started the media day today, including the Warriors, Bucks and other teams, which also means that the new season of NBA has begun, and the Lakers are still adjusting their lineup. Today they cut a young player and then signed two forwards, and the training camp roster for the new season was also released.
From the official news of the Lakers, they cut forward Fabian White, who is 204cm tall and weighs 104kg. He was 23 years old this year and was defeated in the draft this summer. The Lakers then gave him a training camp contract. He played 2 summer league games for , Lakers , and averaged 5.5 points + 7 rebounds per game.
After cutting off small Fabian White, the Lakers have 2 places to go to the training camp roster limit of 20 people. The Lakers first signed defender/forward Matt Ryan with a non-guaranteed contract. Matt Ryan is 25 years old and 2.01 meters tall. He is the undraft in 2020. He played for , Celtics in a two-way contract last season. He is a shooter. He participated in two summer league games this summer, averaging 19 points per game and a three-point shooting percentage of 52.6% (10 of 19 shots).
Then the Lakers also signed Dwayne Bacon with a training camp contract. Bacon has played for Hornets 2 and Magic, averaging 7.3 points and 2.6 rebounds in his career, and shooting percentage is 40.2%. His last time he competed in the NBA was in the regular season of the 2020-21 season. At that time, he played for the Magic, averaging 25.7 minutes per game, scoring 10.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists.
After experiencing these two slashes, the Lakers' lineup list for the new season officially reached 20, including 15 formal contract players, 2 two-way contract players, and 3 training camp contract players.
are: James , Thick Brow , Westbrook , Troy Brown , Beverly , Schroder , Lonnie Walker, Austin Reeves , Gabriel, Nunn , Anderson , Max Christie , Damian Jones , Thomas Bryant , Matt Ryan; Pippen Jr. and Cole Sweed; Javent McCoy, Dwayne Bacon and Jay Khuff.
In addition, today, Westbrook was interviewed by famous reporter Woj. When talking about his prospects for the new season, Westbrook said that he is not close to ending his career, and his performance in the new season will surprise others.
