Lakers: 5 Things to Watch at Summer League 2016
5. The Forgotten Sophomore
One of the big things that many people might be overlooking for the Lakers heading into Summer League given the excitement of the two rookies coming in and the bigger names that will be playing is that their second round pick from 2015 in small forward Anthony Brown will also be coming to Vegas and that’s definitely something to keep an eye on.
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Brown’s role throughout his rookie season in Los Angeles fluctuated even more than the roles of the likes of D’Angelo Russell and Julius Randle that infuriated the majority of the fans. There were stretches—usually when Kobe Bryant was nursing an injury—that he was in the starting lineup and relied upon to be a solid role player while there were other times in the season where Brown was playing with the D-Fenders in the D-League. That being said, it’s kind of hard to judge his rookie year overall.
What can be definitively said, though, is that Brown’s offensive game left a lot to be desired. Despite hopes that he could be a three-and-D player in the NBA, his three-point shooting was unreliable at best while he did in fact show promise on the defensive end of the floor, save for normal rookie growing pains. Summer League will now be a chance to see if there’s been any noticeable improvements to this point and where he needs to spend the rest of the offseason working.
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