The Los Angeles Lakers have added two more players to their roster.
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El Segundo – The Los Angeles Lakers have signed forward Zach Auguste, it was announced today by General Manager Mitch Kupchak.
Auguste spent four years at the collegiate level putting together his best statistical season in his senior campaign averaging a double-double with career highs with 14.0 points and 10.7 rebounds per game.
The terms of the deal were not announced and Auguste is not guaranteed to make the team’s roster for the 2016-2017 National Basketball Association season since the Lakers have a deep frontcourt. While he’s facing long odds to crack the final roster, the former UCLA standout certainly brings some intriguing talents to the table.
Here are five things about Wear every Lakers fan should know with training camp just around the corner. Auguste played with the Lakers in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas for four games, averaging 5.3 points and pulling down four rebounds per game.
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The Lakers s also has some veteran players in their squad in the form of Jose Calderon, Metta World Peace, Luol Deng, and most recently, Chinese big man Yi Jianlian, has been added to the mix. As a matter of fact, the Los Angeles Lakers were able to bring in someone with ties on Monday. He’s also now a sports freelance writer for the Cheat Sheet. Lastly, he was a reporter for the award-winning newspaper, The Daily Sundial, at California State University, Northridge.
