Quincy Olivari, 23, made the most of his opportunities in the preseason, leading the Lakers to the first victory of the JJ Redick era by scoring 11 points in the fourth quarter of their comeback victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
LOS ANGELES – At the conclusion of the preseason Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, the guest to the training camp Quincy Olivari He told reporters: “I just want a job in the NBA.”
On Saturday, Xavier’s undrafted guard got his wish.
The Lakers are signing Quincy Olivari to a two-way contract, his agent, Darrell Comer, told ESPN.
Quincy Olivari23, made the most of his preseason opportunities, leading Los Angeles to the first victory of the JJ Redick era by scoring 11 fourth-quarter points in a comeback victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. And on Friday, when the Lakers rested their starters against the Golden State Warriors, he led the team with 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting (5-of-9 from the three-point line).
Los Lakers are giving up second-year center Colin Castleton to open the two-way spot for Olivari.
As the Lakers part with Castleton, there is optimism within the franchise surrounding the status of Christian Koloko. Sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN that a decision from the NBA’s “fitness to play” panel is expected very soon.
LA signed Koloko to a two-way contract in the offseason in hopes of adding big man depth behind Anthony Davis in the template.
Koloko, the No. 33 pick in the 2022 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors, missed all of last season with a blood clot issue and needs to be cleared by the league’s fitness-to-play panel that consists of a doctor designated by the NBA, a doctor designated by the players’ union and a third mutually agreed upon doctor before he can participate in basketball activities for LA
