On the long list of disappointments from the 2021-22 Lakers season, Kent Bazemore will rank near the top on the list. While he didn’t come in with the expectations of someone like Russell Westbrook, Bazemore was a capable starter with the Warriors, and came to the Lakers after turning down more money from Golden State.
However, Bazemore never found any rhythm, nor did he make much of an impact this season before falling out of the rotation fairly early on in the year. The result was, after playing in the Lakers' first 13 games and 16 of the first 17, Bazemore played just 23 times across their final 66 matchups.