The first several days of the 2022 NBA free agency period left a lot to be desired for the Los Angeles Lakers.
They got Lonnie Walker IV, an athletic wing who is an iffy 3-point shooter and lacking defensively, to agree to their taxpayer mid-level exception, while signing Troy Brown Jr., Juan Toscano-Anderson and Damian Jones to minimum salary contracts.
Jones and Toscano-Anderson can help the Lakers, albeit in limited minutes, while Brown is still somewhat unproven after four unimpressive pro seasons.