Los Angeles Lakers Officially Sign Marcelo Huertas
By Eric Yee
The Los Angeles Lakers have finally signed Brazilian veteran, Marcelo Huertas though the details of the deal have yet to be released
The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly agreed to a two-year deal with Marcelo Huertas in early July, but it wasn’t until now that the team officially signed his contract.
Similar to Tarik Black and Brandon Ingram, who are still unsigned at this point, sources believe that the team is delaying these signings in hopes of finding yet another Jose Calderon type salary dump deal, or another undisclosed trade.
That said, even with signing Huertas, the fact that Ingram and Black remain off the books makes a deal still possible.
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At age 32, the savvy Brazilian veteran only averaged 4.5 points, 3.4 assists and 1.7 rebounds in 16.4 minutes of play — 9.8, 7.5 and 3.7 adjusted per 36 minutes — but he served as the catalyst for the team on many occasions with his court vision and nifty, Steve Nash-esque floaters.
However, with the good, also came the bad, as he often looked lost on the defensive end of the floor and was too unselfish on offense, which led to unnecessary turnovers and missed opportunities for his own shot. Currently, the Lakers’ backcourt isn’t exactly known for their defensive prowess, so hopefully this is something that Luke Walton can mask with his adjusted defensive schemes.
Though the deal with the Chicago Bulls is widely accepted as a salary dump, Jose Calderon is no slouch at the point guard, so it’ll be interesting to see how the coaching staff balances the two point guards’ minutes come next season.
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One thing that is for sure, is that both should be able to help D’Angelo Russell in practice, as they’ve seen a plethora of situations that he’ll assuredly face both in the NBA and internationally playing for Brazil and Spain.