Jerami Grant gives the Lakers another potential 20-point scorer
It has been said for the longest time that defense wins you championships. A truer statement has never been spoken in basketball. Jerami Grant brings that. Do you know what also wins you a championship? having potentially 5 or 6 players who on any given night can give you twenty points a game.
LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, Malik Monk, Carmelo Anthony, and now Jerami Grant would all bring that to the table.
Yes, there is only one ball to go around and it cannot be expected for all players to eat, but when the time comes and the shot is not falling for one player, adding another player who is capable of making a shot when you need it can’t hurt.
Over the last two seasons, Grant has averaged 21.2PPG for the Detroit Pistons, yes he has done so as one of the, if not the go-to option, but it is a tantalizing prospect to add a player of his caliber to an already stocked team.
There are lineups where you can go:
- C Davis
- PF LeBron
- SF Grant
- SG Monk
- PG Westbrook
Not only does that team overwhelm you with perimeter shooting, but each and every player can get 20 points a game if need be.
Grant brings the outside scoring, the inside scoring, the ability to knock down free throws, the ability to play defense, to score on offense, and to play as the centerpiece of a team on any given night like has in Detroit or be a role player like he has been in Denver.
He is so versatile in the ways that he can help, that having him on the Los Angeles Lakers would be an embarrassment of riches.
Landing Grant on the Lakers has the potential to swing the balance of power in the West. If the Lakers can add another player who is not only a scoring threat but also a potential lockdown defender, then that has the possibility to open up the entire team and make everyone around him even better.
If Grant can come in and spread the floor alongside other players, he can make more room for Russ to be more effective. If AD wants to play on the outside, Grant can go inside and vice versa. If the purple and gold want Grant to catch and shoot he can. If they, at times want him to be a key cog in the 2nd unit he can be.
Grant is such a versatile weapon that if the Lakers want to remain in win-now mode for the next 2 years then Grant is the exact man for the job.