When reviewing it The Los Angeles Lakers final roster for the 2022-2023 NBA seasonthey all appear recognized and experienced names in the league or recent 2022 draft picks like Max Christie. However, between them secretly concluded a unexpected playerwho at the age of 25 will make his first major test in the competition, on the stage of the greatest possible attention.
The report is for Matt Ryana New Yorker to whom the California franchise was entrusted by contract one year and $1.6 million it is not guaranteed.
A Matt Ryan who was the star on Wednesday, Nov. 2 with this game-winning shot against the Pelicans:
From home delivery to… sealing the Lakers’ SECOND victory
🎯 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗔pic.twitter.com/I1KgGZQuSO
— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 Spain 🇪 (@sportingnewses) November 3, 2022
Who is Matt Ryan? The big surprise of the Los Angeles Lakers roster
Ryan is a forward of 2.01 meters and 25 years what is the PROBLEM WITH THIS just 5 total minutes (one game) of NBA experience before the 2022-2023 campaign. A transfer from three NCAA universities (Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and Chattanooga), the shooting guard went undrafted in the 2020 Draft and is coming off of last season in the G League, averaging 19.4 points and shooting 41.3 percent from three in 30 presentations.
That good production in the development league opened the door for him in 2021-2022 with Boston Celticswhere he also shone in the last Summer League: Averaged 19 points in 22 minutes, shooting 52.6% from three. However, it wasn’t in Boston where he found his niche this season, but rather in his would-be rival: the Lakers.
Ryan seemed to struggle to earn a spot on Darvin Ham’s final roster, but thanks to very good performance in the preseason, that’s exactly what he did. Played 5 games and averaged 8.2 points in 13.1 minuteswith almost a 36% three-point shootingin more than 6 attempts per match.
Matt Ryan has one of the fastest releases I’ve ever seen.
At the same time he was already shooting the ball before he even fully caught Nunn’s pass on that first Baseline 3. pic.twitter.com/9vmR8RFVvI
— Lakers Legacy (@LakersLegacyPod) October 10, 2022
ONE absolute experton a campus where snipers are not enough and in which they are always highly valued due to their matchup with a LeBron James-caliber passer.
While Ryan is not expected to see significant minutes in the rotation at first, the course of the season could open up opportunities for him, especially if the Angels feel the need to bring a reliable shooter to the program.
The Los Angeles Lakers roster for the 2022-2023 season
| Player | Position | Height (meters) | Age | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Beverley | Base | 1.85 | 3. 4 | 13 M |
| Russell Westbrook | Base | 1.92 | 3. 4 | 47 cm |
| Dennis Schroeder | Base | 1.90 | 29 | 1.8 cm |
| Scotty Pippen Jr* | Base | 1.92 | Twenty-one | double contract* |
| Lonnie Walker IV | Shooting guard | 1.96 | 23 | 6.4 cm |
| Kendrick Nunn | Shooting guard | 1.88 | 27 | 5.2 cm |
| MaxChristie | Shooting guard | 2.01 | 19 | 1 M |
| Austin Reeves | Shooting guard | 1.98 | 24 | 1.5 cm |
| Troy Brown | Eaves | 2.01 | 23 | 1.8 cm |
| Lebron James | Eaves | 2.06 | 37 | 44.4 cm |
| Matt Ryan | Eaves | 2.01 | 25 | 1.6 million** |
| Wenien Gabriel | Inside | 2.06 | 25 | 1.8 million** |
| Cole Swider* | Inside | 2.06 | 23 | double contract* |
| Juan Toscano-Anderson | Inside | 2.01 | 29 | 1.8 cm |
| Anthony Davis | Inside | 2.08 | 29 | 37.9 cm |
| Damian Jones | Inside | 2.11 | 27 | 2.2 cm |
| Thomas Bryant | Inside | 2.08 | 25 | 1.8 cm |
*Two-way contract | **In italics, partially guaranteed contract
