The Los Angeles Lakers struck out on Kawhi Leonard but filled out the roster with depth instead and Danny Green will be a major contributor this year.
The Los Angeles Lakers went all out this offseason to get Kawhi Leonard and when it failed they had to turn to Plan B and go the route of filling out their roster with depth. The team was able to land Danny Green on a two-year $30 million deal.
Bringing in a veteran presence like Danny Green will help the Lakers on both ends of the floor. He is coming off a season in which he played a key part in the Toronto Raptors winning their first championship in franchise history.
He will have a lot of space on the floor playing next to LeBron James and Anthony Davis, so he will have plenty of looks that he will be able to convert on. With a team that is building to win now, Green will prove to be the x-factor that the Lakers need, especially with DeMarcus Cousins going down with a torn ACL.
We will take a look at three factors that will prove Green to be an underrated signing and be a key piece to this Lakers team. Being a two-time champion and battle-tested in the late stages of a season, his presence on the floor goes far beyond stats.
Green is always elite when it comes to advanced stats and it shows how greatly he affects any team he is on. Scoring, defense, hard-nosed basketball, there are few players in the NBA that have an impact like Green does, the numbers he puts up during his time on the court put him with some of the best company in the league.
Here are three reasons Green will be the Lakers’ x-factor this upcoming season.