Lakers Unsure If They Will Sign A Steve Nash Replacement

Los Angeles Lakers‘ general manager Mitch Kupchak is unsure if the Lakers will sign a guard to replace Steve Nash

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The 2013-2014

season was a nightmare for the Los Angeles Lakers.

They lost center Dwight Howard to the Houston Rockets in free agency and then were decimated by injuries, including injuries that cost guards Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash mot of their seasons.

Although the Lakers lost big man Pau Gasol to the Chicago Bulls, the Lakers feel a few of their additions – point guard Jeremy Lin, power forward Carlos Boozer and and big man Ed Davis – and the return of both Bryant and Nash could help them show great improvement.

However, that plan is already out the window. Nash will miss the season with a back injury that will likely force him to retire.

According to Bill Oram of The Orange County Register, Lakers’ general manager Mitch Kupchak talked to Nash’s agent, Bill Duffy, to finalize his “decision to step away.” Kupchak was also asked about signing a guard to replace Nash but was non-committal, simply saying “I don’t know.”

Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak said he and Bill Duffy, Steve Nash's agent, met yesterday in Las Vegas to finalize Nash's decision to step away.
— Bill Oram (@billoram) October 25, 2014

Kupchak was vague about Lakers plans as far as trying to sign another player. "Will we look to get another backcourt player? I don’t know."
— Bill Oram (@billoram) October 25, 2014

There Lakers will apply and may get the Disabled Player’s Exception, which would give them a chance to sign a player potentially worth more than the minimum salary. Of course, it is slim pickings in free agency at the moment.

Los Angeles Lakers‘ general manager Mitch Kupchak is unsure if the Lakers will sign a guard to replace Steve Nash

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