Silver Screen and Roll · Aug 4, 2021
How will the Lakers use their final roster spots?
A flurry of signings in the opening two days of free agency saw the Lakers rapidly fill out nearly the entirety of their roster with a whole host of fresh faces. Malik Monk, Talen Horton-Tucker and Kendrick Nunn will bring some (read: the only) youth to the team while Carmelo Anthony, Trevor Ariza and Wayne Ellington will bring veteran experience and shooting to the roster.
In barely 24 hours, the Lakers went from five players on the payroll to a rather well-rounded roster of 12 names, with only a few moves left to make. By waiving Alfonzo McKinnie and his non-guaranteed deal, a not unexpected move, the Lakers opened up another roster spot that could be used on a win-now talent.
