Last summer, the Los Angeles Lakers signed guard Kendrick Nunn to a two-year contract worth $10.3 million, and it was seen as one of the better bargains around the NBA and a boon for the team.
Alas, Nunn hasn’t played in a single regular season game this year due to injury.
With the roster seemingly set for an overhaul once the schedule ends, there is some good news about how it may look for next season, and it surrounds whether Nunn will pick up his player option for the 2022-23 campaign.
Per Lakers Daily:
“And Nunn is expected to pick up his $5.25 million player option for next season, sources said, after not appearing in a game this year,” Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report wrote.
If Nunn is indeed a Laker next season, he could be a key contributor if he makes a full recovery from the bone bruise that has sidelined him for months and returns to the same player he was last year for the Miami Heat.
He is a young, energetic guard who can handle the ball, attack in transition, score both at the rim and from 3-point land efficiently and even play defense.
If Russell Westbrook moves on, as expected, Nunn could very well be the Lakers’ new starting point guard on opening night this October.
