Lakers Rumors: Soon to be Cleveland Cavaliers West, the guards
By Ronald Agers
An NBA champion that will gladly stay on the West Coast for the minimum!
People forget about Iman Shumpert playing on the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers. He will be an excellent addition for the Lakers for the league minimum.
His wife is Teyana Taylor who is an accomplished singer/actor/director/producer. Like LeBron James, who has business in Los Angeles, so does the Shumpert family. After playing the second half of the season in Houston, it is highly unlikely that he will be re-signed in Houston. With all the chaos that is going on with the Rockets, I really don’t think Shumpert cares.
All of the previous players have been quality shooters. But basketball is played on both ends. In Cleveland, Shumpert was one of the Cavs best wing defenders while being capable of knocking down the corner 3-point shot.
With Frank Vogel bringing in a defensive identity while Lionel Hollins makes sure the plan is carried out, Iman Shumpert could be valuable for the veteran’s minimum.