Per ESPN,<\/a> \u201cNo, we\u2019re going to start Andre. That\u2019s what we signed him here for,\u201d Vogel said. \u201cWe need to get [Drummond] a ton of minutes to get him acclimated to our system with only X amount of games before the playoffs, and he\u2019ll be our starter. \u2026 [Gasol\u2019s performance] doesn\u2019t change that.\u201d<\/p>\nGasol, who initially balked at a role change, telling reporters last week that Drummond’s addition was “a hard pill to swallow,” was fully on board with the idea of making room for the buyout market addition after the Raptors game.<\/p>\n
“I’ll stay ready. I’m going to tell you this: I’m fully committed to the team. I’ll stay ready when my number is called,” Gasol said. “I understand we have to get Andre acclimated to what we’re trying to do. We have to get back our two main guys — Bron [LeBron James] and AD [Anthony Davis] whenever they come back — and they have to get that group going and get some chemistry going with the first unit for them. I’ll be ready no matter what happens. No matter if it’s five minutes, 10 minutes, if it’s whatever position. If it’s some nights, I might not play. But I’ll stay ready, no matter what. I made that commitment.<\/p>\n
“It’s been a process for me to reassess this situation a little bit, but like I said, I’m fully committed to this team. So, whatever is thrown at me, I’ll be ready.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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