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    Q&A: Jared Dudley on how being a championship Lakers player helps him as a coach

    by Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times Dec 22, 2021 4 minutes

    DALLAS — Jared Dudley's 14-year NBA career ended unceremoniously, when the Lakers informed him that he would not be back for the 2021-22 season after playing two years with the team. Dudley was "disappointed" he wouldn't still be able to compete alongside LeBron James, Anthony Davis and new arrival Russell Westbrook.

    But Dudley was able to quickly pivot into coaching, joining the staff of Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd, who had been an assistant with the Lakers when Dudley played with the team. It meant that Dudley would get a jump-start on his coaching career earlier than he had expected.

    "I really wanted to play one last season with the Lakers, to

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