The Lakers agreed to a bilateral deal with the center Lawson Loveringaccording to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto (Twitter references). In a corresponding move, Los Angeles officially refused AK Okereke to make room for the newcomer.
Loving, 23, was cut out Grizzlies in late September after signing a training camp agreement. The 7-foot center played for the Memphis Hustle in the G League last season and appeared in two NBA games with the Grizzlies on a 10-day contract in February.
With the Hustle, Lovering played 30 games and averaged 7.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 26.8 minutes per game. He went undrafted out of Utah last year.
Okereke signed his two-way contract in July after going undrafted the previous month. He didn’t get a chance to make his NBA debut before he was released.
The 6’7″ wing played one year at Vanderbilt after three years at Cornell. He played in 36 games for the Commodores, averaging 9.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 26.2 minutes a night while shooting 48.1% from the field and 40% from beyond the arc.
