3:38pm: The Lakers have officially signed Doumbouya to a two-way contract, the team confirmed today (via Twitter).
2:03pm: The Lakers are making progress toward signing free agent forward Sekou Doumbouya to a two-way contract, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link).
Doumbouya, 20, was the 15th overall pick in the 2019 draft and spent the first two years of his NBA career in Detroit. However, he struggled to score efficiently during his time with the Pistons, averaging 5.6 PPG and 2.8 RPG on .384/.254/.691 shooting in 94 games (17.3 MPG).
The Pistons sent Doumbouya to the Nets in their DeAndre Jordan trade last month, and the young forward was subsequently flipped to the Rockets, who waived him last Thursday. Because Doumbouya only has two years of NBA service under his belt, he remains eligible for a two-way deal.
The Lakers, meanwhile, filled both their two-way slots early in the offseason when they signed undrafted free agents Austin Reaves and Joel Ayayi. However, Reaves has since been promoted to a standard contract, opening up a two-way slot. Camp invitees Mac McClung and Chaundee Brown had been viewed as candidates for that spot, but it appears L.A. will go outside of the organization to fill it.
Interesting how a development guy cut by Houston could be signed by the Lakers.
Well he was drafted 15th for a reason. So Maybe lakers could get something out of him
That works if you’re talking about building for the future, but this does nothing for the Lakers right now with the start of the season coming next week and offers no immediate help with their injuries.
Sekou has had a wild offseason for bein the 15th pick in 19
Not interesting but….
How the Lakers decided to use their last 2 or 3 spots could be considered curious tho
Houston is a trash organization.
He’s probably more motivated to stick with a championship organization like the Lakers.
No one wants to play for the Rockets.
This is exactly the guy I was thinking they might try to get, especially with Ariza out. I have never even seen him play. But a young former first rounder isn’t a bad flyer for a teamm missing draft picks and young players.
So all of the players currently with an NBA team in last month’s Nets-Pistons deal are now Lakers.
Next Shannon Brown?— he almost wound up a starter there.