According to The Ringer’s Chris Vernon, 21-year-old shooting guard Talen Horton-Tucker, who was sent to the Utah Jazz this week, was on an “island” during his time with the veteran-heavy Los Angeles Lakers.
“When I talked to some people connected to Horton-Tucker, he was kind of on an island in the sense of he’s like the only young guy,” Vernon said. “He didn’t have buddies to go run around with. This is an old team with a bunch of veteran guys. He didn’t have a bunch of friends.”
