The former ‘Mr.Irrelevant’ of the 2012 NBA Draft, Los Angeles Lakers big man Robert Sacre, is expected to comeback to the team next season.
Sacre who doesn’t actually play too much will mostly just comeback on his minimum deal and will probably ride the bench, especially with a new haul of talent expected to join the Lakers roster this offseason.
They need some quality bench and despite Sacre’s tenure with the team, he’s not exactly the answer they are looking for.
Following from RealGM’s Shams Charania.
The Los Angeles Lakers expect to pick up center Robert Sacre’s veteran-minimum team option, league sources told RealGM.
Sacre — solidifying himself as a viable reserve big man and defensive presence in three NBA seasons — has lost 15 pounds since the end of the Lakers’ season. He is under a guaranteed option at $981,348 for next season, and there’s a chance the Lakers could look into reworking a longer-term deal with the 26-year-old.
In 67 games this season, Sacre averaged 4.6 points and 3.5 rebounds a night. Despite roster turnover, Sacre’s maintained a spirit and defensive focus to benefit the Lakers on and off the court. During the 2013-14 season, Sacre’s former coach, Mike D’Antoni, called Sacre the Lakers’ hardest worker and best defender.
Sacre was the 60th pick in the 2012 NBA draft before joining the Lakers on a free-agent deal.
Sacre has been the butt of jokes in the NBA twitter world for years now and unfortuneately there appears to be no end in sight. He has been solid in his limited minutes and he does provide some legitimate size but he’s really not doing anything with it.
This is more of a move for the Lakers to keep some low money guys on the team to fill out the roster.
