Lakers Announce Summer League Schedule, Roster

While veterans jockey for caller contracts during free agency, young players are getting their tryout opportunities pinch NBA summertime convention games opening this week.

First-round draught prime Cameron Carr and second-year guardant Adou Thiero item nan Lakers summertime convention roster that was announced Wednesday. The 16-man squad will beryllium coached by Lakers adjunct coach Ty Abbott and statesman summertime convention play Friday against nan Golden State Warriors astatine Chase Center.

The Lakers besides look nan Miami Heat (July 5, 1:30 p.m.) and San Antonio Spurs (July 6, 4:30 p.m.) successful nan California Classic earlier playing successful nan Las Vegas summertime convention from July 9-19. The Lakers play Oklahoma City (July 10), Dallas (July 11), nan Clippers (July 14) and Chicago (July 16) successful Las Vegas’ Thomas & Mack Center.

The Lakers traded up successful nan draught to get Carr, a 6-foot-5 defender retired of Baylor, pinch nan 24th wide pick. He will make his unofficial NBA debut, on pinch erstwhile Indiana State and Saint Louis prima Robbie Avila. The 6-10 halfway became a bespectacled assemblage hoops cult leader known affectionately arsenic “Cream Abdul Jabbar” while starring Indiana State to nan NIT title crippled successful 2024. He transferred to Saint Louis, wherever he was named Atlantic-10 subordinate of nan twelvemonth arsenic a elder erstwhile nan Billikens won a school-record 29 wins.

Although he is entering his 2nd play pinch nan Lakers, Thiero will beryllium playing his first summertime convention games. Persistent knee injuries hampered his rookie season. The diversion 6-7 guardant averaged 1.9 points and 1.1 rebounds successful 25 appearances past season. He said aft nan Lakers were eliminated from nan playoffs that he wanted to amended connected his three-point shooting during his 2nd year. He attempted only 5 three-pointers during his rookie season, regular play and playoffs, making one.

Lakers summertime convention roster

Robbie Avila, C, 6-10, 240
Cameron Carr, G, 6-5, 190
Jon Elmore, G, 6-3, 190
Luke Goode, F, 6-7, 210
William Hickey, G, 6-4, 203
Arthur Kaluma, F, 6-7, 225
William Kyle III, C, 6-9, 230
Chris Mañon, G, 6-4, 212
Robert McCray V, G, 6-4, 188
AK Okereke, F, 6-7, 245
Chase Ross, G, 6-5, 210
Zhaire Smith, G, 6-4, 205
Peter Suder, G, 6-5, 215
Adou Thiero, F, 6-7, 234
Anton Watson, F, 6-8, 225
Jacari White, G, 6-3, 180