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Considered by experts as one of two NBA 2021-22 super teams, the Los Angeles Lakers still have two places to incorporate at least one more player for LeBron James and company.
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One of the busiest free agencies in history lived it Los Angeles Lakers for the season NBA 2021-22 and with a total rollover on the roster there are only two places left to incorporate one or two more players on the eve to accompany LeBron James and company.
With the arrival of Rajon Ron and DeAndre Jordan as final reinforcements, the idea of the Los Angeles Lakers directives is to occupy one more spot on the roster and leave the other space free for a possible reinforcement during the 2021-22 season.
In that vein, LeBron’s next teammate and company would be a pivotal wing with athleticism and defensive versatility, but players in another position are also not ruled out for the roster’s first star start. Here, five candidates according to experts.
James Ennis already sounded for the Los Angeles Lakers 2021-22
Due to the inconsistency in the NBA, James Ennis he has changed teams ten times in seven seasons, making it ideal for a 14th or 15th place finish on the Lakers roster. In the 2020-21 season, the winger averaged per game 12.6 points and 6.1 rebounds with Orlando Magic.
Wesley Matthews, an old acquaintance of the Lakers
Although he did not perform as expected in the Los Angeles Lakers 2020-21, he averaged 4.8 points and 1.6 rebounds per game, Wesley Matthews he starred in key defensive plays to win games in May. A good defense could bring back.
JaKarr Sampson likes LeBron James and is a candidate for the Lakers
If it comes to fulfilling wishes to Lebron James, the arrival of JaKarr Sampson would be the ideal candidate because he is a native of Akron, the same city he saw born in ‘King’. The pivot comes from averaging 4.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game with the Indiana Pacers.
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson another pivot wing that could reach the Los Angeles Lakers
With four seasons a Brooklyn Networks which seemed to consolidate it in the NBA, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, 26 years old, had the best campaign in 2017-18 with an average of 13.9 points and 6.8 rebounds. However, it comes from a season with only 11 games played.
Kevin Love, an All-Star who seduces LeBron and the Lakers
In Cleveland Cavaliers are in team rebuilding and Kevin Love would not go into the plans, so the arrival of the Los Angeles Lakers sounds like a strong rumor due to the chemistry that got the pivot with Lebron James the title NBA 2016. The big downside? The $ 60 million the big man will receive in the next two years.
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