Offseason 21

The Los Angeles Lakers have been awarded guard Avery Bradley on a waiver claim, it was announced today by Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka.

Bradley returns to Los Angeles after averaging 8.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 49 games for the Lakers during the 2019-20 Championship season.

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Lakers Awarded Avery Bradley on Waiver Claim

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Jay Huff to a two-way contract, it was announced today.

Huff appeared in 25 games (all starts) for Virginia last season, averaging 13.0 points (.585 FG%, .387 3P%), 7.1 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 2.6 blocks in 27.0 minutes per game. The 2020-21 ACC All-Defensive First Team selection led the conference in field goal percentage (.585) and scored in double figures 18 times last season. In four seasons at Virginia, Huff averaged 7.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 101 career games and helped his team win the 2019 NCAA Championship.

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Lakers Sign Jay Huff to Two-Way Contract

The Los Angeles Lakers have requested waivers on guard Mac McClung, it was announced today.

McClung appeared in three preseason games for Los Angeles.

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Lakers Waive Mac McClung

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Austin Reaves to a standard NBA contract, it was announced today.

Reaves originally signed a two-way contract with Los Angeles on August 3, 2021 and appeared in five games for the Lakers at the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League, averaging 6.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steal in 22.2 minutes. In two games at the California Classic, Reaves averaged 9.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.0 blocks in 26.5 minutes.

Reaves appeared in 25 games (all starts) for Oklahoma last season, averaging 18.3 points (.443 FG%, .305 3P%), 5.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 34.5 minutes. The 2020-21 All-Big 12 First Team selection led the conference in free throws made (147) and ranked fifth in true shooting percentage (.579) last season. In four years at Oklahoma and Wichita State, Reaves averaged 10.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists while shooting 34.7 percent (156-449 3FG) from three-point range.

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Lakers Sign Austin Reaves to Standard NBA Contract

The Los Angeles Lakers announced today that the team has hired David Fizdale and John Lucas III as assistant coaches
    on Head Coach Frank Vogel’s staff, joining assistant coaches Phil Handy, Mike Penberthy, Miles Simon and Quinton
    Crawford.

Fizdale returns to the bench after serving as head coach of the New York Knicks from 2018-20 and the Memphis
    Grizzlies from 2016-18. Prior to joining the Grizzlies for his first NBA head coaching assignment, Fizdale spent the
    previous eight seasons (2008-09 thru 2015-16) with the Miami Heat as an assistant coach. During his tenure in Miami,
    the Heat won back-to-back NBA Championships in 2012 and 2013, and more Playoff games (70) and series (15) than any
    other NBA team. The Los Angeles native was an assistant coach for one season in Golden State (2003-04) and for four
    seasons in Atlanta (2004-08).

Lucas III joins the Lakers after most recently serving as a player development coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves
    from 2017-19. Prior to joining Minnesota, Lucas III enjoyed an eight-year NBA career for the Timberwolves, Pistons,
    Jazz, Raptors, Bulls and Rockets. He owns career averages of 4.7 points, 1.0 rebound and 1.5 assists in 12.1
    minutes. Lucas III played collegiately at Baylor and Oklahoma State, averaging 14.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.2
    assists and 1.2 steals and was named to the All-Big 12 First Team in 2004 and 2005.

The Lakers also hired Roger Sancho as Head Athletic Trainer and named Ed Streit as Head Strength &amp; Conditioning
    Coach.

Sancho most recently spent seven seasons with the Golden State Warriors, including the past five seasons as an
    assistant athletic trainer. Sancho began his time with the Warriors during the 2014-15 season as the head athletic
    trainer for the Santa Cruz Warriors. The Sulphur Springs, Texas native earned his bachelor’s degree in athletic
    training from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2012 and his master’s degree from Baylor in 2014.

Streit was named to his new role after serving as an assistant strength &amp; conditioning coach for the team since the
    2019-20 season. Prior to joining Los Angeles, Streit spent the 2018-19 season as the head strength and conditioning
    coach for Dayton’s men basketball and served in the same role during the 2017-18 season at the University of
    Connecticut. Streit also spent three-and-a-half years with the Chicago Bulls on their strength and conditioning
    staff.

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Lakers Announce Additions to Coaching and Training Staffs

Intro Press Conference: DeAndre Jordan (9/9/21)

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The Los Angeles Lakers have signed center DeAndre Jordan, it was announced today by Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.

A 13-year NBA veteran, Jordan appeared in 57 games (43 starts) for the Nets last season, where he averaged 7.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 blocks in 21.9 minutes, while shooting a career-best 76.3 percent (190-249) from the field. Jordan is the NBA’s all-time leader in career field goal percentage, having shot 67.4 percent (3527-5234) from the field throughout his career and is the only player in NBA history with multiple seasons shooting over 70 percent from the field.

A one-time NBA All-Star, Jordan has played in 932 games (756 starts) for the Nets, Knicks, Mavericks and Clippers, holding career averages of 9.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.6 blocks in 27.4 minutes. He has appeared in 57 playoff games (all starts) for the Clippers, averaging 9.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game.

Jordan is a three-time All-NBA selection, including one First Team selection (2016) and two Third Team selections (2015 &amp; 2017), and led the league in rebounding in consecutive seasons from 2013-15. He was named to the All-Defensive First Team in 2015 and 2016 and helped the United States win a gold medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.