Los Angeles Lakers: 5 under the radar free agents to target
By Matt Leaman
Anthony Morrow
Anthony Morrow is another player who has seen his share amount of NBA teams. In fact, he’s been on seven different teams throughout his long career. His career averages sit at 9.4 points per game, along with 2.2 rebounds. Morrow, who is 31-years old, is coming off a season in which he played for both the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Chicago Bulls.
In 40 games with the Thunder, Morrow averaged 5.8 points, playing just 15 minutes a night. He quickly saw his time end there and wound up with the Bulls, where he only played nine games averaging just 4.6 points. So you’re wondering why would the Lakers want a player coming off a very poor shooting season?
Despite his lackluster season a year ago, he is a 41 percent lifetime three point shooter during his NBA career. He last averaged double figure points back in the 2014-2015 season with the Thunder, when he scored 10.7 points per game. Morrow isn’t the best defender but only allowed players to shoot 48 percent from the field, and 30.8 percent from deep.
Just like the previous two players, Morrow would also be a great voice in the locker room. Lakers would be looking at spending roughly $4-7 million a year for his services.