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3 mistakes the Lakers will definitely regret from this offseason

By Jason Reed

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 10: Max Christie #10 of the Los Angeles Lakers stands on the court during a break in a game against the Charlotte Hornets during the 2022 NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 10, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 10: Max Christie #10 of the Los Angeles Lakers stands on the court during a break in a game against the Charlotte Hornets during the 2022 NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 10, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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3. Not signing Aaron Holiday

Frequent Lake Show Life readers know that I loved Aaron Holiday as a potential minimum free agent fit for the Lakers and that I was disappointed when Holiday instead signed a minimum deal with the Atlanta Hawks. Last offseason it was Otto Porter, this offseason it is Holiday.

Walker is a horrible fit on the Los Angeles Lakers and Holiday is the complete opposite. He is exactly what the Lakers should have been looking for in a depth guard as he could have provided quality minutes to the team.

Holiday is a better shooter as he has shot 37.3% from beyond the arc over his career while shooting 84% from the stripe. In 22 games with Phoenix last season he shot 44.4% from three and 93.9% from the free-throw line. With LeBron James’ facilitating, Holiday could have posted similar numbers.

While he is a bit undersized, Holiday has shown with his hustle that he can be an average defensive player on worse and is someone who can spot-up a guard on the perimeter. He has averaged 1.3 steals per 36 minutes in his career. Not a huge number, but nothing to scoff at.

Holiday has not gotten a huge chance with a team despite having a good skill set and the Lakers would have been a great place to give him 20-22 minutes a game and prove his worth as a backup point guard. Heck, he certainly could have done more than Max Christie this upcoming season.

Instead, Holiday is in Atlanta and is probably going to be yet another example of the Lakers missing out on something great right in front of them.

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