The Los Angeles Lakers signed Kendrick Nunn to a two-year deal worth the full MLE over the summer, but the team’s highest-paid free agent has yet to play this season.
Nunn originally dealt with an ankle sprain that emerged during the preseason but ended up dealing with a bone bruise in his knee while recovering.
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Lakers head coach Frank Vogel was asked during his media session Monday if Nunn would return by the end of December.
“Probably not,” Vogel said. “But there’s no firm timeline on that. We’ll see. I’ll say probably not.”
Nunn averaged 14.6 points per game last season with the Miami Heat while shooting 48.5% overall and 38.1% from deep, so his presence will unlock a new element to the Lakers’ offense whenever he heals.
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