With an 0-3 record to start the 2022-23 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers’ biggest problem is their lack of 3-point shooting.
They have a huge lack of players who are consistent threats from beyond the arc, and although they may improve somewhat in that department as the season unfolds, they will not have enough to be very competitive.
One player who may have the potential to help with their outside shooting is Cole Swider, an undrafted rookie. At 6-foot-9, he could also help fill the team’s biggest position need — functional depth at the big forward position.
However, the Lakers will have to wait a while before seeing if Swider has what it takes to help because a stress reaction in his foot will keep him out of action for a while.
Lakers team doctors have diagnosed two-way forward Cole Swider with a navicular stress reaction of the right foot.
Swider will be reevaluated in approximately four weeks, and further updates will be provided at that time.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) October 24, 2022
The team is already without guard Dennis Schroder and center Thomas Bryant, both of whom have thumb injuries and will be re-evaluated in about three weeks.
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