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Former Lakers who are surprisingly still free agents

By Jason Reed

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 18: Wenyen Gabriel #35 of the Los Angeles Lakers warms up before the game at Crypto.com Arena on December 18, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. 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 Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 18: Wenyen Gabriel #35 of the Los Angeles Lakers warms up before the game at Crypto.com Arena on December 18, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. 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 Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) /
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Svi Mykhailiuk

If there is one thing you can do as an NBA player to keep a job in this league it is shoot three-point shots at a high level. Three-point shooting has become such a prominent part of the game and anyone who can do it has a place on a roster somewhere.

That is why it is surprising that Svi Mykhailiuk is still a free agent. While he is rather one-dimensional in what he offers a team that one dimension is really, really good. There are still teams that struggle with making shots and adding a high-percentage sharpshooter like Mykhailiuk would certainly help.

The former Lakers’ second-round pick is a career 36% three-point shooter but he is coming off the best year of his career in which he was finally given a chance for consistent playing time. The results were a season with a 42.4% three-point rate in 3.1 attempts per game.

The Lakers could take a flier on Svi Mykhailiuk

As mentioned earlier in the article, the emergence of D’Moi Hodge has made the Lakers’ decision-making at the two-guard interesting. The team needs another body who can play shooting guard and Hodge has seemingly earned that chance.

That being said, the Lakers may want to keep Hodge on a two-way contract so he can get more playing time in his rookie season in the G League. That may prompt the team to sign someone to a non-guaranteed contract that they don’t have to fully commit to. If so, Mykhailiuk is one of the best options available.

Green likely isn’t signing a non-guaranteed contract at this point in his career while it is absolutely on the table for Mykhailiuk.

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