Lakers' Devin Ebanks and Derrick Caracter Headed to D-League?

Filed under: Lakers, NBA D-League, Bakersfield Jam

Question as a headline because it's just a report and not verified? Absolutely? I'm Ron Burgandy? (Sorry, it was on TBS Sunday night.)

The LA Times reports that Phil Jackson said Sunday that Derrick Caracter or Devin Ebanks could be assigned to the D-League. Which is curious.

The Lakers folded their D-League affiliate the D-Fenders for a year to get their house in order and try and come up with a business plan that wasn't diametrically opposed to the seldom-pursued goal of actually making money. So now the Lakers would be sending the players down to Bakersfield to the Jam. Which they don't really have a relationship with. And considering the fact that Caracter and Ebanks have both shown considerable talent (and this on a Lakers team that makes good players look average), it seems odd to send them somewhere they don't have coverage to watch over them.

Both would fit in well in the D-League, though, getting to work against comparable competition without having, you know, the Bean screaming in their ear for every missed pass or Jackson waxing poetic about the mysteries of the universe while they both just need to know where to rotate to off the dribble penetration. The question will be whether A) the Jam will benefit from an influx of Laker talent in their ticket sales and B) whether the Jam will wind up with a team that allows one or both of the two to develop without getting hammered on every play.

Interesting stuff. I miss the D-Fenders already. But hey, great seats!

 

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