The Los Angeles Lakers have a number of interesting rookies on their roster this season. Of those, guard Jalen Hood-Schifino is getting the most attention, and for good reason. He was the No. 17 pick in June’s draft.
Hood-Schifino clearly has potential as a big combo guard who can initiate, get others open and hit the open man as well as score himself and even defend well. It will take him a while to develop, but he has the luxury of developing at his own pace on a deep and talented Lakers squad.
One rookie who has seemingly fallen between the cracks is second-round pick Maxwell Lewis. The 6-foot-7 forward flashed what he could become in L.A.’s 129-126 preseason win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. In the fourth quarter, he delivered a breakaway windmill jam off a steal from D’Moi Hodge, another rookie.
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Lewis finished with 10 points on 4-of-5 overall shooting and 2-of-3 from 3-point range in 15 minutes. He received the bulk of his playing time in the fourth quarter, and he was a big reason the Lakers held on for the victory.