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Los Angeles Lakers: 3 reasons why signing J.R. Smith was a bad move

On Monday morning, Adrian Wojnarowski confirmed rumors that had been swirling around for quite some time.

Whispers of Smith as a Laker have been around for quite some time, with Lake Show Life author Ronald Agers foreshadowing the move as early as 4 months ago. At the time, despite reports of him working out with the team, I thought the rumors of a Smith-to-LA move were unfounded.

However, with Avery Bradley announcing that he would eschew joining his teammates in the Disney World bubble for family reasons, signing a veteran guard became the team’s number one priority.