Quinn Cook played two solid seasons for the Golden State Warriors, averaging 8.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in a run that included a championship ring in 2018. With the Warriors planning for a 2019-20 season that will not include Kevin Durant and may not include Klay Thompson, Cook had a chance to mold his strong 2019 postseason into a bigger role with the team.

Instead, Cook is taking his talents down Interstate 5 — from one superteam to another — on a two-year, $6 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. Although the opportunity to play with LeBron James and Anthony Davis was probably a big draw, Cook had a bigger reason for going to L.A.: to make his father proud.

Cook posted a photo to social media of himself with his late father, a Lakers fan, with Lakers apparel on full display. “Pops up [in] heaven going crazy,” Cook wrote. “LAKESHOW.”

Quinn Cook signing with the Lakers is bigger than basketball. His late father was a huge Lakers fan 🙏 (via @QCook323) pic.twitter.com/b2Qc31X0sC — ESPN (@espn) July 8, 2019

Cook is not the only former Warrior to go Hollywood: He will play with DeMarcus Cousins, who signed a one-year deal with the team, and JaVale McGee, who played the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons with the Warriors, won the championship with the Warriors and Quinn in 2018 and signed with the Lakers for the 2018-19 season.