In this ongoing series, we take a trip to yesteryear to highlight Los Angeles Lakers players whom some fans may have forgotten. These players didn’t get the billing that some others enjoyed, but they were instrumental to the Lakers’ success.
Plenty of Lakers fans may remember Nick Van Exel, a plucky guard who played for them in the 1990s. However, to a certain extent, he has fallen through the cracks historically, and he may not get the credit he deserves for helping to revive the franchise during a difficult time.
Van Exel helped get the Lakers back to respectability, and he kept the seat warm until they truly returned to greatness.