Film Study: How Taurean Prince fits on the Lakers

One of the Los Angeles Lakers’ first moves in NBA free agency was to bring in former Minnesota Timberwolves wing Taurean Prince on the one-year, $4.5 million bi-annual exception (which also immediately told us the team would be operating out of a hard cap).

The soon-to-be eight-year veteran and 6’7 wing brings a veteran presence to the team, and a wing profile that the Lakers have seemingly been short on since the turn of the century.

Let's take a closer look at the film and what he brings to this Lakers roster:

The signing of Prince aligns with the consistent theme that the Lakers and general manager Rob Pelinka have shown throughout the offseason in free agency, whether with their own players or new ones — finding players whose profiles fit with the team on and off the court at excellent values.

If you haven’t watched our previous film study on Gabe Vincent, you can check it out here. Also, stay tuned for future film study pieces as I’ll be breaking down each of the Lakers’ free agency acquisitions and much more.

Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT has a doctorate in physical therapy from Northern Arizona University, is a youth basketball coach at the U12 level and runs his own in-person and online sports medicine and performance business, 3CB Performance, in West LA and Valencia, CA in which he further combines his movement expertise and fitness training. Combining his background in biomechanics, movement science, and learning science - he consults in a variety of sports including basketball on movement mechanics and skill acquisition. Brar is additionally training at UCLA’s mindful awareness research center (MARC and analyzes the Lakers from a skills & medical perspective for Silver Screen and Roll and on his own YouTube Channel. You can follow him on Twitter at @3cbPerformance.