For his first 45 games of this season, Patrick Beverley was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.
They had acquired him last summer in the hope he could give them some much-needed perimeter defense and 3-point shooting, but those contributions never fully materialized.
Buy Lakers TicketsLos Angeles ended up sending Beverley to the Orlando Magic hours before the trade deadline for 3-and-D backup center Mo Bamba. It was seen as a nice deal for the Lakers, but it left the veteran guard taking multiple shots at the Purple and Gold.
He was subsequently released and joined the Chicago Bulls. After they defeated L.A., 118-108, on Sunday, he made an interesting comment that implied while Chicago coach Billy Donovan is using him correctly, the Lakers didn’t.
Patrick Beverley, asked if Chicago is the perfect fit for him: "Yeah. If I'm a spoon, Billy (Donovan) is using me as a spoon. The Lakers, you know, I was a spoon and they used me as a fork."
— Greg Beacham (@gregbeacham) March 26, 2023
Could Beverley be referring to the fact Lakers head coach Darvin Ham often assigned him to guard (much) taller wings? Or was this just his usual bluster?
