Jaden Hardy ☆

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• Podcast Locked On Lakers host · Report · 42 h ago

  Jaden Hardy made a nice case for himself: 13 points in 14 minutes on 5 of 9 shooting, 3 of 5 from three. He stuck to scoring.

• Podcast Locked On Lakers host · Opinion · 42 h ago

  Both hosts think Hardy is the least likely to be waived, though he could maybe be traded depending on the return.

• Podcast Locked On Lakers host · Report · Oct 16

  The hosts say the Lakers previously moved DeAndre Ayton out in a deal that brought in Jaden Hardy and two second-round picks.

• X Dave McMenamin (@mcten) · Report · Oct 16

  Lakers guard Jaden Hardy on the roster math the team has to figure out with 16 guys under contract and needing to get down to 15 by opening night: “I’m just coming in here every day working and putting my head down … It’s in God’s hands, literally. I’m blessed to be here” https://t.co/MF9mMcQuGJ

• Podcast Andy Kamenetzky, Locked On Lakers · Opinion · Oct 15

  The three players discussed most as likely to go are Bronny James, Dalton Knecht (heard as "Dalton Connect") and Jaden Hardy. Both hosts think a waiver is more likely than a trade.

• Podcast Andy Kamenetzky, Locked On Lakers · Analysis · Oct 15

  Jaden Hardy has the most expensive contract of the three, roughly $6M expiring this season. The host says he may have a leg up because that salary is most useful for matching in a trade, combined with Vanderbilt (heard as "Vando"), Dalton or Jake LaRavia.

• Podcast Locked On Lakers host · Analysis · Oct 15

  Host view: none of Bronny, Hardy or Knecht has distinguished themselves in the slightest through four preseason games.

• Podcast JJ Redick (reported), via Locked On Lakers · Relayed report · Oct 15

  Relayed: JJ Redick said that Bronny and Hardy, as ball-handling guards with the third string, have often had to do more ball handling and floor generaling than they otherwise would, because several players have been out. The hosts paraphrase this as being asked to operate above their station.

• Podcast Locked On Lakers host · Report · Oct 15

  Preseason game one was the only game in which the Lakers had most of their roster, and it was the game in which both Hardy and Bronny played best.

• Podcast Locked On Lakers host · Analysis · Oct 15

  Even allowing for that context, the host says the third-string minutes of Bronny (heard as "Ronnie") and Hardy have been alarming. Neither has been able to make plays off the dribble or pass under ball pressure, and for Bronny the problem is especially ball pressure.

• Podcast Locked On Lakers host · Analysis · Oct 15

  Distinction drawn: Hardy is being asked to do things he would never be asked to do in a real NBA game. Bronny is being asked to do things the team wants him to be able to do, but he is not ready yet.

• Podcast Locked On Lakers host · Report · Oct 15

  Hardy's preseason line as read: 9.3 points per game on 36% FG / 22% 3PT splits and 7.5 field goal attempts a game, despite being 'supposed to be a three-point specialist'. His assist-to-turnover ratio was read as 'exactly 1-2'.

• Podcast Locked On Lakers host · Opinion · Oct 15

  Jaden Hardy is called a better option than any of last year's deep-bench players, even if not a great one. The other host agrees.

• Podcast Locked On Lakers host · Analysis · Oct 15

  Jaden Hardy plays a position the Lakers don't need. He came over as what they could get back to make the "Aiton" deal work; they weren't seeking him.

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