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Lakers Sign Guard to Four-Year Contract
The Los Angeles Lakers agreed to terms with a guard on a four-year, $60 million deal. The player shared a childhood photo wearing Lakers gear shortly after the signing.
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The Los Angeles Lakers reached an agreement with a guard on a four-year, $60 million contract. The player posted a throwback photo showing himself as a child wearing purple-and-gold Lakers gear while seated next to his father. The image depicted the father wearing a white Lakers Basketball shirt.
The 26-year-old guard has previously played for the New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers. He spent part of the 2024-25 season with the Mavericks. Last season with the 76ers, the guard averaged 13.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Team officials described him as a perimeter defender and floor-spacing option.
The guard's father, a former college point guard, introduced him to older and stronger competition at a young age. One account from his youth described the player making a 25-foot shot to win a game as an eighth grader. The guard was a five-star recruit who started at Kansas before transferring to Houston, where he helped the team reach the Final Four.
He was selected 25th overall in the 2021 NBA Draft. He is the half-brother of an NHL defenseman, making the pair the first siblings to play in both the NBA and NHL.
