Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso has had an impressive 2019-2020 season, emerging as a key player for the top-seeded team in the Western Conference. It’s been a long road for Caruso, who has played on a two-way contract for the past few seasons.
He was called up from the South Bay Lakers in the latter half of the 2018-2019 season and played so well that the Lakers gave him a full, two-year contract, which was his first non-two way deal in the NBA.
Caruso has been particularly impressive on the defensive end of the floor this season, where he has rated as one of the top defensive guards in the NBA and holds the best Defensive Rating on the Lakers among rotation players.