Lakers forward Trevor Ariza underwent an arthroscopic debridement procedure on his right ankle on Wednesday and will be out a minimum of eight weeks, according to a team statement relayed by Lakers website reporter Mike Trudell (Twitter link).
“Trevor Ariza had an arthroscopic debridement procedure performed on his right ankle today,” the statement read. “He is expected to make a full and complete recovery. Team doctors will reevaluate Ariza in approximately eight weeks, and an update will be provided at that time.”
Ariza was one of the many veteran players signed by the Lakers during the offseason and he was expected to play a prominent role. Ariza was considered the frontrunner for the starting small forward spot.
Seeking a ring, Ariza signed with the club on a one-year, veteran’s minimum contract in August. The 36-year-old finished last season with the Heat following a mid-season trade from Portland. He played in 30 games with Miami, starting in 27, and averaged 9.4 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.0 SPG and 0.6 BPG across 28.0 MPG.
With Ariza out until at least December, Kent Bazemore, Talen Horton-Tucker and Malik Monk project to receive more playing time at the wing.
Scrub. Why is this guy in the league? They should cut him.
Championship leadership
Good Defense.
good three-point shooting.
Experience with a good attitude.
Hard Worker
Team Player
Yeah, makes no sense.
He hasn’t been a good defender in years. Average shooter at best. He only tries when he feels like it.
I can’t get used to Ariza with dreads
It is weird, but it’s a good look for him. Will they be starting THT now?
Lakers age already taking a toll on them, season hasn’t started…I’m excited to see this team because they could be great together or this could be one the most epic failures in nba history, either way the drama should go HAM
Players age is not the same as ankle age
Ariza is 37, but his ankle is 97
Right?
I feel really bad for him, he always did a great job on defense with the Rockets.
This will really leave the Lakers with a hole in their lineup since he was supposed to be their starting PF. I know they don’t want to start Melo, so if they’re determined to start AD at center then LeBron should move to PF and someone else can start at SF.
Bron already said that he will play PF this year when AD is C
1 down 14 to go. I’m guessing they’ll be many more injuries to come.
I’m guessing you live an interesting life
With the age of the team get used to players going down. They need to focus on being healthy at the end of the year.
So it begins…
That was just what I was going to post and jeremyn did similar… I put them at third WC, so I chickened out of the negative spin.
Lakers should look into trading for Dort – 1 or 2 1sts would easily be enough
Opposing Strong wing players should have their way with the Lakers in the regular season offensively
Playoffs there’s enough versatility to match up; but regular season not enough of the right resources will be there to deploy defensively night to night, nor really should they try to push it imo
Should be a different look, Vogels talking about speeding it up, I don’t like the thought of that too much the first 60 games ….Even so, they are probably going to have to win their fair share of 125-122 games to get a top 3 seed… I haven’t seen a Vogel offense that likes to swim in those waters yet….interesting
I don’t think a top 2 seed should be the goal…health, attrition, and gear up the last 20…even if it lands ya at the 4 seed you cool
Makes not signing a 3 and D wing even worse. Should be a big deal with how many teams should be but ched up this year, and differences like this can potentially separate you
Westbrook or Rondo is next…
And so it begins lol… over / under 20 players suiting up for the Lakers this season?