The Lakers going after veterans this offseason to fill their roster when they could have either signed young prospects with potential upside or just left roster spaces open was always a questionable choice in itself. However, there was no single move that epitomized the confusing nature of such a decision as a whole than dusting off the corpse of Metta World Peace and signing him to a one-year deal.
While World Peace saw the floor more often than anyone could have ever expected early on in the season, that has since died down tremendously. At the halfway point in the season, he’s played in only 19 games and has hardly been effective whenever he’s on the floor. Not that any of this is shocking to any person who saw Metta’s last run in the NBA before he headed to go play overseason, but it’s worth saying that his contributions to this team have been nothing.
Despite the fact that he’s a veteran presence and that having him on the roster is somewhat of a gesture for him having helped out some of the more successful teams of in Los Angeles in the last decade, a failing grade is the only thing suitable for World Peace. From his mere presence on the roster and what he’s given on the floor, he’s been a huge bust for the Lakers.
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