A lateral left knee contusion caused Moe Wagner to start his season later than he and the Lakers would have liked, further complicating the already difficult process of rookie life in the NBA.
But injuries, illness, and absence have ravaged the Lakers’ frontcourt in recent weeks, providing Wagner his first opportunity to show what he can do outside of garbage time.
Wagner’s pick and roll game has been his best asset, where he’s a rare triple-threat as someone who can pop out behind the 3-point line, roll to the basket and finish at the rim, or identify his open teammate when LeBron James gets trapped, and he has to make a 4-on-3 decision out of the short roll.