Lakers Signing Guard Avery Bradley
By Parker White
The Los Angeles Lakers may have missed out on the biggest names in free agency this offseason, but they're still tinkering with the roster in order to field the most competitive team possible in 2019-20.
The Los Angeles Lakers continue to add solid role players to their roster, as they plan on signing veteran guard Avery Bradley to a two-year, $9.7 million deal once he clears waivers, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Once guard Avery Bradley clears waivers today, he plans to sign a two-year, $9.7M deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, his agent Bill Duffy of @BDA_Sports tells ESPN. Bradley will have a player option on the second season.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 8, 2019
The second year of the deal will be a player option, so if things don't work out, Bradley could be back on the market by next year.
Bradley played 63 games last season between the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies. The veteran guard averaged 9.9 points and 2.8 rebounds on 40.8% shooting from the field and 35.1% shooting from behind the arc.
BREAKING: Avery Bradley plans to sign two-year, $9.7 million deal with Lakers.
— Lakers Nation (@LakersNation) July 8, 2019
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After spending the first seven seasons of his career with the Boston Celtics, Bradley has bounced around to several teams. Unfortunately, injuries have derailed his career somewhat, but when healthy, Bradley brings a sharp defensive mind who can knock down the long ball.
Bradley joins Danny Green and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as the Lakers' shooting guard options, so it'll be interesting to see how much run he gets in LA.