Los Angeles Lakers: 2 reasons not to worry about Andre Drummond
By Jason Reed
The Los Angeles Lakers signed the biggest name on the buyout market this season in former all-star center, Andre Drummond. While Drummond certainly has his detractors, there is no debate that he was the most prolific name on the market.
Signing Drummond was such a smart move for the Lakers because of what the team needed as well. This was not the case of simply getting the best player available. The Lakers filled a serious need at the center position with the best option available.
Things have not starting quite how the Lakers would have hoped, though. Drummond has struggled a tad offensively and several interesting quotes have spawned as a result.
Kyle Kuzma said that Drummond is struggling because he has never been coached, which is an interesting thing to say about a multiple-time NBA all-star. Drummond himself even said something that revealed the biggest problem the Lakers have, which could come back to haunt them.
Drummond is averaging 9.2 points in five games with the Lakers. He is shooting 45% (extremely low for a center) and has an Offensive Box Plus/Minus of -6.9 (also really bad).
However, the Los Angeles Lakers should not be worried about Andre Drummond’s slow start.
First of all, it is an insanely small sample size. Nearly every player in the NBA is going to have a bad stretch of five games.
However, there are more compelling reasons as to why the Los Angeles Lakers should not be worried about Andre Drummond’s performance. Let’s get into why.