While much of the attention on the Los Angeles Lakers offseason additions has been focused on the older players they have brought in, the team did also sign a pair of intriguing, talented young guards in Kendrick Nunn and Malik Monk.
Nunn went from undrafted to starter on the Miami Heat, even being a big part of the team’s run to the NBA Finals as a rookie in 2020. Monk, meanwhile, progressively improved in his four seasons with the Charlotte Hornets though hasn’t quite yet reached the potential many saw in him coming into the 2017 draft when he was a lottery pick.