Lonnie Walker IV was a bit of a surprise hire by the Nets. He had not been rumored as a Brooklyn target and he was signed to a vets minimum deal coming off his best season statistically and solid bench play in the post-season for the Lakers.
The hyperathletic guard averaged 11.9 points for the Lakers on 45/37/85 shooting in 56 games, 32 of them starts. He was slowed by knee tendinitis and his place in the rotation was taken by Austin Reaves who exploded in the second half of the season and wound up with a $98 million contract.