Los Angeles Lakers: 10 worst free agent signings in franchise history

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10. Jodie Meeks

It might seem strange to see Jodie Meeks on this list because he played decent during his time with the Lakers, but the team was not that successful when he was on the roster. In his first season with the team, they were expected to do big things with the other additions of Dwight Howard and Steve Nash in the offseason, but they were eventually eliminated in the playoffs as an 8 seed.

In his second season with the franchise, the team took a terrible turn for the worst and was one of the bottom feeding teams in the league finishing at 27-55. Meeks was nowhere near being the biggest reason for the team’s decline, but he was arguably one of the worst starters in the league defensively that season.

He did average a career-best in points per game, but he had his lowest 3-point shooting percentages since his second year in the league and that is his number one attribute.

Meeks definitely was not the Lakers worst free agent signing of all time, but his time with the team will for sure looked back on as a disappointment. He was supposed to be a solid 3-point shooter on a championship contender, but the Lakers failed miserably to live up to expectations and that justifies his place on the list even if their lack of team success was not all his fault.

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