With 5 video games within the books to begin the 2024-25 NBA common season, the Los Angeles Lakers are sporting a file of 3-2 whereas enjoying a lot better than anticipated after having an terrible offseason crammed with questionable strikes from the hiring of first-time head coach JJ Redick to drafting Bronny James.
Because the crew continues to indicate promise, the Lakers brass will seemingly present curiosity in making trades forward of the NBA commerce deadline in February, as this squad could possibly be within the combine to make some noise within the Western Convention with the addition of one other star participant.
Within the meantime, the Lakers selected to make an attention-grabbing transfer on Thursday forward of their matchup with the Toronto Raptors on the highway at Scotiabank Enviornment on Friday night time.
In line with NBA insider Chris Haynes, Los Angeles will decline the third-year rookie-scale choice on second-year guard Jalen Hood-Schifino, making him an unrestricted free agent in the course of the NBA offseason.
Sources: Los Angeles Lakers are declining the third-year rookie-scale choice on Jalen Hood-Schifino and he’ll grow to be an unrestricted free agent on the finish of this season. pic.twitter.com/0MMmmA4cp5
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) October 31, 2024
The Lakers chosen Hood-Schifino with the No. 17 general select of Indiana College within the 2023 NBA Draft final yr and had excessive hopes he might assist improve the backcourt within the close to future.
Nevertheless, Hood-Schifino has been a powerful disappointment within the brief time he’s been with the crew and hasn’t proven any motive why the crew ought to have any religion he’ll flip issues round transferring ahead.
With the crew seeing lots of promising of their first-round decide this yr, Dalton Knecht, and having excessive hopes for guard Max Christie, the crew seemingly feels there’s no room for Hood-Schifino, who’s clearly a venture and presumably a participant who by no means reaches his potential within the NBA.
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