On a championship NBA team that features a talented group of veterans, it may have been the (just turned) 20-year-old Talen Horton-Tucker that shined the brightest in the preseason.
In L.A.’s four games, THT averaged 20.5 points on 54.7 percent shooting, including 53.8 percent from three, plus 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.2 steals and 4.2 free throws made (89.5 percent).
He was second on the squad in minutes (31.6) as Frank Vogel took a look at his contributions in various roles, both on and off the ball.
The first two games were against the Clippers, and as LeBron James, Anthony Davis and other vets clapped from the bench, THT ran the offense and competed on defense, ultimately totaling 52 points, 19 rebounds, eight assists and seven steals against LAC’s first and second units.