<!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-lebron-james-reacts-to-quinn-cook-monster-54-point-explosion-in-china');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers star LeBron James reacts to Quinn Cook’s monster 54-point explosion in China');   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/2022/12/LeBron-James-reacts-to-Quinn-Cook_s-monster-54-point-explosion-in-China.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers star LeBron James reacts to Quinn Cook’s monster 54-point explosion in China</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-16T16:37:19-08:00">December 16th, 4:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-16T16:38:52-08:00">December 16th, 4:38pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James couldn’t be more hyped up after seeing Quinn Cook explode in China.</p><p>Cook, who won the championship with the Golden State Warriors (2018) and Lakers (2020), recently went viral after his incredible performance for the Guangsha Lions in the Chinese Basketball Association. He actually <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ex-lakers-warriors-champ-goes-full-stephen-curry-in-china-with-mind-blowing-12-3-pointers" rel="noopener">went full Stephen Curry</a> in a game against the Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin, banking 12 triples on his way to a ridiculous 54 points.</p><p>Even making he feat even more incredible, Cook needed just 28 minutes to put up that number. He shot 75 percent from the field as he led the Lions to a dominant win.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Quinn Cook dropped 54 points in 28 mins, with 12 threes, and shot 75% from the field. 🔥  <a href="https://t.co/GPMRvTYcwW">pic.twitter.com/GPMRvTYcwW</a></p><p>— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/RTNBA/status/1603143906799108101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Of course LeBron James saw Quinn Cook’s <a href="https://twitter.com/BeatKit22/status/1603906126869057537" rel="noopener">highlights</a> from the game, and he was quick to praise his former Lakers teammate on his Instagram stories.</p><p>LeBron shared clips from Cook’s 54-point explosion and wrote, “Certified [Bucket]!!! My bro ain’t playing no games. GREEN BEAN!”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LeBron James is HYPED after seeing Quinn Cook's 54-point explosion in China 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/yZ5ypb6cGE">pic.twitter.com/yZ5ypb6cGE</a></p><p>— Kit Guinhawa (@BeatKit22) <a href="https://twitter.com/BeatKit22/status/1603906126869057537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Sure the level of competition is different in China, but Cook has definitely proven that he can ball. Any time you can put up 50 or more points in a professional league, it only means you’re doing something right.</p><p>Furthermore, the veteran guard couldn’t ask for a far better audition tape than what he did in China. He turned a lot of heads, and now, he could return on NBA radars once again. Who knows, it could very well pave the way for his return to the league.</p><p>The Lakers could surely use a 3-point shooter. Maybe LeBron James and co. will be interested in his services moving forward?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers star LeBron James reacts to Quinn Cook’s monster 54-point explosion in China

<!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', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'LeBron James reacts to Kings signing ex-Lakers teammate Quinn Cook');   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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LeBron-James-Lakers.jpg"></figure><h1>LeBron James reacts to Kings signing ex-Lakers teammate Quinn Cook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-10T19:41:52-07:00">August 10th, 7:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-10T19:42:48-07:00">August 10th, 7:42pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James couldn’t be any happier for his former teammate Quinn Cook.</p><p>For those who missed it, Cook <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-sacramento-signs-another-stephen-curry-lebron-james-ex-teammate/" rel="noopener">recently signed a one-year deal</a> with the Kings after spending the past 2021-22 season in their G League affiliate. He is reuniting with former Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown, who has officially taken over the head coaching duties of Sacramento this offseason.</p><p>On Instagram, James <a href="https://twitter.com/BeatKit22/status/1557551142976233473" rel="noopener">shared his excitement</a> for Cook and wished him the best as he attempts to revive his NBA career.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LeBron James with a show of support for Quinn Cook … 👀 <a href="https://t.co/5w3Zbk6NI7">pic.twitter.com/5w3Zbk6NI7</a></p><p>— Kit Guinhawa (@BeatKit22) <a href="https://twitter.com/BeatKit22/status/1557551142976233473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Quinn Cook was part of the Lakers’ 2020 championship run. While he didn’t find that much playing time during the bubble playoffs, he was still a reliable backup for the Purple and Gold throughout the campaign. He averaged 5.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 44 games (one start) for the team.</p><p>The 29-year-old point guard was eventually waived by the Lakers and eventually found himself signing a couple of 10-day contracts with the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><p>Now, he is getting another opportunity to prove himself in the NBA level and carve a role with the Kings. Sacramento has a number of guards on the roster, so competition will be tough. Nonetheless, Cook’s familiarity with Brown could be beneficial to him.</p><p>Not to mention that he was probably brought to the Kings to provide some much-needed leadership and winning mentality. He is part of two championship runs, after all.</p><p>It remains to be seen what kind of role Cook will end up getting in Sac-Town, but sure enough, his good friend in LeBron James will keep cheering and supporting him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James reacts to Kings signing ex-Lakers teammate Quinn Cook

<!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', '');   ga('set', 'title', '3 reasons the Warriors could have used Quinn Cook');   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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Quinn-Cook-Warriors-.jpeg"></figure><h1>3 reasons the Warriors could have used Quinn Cook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-22T07:23:20-07:00">September 22nd, 7:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-22T07:23:59-07:00">September 22nd, 7:23am</time><address><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@markhaynesnba?lang=en">Mark Haynes</a>Mark Haynes is an NBA beat reporter covering the Golden State Warriors for ClutchPoints. He also hosts a YouTube series, Year 1 by ClutchPoints, where he interviews professional athletes about their rookie season.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It was believed to be a three-man race when it came to the Warriors potentially shaking some things up with their roster before the season. Reports surfaced Monday that the team would take a closer look at three free-agent point guards. Quinn Cook, Isaiah Thomas, and Avery Bradley have all been scheduled to workout for the Dubs this week. That was true until the reports of Cook <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1440390213700755462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1440390213700755462%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1506435action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">signing with the</a> Portland Trail Blazers hit.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent guard Quinn Cook is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1440390213700755462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Let’s get into the three reasons the Warriors could have used Quinn Cook if they signed him before Portland.</p><p><b>Championship experience</b></p><p>If the Warriors chose to sign Cook, this wouldn’t have been his first stint. He won a ring with the franchise in 2018. He was a key rotation guy who averaged 9.5 points, shooting 48 percent from the field and 44 percent from deep. His championship resume didn’t end there.</p><p>Cook later moved to Los Angeles to join LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. He won a championship with them in 2020 inside the NBA bubble in Orlando. He averaged 5.1 points shooting 42 percent and 36 percent from three in 11.5 minutes of playing time. Cook’s role in this championship was significantly smaller than his first, but winning it all seems to follow him.</p><p><b>Cooks isn’t new to this</b></p><p>Simply because a role is looked at as minor doesn’t mean it isn’t an important role. Whoever the backup point guard is will have the challenging task of impacting games immediately. Cook has shown he can handle these job duties at the highest level. It doesn’t matter if he plays big minutes or very little.</p><p>During the Warriors championship run, Cook recorded a per of 13.3, which is just under the league average of 15. In the Lakers’ run to a ring, he managed a per of 18.6 even though he played significantly fewer minutes. If Cook can still efficiently operate in limited playing time, he might have been a great fit for the Warriors.</p><p><b>Getting the band back together</b></p><p>The Warriors already brought back their 2015 NBA Finals MVP, Andre Iguodala. Maybe adding Cook from their 2018 championship team could’ve helped get back some of the past championship vibes. Culture is critical to championship organizations. Cook was a part of that championship culture during the dominant times of Warriors basketball.</p><p>His past relationships with other players like Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Iguodala might have given the younger Dubs more of a glimpse at how they should carry themselves in the future. This year is about winning now, but building for the future simultaneously is always an added positive.</p><p>Only time will tell what the Warriors will do with the final roster. They will have to waive a player to sign one of the free agents visiting this week. So the unsigned prospects will need to be very impressive if they want to take a spot. Unfortunately, a reunion with Cook is not possible, but these are three reasons the team could have used him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 reasons the Warriors could have used Quinn Cook

<!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', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Three reasons Quinn Cook will earn the Trail Blazers’ final roster spot');   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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/three-reasons-quinn-cook-will-earn-the-trail-blazers-final-roster-spot_copy.jpeg"></figure><h1>Three reasons Quinn Cook will earn the Trail Blazers’ final roster spot</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-21T13:53:05-07:00">September 21st, 1:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-21T13:53:05-07:00">September 21st, 1:53pm</time><address><a>Jack Winter</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers added another journeyman on Tuesday, signing Quinn Cook to a non-guaranteed contract, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1440390213700755462">Shams Charania of <i>The Athletic</i></a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent guard Quinn Cook is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Stadium</a>.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1440390213700755462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 21, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Though the disclosure of Cook’s deal made it seem like he’s a shoo-in for Portland’s final roster, his contract is essentially no different from similar ones recently signed by fellow veterans Patrick Patterson, Marquese Chriss and Dennis Smith Jr., each of whom will enter training camp next week auditioning for a permanent job. Expect Cook’s initial role with the Blazers to be the same, particulars of reporting notwithstanding.</p><p>Portland currently has 13 players with guaranteed contracts for 2021-22, and Neil Olshey has already made clear that the Blazers will leave one roster spot open as the regular season tips off. Here are three reasons why Cook is poised to beat out his competition in training camp to fill the final slot on Portland’s roster.</p><h2>Outside Shooting</h2><p>The nomadic nature of Cook’s career to date did away with early hopes that he’d eventually settle in as an established backup point guard. Standing just over six-feet tall with slightly above-average length but mediocre overall athleticism, Cook lacks the physical tools needed to be a consistent positive on either end of the floor. He’s an imminent target defensively despite his best efforts, and doesn’t have the off-dribble burst or playmaking ingenuity to serve as a full-time table-setter for the second unit.</p><p>Cook has one verifiable NBA skill, basically, but it happens to be the one that never goes out of style: perimeter shooting. The Duke product is a 40.8 percent three-point shooter for his career, and knocked down a scorching 47.4 percent of his catch-and-shoot triples over 2017-18 and 2018-19 with the Golden State Warriors, per <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1626188/shots-dash/?Season=2020-21&amp;SeasonType=Regular%20Season&amp;PerMode=Totals">NBA.com/stats</a>, the only stint he’s ever had close to a regular rotation role.</p><p>Cook’s numbers as a pull-up long-range shooter have been relatively disappointing, but are victim to small sample size theater. No one should be surprised when he stops behind a ball screen and connects from deep off the dribble. While that overall acumen from beyond the arc hasn’t been enough to get Cook consistent minutes or even a multi-year contract of late, it should be enough to help him earn Portland’s last roster spot considering the talent and fit deficiencies of his training-camp competitors.</p><h2>Championship Experience</h2><p>Quinn Cook has won two rings since breaking into the league in 2016-17, winning his first championship with the juggernaut Warriors a year later and his second title as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the Orlando bubble.</p><p>Though he barely got off the bench in the playoffs wearing purple and gold, Cook actually played real minutes during each of his postseason runs with the Warriors. He played in all 17 of Golden State’s playoff games in both 2018 and 2019, averaging 10.8 minutes per game as the primary backup to Steph Curry.</p><p>Cook, obviously, won’t be replicating that role in Portland. C.J. McCollum will play de facto floor general when Damian Lillard is off the floor, and Anfernee Simons will likely spend additional time on the ball in Chauncey Billups’ offensive attack, too. But Cook’s championship experience would prove invaluable for the Blazers even if good health keeps him permanently glued to the bench when the games matter most, let alone if injuries force him into action. He’s been a beloved locker room presence in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, too.</p><h2>Roster Composition</h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-larry-nance-jr-reveals-truth-on-shock-trade-to-blazers/">Last month’s trade</a> for Larry Nance Jr. balanced out a roster that seemed overly weighted toward the perimeter. Now, with Nance, Robert Covington, Jusuf Nurkic and Cody Zeller accounting for all available minutes up front, the Blazers’ biggest personnel hole comes in the backcourt.</p><p>What happens if one of Lillard, McCollum or Simons goes down with injury?</p><p>Billups’ plans to implement a more modern, variable offensive system that deprioritizes ball dominance lessens the need for a true point guard to be on the floor at all times. Even when Lillard, McCollum and Simons are healthy, much of Portland’s offense will be marked by quick-hitting, side-to-side ball movement and playmaking initiated by Nurkic and Nance rather than a steady, predictable diet of high ball screens.</p><p>Still, Cook’s experience running the show for marquee teams—even in a pinch—would provide Billups with a sense of security an inconsistent, high-risk player like Smith can’t match. Don’t be surprised if that reality looms largest when it comes time for Olshey and Billups to make their final roster cut, especially given the Blazers’ comparative depth at power forward and center.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Three reasons Quinn Cook will earn the Trail Blazers’ final roster spot

<!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', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'VIDEO: Ex-Lakers guard Quinn Cook gets trash talked, taken shot-for-shot by female fan');   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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/image_2021-07-17_140217.png"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Ex-Lakers guard Quinn Cook gets trash talked, taken shot-for-shot by female fan</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-07-16T23:19:15-07:00">July 16th, 11:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-16T23:19:15-07:00">July 16th, 11:19pm</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Quinn Cook was probably just minding his own business at the mall. A simple shootout game likely caught the former Los Angeles Lakers guard’s eye, which led to him flexing his long-range shooting.</p><p>But when he faced off against a fan named “Alie”, Quinn Cook <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1416185390239600640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1416185390239600640%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">immediately met his match.</a> The fan easily matched Cook shot for shot, making all 10 of her attempts just like Cook did. She made sure to sprinkle in some trash talk while doing it too. Perhaps the Lakers should give her a call, instead?</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Quinn Cook and this fan went bucket-for-bucket at the mall 🔥</p><p>(via sole.resell/IG) <a href="https://t.co/8r3PaQkQx8" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/8r3PaQkQx8</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1416185390239600640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>But let’s give props to Quinn Cook for draining all his shots, just like he’s supposed to. Shutting up a feisty fan is a no-win proposition for NBA stars, who have little to gain but risk embarrassment. The 5-year NBA veteran played two seasons with the Lakers, totaling 60 games played with one start. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/quinn-cook/a2b5090c/stats">averaged</a> just 4.3 points in under 10 minutes of action per contest. He shot a decent 36.7% from the three-point line, and has a career mark north of 40%.</p><p>The lifelong Lakers fan has had stints with the New Orleans Pelicans, Dallas Mavericks, and most recently the Cleveland Cavaliers. But Quinn Cook made a name for himself during his time with the Golden State Warriors, winning two titles while playing his role with the Dubs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Ex-Lakers guard Quinn Cook gets trash talked, taken shot-for-shot by female fan

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BRON VS STEPH AGAINNN FOR THE MONEYYY WOWWW 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Warriors vs Lakers for the cash omggg !!!!

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Happy birthday big bro!! @JCrossover !! We all appreciate you family 💯🤞🏽

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KEVIN DURANT IS THE BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER WE HAVE EVER SEEENNN!!! Nah frrrrrrr

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Pat Mahomes is the greatest football player to ever play the game slim ! We witnessing the greatest ever!!!

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We need an elite center build on Xbox next gen to run asap!!2K

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In a 7 game series who wins?
Steph, J Tatum, KD, Bron and AD vs. 
Luka, Shai, Giannis, Jokic and Embiid. 
I like team USA in 5 games no questions! Let’s get it spicyy 🌶️🌶️! Talk to me!!!

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