Los Angeles Lakers: 3 early targets for the mid-level exception

By Jason Reed | Jun 22, 2021

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1. Evan Fournier

Evan Fournier was traded from the Orlando Magic to the Boston Celtics at the deadline last season and he did not make much of a difference in Boston. While he played well with the Celtics, there was just no chance that the team was going to get past a healthier Brooklyn Nets team, especially without Jaylen Brown.

Fournier took a smaller role in Boston than the one he had in Orlando which is understandable. He went from a team that was playing for nothing to a team that was a playoff team. His role was going to shrink.

Fournier’s biggest weapon is his three-point shot and he was on fire from beyond the arc for Boston in his short time there. In 16 regular-season games, he shot 46.3% from beyond the arc. His overall season percentage was 41.3%, his career percentage is 37.9%.

Fournier is a one-trick pony that is going to be valuable because of his three-point shooting but not too valuable because he is not a dynamic defensive player or anything. He was greatly overpaid on his last contract and about half of that, which is what the MLE would be, is a fair price for Fournier.

The Los Angeles Lakers could really use consistent three-point shooting as there was not a single shooter outside of LeBron James that the team could trust in the playoffs. Fournier would provide just that.

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