“I think Metta is starting to show you what his value can be with that second unit, not only as a scorer but a couple times when I watch that second unit, I think they’re UCLA or something like that because at the free throw line, Metta is calling them together and they have their little college huddle going on and then they break and then they go play great defense. So, Metta is taking on a leadership role with that second unit. He’s showing the ability to score, which is what we need from him with the bench we have.” — Lakers coach, Mike Brown
