Los Angeles Lakers: Expiring players the Lakers should re-sign
By Jason Reed
1. Reggie Bullock
The Los Angeles Lakers adding Reggie Bullock at the NBA Trade Deadline has not gotten the credit it deserves. Lost in the limelight after the team struck out on landing Anthony Davis, the Lakers made a sneaky good addition in Bullock, although it did not result in a playoff run.
The Lakers essentially traded a future three and D guy in Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk for a current three and D guy in Bullock. And while Bullock is not the best three and D guy in the league, he is the kind of player that thrives around LeBron James and has been good in LA thus far.
Bullock is averaging 8.5 points and 2.9 rebounds per game with the Lakers while shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc. These averages are low for Bullock and he is a better shooter than his stats indicate; he has been affected by having fewer shots per game and his 11 games are not fully indicative of what he can do.
Bullock has a 111 offensive rating and 112 defensive rating overall for the 2018-2019 season. That is the exact same ratings as Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, without the headaches that KCP sometimes provides.
Bullock does not deserve a lot of money but would be worth bringing back on a two-year deal worth $10 million, if that is something that he would take. Anything higher might not be worth it but he is a cheaper and better alternative from KCP.