The new-look Los Angeles Lakers, without LeBron James, quickly filled the hole he left in the depth chart. The franchise went ahead and signed free agent guard/forward Quentin Grimes to a four-year, $60 million deal.
The Texas native, who spent his college career at the University of Houston, told Marc J. Spears of Andscape that Lakers head coach JJ Redick was the reason he chose Los Angeles.
“Just have him from a friend aspect, just checking in, tapping in with me,” Grimes said. “Checking the games. Asking how my people were doing, how I’m doing. I’m asking how he is doing, how his wife is doing, how are the kids doing. So, when you have that friend aspect of it and that real human aspect of it, it makes it easier to play for a coach like that.
He was the main selling point. I saw the [offensive] freedom he gave guys the last two years. Being a part of that offense will be a great opportunity for me to take my game to the next level and hopefully take my team to the next level as well.”
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