Alex Fdge has re-siged with the Los Ageles Lakers, the team aoced o Thrsday. He spet the 2023-24 seaso with the Lakers ad Dallas Mavericks. Fdge siged a two-way cotract with Dallas drig the seaso ad eve played for the Mavs Smmer Leage team this past offseaso.
Fdge, 21, appeared i six total NBA games betwee the Mavs ad Lakers drig the 2023-24 campaig. He averaged 5.5 poits o 55.6 percet field goal shootig drig that spa. Fdge added 1.5 rebods per otig across 13 mites per game.
The Mavericks moved o from Fdge after the Smmer Leage came to a ed. He displayed sigs of potetial, bt Dallas wet i a differet directio. Dallas roster is mostly fll at the momet ad the Mavs have other difficlt decisios to make.
Meawhile, the Lakers eeded some extra depth. Fdge still featres a eticig ceilig ad he cold make a impact for LA. He will eed to work hard i order to receive reglar playig time, thogh.
What former Mavericks forward Alex Fdge brigs to Lakers
Fdge is a tremedos athlete who stads 68. He offers versatility o the defesive ed of the floor, somethig that is especially valable i todays game with may teams ability to cosistetly stretch the floor.
Fdge ca fiish arod the basket. With that beig said, he is workig to become a more reliable all-arod scorer. Fdge wold beefit from addig a cosistet jmp-shot to his game.
There is a lot to like abot Fdge, thogh. At the very least, he shold be someoe teams ca tilize as a qality reboder ad defeder. Fdge cold eve ear a startig role someday if he takes a step forward o the offesive ed of the floor.
It shold be remembered that Fdge is oly 21 years old. The Mavericks will be fie withot him ad he will ot make or break the Lakers seaso, bt agai, his ceilig shold ot be overlooked.