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Lakers Move Into New Facility

Charlamos con Francisco Pinto de TWC Deportes sobre la profunda renovación en la que están los Lakers y la importancia de dar vuelta la página. Además, la nueva sede (UCLA Health Training Center), la cultura internacional del equipo, los aciertos de Mitch Kupchak y mucho más.

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Lakers Announce UCLA Health Training Center

EL SEGUNDO – Los Lakers dieron el miércoles otro paso adelante en su proceso de reconstrucción.

La franquicia anunció la sociedad con UCLA Health, que le dará el nombre al nuevo centro de entrenamientos del club. La sede, el UCLA Health Training Center, abrirá sus puertas durante el verano de 2017.

En el evento estuvieron presentes los propietarios del club, representantes de UCLA Health y la alcaldesa de El Segundo Suzanne Fuentes.

Además, el flamante entrenador Luke Walton y casi la mitad del plantel – Anthony Brown, Ivica Zubac, Larry Nance, Jr., D’Angelo Russell, Brandon Ingram y Jordan Clarkson – también visitaron el establecimiento, incluso tomando el tour de las instalaciones.

Walton se mostró sumamente entusiasmado por lo que significa tener un edificio de tales dimensiones, amenidades y prestigio.

“Como cuerpo técnico, estamos muy emocionados de mudarnos aquí”, dijo Walton. “El nuevo edificio será tres veces el tamaño del que tenemos ahora. Tendrá (la mejor calidad) de todo, desde el salón de videos hasta el centro de entrenamientos y el gimnasio”.

La lista de amenidades es simplemente impresionante. El edificio permitirá que el equipo ya que no tenga que compartir instalaciones con los L.A. D-Fenders, quienes tendrán su propia sección de lujo en una parte aledaña.

La sede, que será de dos pisos y abarcará 120,000 pies cuadrados, contará con una cocina completa con chef, dos canchas (una con capacidad para 750 espectadores), un gimnasio doble, una peluquería, y una sala de lujo para que los jugadores puedan relajarse.

Además, contará con piscinas calientes y frías para 15 personas, una sala de video adyacente a la cancha de práctica, un gimnasio de última generación, un teatro, y dos cámaras criogénicas.

La frutilla del postre es una piscina de resistencia, esencialmente una cinta para correr sumergida.

“Estamos creciendo como grupo”, agregó Walton. “Tenemos un núcleo joven de jugadores, y para ellos, crecer juntos en esta liga y aprender a jugar juntos, estar juntos dentro y fuera de la cancha, y mudarse a este edificio el año que viene, es todo parte del proceso de crecer”.

El edificio también albergará a doctores de UCLA Health, algo que le dará un salto de calidad significativo a la franquicia en cuanto a exámenes y acelerar procesos.

“Ayuda porque hace que todo lo que hagamos sea más eficiente”, explicó. “L.A. es una gran ciudad, y a veces tienes que manejar una hora, estar en tráfico, y una hora para regresar, y puedes perder todo el día haciendo eso. Tenerlos aquí y poder trabajar con un grupo como ellos es muy emocionante para nosotros”.

Jeanie Buss hizo hincapié sobre otro aspecto fundamental.

“Mudarnos a esta nueva sede permitirá (a los jugadores jóvenes) crear su propia identidad”, opinó. “Le dije a Brandon Ingram: ‘por favor no te preocupes por los cuadros en las paredes y la historia de los Lakers. Tú debes ser tú. La gente está emocionada de ver quién eres y lo que traes. No sientas que debes replicar lo que nadie hizo antes’”.

Walton, finalmente, resumió el mensaje principal que envía este esfuerzo realizado por la franquicia.

“Para mí, habla del compromiso con ganar”, dijo Walton. “Obviamente los jugadores y entrenadores de baloncesto pueden ganar con lo que tengan – un gimnasio pequeño, una (sede) pequeña de entrenamientos. Y los Lakers lo han demostrado, ganando campeonatos en la otra sede”.

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As head coach of the Lakers, it was only natural for Luke Walton to close out the ceremony on Wednesday as the Lakers unveiled their future home: the UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo.

“We are, as a coaching staff, very, very excited about moving in here,” Walton said. “The new building is three times the size of the one we’re in now. It’s got state-of-the-art everything, from a film room to a training center to a weight room.

“No more single-person metal ice tubs. We’re gonna have a 15-person ice tub, an underwater treadmill — everything is just gonna be brand new and fantastic.”

The facility, which will open summer 2017, will feature two full-size courts, including one with 750-person seating capacity that will serve as the site of D-Fenders home games. There will also be an on-court smart board and video displays to help coaches teach their players.

Off the floor, the Lakers will be able to take advantage of a new weight and conditioning room, as well as plyometric training areas.

Recovery is also a huge focus, as the training room will feature multiple whirlpools, a pair of plunge pools, a resistance pool and twin cryogenics chambers.

For D'Angelo Russell, this equipment upgrade echoes the team personnel that he feels sets the standard of quality.

“Knowing you have the best guys around to help prepare you for the next practice or the next game is a blessing,” he said.

Much of the focus for the facility includes making Russell and co. feel like they have a second home, which can be seen in the additions of a barber shop, indoor-outdoor lounge, player kitchen and training table. Plus, there will be a theater/screening room and a player quiet room that is adorned with blue-light spectrum lighting.

“To me, it speaks to the commitment to winning,” Walton said. “Obviously as basketball coaches and players, you can get it done wherever you need to with whatever you have — a small gym or small training (facility). And the Lakers have proven it. They’ve won championships in the old training site.

"But that’s not enough for them. They know they want to continue to be at the top of the list of organizations, so they are out here building this beautiful new facility for us, and it’s gonna be incredible to be in there.”

Staying in El Segundo was a priority for the organization, especially given its proximity to Los Angeles International Airport, making road trips more convenient.

The facility will host the franchise's basketball operations and corporate headquarters, which are currently housed in separate sites since one building was not big enough.

That won't be a problem in the 120,000-square foot, two-story center that Co-Owner and Team President Jeanie Buss envisions as the ideal site for the team to forge its future.

“Moving into this new facility is going to allow (the young players) to create their own identity,” Buss said. “I’ve said to Brandon Ingram: ‘Please don’t worry about all the pictures on the walls and the history of the Lakers. You be you. People are excited to see who you are and what you bring. Don’t feel like you have to replicate anybody that’s been here before.'

"Certainly moving into this new facility will allow them to do that — to take on their own identity.”

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Walton and Co. Excited for 'State-of-the-Art' Training Center

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EL SEGUNDO – The Los Angeles Lakers and UCLA Health have agreed to a long-term partnership that includes UCLA Health’s designation as the exclusive in-game health providers for the team’s players and the naming rights for the team’s new training facility and offices in El Segundo, it was announced today. The name of the facility will be the UCLA Health Training Center.

Construction of the facility, located at 2275 E. Mariposa Avenue, began on September 18, 2015 and is expected to be completed by the summer of 2017. The Lakers and UCLA Health also will be engaged in community, educational and research efforts in injury prevention and sports performance for the Lakers.

“We’re extremely pleased and excited about our new partnership with UCLA Health,” said Lakers President/Governor and co-owner Jeanie Buss. “Their innovative, forward-thinking, research-oriented medical team and facilities are unsurpassed, and their focus on not only treating, but preventing, injuries will translate into the ultimate goal of helping our players perform better on-court and to prolonging their professional careers. In addition, UCLA Health’s community relations and community commitment views and philosophies are so closely aligned to those of the Lakers that they make us perfect partners to further those goals and programs.”

Dr. John Mazziotta, M.D., Ph.D, Vice Chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences and CEO of UCLA Health, said the partnership with the Lakers will provide both organizations with an unparalleled ability to share the message of health and fitness with a broad and diverse audience. “UCLA Health is committed to improving the health of our community, both for individuals and population-wide,” he said.

The partnership is aligned with both organizations’ existing work within the community.

“UCLA Health has a long history of working to improve the health of Los Angeles, and we are excited about this partnership with the Lakers and the opportunity that it brings for continuing our community engagement mission in health and fitness for a diverse population,” said Johnese Spisso, M.P.A., President of UCLA Health, CEO of UCLA Hospital System, and Associate Vice Chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences.

The training facility itself will be a significant addition to the community and the league. The 120,000 square-foot facility will be the new home of both the Lakers and their Development League team, the D-Fenders. The state-of-the-art building will contain two basketball courts, including one that converts to a 750-seat exhibition court where the D-Fenders will play their home games.

“The UCLA Health Training Center will be the greatest and most up-to-date training facility in the league, and will allow us the best opportunities to enhance our efforts in the areas of training, strength and conditioning, nutrition, and injury prevention and treatment,” said Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak.

Said Lakers Head Coach Luke Walton: “This facility will provide me and my staff with all the tools we need to maximize the development of our players and help them reach their full potential. From my perspective, having been both a player and now a coach in this league, training centers can create productive teaching and learning environments, while also offering the comforts players desire. I think the UCLA Health Training Center will achieve both. When finished, I expect our player and staff  accommodations to be unparalleled in the NBA.”

The project was designed by noted Detroit-based sports and entertainment architect ROSSETTI in con-junction with the Los Angeles architectural office of Perkins+Will and project managers Pica + Sullivan, and is being built by Morley Builders. Highlights of the building design include a Sponsor’s Gallery to be occupied by UCLA Health and which will be accessible to the public, separate office and game-day entries, separate and secure players parking and entry, and an employee hub/internet café. The building is conceived to be in concert with and as part of the Lakers’ branding strategy; its form and imagery designed to communicate the team identity, history, philosophy, goals and ambitions. The plan layout integrates the Lakers business and basketball sides, facilitating a synergistic relationship across all aspects of the organization.

As well as being the home court of the D-Fenders, the building will also provide the Lakers the opportunity to host sponsor events, community outreach events, season ticket holder events, and Laker Girl events.

UCLA Health includes four hospitals on two campuses – Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center; UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica; Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA; and Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA – and more than 150 primary and specialty offices throughout Southern California. UCLA Health is consistently ranked as one of the top hospitals and the best in the Western United States in the national rankings by U.S. News and World Report.

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