Los Angeles Lakers: Grading The Offseason

Jun 29, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell (1), guard Anthony Brown (3) , forward Lanny Nance (7) and are introduced to the media during a press conference at the Toyota Sports Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

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Mar 3, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Boston Celtics center Brandon Bass (30) shoots in the second quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

Hauling In Bass

Again, this another value move in and of itself. Signing Brandon Bass to a two-year, $6.1 million deal with the way the NBA’s salary cap is skyrocketing? That’s a borderline steal for a useful power forward like Bass, even if he’s disappeared from the nationwide radar over the last few years.

However, it’s hard to get excited about Bass — even on a terrific bargain contract like this — under the lens of how much the Lakers had to settle this offseason.

Last season, Bass averaged 10.6 points and 4.9 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game while shooting 50.5 percent from the floor. He attempted a career-high 32 three-pointers, but only converted them at a 28.1 percent clip. On a two-year deal, Bass is another transitional player to fill the roster until the Lakers are ready to use their cap space on somebody they really want.

Finally, although Nance is not some sort of can’t miss product, it’s worth noting that the 30-year-old Bass will be ahead of Nance — and maybe even Julius Randle at first — on the depth chart. If those two young players are going to develop, they needs minutes, and Bass could be a direct roadblock to that now.

Grade: C

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