<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-jalen-hood-schifino-shows-he-will-always-be-a-hoosier-with-upcoming-project');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers rookie Jalen Hood-Schifino shows he will always be a Hoosier with upcoming project');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lakers_news_Jalen_Hood-Schifino_shows_he_will_always_be_a_Hoosier_with_upcoming_project.jpeg"></figure><h1>Lakers rookie Jalen Hood-Schifino shows he will always be a Hoosier with upcoming project</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-16T21:59:29-07:00">August 16th, 9:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-16T21:59:29-07:00">August 16th, 9:59pm</time><address><a>Poch de la Rosa</a>Poch has been following the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA basketball, NCAA football, and other sports for more than 30 years. He has written for publications such as Bleacher Report, I4U News, BuySideSports, Swimsuits &amp; Sports Magazine, The Cold Wire, Pro Football History, and Defiant Takes Football since 2011. Whenever he's not writing about sports, he loves spending time with his wife and son, watching sports events, reading sports biographies and autobiographies, collecting sports apparel and memorabilia, working out, and playing the piano.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Although Jalen Hood-Schifino is now strutting his wares in Southern California for the Los Angeles Lakers, he will always bleed Indiana basketball cream and crimson.</p><p>Hood-Schifino will return to his Indiana roots early next month <a href="https://www.insidethehall.com/2023/08/16/former-iu-guard-jalen-hood-schifino-to-host-camp-in-bloomington-on-september-2/">He will host</a> a youth basketball camp for kids aged six to 16 years old in Bloomington, IN on September 2, per Inside The Hall’s Alex Bozich.</p><p>The Lakers rookie point guard will host his youth basketball camp at the Twin Lakes Recreation Center. Camp admission costs $150.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I’m excited to collaborate with Next Gen Camp to host some basketball camps! First up is in Charlotte, NC August 26th and then Bloomington, IN Sept 2nd! Tap on the links below to register for either city! </p><p>Charlotte: <a href="https://t.co/xblOXirjjk">https://t.co/xblOXirjjk</a></p><p>Bloomington: <a href="https://t.co/7Hl41SMyLL">https://t.co/7Hl41SMyLL</a> <a href="https://t.co/sgvTCowgCf">pic.twitter.com/sgvTCowgCf</a></p><p>— Jalen Hood-Schifino (@jalenhs) <a href="https://twitter.com/jalenhs/status/1691891045674766486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Jalen Hood-Schifino committed to Indiana basketball after spending his high school days in North Carolina and Florida. He started all 32 games for head coach Mike Woodson and averaged 13.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game in the 2022 NCAA season. Hood-Schifno showed impressive poise running Indiana basketball’s offense. He was also a fearless competitor who could take it to the basket or drain the long-range jumper.</p><p>Indiana basketball won 23 games with Hood-Schifino at the starting point guard spot. It was their best record in eight seasons. He eventually won the Big Ten Freshman of the Year award and earned Big Ten All-Freshman Team and Second-Team All-Big Ten selections. Hood-Schifino delcared for the NBA Draft after his lone season in Bloomington, IN.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2023-nba-draft-lakers-select-jalen-hood-schifino-no-17-pick">The Lakers made</a> Jalen Hood-Schifino the 17th overall selection of the 2023 NBA Draft in June. He adds point guard depth behind D’Angelo Russell and Gabe Vincent. Hood-Schifino feels his versatility <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-jalen-hood-schifino-what-sets-him-apart-from-rest-of-pack">sets him apart</a> from the current rookie crop. His all-around game will help the Lakers make another deep playoff run following their loss to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals last season.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers rookie Jalen Hood-Schifino shows he will always be a Hoosier with upcoming project

<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-jalen-hood-schifino-concern-2023-nba-summer-league');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ biggest concern about Jalen Hood-Schifino after 2023 NBA Summer League performance');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Lakers__biggest_concern_about_Jalen_Hood-Schifino_after_2023_NBA_Summer_League_performance.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ biggest concern about Jalen Hood-Schifino after 2023 NBA Summer League performance</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-17T15:23:42-07:00">July 17th, 3:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-17T15:23:42-07:00">July 17th, 3:23pm</time><address><a>Shervon Fakhimi</a>Shervon Fakhimi was born and raised in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and is an editorial writer at ClutchPoints. He is a big sports fan who dearly loves the Los Angeles Lakers, Green Bay Packers, and Arkansas Razorbacks.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Western Conference runner-up Los Angeles Lakers’ Summer League <a href="https://theathletic.com/4664222/2023/07/04/lakers-summer-league-first-impressions/" rel="noopener">concluded after two weeks</a> of play between their time in Sacramento and Los Vegas. They played seven games in total, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-battle-of-la-heats-up-in-summer-league-with-wild-ending-vs-clippers" rel="noopener">which gave the Lakers</a> an extensive look at their promising draft picks and two-way players. While Max Christie was the belle of the ball, rookie guard Jalen Hood-Schifino was probably the Laker under the biggest microscope.</p><p>He’s the Lakers’ highest draft pick since they selected Lonzo Ball back in 2017. He was good enough to go in the lottery, but slipped outside of it with such a loaded class. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/errol-spence-jr-comments-on-potential-canelo-alvarez-fight" rel="noopener">Hood-Schifino largely played well</a>, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement. Let’s recap how he played in his first Summer League go round.</p><h2>Shooting Could Improve</h2><p>The biggest knock on Jalen Hood-Schifino coming out of Indiana was his shooting. Though Hood-Schifino has great touch in the floater area and was a solid free throw shooter in Bloomington last season (77.6%), his range doesn’t quite extend to three at this stage of his career. He shot 33.3% from three last season; a solid number but also a number defenses are ok living with. He was below that number on catch-and-shoot threes at Indiana, where he shot 31.3% on such shots.</p><p>That inconsistency from deep showed up during Summer League. Hood-Schifino shot 0-9 from deep in his two games in Sacramento. In total, he shot 5-23 from deep (21.7%) in six games. That’s simply not going to cut it. He had some pretty bad misses on catch-and-shoot looks. Much like his time at Indiana, he looked more comfortable firing from deep off the bounce.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Second pull up three for Jalen Hood-Schifino. Memphis switching &amp; no Max means he's going to have to take more of the offense. <a href="https://t.co/4wfPIxVvPh">pic.twitter.com/4wfPIxVvPh</a></p><p>— Raj C. (@RajChipalu) <a href="https://twitter.com/RajChipalu/status/1680057358326845440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 15, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The bright side is Hood-Schifino showed flashes of his touch inside the arc. Though he shot 21.7% from 3, he looked a bit more comfortable rising up for midrange jumpers and floaters.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jalen Hood-Schifino navigating the screen, as he has done in Summer League so well, getting the defender on his back and hitting the middy <a href="https://t.co/BMIEPtauIx">pic.twitter.com/BMIEPtauIx</a></p><p>— Aram Cannuscio (@AC__Hoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/AC__Hoops/status/1679317194885177346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2>Pick and Roll Craft</h2><p>Seeing how frequently and capable Hood-Schifino was able to get to the rim was the most pleasant takeaway from his Summer League performance. It wasn’t the best skill he showcased, but was maybe the most suppressed skill that wasn’t always evident at Indiana with their lack of proper spacing around him and Trayce Jackson-Davis.</p><p>Summer League isn’t be the best approximation of NBA spacing, but it’s better than what he had at Indiana, and that allowed him to use his 6-5 215 pound frame to his advantage.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jalen Hood-Schifino drive and finish 😤</p><p>Watch the California Classic LIVE on ESPN2. <a href="https://t.co/CRVUKa6vPe">pic.twitter.com/CRVUKa6vPe</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1676005200866291712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>What stood out the most with Hood-Schifino though was his craft, pace, and overall floor game. He rarely got sped up. You could tell he knew what he wanted to and how to do it with how the defense was playing him. He was able to make enough midrange shots/floaters against drop coverage to make defenses pay.</p><p>When help defenders keyed in on him, he sprayed passes to shooters behind the arc and bended the defense. He showed good polish handling in pick-and-roll by changing speeds, snaking screens, or keeping defenders on his back to maintain his advantage or give himself a better one.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Loved what I saw from Lakers rookie Jalen Hood-Schifino out in Vegas. Such a smooth P&amp;R operator. Plays with  poise, pace, &amp; craft. Never looked sped up. Got to his spots, knocked down PU3’s, punished drops. Displayed high feel playmaking. Still needs to improve pop at the rim… <a href="https://t.co/qTEMBFS3XA">pic.twitter.com/qTEMBFS3XA</a></p><p>— NBA Draft Dude 🤙 (@CoreyTulaba) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoreyTulaba/status/1679172481238863872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Defensively, Hood-Schifino was solid as well. There were a few teams when quicker guards were able to skirt by him, but he largely was solid in his screen navigation, moved his feet well enough, and defended multiple positions.</p><h2>Hood-Schifino’s steps forward</h2><p>Summer League is largely a time for exploration. Players try to adjust to the speed of the NBA game and see how their strengths can translate to the NBA. Teams and fans get more acclimated with each of these players’ skill sets if they weren’t already during their time in college.</p><p>Jalen Hood-Schifino’s shooting percentages weren’t awesome during Summer League, but his first go-round was largely a success. His pick-and-roll polish, poise and craft immediately translated to being able to create great looks for both himself and his teammates. All in all, Hood-Schifino had a terrific Summer League. He has a lot to like with his game. His outlook is very bright.</p><p>But there is also room for improvement. His craft and playmaking won’t matter as much if teams don’t respect him as a shooter. He showed enough touch at Indiana and during Summer League to leave me to believe that he can and will continue to extend his range and become more comfortable as a shooter in the NBA to round out his game.</p><p>The Lakers’ development staff is among the best in the NBA. But if there’s an area in his game Summer League showed that could use some improvement, that would be it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ biggest concern about Jalen Hood-Schifino after 2023 NBA Summer League performance

<!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>        <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', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-summer-league-jalen-hood-schifino-reactions-las-vegas');   ga('set', 'title', '3 Jalen Hood-Schifino reactions from Lakers’ Summer League opener');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.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 id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/jalen-hood-schifino-lakers-summer-league.jpeg"></figure><h1>3 Jalen Hood-Schifino reactions from Lakers’ Summer League opener</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-07T22:38:55-07:00">July 7th, 10:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-08T09:55:51-07:00">July 8th, 9:55am</time><address><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/author/michaelc/">Michael Corvo</a>Los Angeles Lakers beat reporter. Follow me at @michaelcorvoNBA on Twitter, IG, TikTok for daily Lakers news, notes, and analysis. I also write things about golf.NYC/USC/LA. Aspiring Shane Falco.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jalen Hood-Schifino and the Los Angeles Lakers opened their Summer League play in Las Vegas with a 103-96 win over the Golden State Warriors.</p><p>As was the case <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-summer-league-3-takeaways-heat-california-classic-max-christie" rel="noopener">at the California Classic</a>, Max Christie (22 points, 7 rebounds) was the Lakers’ alpha. He’s bulkier by the day and his three-level-playmaking bag is rapidly deepening. He even earned “M-V-P” chants, which he <a href="https://twitter.com/jovanbuha/status/1677554132654366721">joked</a> made him feel “like Austin (Reaves).”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Great game by Max Christie last night in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA2KSummerLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBA2KSummerLeague</a> Las Vegas. Love Max’s quote about Austin <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Team?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Team</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lakers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Lakers</a> <a href="https://t.co/F9Di7x3l2U">https://t.co/F9Di7x3l2U</a></p><p>— Jeanie Buss (@JeanieBuss) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeanieBuss/status/1677722004299059200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Christie’s <a href="https://twitter.com/jovanbuha/status/1677554611841044481">goal</a> is to begin the regular season in Darvin Ham’s rotation. He’s making a strong case.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Max Christie need not play any more Summer League<a href="https://t.co/VxnevIGS4L">pic.twitter.com/VxnevIGS4L</a></p><p>— Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvoNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelcorvoNBA/status/1677532417308131328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The most pertinent object of curiosity surrounding the Summer League Lakers, however, is Hood-Schifino — the 20-year-old out of Indiana whom the Lakers selected with the no. 17 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-summer-league-takeaways-spurs-california-classic-max-christie" rel="noopener">Hood-Schifino mostly impressed</a> in Sacramento. Over two games, he scored 35 points on rickety 14-for-38 shooting. His sense of pace, pick-and-roll stewardship, and ability to create for himself and others as a 6’6, 215-pound point guard was encouraging (he keeps a low center of gravity). Most of his buckets came via tough takes through traffic or at the line.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jalen Hood-Schifino’s slashing, finishing with both hands, vision and passing were on display in his second game with the Lakers at the California Classic. Dropped 20 points on 8/17 shooting, dished 4 assists, grabbed 3 boards and swiped a steal <a href="https://t.co/KDCY6aDXsi">pic.twitter.com/KDCY6aDXsi</a></p><p>— DraftExpressContent (@DXContent) <a href="https://twitter.com/DXContent/status/1676786862965260289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>On Friday, both his box score — 9 points (3-for-11 shooting), 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals — and floor-game display were recognizable. Here are a few takeaways from Hood-Schifino’s Vegas premiere.</p><h2><b>Feel + Physicality</b></h2><p>I’m merging two subsections because their amalgamation within JHS’s game may be why the Lakers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-2023-nba-draft-class-jalen-hood-schifino" rel="noopener">appraised him</a> as a “lottery-level talent.”</p><p>Hood-Schifinio can dictate the speed of any given sequence — in halfcourt or transition. He can also put his head down, push people around, and win space. He smoothly combines finesse, guile, and patience with IQ, passing, and size.</p><p>Against the Dubs, JHS got going with a hard cut through the lane, which resulted in a contested catch and free throws. Soon after, he set up a dish to Colin Castleton on a PnR (they’re developing a nice two-man game) before instead swinging the ball to Cole Swider for 3. Off an ensuing turnover, Hood-Schifino calmly let the defense blow by until D’Moi Hodge was available for a rhythmic look from downtown. At other points: He lasered a no-look cross-court dime to Hodge in the corner, deployed a stutter-step to create a behind-the-back bounce to Sasha Kileya-Jones (free throws), and inverted a numbers disadvantage by crossing left at midcourt and using hesitation to create a quality 1-of-2 layup.</p><p>Like a (good) quarterback, Hood-Schifino appears to have eyes on everybody — where they’re headed and at what tempo. There’s no doubt he’s a point guard, and he’s already one of the largest in the NBA.</p><h2>Shooting</h2><p>Hood-Schifino shot 33.3% from 3 in college. He was 0-for-9 in two games at the Golden 1 Center. He missed his lone try at the Thomas &amp; Mack Center.</p><p>Hood-Schifino generally struggled to put the ball in the basket on Friday, from anywhere. He missed an easy free-throw line J early in the third. In the fourth quarter, he badly missed three floaters — his bread-and-butter — a step-back 3, and a lefty layup akin to ones he’s made earlier in the week.</p><p>Hood-Schifino thrives as a lead playmaker. The Lakers ultimately envision him in that type of role. Inevitably, though, whether he can knock down shots and be effective off-ball will heavily influence his role as a rookie. Hood-Schifino’s development in the shooting department — especially from 3 — will be compelling to monitor.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023-24 SEASON STATS
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2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
1.6	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.1

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