The Lakers lastly bought their new heart.
Days after their commerce for Hornets large man Mark Williams fell aside, the Lakers signed free agent 7-footer Alex Len on Tuesday.
Len fills a gap on the Lakers’ heart place left by Anthony Davis after he was dealt to the Mavericks of their stunning blockbuster commerce for Luka Doncic, becoming a member of Jaxson Hayes on their large man depth chart.
To make room for Len, the Lakers waived Christian Wooden.
The Lakers had agreed to ship rookie Dalton Knecht and Cam Reddish together with draft concerns to Charlotte to get the 23-year-old Williams, a third-year professional and a former first-round draft choose final Wednesday.
The commerce was later rescinded as a result of the middle failed his bodily, an individual with data of the circumstances, in keeping with a number of reviews.
The Hornets have reached out to the NBA to discover their choices on disputing the Lakers’ failed evaluation of the middle, ESPN reported.
Final week, Len meant to signal with the Pacers earlier than information of the Williams commerce cancellation over the weekend.
Len was traded from the Kings to the Wizards in a three-team deal earlier than the commerce deadline that despatched Marcus Good from Memphis to Washington.
He was later purchased out by the Wizards, paving his method to Southern California.
In 36 video games for Sacramento this season, Len averaged 1.4 factors and 1.8 rebounds in simply over seven minutes a sport.
The Lakers are at the moment 32-19 and sitting in fifth place within the Western Convention.
They blew out the Jazz on Monday throughout Doncic’s Lakers debut, 132-113.
