Putting aside the mandatory group interviews that stars like LeBron James and Anthony Davis give after every game, it is likely that the Lakers’ most-quoted player is a 34-year-old reserve who is averaging 1.5 points in barely eight minutes per game.



Jared Dudley, after all, will talk about anything.



In his first three months with the Lakers, he has talked about judging DeMarcus Cousins before they became teammates. About the dynamic between Frank Vogel and Jason Kidd. About LeBron James’ emoji use. About beating Villanova in college. About LeBron vs. the Greek Freak in the MVP race. About the Lakers signing him instead of Carmelo Anthony. About handing out tickets to Twitter followers. And about how old LeBron is.



If Paul Pierce was The Truth, Dudley is the Truth Serum. There is seemingly no end to the topics he is willing to tackle. A reporter assigned to write a story about the Lakers, the NBA or some emerging theme within either will find...