Overview
- Grimes signed a four-year, $60 million deal and has publicly accepted the Lakers' plan to give him a bigger offensive role plus nightly point-of-attack defensive duties.
- He told reporters Saturday that mutual interest with the organization and prior workouts with coach JJ Redick helped make joining the Lakers an easy decision.
- Grimes expects to mix corner shooting with ball-handling and pick-and-roll creation next to Luka Dončić rather than serve only as a spot-up shooter.
- Analysts and team coverage note that Grimes' defensive assignment will be harder to sustain without added wing size or a rim protector such as Jonathan Kuminga, Matisse Thybulle or Walker Kessler.
- The signing is the latest step in an aggressive roster overhaul after multiple top scorers left and team leaders say integration, conditioning and further complementary moves will determine whether the defense and offense fit together.