Free-agent forward Jared Dudley will sign with the Lakers for the veteran minimum of about $2.5 million.
Jared Dudley, passing the ball under pressure from Nuggets forward Quincy Miller in 2014, will be returning to L.A. to play for the Lakers.
The Lakers and free-agent forward Jared Dudley have agreed to a deal for him to join the team. Dudley, a 6-foot-7 forward, will sign for the veteran minimum of about $2.5 million.Dudley felt his best chance at winning a NBA championship was teaming up with LeBron James, Anthony Davis and, perhaps, free agent Kawhi Leonard, who is still mulling his decision on whether toDudley, 33, is a 12-year veteran who will help space the court for the Lakers with his perimeter shooting.
Dudley is a career 39.2% shooter from three-point range and 46.5% from the field. He is also known as a good locker-room presence. Aside from waiting for Leonard to make his choice, the Lakers still have several roster spots to fill. Only James and Kyle Kuzma are currently under contract, with Davis, Dudley and shooting guard Troy Daniels set to sign after the NBA’s business moratorium ends at 3 p.m. PDT Saturday.
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