Mitch Kupchak met with the media in Hawaii today and spoke optimistically about

the season, "We think this team, if they stay healthy, is a very talented team,"

he is quite aware that "expectations aren't very high".

Kupchak had no comment about Kwame Brown's arrest in Georgia on Saturday.

 Brown was charged with disorderly conduct and interference with an officer after his cousin was pulled over and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.

One note of interest, Kupchak was pleased that Dr. Buss would as he put it "kind of going to be back in the mix now." although he stated "My involvement with Dr. Buss the last six or seven years has been pretty consistent,"