"Shoutout coach Phil. Phil Handy. He taught me how I can stay in this league. How I can make an impact. First thing he talked about is the 3-pointer. Honestly I don't really like it. I don't like taking threes."

-Rui

LeBron James on finishing up season 23: "Listen, s---, I left everything I could out on the floor. ... I'm not looking at my year as a disappointment, that's for damn sure."

lmao this nigga, modern day vladimir radmanovic space cadet headass

LeBron:

"I left everything I could out on the floor. I control what I can control, and I can leave the floor saying, even though I hate losing, I was locked in on what we needed to do.

I tried to make sure our guys were locked in on what we needed to do. Obviously we fell a little short, but I'm not looking at my year as a disappointment, that's for damn sure."

"I've never been a third option in my life. To be able to thrive in that role for that period of time and then have to step back (into the lead role)," LeBron James says.

LeBron James:

"There's nothing I need to show in this league... I've done it all, seen it all. Just being able to compete and trying to win championships, that's a motivating factor. That's always been."

LeBron James on Austin Reaves: "Seeing AR grow over his five years has been nothing short of amazing"

LeBron James on basketball as a 41-year-old: "The love of the game is always there. I don't think it ever goes away. ... But the process to me has always been so much more important. Because if I fell out of love with the process, then I'd probably fall out of love with the game"

Last postgame conference of the season yall

Maxi is a better screener, which would create an open look. Rui would be locked up if he was in, no guarantee he would get a clean look quickly.

As others have mentioned, biggest off season since AD trade.

The lack of good free agents is concerning, Lakers don’t have that many assets available by trade, just 3 1sts.

End of the day, Lakers need depth, athleticism, and shooting. Finding a better post presence would be great.

Lakers Press Conference: Rob Pelinka & JJ Redick LIVE

Rob Pelinka: “In terms of the season, a lot to be proud of … but nothing to be satisfied with”

Rob Pelinka says there is "a lot be proud of" from this season but also emphasized they are "not satisfied" as the goal is always to compete for championships.

"That work begins now."

Pelinka: "The playoffs are all about matchups and about roster fullness ... Having a less-than-full roster is never an excuse in his business, it's just a circumstance - an adverse circumstance"

Rob Pelinka says the Lakers roster had "three quarterbacks" on it with Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves, which can be a luxury but also a challenge for JJ Redick, the players and the coaching staff.

"All in all, an amazing job of fitting it all together."

Rob Pelinka on LeBron James:

"In terms of LeBron, we probably haven't seen a player that has honored the game to the extent he has... The thing we want to do more than anything else is to honor him back."

He said they will give LeBron time to figure everything out, but "of course" they want him back next season, "as any team would."

Rob Pelinka on Austin Reaves:

"We want his odyssey to continue to unfold in the purple and gold... Both sides have made it abundantly clear we want to work something out."

Rob Pelinka says the Lakers' roster will be "retrofitted around Luka and the thing he needs. Clearly he's that player and leader for the future that we want to build around."

Rob Pelinka says that part of the team's G League team relocating to the Coachella Valley means it will free up space in the practice facility in El Segundo to retrofit with biomechanics and recovery equipment for the Lakers players to use, in consultation with the Dodgers

Rob Pelinka cited the optionality that the Lakers have this offseason in terms of cap space/free agency, the draft and/or trades.

Rob Pelinka says the Lakers are in "constant communication" with Luka Doncic and calls him an "incredible partner" when discussing team building preferences.