[Wojnarowski] Florida F Alex Fudge has agreed on a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, his agent Shayaun Saee of @OneLegacysports tells ESPN.
Florida F Alex Fudge has agreed on a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, his agent Shayaun Saee of @OneLegacysports tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 26, 2023
by daftmunt
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Swider in shambles
Swider out Fudge in.
He looked pretty decent in limited minutes in SPL 🤷🏻♂️
Make sense. Cole can shoot the hell out the ball but literally doesn’t do anything else on at least a average level.
Choosing Fudge instead of Swider is certainly a choice. Guess they feel Fudge can develop lol.
Haven’t watched Fudge at all. What has he accomplished prior to this signing? Curious.
He’s more in the mold of past South Bay successes, i.e. athletic and high motor but low skill. Hopefully we can develop him into a decent role player.
He basically Vando jr the way he play defense and hustle also have bad hands can’t finish quite well at the rim
But the potential is there his shooting form looks ok and he’s quite athletic can really jump high.
I believe a team can only give out 3 2-way contracts if they have a full 15-man roster. By all reports the lakers plan on only carrying 14 to start the season. So there’s a chance Castleton, Hodge, and now Fudge will be competing for the 2 spots during training camp. I figured Swider had no chance, maybe Fudge will.
Finally the Woj bomb we all have been anxiously waiting for.
Another good decision. Fudge has long-term potential.
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Ayyyyyyy
Welcome Judge Fudge
He reminds me of Vando if you traded a bit of defensive discipline for more ridiculous athleticism.
With the limited minutes I saw Fudge play, he has great transition offense which can translate to transition defense, uses his length to his advantage to defend, decent cutter, didn’t really see him shoot the ball that much. I think he is a solid replacement for Cole. All Swider had was a good 3pt shot, but mediocre at everything else. I think Fudge could make an impact on this roster. Even if he doesn’t not a bad signing anyways.
The guy missed the rim completely on multiple layups. His offense is comically bad if he isn’t dunking the ball. But his defense and ridiculous athleticism and motor is worth a shot.
Fudge has looked good on defense but I hope folks here understand that Fudge is very far away from being an NBA player on offense. I hope he succeed but the offense is concerning.
Based on his name alone I’m a big fan of this signing
Does this mean we’re signing 15 players to the roster In order to have three two ways?
I like this, really like what he showed defensively out there.
Solid wing prospect, elite name
unpopular opinion: Fudge was often times useless during summer league games
i hope coaching staff and trainers can help change that
Fudge has a great motor, really good defense…
But his offense will have you yelling his name through gritted teeth.
I’d love to see Cole end up in Miami
He didn’t seem like anything special in the SL, but alright. Rob doesn’t make every good decision lo