We are excited to welcome Rui and his family to the Los Angeles Lakers. Adding both size and depth to the wing position has been a goal, and the chance to accomplish that by acquiring a player with Rui’s two-way skills and upside was an opportunity that doesn’t present itself often. We want to thank Kendrick Nunn and his family for his time as a Laker, and we wish him nothing but the best in the future.
I just want to be somewhere that wants me as a basketball player, and I want to be somewhere that likes my game. I’ve just got to keep focus on the moment right now. I know all the stuff going on right now. I’ve just got to play the games and just to be myself.