Even the most insignificant of free-agent signings can mean something.
That's what the Los Angeles Lakers are banking on anyway after filling out their cap-strapped roster with unsung role players like Shawne Williams and Wesley Johnson. Most recently, general manager Mitch Kupchak announced the team had signed former lottery pick Xavier Henry in a continued effort to bolster the rotation on a beggar's dime.
Once considered a high school prodigy, Henry's career has failed to take off since he forewent his sophomore season at Kansas and was drafted 12th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2010. Through three seasons he's yet to log more than 16.9 minutes per game or post a PER above 9.2.
By adding Henry to a perimeter corps that already includes Nick Young, Kobe Bryant, Jodie Meeks, Williams and Johnson, the Lakers aren't paying Henry for what he's done; they're hoping he's a source of untapped potential.
Parades won't be thrown in anticipation of his arrival, nor does he project as a sudden star, but he does deepen a team now catering to Mike D'Antoni's preferred style of play. Young specifically now has a fell ...
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