Failing to have been very active on the “free agency” market, the Lakers are continuing their internal adjustments. And particularly in their medical team. According to the Los Angeles Timesthe Californians recruited Vanessa Brooks as head of the physical trainer.
This position had been vacant since Roger Sancho left the California organization to take on the same responsibilities at the Suns. Despite the lateness of this replacement, the new arrival should be with the team for the start of training camp early next week.
Brooks has been with the Thunder since 2019. She is known for being the first black woman to obtain dual certification as a physical trainer and physiotherapist. She had become interested in these disciplines after being seriously injured years earlier when she was playing in high school.
The Lakers have restructured their staff
“ She's the one the players see first when they arrive in the morning. They see our security guards, our chefs and then our medical staff. They are there to serve them and to help them improve. Vanessa is an example. She is someone of great value, she is excellent at her work, constant, positive and she is a real asset for the team and for the organization. “, Mark Daigneault complimented her.
His arrival is the latest hire in the Lakers' offseason restructuring of the medical staff. Brooks will work under Leroy Sims, whom the team hired as director of player performance.
