A looming deadline will soon determine Marcelo Huertas’ NBA future. But the Lakers’ reserve guard downplayed any uncertainty on whether the Lakers will decide by Friday whether to retain Huertas and make his $525,093 contract fully guaranteed.
“I have no worries about it. They’re happy with me and they like me as a player and to tutor the young guys,” Huertas said. “That’s something I can’t control. I just have to worry about playing ball. That’s one thing that never goes through my head. That’s something that doesn’t really concern me.”
After playing the past 11 years in Spain, the 32-year-old Brazilian native is playing his rookie season of the NBA where he has averaged only 3.