Reggie Miller Calls Out Lakers For Giving Alex Len Playing Time

Does he have a point?

Mar 13, 2025; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA: Los Angeles Lakers center Alex Len (27) reaches for the ball against Milwaukee Bucks center Jericho Sims (00) in the second quarter at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images | Benny Sieu-Imagn Images

Since signing with the Los Angeles Lakers off the buyout market, center Alex Len hasn't exactly lit the world on fire.

With starting Los Angeles five Jaxson Hayes sidelined due to a knee injury — and his fellow frontcourt starters LeBron James and Rui Hachimura, who often play small-ball center behind him, also on the shelf — Len found himself pressed into service as an emergency Lakers starter once again during an eventual 126-106 blowout loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, witnessed by a nation of hoops fans via TNT.

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Hall of Fame former shooting guard Reggie Miller, now a TNT commentator, called out Los Angeles head coach JJ Redick for even daring to play Len at all in the game.

Reggie Miller:

“(Alex) Len, he’s not guarding anyone, he’s not scoring, he’s not rebounding. Go small.”

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— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) March 14, 2025

“(Alex) Len, he’s not guarding anyone, he’s not scoring, he’s not rebounding. Go small if you're the Lakers,” Miller advised during the broadcast.

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Len has been deeply underwhelming so far with the Lakers. As Nikola Jokic and the jumbo-sized Denver Nuggets loom on Friday, Len being the team's preferred starter is less than ideal.

In 19:29 of action, the 31-year-old scored a scant two points on 1-of-3 shooting from the floor, grabbed three rebounds, and dished out one dime. His primary backup, Christian Koloko, didn't fare any better, scoring two points on 1-of-3 shooting from the floor while grabbing no rebounds.

Through his first six games for Los Angeles, the 7-footer is averaging just 1.0 points on 33 percent field goal shooting (terrible for an interior-based center), 2.3 rebounds, and 0.8 assists across 12.1 minutes per.

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