Frank Vogel opened up about the biggest challenge the Los Angeles Lakers will face this season.

Vogel, the head coach of the Lakers, said his team will get everybody’s best shot, as they are the defending champions.

“Well, we know we’re going to get everybody’s best shot. That’s the biggest challenge. Everybody’s best effort is going to come our way, and I’ve found that in not just the effort piece, the shot-making, the focus, the attention to detail, we’re going to get everybody’s best (in every way) throughout the year. But I’ve challenged our guys to embrace that as a blessing.

If the other team is playing at their best every night, we’ll be forced to be at our best, and that’s going to push us and challenge us to be great.

So to me this is a great thing for us, one that can lead to some challenges throughout the regular season, and maybe even some losses, but one that in the long run is going to help us come playoff time,” Vogel told reporters, via Christian Rivas of Silver Screen and Roll.

For the time being, Vogel and the Lakers are on a three-game winning streak and third in the Western Conference (5-2).