Charlotte Hornets: 2017-18 player grades for Jeremy Lamb

By Luke Askew | Jun 13, 2018

BROOKLYN, NY - MARCH 21: Jeremy Lamb #3 of the Charlotte Hornets handles the ball against the Brooklyn Nets on March 21, 2018 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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Strengths

Jeremy Lamb is a pure scorer. He’s a natural two-guard with pretty good size for his position.

This year, Lamb averaged 12.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game on 45.7 percent shooting from the field and 37.0 percent shooting from beyond the arc.

While these are still fairly modest numbers, Lamb finally showed what he was capable of. He played a career-high 24.6 minutes per game (which still isn’t that many), but he also finally showed some efficiency with his shooting.

Despite the small sample size, in October, Lamb played in 31.3 minutes per game and scored 17.1 points per game to go along with 5.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists. Lamb’s numbers steadily decreased during the season (as his minutes went down), but he showed flashes of the former lottery pick we all saw back in 2012.

If Lamb continues this level of progression and can show some more consistency, he’ll be in line for a bigger role in the 2018-19 season. The Hornets definitely need someone to step up off the bench and Jeremy Lamb can be that guy.

I expect Lamb to have a huge season with his contract set to expire in the summer of 2019. He’ll be 27 years old then and will be looking for a big payday.

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