Los Angeles Lakers: 3 former Russell Westbrook teammates to sign

By Jason Reed | Aug 1, 2021

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2. Jeff Green

This is not the first time that Jeff Green has appeared on one of these former teammates’ lists. He is also a former teammate of LeBron James and formerly played for Lakers head coach Frank Vogel. Perhaps that is a precursor to what is to come as Green would be a great fit on the Los Angeles Lakers.

Green signed a minimum deal with the Brooklyn Nets last offseason and the Lakers would have to try and lure him away from the other top contending team in the league. Perhaps that can be done with the former connections to LeBron, Westbrook and Vogel.

Green is the perfect heat check player that every playoff team should be looking to have. He is not going to be an all-around weapon for the Lakers and he will have his moments where he disappears in games.

However, he is going to get whatever team he is on 10 points a game off the bench and is going to shoot the three at a high rate, which the Lakers need. Green shot 41.2% from beyond the arc last season.

Most importantly, he is prone to have a big game or two in the NBA Playoffs. Green is the typical microwave guy that can get hot from three and wind up having a game that can swing an entire playoff series.

We saw that in Game 5 of the Nets’ series against the Bucks when Green stepped up and scored 27 points, making 7-8 of his three-point shots.

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