It's amazing how important intangibles are. When people speculate about teams getting put together, most talk about it like you're making these pieces work that are unlikely to change. More than a few of our key players were criticized for not being the best defensively, but you would never know that watching this team. You'd think they all gave this much defensive effort their entire careers.
I respect that everyone is rising to the occasion. It's like once they realized they're playing with Lonzo and Caruso, they decided to step their defense up too. And Zack desires to be an all-around elite player, especially getting his first taste of running with the greats with the All-Star bid and Olympics. fukk physical skills alone, attitude and desire are essential for building a squad. Gotta bring in the right guys and AKME seem good at doing that.