The Los Angeles Lakers signed Wesley Matthews to a one-year, $3.6 million contract last offseason, and he was viewed as a replacement to the trusted but inconsistent Danny Green, who was traded away. Unfortunately, Matthews proved to be arguably more inconsistent than the veteran wing who departed.
The Lakers’ depth on the wings led to constant rotation shuffling from head coach Frank Vogel, and Matthews often found himself on the outside looking in. In the end, Matthews was still trusted for his hard-nosed, physical defense, but his offensive numbers took a nosedive.
Matthews averaged just 4.8 points on 35.