Lakers sign Matt Ryan and Dwayne Bacon
Just before the start of training camp, the Los Angeles Lakers have added a couple of players to their roster.
This is the time of year when NBA teams sign players to complete their rosters who will probably be camp fodder or the equivalent of practice squad players in the NFL. But once in a while, one of those players will impress so much that they will enter the team’s main rotation.
Los Angeles has signed Matt Ryan, an undrafted 6-foot-7 forward who has spent two years in pro basketball, mainly in the G League.
It has also brought in Dwayne Bacon, a 6-foot-6, 220-pound shooting guard who has four years of NBA experience.
Sources: The Lakers plan to sign G/F Matt Ryan on a non-guaranteed deal. Four-year NBA veteran Dwayne Bacon is also working toward training camp deal with the Lakers. Ryan was with the Celtics on a two-way last season.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 26, 2022
Ryan was called up to the Boston Celtics midway through last season via a two-way deal, although he only played a grand total of five minutes in one game in the big league.
Bacon has been with the Charlotte Hornets and Orlando Magic since being a second-round pick in 2017. His best season thus far has been the 2018-19 campaign, when he shot 47.5 percent from the field and 43.7 percent from 3-point range.
In addition, the Lakers waived Fabian White Jr., who had joined their summer league squad as an undrafted free agent, on Sunday.
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