John Lucas III
Lucas was signed this off-season as a free agent for the main purpose to back up Trey Burke and mentor him. As the back up point guard, he hasn’t necessarily been the greatest, but as a mentor, he seems to be fantastic.
If you look at his Instagram, or even Trey’s, or you hear the two of them talk, Trey really listens to Lucas and is learning from him. Lucas may not be a fan favorite, but he is 100% behind this team. Last week in the Jazz’s 105-103 victory over the Lakers, Derrick Favors slammed home a putback dunk to give the Jazz the win. If you watch the video, the first player off the bench to cheer, and the first player to run on the court and congratulate Favors and high five all the other guys for completing the game winning play, was John Lucas III.
Lucas may not be playing very well on the court, but off the court I think he has made a very good impact on the young guys.
Grade : C