Lakers veterans impressed by younger players’ work ethic for film study

EL SEGUNDO — Back in 2008 when JaVale McGee was a rookie, the imperfect tool he could use was a DVD player.
The 7-foot center didn’t have a computer with a DVD drive, so when he wanted to watch film of his games, he had to boot up his DVD player at home. He didn’t have access to it on a plane, and he definitely wasn’t watching his clips in games from the bench.
Those are things that the young players on the Lakers are doing now. It’s easier for them because of techn