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Jarred Vanderbilt has been diagnosed with a right mid-foot sprain. He will be re-evaluated by team doctors in approximately 3-4 weeks.

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Jarred Vanderbilt Injury Update

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard Skylar Mays to a two-way contract, it was announced today by Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka.

Mays (6’4”, 205) joins the Lakers from the Portland Trail Blazers, where he appeared in 21 games (five starts) this season, averaging 6.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 17.0 minutes. In three-plus campaigns with Portland (2022-24) and Atlanta (2020-22), the Louisiana native has played in 88 career NBA contests (16 starts) and averaged 4.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 11.8 minutes. Competing in the NBA G League with Mexico City (2022-23), Delaware (2022-23) and College Park (2021-22), Mays owns career averages of 14.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 27.8 minutes per game in 30 total contests (15 starts).

The 26-year-old was selected with the 50th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft by the Hawks following four collegiate seasons (2016-20) at LSU. Mays was named First-Team All-SEC as a senior and Second-Team All-SEC as a junior with the Tigers.

Mays will wear jersey No. 4 for the purple and gold.

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Lakers Sign Skylar Mays to Two-Way Contract

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard/forward Dylan Windler to a two-way contract, it was announced today by Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka.&nbsp;

Windler (6’7”, 196) most recently suited up for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League, appearing in 13 games this season (all starts) and averaging 13.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 28.9 minutes. On Jan. 5 versus Delaware, Windler set an NBA G League single-game record with 33 rebounds to go along with 23 points, two assists and one steal. The 27-year-old has appeared in 26 career NBA G League games (15 starts) across four seasons (2019-24), averaging 13.3 points on 37.8 percent shooting from long distance, to go with 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 27.8 minutes.&nbsp;

The Indianapolis native has appeared in 87 career NBA games across four seasons with New York (2023-24) and Cleveland (2020-23), registering averages of 3.2 points and 2.3 rebounds in 11.4 minutes. Windler was selected No. 26 overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Cavaliers following four collegiate seasons at Belmont University.&nbsp;

Windler will wear jersey No. 20 for the purple and gold.&nbsp;

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Lakers Sign Dylan Windler to Two-Way Contract

The Los Angeles Lakers have requested waivers on two-way forward Alex Fudge and two-way guard D’Moi Hodge.

Fudge signed with the Lakers on July 26, 2023, and appeared in four regular season games for Los Angeles, averaging 1.0 points in 3.6 minutes. The 20-year-old played in 10 NBA G League games (two starts) with the South Bay Lakers this season, posting averages of 8.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.6 blocks in 18.7 minutes.

Hodge signed with the Lakers on July 3, 2023, and appeared in seven regular season contests this season for the purple and gold, averaging 2.0 points in 5.9 minutes. The British Virgin Islands native saw action in 16 games this season for South Bay, recording averages of 11.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.4 steals in 22.6 minutes.

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Lakers Waive Alex Fudge and D'Moi Hodge

The Los Angeles Lakers have acquired forward Rui Hachimura from the Washington Wizards in exchange for guard Kendrick Nunn and three second-round picks, it was announced today by Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka.

“We are excited to welcome Rui and his family to the Los Angeles Lakers,” said Pelinka. “Adding both size and depth to the wing position has been a goal, and the chance to accomplish that by acquiring a player with Rui’s two-way skills and upside was an opportunity that doesn’t present itself often. We want to thank Kendrick Nunn and his family for his time as a Laker, and we wish him nothing but the best in the future.”

Hachimura (6’8”, 230) has appeared in 30 games for Washington this season, averaging 13.0 points (.488 FG%, .337 3P%), 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 24.3 minutes per game. In 177 career NBA games (118 starts) across four seasons (2019-23) with the Wizards, the 24-year-old has averaged 13.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 27.8 minutes, shooting 47.9 percent from the field and 35.6 percent from 3-point range. Hachimura, who received All-Rookie Second Team honors in 2020, has played in five career playoff games (all starts) with the Wizards, averaging 14.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 34.6 minutes per game.

The Japan native was selected with the ninth overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft after a three-year collegiate career (2016-19) at Gonzaga University. In his final season as a junior, Hachimura appeared in 37 games and averaged 19.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 30.2 minutes per contest on his way to being named a consensus First Team All-American.

Nunn averaged 6.7 points and 1.4 rebounds in 13.5 minutes per game in 39 appearances for the Lakers this season.

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Los Angeles Lakers Acquire Rui Hachimura

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed forward Stanley Johnson to a 10-day contract, it was announced today by Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka.

Johnson has averaged 6.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steal in 25.2 minutes through five games (three starts) with Los Angeles this season. He has appeared in 376 career games (80 starts) for the Raptors, Pelicans, Pistons and Lakers, averaging 6.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 19.8 minutes.

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Lakers Sign Stanley Johnson to 10-Day Contract

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EL SEGUNDO – The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard Zach Norvell Jr. to a two-way contract, it was announced today.

Norvell Jr. appeared in 37 games (36 starts) for Gonzaga last season, averaging 14.9 points (.434 FG%, .370 3P%), 4.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals in 30.7 minutes. The 2019 First Team All-West Coast Conference selection ranked first in the conference in three-pointers made (97) and third in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6). As a redshirt freshman in 2017-18, Norvell Jr. was named the WCC Newcomer of the Year, with averages of 12.7 points (.456 FG%, .370 3P%), 3.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals.

Per NBA rules, teams are permitted to have up to two players under two-way contracts on their roster at any given time, in addition to their 15-man regular season roster.

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Lakers Sign Zach Norvell Jr. to Two-Way Contract

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EL SEGUNDO – The Los Angeles Lakers today announced the team’s roster for the California Classic in Sacramento and MGM Resorts NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, highlighted by 2019 draftee Talen Horton-Tucker, along with South Bay Lakers Marcus Allen and Jeffrey Carroll.

The team will hold its first practice on Friday, June 28, at the UCLA Health Training Center and will begin play in the California Classic with a 6 p.m. matchup against the Miami HEAT on July 1. The Lakers will then compete against the Golden State Warriors (6 p.m., July 2) and Sacramento Kings (2 p.m., July 3), before appearing in its first Las Vegas Summer League game versus the Chicago Bulls at 4:30 p.m. on July 5.

Each of the team’s summer league contests in Sacramento will be televised on Spectrum SportsNet, while all Vegas Summer League matchups will air on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or NBA TV.

Tickets for the California Classic can be purchased by visiting Kings.com, and Las Vegas Summer League tickets are available at UNLVtickets.com.

^Attending California Classic only; Roster subject to change

Coby Karl (Head Coach), Miles Simon (Associate Head Coach), Brian Walsh, Jon Pastorek, Dane Johnson, Sean Nolen, Anthony Beaumont

Miles Simon (Head Coach), Coby Karl (Associate Head Coach), Brian Walsh, Jon Pastorek, Dane Johnson, Sean Nolen, Anthony Beaumont