Late last season, as a rash of injuries swallowed up the Los Angeles Lakers’ playoff chances, an NBA hopeful named Alex Caruso was called up to the big leagues. He had been on a two-way contract at the time, and the Lakers brought him aboard mostly out of necessity.
In the final 18 games of the 2018-19 campaign, Caruso played very well (at least by his standards), averaging 12.4 points and 4.2 assists a game in 28.0 minutes. He shot a white-hot 46.9 percent from the field and delighted Lakers nation with a couple of highlight dunks.