When the Clippers had the opportunity to acquire Ivica Zubac at the trade deadline, one of Zubac’s biggest backers was his former teammate on the Los Angeles Lakers, Lou Williams.
The two played together on the Lakers for half a season in 2016-17 during Zubac’s rookie year before Williams was traded that February to the Houston Rockets. Zubac was barely seeing the floor, and the duo had only played together for 213 minutes, but the time they spent working out and practicing convinced Williams of Zubac’s potential.