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[tps_title]Dante Exum to the LA Lakers[/tps_title]

Image courtesy of Dante Exum/Twitter.

Image courtesy of Dante Exum/Twitter.

During an interview, Dante Exum said this to LakersNation.com:

If I get the opportunity to go to L.A. and play for the Lakers, and just to be in an environment where you have a great player like Kobe. Obviously picking his brain and what he’s done. How he’s kind of adapted over the years because he’s definitely in the talk of one of the greatest players of all-time. To be trying to like mentor in a way to like kind of a rookie. I think that would be the best option.

A lot of young kids dream to play in the bright lights of Hollywood, but most of them do not have the flashy razzle and dazzle style that would epitomize the Showtime brand of basketball that ruled Los Angeles during the ’80s. Kobe Bryant had that in the ’90s, and he’s become the face of the Lakers franchise.

Dante Exum is Australian, but his game is very much LA-material. A point guard of his size reminds us of a young Penny Hardaway. He’s got tremendous athleticism, quick speed, great passing, and the ability to finish. His first step is explosive, and although he is not a great dunker, he finishes with an array of moves with both hands. His versatility can slide him to the No. 2 spot in the draft, and he’s going to be lethal once he improves his shooting.

Exum is as old as Kobe was when he entered the NBA. It would be great for him to play alongside Bryant before the Mamba retires and turns over the baton of leadership to him.

If Exum by chance goes to lala land, it would be a fairy tale ending in Tinseltown.

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