{"id":41697,"date":"2021-08-03T15:44:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T19:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=41697"},"modified":"2021-08-03T15:46:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T19:46:07","slug":"malik-monk-signs-with-the-los-angeles-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2021\/08\/03\/malik-monk-signs-with-the-los-angeles-lakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Malik Monk Signs with the Los Angeles Lakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Adrian Wojnarowski, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/monkma01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Malik Monk<\/strong><\/a> has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. The young shooting guard will have an opportunity to contend for an NBA championship after a breakout season with the Charlotte Hornets. The 23-year-old and former lottery pick starts a new journey in his young career.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Free agent G Malik Monk has agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, source tells ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1422635338082701319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Malik Monk Signs with the Los Angeles Lakers<\/h2>\n<h3>Impact Scoring<\/h3>\n<p>The Lakers are getting a real impact scorer here. Whether he starts or comes off the bench is still unclear, but Monk will flourish in either of those roles.<\/p>\n<p>Last season he averaged about 12 points per game in 21 minutes on the floor. What&#8217;s most impressive about this is that he shot 40 percent from three, which was a massive uptick from his previous seasons. His total shooting split was 43\/40\/82, showing that he&#8217;s a bucket-getter.<\/p>\n<p>Monk also played in a jammed guard rotation last season. That won&#8217;t be as much of the case with the Lakers. After letting go of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/caldwke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kentavious Caldwell-Pope<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/carusal01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Alex Caruso<\/strong><\/a>, it wouldn&#8217;t be a surprise to see Monk start in the backcourt alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/westbru01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Russell Westbrook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen what the Lakers offense is going to look like. Westbrook and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>will start, making it interesting to see which ball-dominant player will be running plays, making passes, driving to the rim, and so on. With that being said, those two stars, and throwing in\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/davisan02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Davis<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>into the mix, will create a ton of space for Monk.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers get their sharpshooter here. Trends indicate that Monk will keep it going too. Not only do the Lakers have Monk, but\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/e\/ellinwa01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wayne Ellington<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>as well. Their strategy is clear &#8211; surround the three superstars with niche players.<\/p>\n<p>Main Image: <a id=\"WP0z8VbTTlRWRKsRTfBYFw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/800014164\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'WP0z8VbTTlRWRKsRTfBYFw',sig:'KVQezxG-tiWLrDcIMYkLl7_RPNySWGfdb6KiILWlth0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'800014164',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Malik Monk has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. The young shooting guard will have an opportunity to contend for an NBA championship after a breakout season with the Charlotte Hornets. The 23-year-old and former lottery pick starts a new journey in his young career. 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