Los Angeles Lakers: 2020 free agents to aid the guards in minutes

Evan Fournier

Fournier is one of the more underrated scorers in the league. He’s had a career year this year, finding himself as a bonafide second option for an eighth seed Orlando squad, and on some nights even being their go-to.

Fournier averaged 18.5 points per game and nearly shot 40% from deep (.399%). Same deal with THJ, but more production, and less athleticism. Fournier is a guy that can play both shooting guard and small forward, and with his sweet stroke and height, he can be hard for backcourt guys to contain.

With Fournier, you don’t only get a guy that can shoot from deep, but you get scoring in many ways. He can catch-and-shoot, he can come off screens, he can put the ball on the floor and penetrate, and he values the in-between game, even possessing a solid floater around the rim.

He’s overall just a guy with a sweet touch that has a knack for scoring the ball. Plug him into the Lakers offense and he instantly becomes their third option, and is not only a guy that can catch-and-shoot, but motion well within the offense and put the ball on the floor to create a shot for himself if need be, which has been the Lakers greatest weakness down the stretch.

LeBron simply can’t successfully create every time down the floor, and a presence like Fournier would take the load off of him with the ability to get his own shot off the dribble. He also can successfully run the pick and roll, and the occasional pick and roll with him and Anthony Davis will make for great offense.

If Fournier was able to find success in the pick and roll with guys like Aaron Gordon and Nikola Vucevic, just imagine how the dynamic changes when Anthony Davis is his roller.

Fournier is also similar to THJ in defensive capability but can fare well enough under Vogel. But, similar to THJ, his offensive tools more than make up for his defensive capabilities.