When the Los Angeles Lakers acquired 2018 NBA free agent Channing Frye in a midseason trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the 11-year veteran probably didn’t know what to expect. Was his contract just trade ballast to make the deal work, or would he actually find a role on the team?
The situation ended up being the latter, and Frye enjoyed his time in L.A. “It’s actually been pretty amazing. This is a top-notch organization, I’ve had a lot of fun,” Frye said in his de facto exit interview.
“Go through one of the wildest injuries (appendectomy) I think anybody has ever had [but] I think that time off really allowed me to look at the organization and see what they are trying to build.