It can be tough to look at a player and admit when it is time to move on. In all fairness, that goes for many aspects of life, extending far past the basketball court.
The Los Angeles Lakers have nailed that timing down a few times in their history, identifying when those talents that were just not worth investing the effort into anymore. Their experiences have proven that giving up is not always without its merit.
Talen Horton-Tucker
It feels like a lifetime ago that Talen Horton-Tucker was the media darling of Los Angeles. The Lakers guard was once thought to have sky-high potential.