He just left the Lakers, had his debut with Miami Heat, scored five 3-pointers

The Los Angeles Lakers this offseason got three young players signed with a two-way contract, Colin Castleton, D'Moi Hodge, and Alex Fudge, but at the start of the summer, they had Cole Swider with one of the spots, until Summer League where they waive Swider to give his spot to Alex Fudge.

With the Lakers Summer League, Cole Swider got good participation, as he is known to be a sharp 3-point shooter, the problem is, that's about it, he can't play defense or anything else, and Alex Fudge caught the attention of the team, earning his spot over Swider.

After being waived by the Lakers, the Miami Heat signed Swider a training camp contract so he is doing his best to earn a spot as a two-way for them or even to get a roster spot.

Yesterday Cole surprised everyone when he got an opportunity to play in the last quarter of the Heat's first preseason game against the Charlotte Hornets. Swider scored five 3-pointers in the 4th quarter and gave his team the win 113-109.

Cole Swider is a sharp 3-point shooter but the Lakers wanted more

The reason why the Lakers waived Cole Swider is that despite his great 3-point shooting, he doesn't help the team in other ways, and if he doesn't have a great shooting night that's it. Alex Fudge showed he is a more reliable player and earned his spot over Swider.