EL SEGUNDO — The nearly daily offseason workouts have left Lakers center Ivica Zubac feeling stronger, slimmer and faster. Zubac also has reported improvement enough in his outside shooting that apparently he has beaten teammate Larry Nance Jr. in 3-point competitions.
Despite all the improvements that have left Zubac and the Lakers encouraged about his game, the Lakers’ second-year center may not take his biggest leap until Las Vegas Summer League play ends. Then, Zubac hopes to train with the NBA’s all-time leading scorer.
“I hope after summer league I get the chance to work out with Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar]” Zubac said.