has impressed Lakers fans<\/a> since the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/brooklyn-nets-gm-reveals-rapid-speed-of-la-lakers-trade-negotiations-excited-about-dangelo-russell-deal\/\">trade to acquire him from the Brooklyn Nets<\/a>, amid confidence there is a lot more to come.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"941\" height=\"627\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2191988374-941x627.jpg\" alt=\"Dorian Finney-Smith #17 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Crypto.com Arena on December 31, 2024 in...\" class=\"wp-image-134955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2191988374-941x627.jpg 941w, https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2191988374-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2191988374-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2191988374-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2191988374-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2191988374-750x500.jpg 750w\" \/><\/div><figcaption title=\"Dorian Finney-Smith #17 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Crypto.com Arena on December 31, 2024 in...\">Photo by Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-james-worthy-praises-dorian-finney-smith\">James Worthy praises Dorian Finney-Smith<\/h2>\n<p>Earlier this month LA Lakers star <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/anthony-davis-says-the-la-lakers-have-signed-a-monster-hes-excited-for-what-could-happen-next\/\">Anthony Davis praised Dorian Finney-Smith as a defensive monster<\/a>, which was a big part of the reason the team traded for him.<\/p>\n<p>Finney-Smith enjoyed his best shooting night as a Laker against the Wizards, a team many players end up posting their best stats against.<\/p>\n<p>He scored 16 points during his 22 minutes on court, but once again it was his defensive work that brought praise.<\/p>\n<p>Lakers legend <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/james-worthy\/\">James Worthy<\/a> first addressed his shooting, commenting: &#8220;I thought he didn&#8217;t have any fear, he wasn&#8217;t hesitating knocking down the three.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;Defensively he&#8217;s really a joy to watch, he kind of reminds me of Vanderbilt a little bit, but not quite, but he does have that tenacious aggressiveness and physicality that you need at that position.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Los Angeles Lakers F Jarred Vanderbilt has been medically cleared to make his season debut on Saturday against the Golden State Warriors on ABC, barring any unforeseen setbacks, sources tell ESPN. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FXP9eP4PhC\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/FXP9eP4PhC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1882134405315203105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">January 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Jarred Vanderbilt has missed the entire season through injury, which has hampered the Lakers from a defensive perspective so far.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/la-lakers-assign-returning-star-to-g-league-its-a-crucial-step-in-his-long-awaited-comeback\/\">Vanderbilt is making steps towards his return<\/a>, spending time in the G League, and the Lakers hope to see him shortly.<\/p>\n<p>Shams Charania reports Vanderbilt has now been medically cleared and could make his comeback this weekend.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links\">\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"#list-arrow-svg\"><\/use><\/svg><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/james-worthy-admits-his-la-lakers-nickname-made-hims-scared-as-hell-now-he-loves-it\/\">James Worthy admits his LA Lakers nickname made him \u2018scared as hell\u2019, now he loves it<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealAClifton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@RealAClifton<\/a> talks with Dorian Finney-Smith about returning to the Lakers lineup, after missing 2 games for the birth of his son. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hk2mxxj5A1\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Hk2mxxj5A1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 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