Basketball: We’re going to have to be even better - Lakers boss Vogel

After the longest season and the shortest offseason in NBA history, the champion Los Angeles Lakers are back at work with two content superstars, a younger lineup around them — and a steady confidence they can do it all again. But head coach Frank Vogel warned on Friday that a repeat won't be easy and that the Lakers are "going to have to be even better". The Lakers lost major defensive contributors Avery Bradley and Dwight Howard to free agency, but Anthony Davis and Alex Caruso are back along with the four veteran newcomers, who can all excel on both ends. New to the squad are Dennis Schroder, Montrezl Harrell, Marc Gasol and Wesley Matthews players Vogel described as "nasty dudes" who will help the team continue to play the type of smashmouth defensive basketball that carried them to the NBA championship.