In two seasons with Miami, Nunn averaged 15.0 points and 3.0 assists per game. At 26 years old, he's one of the younger players on the roster, and his youth and energy could provide a much-needed boost to the team. It was originally thought the point guard would only miss a couple of weeks, but he's yet to see the court for Los Angeles. Nunn suffered a bone bruise in his knee in late October. The 6'8" small forward would add much needed height and length on the wing and is a career 35.2 percent shooter from three-point range. But we signed them to be contributors, and when they get healthy, they're gonna get the opportunity to," he said, per Lakers Nation's Matt Peralta.Īriza, 36, had surgery on his right ankle in October and could be line for a December return. "They're gonna have to opportunity and obviously you can't make any true evaluations until you see what they look like with our group. He says both Ariza and Nunn will be able to fight for playing time when they return. Vogel could use depth on the perimeter, especially if his smaller lineups prove to be successful. Trevor Ariza and Kendrick Nunn have yet to feature for the Lakers after signing with the team this offseason.
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While James' injuries this season have commanded much of the media's attention, it's worth noting the Lakers still aren't truly at full strength even with him in the lineup. According to Silver Screen and Roll's Jacob Rude, Vogel has used the lineup over the last three games and plans to keep deploying it for the time being: With James back on the court, head coach Frank Vogel is playing around with a lineup that features him at center and Carmelo Anthony at power forward, leaving Anthony Davis, DeAndre Jordan and Dwight Howard off the court. James will have to be careful to not reaggravate the strain, as another stint on the sidelines for the four-time MVP would be a difficult blow to a Lakers team still carving out its identity. He's also spent a lot of time on the court recently, playing 140 minutes over the past three games. James only missed a little over two weeks, so it's not surprising he's still feeling pain. The 36-year-old, soon-to-be 37-year-old, James has already missed two of the Lakers’ first eight games through their 5-3 start this season. James suffered the injury during the Lakers’ 119-117 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night. The news marks the third time in nine games that James has been sidelined, a carry over from a season ago that the Lakers were. In a tragic day for the Los Angeles Lakers as their star player, LeBron James, will miss at least one week due to an abdominal strain. When James initially went out with the injury at the start of November, The Athletic's Bill Oram noted that former Lakers strength and conditioning coach Tim DiFrancesco said on social media that this type of injury can take up to two months to heal. LeBron Reaggravated the Injury on November 2 Against the Rockets. Obviously, James' ab strain is going to be something he and the team have to carefully monitor. Spectrum SportsNet James (33 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB) shares his thoughts on tonight's #Lakers win with
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