This is just from a “Lakers” fanzine but I think there is a lot to it. A guy coming out of the Culture is often in for a culture shock.

Gabe Vincent is another cursed Lakers signing from the Miami Heat

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Vincent played poorly to kickstart his Lakers tenure and did not really get a chance to turn it around. After four mediocre games, Vincent suffered a knee injury and hasn’t been seen on the court since. Unfortunately, Vincent has not progressed as fans (or the team) would have hoped, as the latest injury update provided no real timeline of when he could be returning.

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Not only were there warning signs about Vincent himself that the Lake Show overlooked because of Vincent’s good playoff run, but there was recent history that the front office ignored as well. As the old saying goes, history repeats itself.

And it looks like history may yet again be repeating itself if this Vincent injury does not pan out. The Lakers have signed several players from the Miami Heat who ended up being flops for the team. This is not a strange phenomenon with no explanation, though. Fans just have to look at “Heat Culture” and realize that it elevates guys when they are in Miami.

But when they leave the Heat, and join a team that does not have that same solid coaching staff in place, their flaws are typically revealed.

Kendrick Nunn is the most recent example of this and the parallels between him and Vincent are a bit too concerning. Both were viewed as steals by the fanbase as both showcased promising signs in Miami. Nunn never played his first season because of a knee injury that, at first, didn’t appear to be all that serious. When he eventually did play, he was awful and was traded.

…[Vincent] absolutely could end up being out as long as Nunn was when he suffered his injury.

Also signed the same offseason as Nunn was Trevor Ariza, who played 30 solid games for the Heat and looked crisp in the four playoff games that he did play. Ariza would play just 24 games for the Lakers during the 2021-22 season and was not great in those games. He has not been in the NBA since.

Heck, the team even took a flier on Dion Waiters during the 2019-20 season. Waiters was signed right before the season shut down and he didn’t hurt the team… at all but it showcases Rob Pelinka’s affinity for signing former Heat players.

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Moving forward, maybe don’t sign a player from the Miami Heat?