The Lakers Durbinham’s coach staff was reportedly hired at the top in the form of Chris Jent. Atlanta Hawks, According to multiple reports. Gent has been an assistant coach for the league since 2003, during the last four years of which he was in Atlanta. Rumored to be a candidate to join the Lakers this week..
Ham and Gent have worked with the Hawks for a season under Mike Budenholzer and have maintained a strong relationship.
— Adrian Voinaroski (@wojespn) June 18, 2022
Source: The Lakers have hired Chris Jent as the assistant coach to serve as Durbinham’s head coach.
— Blood Turner (@BA_Turner) June 18, 2022
There are many aspects to this adoption, and as Woj mentioned, there are reasons to include a previous relationship between Jent and LeBron James. The two were together in Cleveland from 2006 until James left in 2010. At that time, James praised Gent a lot.
Mike Malone and Chris Gent are perfect for Ben McLemore.I love the two guys in Cleveland
— LeBron James (@KingJames) June 28, 2013
Back in 2015, Lebron talked about his free throw shooting And while in Cleveland, he specifically mentioned Gent as someone who helped him improve his performance on the line.
“We have an incredible staff (in Cleveland) who have an opinion on what I should do and what they can do to improve me,” James said. “I had a shooting coach with Chris Jent many years ago. He helped me a lot with my shots when he was here as an assistant coach. From there I continued the same routine. He helped me a lot. “
As detailed in 2013, Jent wasn’t the only one to help improve, as the entire Revlon shot was remade with Jent. Sports Illustrated The work of Lee Jenkins.
Five years after his career, James began recreating shots with the help of then-Cleveland assistant Chris Gent. They focused on developing what Gent called a “gentler” shot. That is, it is more balanced so that his shooting forearm is perpendicular to the floor.
After Lebron, Gent maintains his ability as a shooting coach Help John Collins improve his 3 pointers In Atlanta. Collins has gone from 34% 3-point shooting in the first two seasons to 38.8% in the last three years. This includes 40.1% of the fire from the range of the 2019-20 season.
The Lakers’ new assistant, Chris Gent, helped John Collins become as good a shooter as he grew up. From a non-three-point shooter in Wake Forest to a 38% career three-point shooter in the Hawks.
— Chris Kirschner (@ChrisKirschner) June 18, 2022
Gent can set foot in Los Angeles and, in theory, help the Lakers in a variety of ways. For example, having the same positive impact on the Talen Horton-Tucker jumper as you did in Collins could significantly change the way THT games and the Lakers are used.
But what is clear is that the Lakers have landed someone with a wealth of experience, a relationship with James, and a track record of success at the NBA level. All of this is a big plus for the biggest recruitment of ham staff.
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