Why The Los Angeles Lakers Do The Deal
By contrast, the Lakers would be hoping to unearth that valuable rotation guard that Rose was up until this season.
For the last two seasons, Rose has been connecting from long range at an elite level. Coupled with his outstanding ball-handling, that’s made him an effective player.
It feels like he can get back to that point. It’s entirely possible that Rose has been struggling due to his reduced role. Perhaps he just needs to run to get his rhythm back.
Even if he doesn’t, Beverley hasn’t been great for the Lakers anyway.
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All told, this is a low-risk, low-reward proposition for the team: One might even call it downright boring.