5 Players Lakers Could Sign With Disabled Player Exception
By Jacob Rude
2. Will Bynum
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The other position the Lakers have struggled at is point guard. While Jeremy Lin is improving every game, the back-up point guard spot has been a let-down with Ronnie Price. There is a noticeable drop in production offensively when Price leaves the court, and more often than not, he doesn’t provide enough defensively to account for his offensive deficiencies.
Bynum is arguably the best offensive point guard available. Last season with the Pistons, Bynum averaged 8.7 points and 3.9 rebounds in 18.8 minutes a night on 42.8% field goal shooting. His offense is light years ahead of Price’s and he would provide a big scoring boost off the bench for the Lakers were the two sides to agree.
3. Bo McCalebb
The Euro-league point guard has been an under-the-radar free agent. With Fenerbahce Ulker in Turkey last year, he averaged 11.0 points and 2.9 assists a contest. We already looked at the possibility of signing McCalebb, but the option still remains.
If the Lakers are interested in looking for something out of the box, McCalebb is the guy. Instead of taking a chance with a retread like Bynum, who you know what you’re getting, bringing in McCalebb, who hasn’t been seen nearly as much by NBA teams and scouts could end with huge rewards.
Even more, McCalebb likely would come cheaper than Bynum, although that argument seems like a moot point considering the (relatively) low amount we’re discussing in signing these players.