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Jarred Vanderbilt thought that as a team, considering everything that happened this year, LA did a good job overall, but the end of the series with Minnesota came down to the Wolves being a bit better with the "dirty work."

Jarred Vanderbilt said he's excited from an individual standpoint to be healthy going into the offseason, after two straight years recovering from injuries: "I’m just excited to have a healthy summer to work on my game.”

LeBron James said that, since his first NBA Finals appearance in 2007, "Every season that I didn’t win the Finals is a disappointment. It’s the same offseason ... disappointment and (not being fulfilled). Nothing changes for me."

LeBron on what comes next: “I don’t have an answer to that. I’ll sit down with my wife, family and support group … have a conversation with myself on how long I want to continue to play. We’ll see.”

Extended thoughts from LeBron on JJ Redick: "I think whatever happens, JJ will continue to grow. Thought he had a hell of a rookie campaign ... it’s a hell of a lot harder being a rookie head coach coaching the Lakers. A whole other ballgame. I thought he handled it extremely

Luka Doncic said his back is "not good at all ... but I tried to go" after that fall tonight. Overall in Round 1, he said "I didn't play the way I should. As a team, we didn't play the way we could." He gave Minnesota credit: "They were the better team."

Luka Doncic on his experience with the Lakers: “It’s been great, honestly. The way the fans accepted me has been amazing. I’m glad I’m here, I had a great couple of months … trying to learn about the city, about the team, just trying to process everything.”

Luka Doncic on JJ Redick: “I think he’s a hell of a coach. Not many coaches do the stuff he did in his first year. I’m really glad (he coached me). Feels sometimes like I’m back in Europe a little bit. We have a great bond … it’s been nothing but amazing.”

At the season-ending presser, Rob Pelinka started by saying how much he believes in JJ Redick: "JJ brought a complete revival of energy and incredibly hard work ethic, attention to detail, a spirit to our team as a rookie coach that we haven’t seen in a long time."

JJ Redick on his offseason after Year 1 as an NBA coach: "How can I be better? I’m going to take a lot of time to really self evaluate … and figure out ways I can be better and ways I can help get us closer to hanging Banner 18."

Pelinka then added how excited he is to build a roster around Luka Doncic moving forward, while acknowledging that after the trade deadline, it was a bit like trying to build an airplane in the sky. "When you make a huge trade at the deadline where you trade your starting center

Rob Pelinka: "I think this offseason there is going to be a lot of movement around the NBA. There are so many aggressive leaders of organizations that are expecting (immediate) success. I think there will be a lot of opportunities for to look at. I’m excited about what will come

Redick on Luka Doncic: “We both had an immediate bond to each other (in Dallas) despite our age difference. We’ve kept in touch, we’ve spent a little bit of time together ... I think that bond that was there gave us a great starting point as player-coach. Our first conversation

Rob Pelinka: "LeBron is a GOAT, one of the GOATs of the game. And he’s been a completely selfless leader. We saw that in this playoff series, moving to playing more off the ball and committing more to the defensive end. I think it’s just a testament to his championship DNA and

JJ Redick on Rui Hachimura: "I thought Rui had an outstanding season, and he was incredibly important to what we were able to do this year. He was a vital cog on both sides of the ball. The games that he missed, it was apparent to the coaching staff how valuable he was.

Here’s a summary of today’s end-of-season press conference from Rob Pelinka and JJ Redick, plus some quotes from LeBron and Luka: nba.com/lakers/news/la…

LeBron extends his unprecedented All-NBA record total with a 21st selection, including 13 First Teams, and his 4th 2nd Team, at age 40. All-time All-NBA Totals: 1) LeBron: 21 T2) Kobe, Kareem and Tim Duncan: 15

Lakers announced the home portion of their preseason schedule, detailed below: