On Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers re-signed Marcelo Huertas to a two-year deal
Announcing that he would be re-signing with the Lakers via Instagram, Marcelo Huertas‘ fan reception last season could be best categorized as polar.
While some loved the way he reminded them of Steve Nash with his finesse passing and running floaters, others simply could not stand the way he let defenders breeze by him on the opposite end of the floor.
When the Lakers traded Ater Majok to the Chicago Bulls for Jose Calderon and two future second round draft picks the day before, it was widely assumed that the team had found their back up point guard, at least for last season. But the Huertas signing shows that they truly see Calderon as a salary dump but more so, that they value Huertas’ fit and chemistry with the team.
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As displayed by his brief Twitter interaction with forward, Larry Nance Jr. it appears that his teammates fully have his back.
Coming into the league as a 32 year old rookie, Huertas isn’t getting any younger, but he provides a little more veteran presence at the point guard position that D’Angelo Russell will benefit from going forward. How the minutes will be distributed among him and Calderon will be interesting but it is likely that the duo share the minutes of the back up point guard.
When not getting sliced and diced on the defensive end of the floor, ‘The Catalyst’ did just that, catalyzing his team averaging 9.8 points, 7.5 assists, 3 rebounds and 1.1 steals per 36 minutes of play.
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Keeping him around shows that the Lakers are truly devoted to showing even their role players that they value loyalty, which is on the contrary to what they did in seasons past letting players like Kent Bazemore, Ed Davis and Jordan Farmar walk in free agency for nothing.