Blake Griffin

If I was the GM? If you're the GM. First of all, you have so many different – he does his physical assessment with the training staff. Every team has a sports scientist. They have string the conditioning coaches. You do full assessment. You work on this, this, and this. But also, when you're a guy like Luca, he can just be like, I'm good. I'm not going to talk to your assessment people.

If I was the GM? If you're the GM. First of all, you have so many different – he does his physical assessment with the training staff. Every team has a sports scientist. They have string the conditioning coaches. You do full assessment. You work on this, this, and this. But also, when you're a guy like Luca, he can just be like, I'm good. I'm not going to talk to your assessment people.

I mean, he would talk to him, but he could just be like, no, I'm okay. From a distance. Yeah, like, I'm okay. I don't want to do, like, I've seen that happen. That happens all the time in the NBA. Where guys just go, ah. I've had teammates who are like, I'm not lifting weights. I'm just, I'm not, I'm not lifting more.

I mean, he would talk to him, but he could just be like, no, I'm okay. From a distance. Yeah, like, I'm okay. I don't want to do, like, I've seen that happen. That happens all the time in the NBA. Where guys just go, ah. I've had teammates who are like, I'm not lifting weights. I'm just, I'm not, I'm not lifting more.

Maybe they'll do, they'll compromise and do like two or three exercises that are pretty easy. And it just works for them. I had a teammate who like never touched weights and he played for a long, long time and he's really, really good. And like some guys, some guys don't, some guys do.

Maybe they'll do, they'll compromise and do like two or three exercises that are pretty easy. And it just works for them. I had a teammate who like never touched weights and he played for a long, long time and he's really, really good. And like some guys, some guys don't, some guys do.

And like the team has to kind of figure out how to like best work with a guy's preferences or routines when they're young, you know, rookies come in You gotta do all this stuff. But as guys get older, if they're still in the NBA, say after seven years, they know what they're doing. They know their bodies. They know how to perform and they know how to be a pro.

And like the team has to kind of figure out how to like best work with a guy's preferences or routines when they're young, you know, rookies come in You gotta do all this stuff. But as guys get older, if they're still in the NBA, say after seven years, they know what they're doing. They know their bodies. They know how to perform and they know how to be a pro.

And you get a lot more lenience that way.

And you get a lot more lenience that way.

Yeah, it can. A lot of it depends on your trainers with the team and it depends on your personal trainer. I had a personal trainer who was super close with all the trainers on each team that I was on. He's just a good dude. He knows his stuff. He doesn't overstep his boundaries. He's respectful and he's not like, hey, it's this way or no. He's collaborative. I had a personal trainer because...

Yeah, it can. A lot of it depends on your trainers with the team and it depends on your personal trainer. I had a personal trainer who was super close with all the trainers on each team that I was on. He's just a good dude. He knows his stuff. He doesn't overstep his boundaries. He's respectful and he's not like, hey, it's this way or no. He's collaborative. I had a personal trainer because...

it wasn't because the team wasn't good, I would use those guys, but then I would also want somebody at night when I'm watching games, like the night before a game or any time, he'd come over and he'd work on me, we'd do some exercises, 45 minutes to an hour at night, and that gave me what I felt like was an edge. Like literally stretches and whatever?

it wasn't because the team wasn't good, I would use those guys, but then I would also want somebody at night when I'm watching games, like the night before a game or any time, he'd come over and he'd work on me, we'd do some exercises, 45 minutes to an hour at night, and that gave me what I felt like was an edge. Like literally stretches and whatever?

Yeah, bodywork stuff, making sure nothing's tight, making sure every joint is moving correctly, or I have the right range of motion, or if I have a little nagging injury to do extra exercises to strengthen that or to help that. That's why I had a personal trainer. Kind of depends on the guy. Some guys have an all-encompassing personal trainer. They don't use the team guys.

Yeah, bodywork stuff, making sure nothing's tight, making sure every joint is moving correctly, or I have the right range of motion, or if I have a little nagging injury to do extra exercises to strengthen that or to help that. That's why I had a personal trainer. Kind of depends on the guy. Some guys have an all-encompassing personal trainer. They don't use the team guys.

And as long as they're healthy, as long as they're good, and as long as they show up and perform, I don't think teams truly care that much. I think maybe the training staff is kind of a little... What can he do if he's not performing, though? Because that would be the... Then you have a talk. Hey, we think you need to be... We need to have you do this. You need to be in better shape.

And as long as they're healthy, as long as they're good, and as long as they show up and perform, I don't think teams truly care that much. I think maybe the training staff is kind of a little... What can he do if he's not performing, though? Because that would be the... Then you have a talk. Hey, we think you need to be... We need to have you do this. You need to be in better shape.

You need to get more work in here. Like that. And so that's what I mean when you're a GM. You use kind of all those services that teams provide. And if Luka comes to the Lakers and they're like, all right, we'd like to get him at this body fat percentage or we'd like to get him his cardio a little bit better, they could try.

You need to get more work in here. Like that. And so that's what I mean when you're a GM. You use kind of all those services that teams provide. And if Luka comes to the Lakers and they're like, all right, we'd like to get him at this body fat percentage or we'd like to get him his cardio a little bit better, they could try.