5 free agents to help save the Los Angeles Lakers season

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5 free agents to help save the Los Angeles Lakers season: Gary Harris

Gary Harris has not been bought out yet by the Orlando Magic, but it’s believed that he could be. If that’s the case, then the Lakers should definitely be interested.

The 27-year-old guard has been having his best season in years this year, lighting it up from behind the three-point line and bringing it on both ends of the floor.

If Harris were to join the Lakers, he would give them a serious boost on both ends of the floor. His shooting would give them an extra floor spacer, and he’d also be another perimeter defender that could help on that side of the floor.

Harris makes a lot of money, so the Magic may just choose to keep him around, but if they end up buying him out, the Lakers should call him up immediately.

5 free agents to help save the Los Angeles Lakers season: Michael Beasley

Sadly enough, this wouldn’t be the craziest thing to happen to the Lakers this season. Los Angeles should be so desperate to improve this year that taking a chance on Michael Beasley could be worth it.

Beasley hasn’t played in the NBA since the 2018-19 season with, ironically enough, the Lakers. While he didn’t shoot well that year, he shot almost 40 percent from deep in the 2017-18 season.

It’s been rumored that Michael Beasley has been eyeing an NBA contract, and he himself has even been campaigning to get back into the league via Twitter.

Who knows if Beasley is even close to the same player he was a long time ago, but what do the Lakers have to lose? Worst case, they waive him, but best case, he ends up being a solid scorer off the bench.

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