Los Angeles Lakers guard Talen Horton-Tucker is just 20 years old and is heading into his third NBA season. Because he was a second-round pick and only signed a two-year deal after being drafted, he will be entering restricted free agency after his second season instead of the normal fourth season for a first-round pick.
Normally, a 20-year old second-round pick with two seasons under his belt wouldn’t garner a ton of interest. However, Horton-Tucker took the leap from the G League and spot minutes for the Lakers to become a full-blown rotation player, seeing 20.1 minutes per game during the 2020-21 season.