Los Angeles Lakers: Young free agents worth considering in the offseason

Los Angeles Lakers’ young free agents worth considering: Glenn Robinson III

There are two things that a role player needs to thrive on a LeBron James-led team: three-point shooting and defense. You can get away with only having one of the two so long that you are really talented in that one.

That would be the case for Glenn Robinson III. Robinson is not a fantastic defender, although he can hold his own against lesser two-guards and small forwards, but he is a really good shooter. Robinson could be a great three-point specialist to bring in as depth and perhaps eventually progress into a legitimate rotation difference-maker.

Robinson is another player that has bounced from team to team as he has spent time on the Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers, Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors and is now on the 76ers once again.

Robinson is a career 37.2 three-point shooter while averaging 1.7 shots per game. He really started to find his groove as an off-ball three-point shooter on the Golden State Warriors this season, averaging a career-high 3.7 threes per game while shooting 40 percent.

That is exactly the kind of role he could have on the Los Angeles Lakers. He could be another off-ball moving piece that is coming off of screens in the corner that can attempt 3-4 threes a game off the bench.

And if Robinson really shows that he can thrive in this role then he could develop into an even bigger difference-maker in Los Angeles.