While things have gone well for Carr so far, he knows improvements and development are needed. Carr has shown some good shooting ability, and while all teams want more of that, the Lakers really need him to grow into his body so he can be a top perimeter player.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst things first, got to put on some weight,\u201d Carr said at his introductory presser. \u201cThat\u2019s gonna be an emphasis, being in a weight room as much as possible. It\u2019s going to be like my second home. And then, of course, just, I mean, having great vets in front of you just to look up to and learn from and follow in their footsteps and take little things away from them and implement it into your life.<\/p>\n
\u201cOverall, I think it\u2019s, it\u2019s gonna be exciting. I know I keep saying it. It\u2019s repetitive, but man, y\u2019all don\u2019t understand how much of a joy it is and a blessing to be here in this situation. So just learn and, and follow in their footsteps.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carr is listed at 6\u20195\u201d and 184 lbs. That\u2019s a very light frame, even for a perimeter player. He wants to be great, but he has to bulk up so he doesn\u2019t get pushed around or bullied on the court, particularly on defense.<\/p>\n
The good thing is that he\u2019s well aware of these perceived weaknesses and is prioritizing addressing them. Now that he\u2019s a pro with the Lakers, he\u2019ll have all the resources he needs to build up his body and become a great guard.<\/p>\n
The weight room being his new home is the quickest way to make his desired outcome a reality.<\/p>\n
While Carr is particularly light, it\u2019s not uncommon for rookies to start much smaller than they\u2019ll ultimately be. With years of work and training, players typically gain weight and figure out the weight they need to be at to maximize their talent.<\/p>\n
This is what the goal should be for Carr, and as long as his words match his actions, he\u2019s well on his way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While things have gone well for Carr so far, he knows improvements and development are needed. Carr has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":794731,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,38926,85],"class_list":["post-794730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-lakers-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/794731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}