Scotty Pippen Jr. 2023 Lakers Player Capsule

2022-23 Season Summary:
Scotty Pippen Jr., playing on a two-way contract for the Lakers, spent the majority of this past season in a developmental role in the G-League, making 19 appearances for the South Bay Lakers and an additional six appearances for the Lakers during the regular season. In a mostly lead-guard role for South Bay, Pippen Jr. made four starts and averaged 21.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 5.6 assists on 46.9% shooting from the field and 30.0% from behind the arc.

By The Numbers:
53.8%: Percentage Pippen Jr. shot in the clutch for South Bay this season. Pippen Jr. led the team in clutch points per game this season, helping South Bay to a 7-5 record in the 12 clutch games he appeared in this season.

21.4: Points averaged per game by Pippen Jr. for South Bay, leading the team. A key driver of his scoring punch was the 9.8 points in the paint scored per game.

1.6: Steals averaged per game by Pippen for South Bay, tied for the 8th best mark in the G-League.

Moving Forward:
Pippen Jr. made his mark as a scoring and playmaking guard who also flashed some on-ball defensive potential for South Bay this past season. As he continues to grow in his career and looks to make the leap to a more regular contributor at the NBA level, Pippen Jr. will need to bridge his on-ball efforts as a scorer and shot creator with more off-ball work where he is more of a complementary player to higher usage creators found at the top levels of the league.