Why The Los Angeles Lakers Do The Deal
Even if Duarte doesn’t progress at all, he’s the type of player the Lakers could use.
Granted, he’s actually had a down year compared to his rookie season. Duarte is not shooting efficiently. At the same time, we wouldn’t expect the trend to hold.
Shooters have been known to slump. They’ve been known to break slumps, too. If Duarte breaks his, he’ll be a perfect addition to this squad.
After all, the Lakers could really use a quality movement shooter with off-ball gravity. That’s Duarte’s game.
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Moreover, he should benefit from playing alongside a pair of playmakers like LeBron James and Russell Westbrook.
Should the Pacers really move on from him?
