Devonte’ Graham Joins South Bay Lakers

Veteran NBA level guard Devonte Graham He signed a G League contract and joined South Bay Lakersthe Los Angeles affiliate, the workforce introduced right now (Via Twitter). South Bay waiver ahead Tommy Rutherford With a purpose to make room for Graham.

A former second-round decide (No. 34 total in 2018) who performed 4 years of school ball at Kansas, Graham had some productive seasons with the Hornets throughout his first few years within the NBA, together with a robust 2019/20 marketing campaign He averaged 18.2 factors, 7.5 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.0 steal per recreation with a 0.373 3PT% by way of 63 mpg (35.1 mpg).

Nonetheless, the six-year veteran noticed his enjoying time decline in recent times as he moved to the Pelicans after which the Spurs, the place he solely appeared in 23 video games and averaged a career-high 13.6 mpg for San Antonio final season. Graham was despatched again to Charlotte in a wage dump over the summer time, was later waived, then spent coaching camp and the preseason on a non-guaranteed contract with the Path Blazers earlier than being lower once more.

There was Rumors in October That Graham would head abroad and play for the Shanghai Sharks in China, however that by no means got here to fruition. As an alternative, the 29-year-old will stay in america, becoming a member of the Lakers’ G League workforce forward of the league’s winter showcase in Orlando subsequent week.

The winter showcase, which takes place from December 19-22, serves as a gathering level for executives and scouts across the NBA, so it is going to be a very good alternative for Graham to current his case for an NBA contract.