Report: Lonnie Walker IV agrees to 1-year, $6.5 million contract with the Lakers

[Lebron23]

https://www.poundingtherock.com/2022/6/30/23190618/report-lonnie-walker-iv-agrees-to-1-year-6-5-million-contract-with-the-lakers

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Lonnie Walker IV has found a new home. The former Spur has agreed to a one-year, $6.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to The Athletics's Shams Charania. He’s the first free agent to leave San Antonio this offseason, but he might not be the last.

It’s no surprise to see Walker continue his career elsewhere. The talented but inconsistent wing was always expected to leave in free agency, but it became obvious he wasn’t on the team’s plans when the front office rescinded the qualifying offer that would have made him restricted. Just hours ago General Manager Brian Wright told local media that the draft, in which the Spurs picked two guards, played a part in making Walker more expendable, bringing more clarity to the situation. All that was left to figure out was what his next team was going to be, and now we have an answer.

The Lakers make sense for Walker, even if the contract — almost exactly the same in terms of money and years as he would have gotten by signing the qualifying offer in San Antonio — seems low. LeBron James’ team lost bench scorer Malik Monk to the Kings in free agency and needed a replacement. Walker should fit that role perfectly and for a fraction of what Monk is making. Surrounded by two stars and a dominant ball handler like Russell Westbrook, Lonnie should be able to pick his spots on offense instead of trying to create his shots, which should help his efficiency. If his three-point shot returns to his career averages and the potential to make a deep postseason run motivates him to try on defense, he could end up being a bargain. If things don’t work out, he gets to re-enter free agency in a year.

Spurs fans would have probably prefer to see Walker pick a different team, but it’s hard to blame him for choosing a place in which he will likely get minutes and find a role. Watching him reach his potential elsewhere would be bittersweet, but it was clearly not going to happen in San Antonio, so parting ways simply makes a lot of sense.

Thanks for everything and good luck in Los Angeles, Lonnie.

[FultzNationRISE]

Who the fvck is that!?

[And1AllDay]

i almost read that as louie walker :oldlol: thought they signed you op

[Lebron23]

Who the fvck is that!?

Solid player for the San Antonio Spurs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTZts8hPgqc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQv3eA-iLLE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb_LrrdgO2I

[Proctor]

He can play a JR Smith like role for the Lakers with Lebrick.

[And1AllDay]

He can play a JR Smith like role for the Lakers with Lebrick.

hows lamarcuck aldridge doing ?

[Johnny32]

huge.

[RRR3]

He’s trash lmao look at his stats.

[Spurs m8]

Lol he is terrible

[dazzer87]

How much help does this dude need……

[Spurs m8]

huge.

Of course you think that...Mr 32iq

[LBJ]

As long as Westbrook is on the team, every signing is trash. Until Westbrook is gone.

[FultzNationRISE]

As long as Westbrook is on the team, every signing is trash. Until Westbrook is gone.

This guy gets it.

[coin24]

He’s trash wtf are they doing:facepalm

So inconsistent. There better be a trade in the works to get rid of shitbrick

[Spurs m8]

He’s trash wtf are they doing:facepalm

So inconsistent. There better be a trade in the works to get rid of shitbrick

Inconsistent is the perfect word to describe him.

And not there when you need him

[Johnny32]

He’s trash wtf are they doing:facepalm

So inconsistent. There better be a trade in the works to get rid of shitbrick

inconsistent looks is probably the prob. no one gets shooters more consistently open looks than lebron raymone james.

[999Guy]

If he is still as athletic as he was when I watched him in the 19-20 season, when he had alien explosion that jumped off the screen, then this is the best signing since…Wes Matthews or some shit?

[Spurs m8]

inconsistent looks is probably the prob. no one gets shooters more consistently open looks than lebron raymone james.

God, you are painfully stupid

Go jump on another sinking championship cruise, you complete and utter failure

[Spurs m8]

This kind of shit is why I don't ever bother talking about the spurs on here....because none of you know literally anything about them...its painful lol

[1987_Lakers]

God, you are painfully stupid

Go jump on another sinking championship cruise, you complete and utter failure

Meltdown

[Johnny32]

God, you are painfully stupid

Go jump on another sinking championship cruise, you complete and utter failure

you seem upset. you thought the nightmare was almost over, didn't you? it's starting all over again!

[Spurs m8]

Hes one of the worst SG in the league, defense wise....he and bron can battle it out for worst defender.

https://twitter.com/Tim_NBA/status/1542659389957488640?t=k-I0OQ_sWnA04NNAwHpJvg&s=19

[Johnny32]

check this out lol.

AMIT MANN: OK, so let's move on to a very fun one that I mentioned earlier, Lonnie Walker.

ZACH WILSON: Love it.

AMIT MANN: We all do, but why? But why?

ZACH WILSON: I think a lot of teams love it. I think you mentioned in the intro a guy who's going to have a lot of highlight plays, great athlete. He's going to dunk on people. Solid on the defensive end. He's a guy who's 6'4" as a guard. He would be the type of guy who would be your "microwave scorer off the bench." Obviously, he's not just recognized as oh, yeah, this is just an elite scoring option. He's going to do it in different ways. He's going to blow past guys. He's going to be more of a secondary creator, which I don't know if that's what Toronto wants.

I think he can shoot OK. We haven't seen a ton of him, like he got up to five three-point attempts per game last year. And he shot 31% so that's kind of OK. It's enough to keep a defense honest.

AMIT MANN: The idea is awesome. The idea is perfect because you can just see how-- I mean the shots that he was getting in San Antonio, he shot 31% from three last year, which is a bit of a dip for him. But the shots he would get in Toronto would be very, very clean because of the gravity of Scottie and their ball movement, and Pascal Siakam obviously is one of a terrific passer at his size.

lol. sry he's a laker now. legoat will get him those open looks as i previously mentioned though.

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/video/lonnie-walker-downhill-scorer-toronto-150402358.html

[SATAN]

They also got Juan Tuscano-Anderson...

[999Guy]

Hes one of the worst SG in the league, defense wise....he and bron can battle it out for worst defender.

https://twitter.com/Tim_NBA/status/1542659389957488640?t=k-I0OQ_sWnA04NNAwHpJvg&s=19

Hmm. Still a godly athlete. Has to be a dummy judging by this though.

[Spurs m8]

Its funny because this is the Malik Monk replacement, except Lonnie is wayyy worse.

Expect a couple of athletic highlights and one good game every 15 games

Never there when you need him

[G0ATbe]

Another guard who cant shoot to add to the collection:oldlol:. Jesus Christ

[ImKobe]

Another guard who cant shoot to add to the collection:oldlol:. Jesus Christ

He's an okay 3PT shooter for his career, had a down year from 3 but still had some really good stretches last season. Nice to see the Lakers going after younger players with some upside in this FA.

[Spurs m8]

He's an okay 3PT shooter for his career, had a down year from 3 but still had some really good stretches last season. Nice to see the Lakers going after younger players with some upside in this FA.

They don't have much choice, LeBarry sold the farm already

There'd be players better than this out there, he really isn't much good

[Artillery]

He kinda sucks. Athletic as hell but hardly ever dunks because he's afraid of any contact. Instead, he opts for weak floaters that rim out most of the time. Consistency is terrible. He'll look like a fringe all-star one game while playing like a G-League player the next four after. Low IQ, especially on defense. Always ball watching and never learned to play within the flow of the offense. He's got a good personality and gifted with great physical tools but never learned to put it together to become anything more than an inefficient bench scorer. His advanced metrics are terrible. Says a lot that he was passed up in the rotation by two players younger than him(Keldon and Vassel).

[Artillery]

Hmm. Still a godly athlete. Has to be a dummy judging by this though.

Yeah, that Zach Wilson guy's a moron. "Solid of the defensive end". :oldlol:

İf he was a solid defender, Spurs would have kept him(6 mil is cheap). He has defensive lapses far too often. Just really low bball IQ on that end of the court. Highlight of his career was probably outplaying Harden in an overtime game against the Rockets when he was a rookie. Great athlete, good locker room guy. Dumb basketball player

[Spurs m8]

He kinda sucks. Athletic as hell but hardly ever dunks because he's afraid of any contact. Instead, he opts for weak floaters that rim out most of the time. Consistency is terrible. He'll look like a fringe all-star one game while playing like a G-League player the next four after. Low IQ, especially on defense. Always ball watching and never learned to play within the flow of the offense. He's got a good personality and gifted with great physical tools but never learned to put it together to become anything more than an inefficient bench scorer. His advanced metrics are terrible. Says a lot that he was passed up in the rotation by two players younger than him(Keldon and Vassel).

Fantastic post

[Spurs m8]

check this out lol.

AMIT MANN: OK, so let's move on to a very fun one that I mentioned earlier, Lonnie Walker.

ZACH WILSON: Love it.

AMIT MANN: We all do, but why? But why?

ZACH WILSON: I think a lot of teams love it. I think you mentioned in the intro a guy who's going to have a lot of highlight plays, great athlete. He's going to dunk on people. Solid on the defensive end. He's a guy who's 6'4" as a guard. He would be the type of guy who would be your "microwave scorer off the bench." Obviously, he's not just recognized as oh, yeah, this is just an elite scoring option. He's going to do it in different ways. He's going to blow past guys. He's going to be more of a secondary creator, which I don't know if that's what Toronto wants.

I think he can shoot OK. We haven't seen a ton of him, like he got up to five three-point attempts per game last year. And he shot 31% so that's kind of OK. It's enough to keep a defense honest.

AMIT MANN: The idea is awesome. The idea is perfect because you can just see how-- I mean the shots that he was getting in San Antonio, he shot 31% from three last year, which is a bit of a dip for him. But the shots he would get in Toronto would be very, very clean because of the gravity of Scottie and their ball movement, and Pascal Siakam obviously is one of a terrific passer at his size.

lol. sry he's a laker now. legoat will get him those open looks as i previously mentioned though.

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/video/lonnie-walker-downhill-scorer-toronto-150402358.html

This is the dumbest thing I've ever read hahajah

He is so so so bad on the defensive end, I literally posted shit that backed that up...literally one of the worst sg defenders in the league.

Just when I think Johnny can't get any dumber, he outdoes himself.

Johnny, you are seriously such a stupid motherfvcker...basketball isn't for you

[ImKobe]

They don't have much choice, LeBarry sold the farm already

There'd be players better than this out there, he really isn't much good

There really aren't any better players for how little the Lakers can spend in FA. I like them taking a chance on a young player who's capable of going off from 3. Monk wasn't any different when they got him, though he was coming off a 40% 3PT season (missed almost half the season so not as big of a sample size), yet he struggled from 3 his first 3 years in the league so there was actually a bigger sample size of poor shooting from Monk, yet people weren't saying that he was a poor shooter despite him being mediocre & struggling for years. Lonnie is an excellent replacement.

[TAZORAC]

How much help does this dude need……

A roster is suppose to have 12 players dumb ass. The 40 year old dude can't play by himself

[SATAN]

Don't mind me, guys. Just setting up my plan to blame LeBron James for everything that goes wrong next season.

We know.

[ImKobe]

We know.

What does this have to do with Bran?

Monk's career pre-LA: 9/2/2 40%FG 34%3PT
Lonnie's career pre-LA: 9/2/2 41%FG 34%3PT

Lakers replaced one mediocre chucker (who has upside) with another. Lonnie can give them what Monk did last season.

[Johnny32]

This is the dumbest thing I've ever read hahajah

He is so so so bad on the defensive end, I literally posted shit that backed that up...literally one of the worst sg defenders in the league.

Just when I think Johnny can't get any dumber, he outdoes himself.

Johnny, you are seriously such a stupid motherfvcker...basketball isn't for you

you seem really really upset about this signing. weird.

[tontoz]

Never even heard of this guy :oldlol:

[Full Court]

Dang! They got Walker? Man, they're just shameless with their team-stacking. Favorites to win it all for sure.

[Spurs m8]

There really aren't any better players for how little the Lakers can spend in FA. I like them taking a chance on a young player who's capable of going off from 3. Monk wasn't any different when they got him, though he was coming off a 40% 3PT season (missed almost half the season so not as big of a sample size), yet he struggled from 3 his first 3 years in the league so there was actually a bigger sample size of poor shooting from Monk, yet people weren't saying that he was a poor shooter despite him being mediocre & struggling for years. Lonnie is an excellent replacement.

Fair call

[BurningHammer]

Pretty much Wemby, Scoot or busted for the future Spurs at this point.

[Lebron23]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7iaAwhuBCQ Solid signing by the Los Angeles Lakers. Welcome to LA Lonnie

[Spurs m8]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7iaAwhuBCQ Solid signing by the Los Angeles Lakers. Welcome to LA Lonnie

It's a shit signing lmao

Bron stans are hilarious

[NBAGOAT]

lakers could've done better for 6mil imo. They likely took discounts but divencenzo and bruce brown took that much

[RRR3]

lakers could've done better for 6mil imo. They likely took discounts but divencenzo and bruce brown took that much
Pelinka is the worst GM in the league if you haven’t noticed.

[RRR3]

What does this have to do with Bran?

Monk's career pre-LA: 9/2/2 40%FG 34%3PT
Lonnie's career pre-LA: 9/2/2 41%FG 34%3PT

Lakers replaced one mediocre chucker (who has upside) with another. Lonnie can give them what Monk did last season.
Monk was a lottery pick.

[Johnny32]

It's a shit signing lmao

Bron stans are hilarious

this clown was crying all night over this signing.

[Jay-B]

Lol Irrelevant signing, no different then when they were signing guys during last year for 10 day contracts like Stanley Johnson, Dj Augustine etc. If this guy was any good he would be getting more then 6.5 Million a year LOL

[Hoopexpert]

Bench filler

[ImKobe]

Monk was a lottery pick.

Monk was 11th, Walker 18th, not like there's that much of a gap. Monk had a nice stretch in his last year in Charlotte before injury but was a mediocre shooter for the most of his early years as well. Walker last season had a nice 13-game stretch where he put up 19 ppg and shot 39%3PT on 6.5 3PA with 47%FG as well. It's not the greatest FA signing but it's a nice little gamble I guess, better than if they had picked up Ingles or even Bruce Brown IMO with what the Lakers have right now.

[LeGoat4Life]

Laker stacked! No excuses

Lebron most likely carry this all star team to another lottery year

Lakers needs to get rid of lebron asap

[Lebron23]

So far a solid additions to the Lakers


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ9DFP3-kEI

[Lebron23]

I love his game. Lonnie for three


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeP1kDTAn1Y

[bladefd]

I wasn't happy with Lonnie signing, which I thought was rushed. I ended up being wrong about him though. He has been a solid 3rd option. His defense has been decent as well across several positions.

I hope we can pull off Westbrook trade to possibly Indiana to bolster the starting 5 further. Turner-AD-LeBron-Lonnie-Beverely with Hield providing 3pt shooting off the bench.

[ShawkFactory]

I wasn't happy with Lonnie signing, which I thought was rushed. I ended up being wrong about him though. He has been a solid 3rd option. His defense has been decent as well across several positions.

I hope we can pull off Westbrook trade to possibly Indiana to bolster the starting 5 further. Turner-AD-LeBron-Lonnie-Beverely with Hield providing 3pt shooting off the bench.

It's been 7 games. This isn't nearly the "end".

He's playing really well right now but I would hold off judgement until the all star break. If he's still doing this then? Sure.

[AirBonner]

LeBron turning water into wine

[red1]

this kid can ball. super athletic and very talented overall.



he's a hooper.

[Street Hunger]

He's pretty good so far

[Johnny32]

So far a solid additions to the Lakers


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ9DFP3-kEI

legoat has a way of making these role players look like potential stars. then they crash and burn without him.