Lakers Expected To Show Interest In De’Anthony Melton

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to show interest in De’Anthony Melton, according to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. 

The Lakers are expected to lose Dorian Finney-Smith to the Houston Rockets. 

“If the Lakers lose Finney-Smith, they are expected to show interest in De’Anthony Melton, who was only able to play in six games last season with Golden State due to an ACL tear and was traded by the Warriors in December to Brooklyn for Dennis Schröder,” Stein and Fischer wrote. 

Melton averaged 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists for the Golden State Warriors last season while shooting 40.7% from the field, 37.1% from beyond the arc and 62.5% from the free-throw line. 

Melton, 27, has played for the Phoenix Suns, Memphis Grizzlies, Philadelphia 76ers and Warriors. He has career averages of 9.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists.