Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had an up-and-down first season with the Los Angeles Lakers. While he did record career-highs in both field goal and three-point percentage, Caldwell-Pope had some struggles as well, particularly early in the season while dealing with a prison sentence.
Once that was finished, however, he really turned it on, shooting over 42 percent from three-point range over the last four months of the season and oftentimes keeping the Lakers offense afloat when others struggled. The Lakers rewarded Caldwell-Pope with another contract this offseason amid high hopes for what he can bring to the team.
ESPN believes in him as well as they showed in this year’s NBArank.