3 best veteran shooters the Los Angeles Lakers can sign for the minimum

By Jason Reed | May 23, 2022

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2. Gary Harris

Gary Harris was included in the 2021 trade deadline trade that saw Aaron Gordon get traded to the Denver Nuggets. Harris was mostly just included in the deal to make the salaries work and as a member of the Magic, Harris has become a forgotten-about player.

That helps the Lakers as the veteran who was getting overpaid on his previous deal is likely going to be a prime candidate to be a veteran minimum player this offseason. That might change with a strong season next year so this could be the only chance to land him for this cheap of a price.

Harris is still only going to be 28 years old next season so he is not going to have some massive regression because of age. While his numbers have certainly gone down from his best days in Denver, he can still be a valuable depth guard on a contender.

Harris shot 38.4% from beyond the arc and has had other solid shooting seasons, including a 42% three-point shooting year in the 2016-17 season. The potential is certainly there and that potential will only get better with LeBron dishing him the rock.

Harris certainly is not a good defensive player but he can hold his own and could be someone to play alongside Talen Horton-Tucker in the backcourt in certain rotations. He is not much worse than Avery Bradley defensively and is a far better offensive player.

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