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One of the Los Angeles Lakers’ best players recently teased fans with his massive potential in a viral workout clip.
Goalkeeper Kendrick Nunn, who missed the entire 2021-22 season due to a bruise in his right knee bone, looked sharp while working with the NBA players. ClutchPoints posted the video on Twitter on August 15.
Nunn made his $5.3 million player option with the Lakers for next season. Chicago native has March averages 15.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists In 123 regular season games with the Miami Heat.
Noun, 27, is expected to serve as Russell Westbrook’s reserve next season.
Nunn wants to bring consistency to the Lakers
During July 26 Interview with Chris Jeter McGee of Spectrum SportsNetNoon said he wanted to bring “consistency” to the Lakers, who Missed the playoffs last season although there was Future Hall of Fame LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard and Westbrook.
I went to Los Angeles 33-49 and didn’t even qualify for the playoffs.
“They should expect consistency,” Noun told McGee. “That’s the number one thing for me. Coming in, coming in at night, going out at night, being on both ends of the floor.”
Last season, the Lakers Ranked 22nd in the NBA in shooting with three pointsAnd the He hit only 34.7% of their team’s attempts. Nunn is Career 36.4% shooter from behind the bowso he expects to get along well with James and Davis.
Left-handed player, noon He averaged 14.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.6 assists For the 2020-21 season while filming 38.1% of the 3-point range. If Noon is healthy, the Lakers may be more dynamic in attack next season.
Bleacher Report thinks Nunn should play Westbrook in the junior ball squad
An August 16 article titled “The Junior Ball Squad Every NBA Team Needs to Show in 2022-23,” Bleacher Report Andy Bailey He wrote that the Lakers’ junior football lineup would not include Westbrook. He had Billy Nunn in his lineup on Westbrook.
“There’s a temptation to go with the trio of Ross LeBron James and Anthony Davis here, but having Westbrook and AD in the same squad is just begging opponents to pack paint. Instead, we’ll be suggesting something the Lakers started embracing last season: points center LeBron,” Bailey wrote. “In 2021-22, James scored nearly half of his 5 minutes. And although L.A. had a negative points difference with these lineups, it was still better than when he played 3 or 4.
“The Lakers’ current roster doesn’t have the perfect pieces to corner LeBron in at 5. But if they try to squeeze as much shot as possible into the other four points, at least this lineup could be interesting. None of Kendrick Nunn, Austin Reaves and Talen Horton- Tucker and Stanley Johnson are the shooters (with the possible exception of Nunn), but they show flashes. Horton Tucker and Johnson have hints about the possibility of secondary playmaking as well.”
Nunn is the best beside James because of his ability to shoot from the ocean. Westbrook They shot only 29.8% of the beyond the arc last season. He was a one time MVP possessed Sixth worst effective field goal percentage in the leagueand out of 46 players who have taken at least 1,000 shots, Westbrook is ranked 42nd place in real photography percentage.
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