Lakers predicted to reunite with former No. 18 overall pick cut by Celtics

The Los Angeles Lakers are plausible favorites to acquire a talented scoring guard who was waived by the Boston Celtics on Saturday.

The Lakers need to acquire a bench scorer to keep their offense afloat when LeBron James and Anthony Davis are taking turns resting.

Someone like former Laker Lonnie Walker IV would be nice — Walker played in 56 games for Los Angeles in 2022-23 (32 starts), offering plug-and-play scoring off the bench with 11.7 points per game.

Wait a minute, Walker himself just became available after getting cut by the Celtics, per ESPN’s Shams Charania .

“The Boston Celtics are waiving guard Lonnie Walker IV, sources tell ESPN,” Charania said.

“Walker averaged 7.3 points in 16.4 minutes per game in Celtics preseason.”

Walker would be a perfect fit to rejoin the Lakers after spending 2023-24 getting buckets for the Brooklyn Nets.

Walkers was selected with the No. 18 overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs.

Will Lakers exec Rob Pelinka make the call?

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