IRVINE, Calif. — My second of three Southern California stops, and 14th camp stop total thus far, was with the world champions, who are spending their precious last few days at UC-Irvine’s campus. …
1) Van Jefferson’s absence due to minor knee surgery has created opportunity, and both Tutu Atwell and Ben Skowronek have taken advantage of it with really solid summers entering their second seasons. Atwell is pretty interesting. He’s tiny, so he’ll have to be managed. But he also brings speed and an ability to track the ball downfield you can’t teach.
2) Rookie corners Derion Kendrick and Decobie Durant have flashed big-time, and both are vying for real roles on defense.