LAKERS SIGN LJ FIGUEROA AND SHAQUILLE HARRISON
LAKERS SIGN LJ FIGUEROA AND SHAQUILLE HARRISON

Lakers Sign LJ Figueroa and Shaquille Harrison

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guards LJ Figueroa and Shaquille Harrison, it was announced today. In a related move, the Lakers have requested waivers on guards Dwayne Bacon and Javante McCoy.

Figueroa (6’6”, 200) appeared in 32 NBA G League games (23 starts) with the Santa Cruz Warriors during the 2021-22 season, averaging 16.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals in 27.6 minutes per game. Prior to entering the G League, Figueroa played in the Dominican Republic for Leones de Santo Domingo. In 2021, the 24-year-old helped lead the team to the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Championship. Figueroa, who went undrafted in the 2021 NBA Draft, played collegiate basketball at the University of Oregon (2020-21), St. John’s University (2018-20) and Odessa College (2017-18).

Harrison (6’4”, 195) has appeared in 175 career NBA games (23 starts) across five seasons for Brooklyn, Denver, Utah, Chicago and Phoenix, owning career averages of 5.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals in 15.2 minutes per game. He played two games for the Nets last season, averaging 2.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 11.3 minutes. Harrison appeared in nine playoff games with the Nuggets during the 2020-21 season and has played 111 career G League games (50 starts) across three seasons with Delaware and Northern Arizona.

Bacon was signed by the Lakers on Sept. 26, and recently appeared in two preseason games for the purple and gold, averaging 5.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. 

McCoy was signed by Los Angeles on July 24, 2022.