While Jalen Hood-Schifino earns 3.6M, the 1.9M rookie who is cooking & earning a spot

The Los Angeles Lakers fans are worried about Jalen Hood-Schifino not being the player the organization thought he would be when picked him earlier this year in the 2023 NBA Draft.

While is still early to judge after the Summer League and three preseason games, the reality is that Jalen Hood-Schifino who signed a four-year 17.8 million deal with the purple and gold, has underperformed despite the hype that surrounded him in training camp with teammates and coach Darvin Ham praising him.

After three preseason games, Hood-Schifino has averaged 3.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG, and 3.7 APG with 19% FG, 100% FT, 11% 3-pts, 3GP, and 19.9 min of playtime.

What Schifino has done hasn't compared with the 2023 NBA Draft No. 40 overall pick, and the second drafted rookie for the Lakers Maxwell Lewis who is earning around 1.9 million per year, as he signed a 4-year / $7,639,302 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, including $3,111,420 guaranteed.

Maxwell Lewis' average performance is better than JHS and with less playtime

Maxwell Lewis has averaged after three preseason games 7.3 PPG, 1 APG, 67% FG, 100% FT, 67% 3-pts, and 3 GP averaging only 13.5 minutes compared to the 19.9 minutes JHS has gotten. Lewis is becoming a steal for the Lakers while Hood-Schifino is a disappointment, still, is too early to make a final judgment and things could be turned around by the Lakers rookie.