Lakers' Best Roster Fits Among Rumored Free-Agent Workouts

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The Los Angeles Lakers have only three players who have contracts for the 2022-23 NBA season. Russell Westbrook and Kendrick Nunn have player options, while the Lakers have team options on Stanley Johnson and Austin Reaves.

Even if all four players with some type of option return, Los Angeles is going to need to fill a decent number of roster spots this offseason. And that may not be the easiest thing to do, considering it will be paying LeBron James, Anthony Davis and likely Westbrook large salaries for the upcoming season.

The Lakers will need to find some lower-cost role players to fill out their 15-man roster. Although the 2022 NBA Finals aren't even over yet, Los Angeles has already gotten to work.

According to ESPN's Dave McMenamin, the Lakers held a free-agent workout on Tuesday. Among the reported participants were Langston Galloway, Kyle Guy, Alize Johnson, Louis King, D.J. Wilson and Vitto Brown. They may not be big-name players, but perhaps one or two could provide value to Los Angeles for the 2022-23 campaign.

Who should be the Lakers' top targets from this group? Let's take a closer look.

Langston Galloway, SG

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Langston Galloway spent the majority of the 2021-22 season playing for the College Park Skyhawks in the NBA G League, but he has a decent amount of NBA experience. The 30-year-old guard has played for seven teams in 452 games over eight seasons. He had brief stints with the Brooklyn Nets (four games) and Milwaukee Bucks (three) this past season.

While Galloway isn't likely to be the type of scorer he was as a rookie during the 2014-15 season—when he averaged 11.8 points in 45 games for the New York Knicks—he could still be a valuable addition to the Lakers' bench. It wasn't that long ago he averaged 10.3 points in 66 games for the Detroit Pistons during the 2019-20 campaign.

During his time with College Park in the G League this past season, Galloway averaged 16.3 points and 5.2 rebounds in 24 games. He'll face tougher competition and play fewer minutes in the NBA, but it seems likely the former Saint Joseph's standout could still hit a few buckets here and there as needed.

Kyle Guy, SG

Miami Heat guard Kyle Guy (5) plays against the Charlotte Hornets during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)

Kyle Guy had a tremendous four-year college career at Virginia, where he led the Cavaliers to a national championship during his senior season in 2019. He was named the Most Outstanding Player during the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. Plus, he was a two-time third-team All-American and a two-time first-team All-ACC selection.

Guy was a second-round pick (No. 55 overall selection) of the Knicks in 2019, but he hasn't gotten many opportunities in the NBA. Over the past three seasons, he's played only 53 games in short stints with the Sacramento Kings and Miami Heat.

But Guy is still only 24, and he's had some success in the NBA G League, averaging 19.8 points or better every season. The guard also flashed his potential last Dec. 31, scoring 17 points and making four three-pointers in his first of 19 games with the Heat.

Of all the reported free agents who worked out for the Lakers earlier this week, Guy likely has the most potential. So it may be worth Los Angeles taking a chance on him to see if he can develop into a solid perimeter player to come off the bench.

D.J. Wilson, PF

Toronto Raptors' D.J. Wilson dunks against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

In 2017, D.J. Wilson was a first-round pick of the Milwaukee Bucks, who selected the former Michigan power forward with the No. 17 overall selection. He played four seasons with the team, but he never quite lived up to expectations before moving on to have short stints with the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors the past two seasons.

Wilson's most productive season was the 2018-19 campaign when he averaged 5.8 points and 4.6 rebounds in 48 games for Milwaukee. The 6'10" forward played only four games in the NBA this past season with the Raptors, but he had some solid showings in the NBA G League, where he averaged 19.5 points and 11.3 rebounds in 19 games for the Oklahoma City Blue.

Still only 26, Wilson could be a productive role player moving forward, even if he doesn't quite put up the numbers the Bucks had hoped he would when they drafted him. Wilson has size and athleticism, which could make him a valuable addition to the Lakers' bench, especially as they look for some players who can fill some minutes in the post.