Lakers Sign Four Players to Training Camp
By Mike Garcia
This past summer, Keith Appling and Roscoe Smith were signed onto the training camp roster. Some may be surprised that DeAndre Kane wasn’t invited. Two more additions were made to the training camp roster, Jabari Brown and Jeremy Tyler. The Lakers twitter account (@Lakers) made the announcement.
OFFICIAL: Keith Appling, Jabari Brown, Roscoe Smith & Jeremy Tyler signed to training camp roster: http://t.co/IBvNqrpNEp
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) September 23, 2014
Jabari Brown was Jordan Clarkson’s teammate last season for the University of Missouri. Draftexpress.com has him listed at 6’3″ (w/o shoes) with a 6’8.25″ wingspan. He’s mostly known for his spot-up perimeter shooting and straight-line drives. While he’s not the most explosive leaper, he makes up for it with his tremendous wingspan at the hoop.
He scored 33 points in a competitive game against Kentucky and even posterized Julius Randle. YouTube user lolwutermelons provided great footage of his career high.
The posterization starts at the 1:47 mark.
He averaged 19.9 points per game on 46.7% shooting from the field and 41% behind the arc. Ball-protection is an issue. His assist-to-turnover ratio is less than 1:1.
Keith Appling and Roscoe Smith are known training camp additions. Wayne Ellington made the cut onto the Laker roster from the most recent Laker workout. Jeremy Tyler made the cut onto the training camp squad from the same workout. He is known mostly for leaving to play basketball internationally after his junior year of high school. Last year, he averaged 18 points per game and 10.2 rebounds per game on 48.3% shooting from the field in the NBA Development League through six games. Draftexpress.com has him listed at 6’9″ (w/o shoes) with a 7’5″ wingspan and a standing reach over 9’2″. Despite great physical tools, he failed to block more than one shot per game through 6 games at the NBDL. He played over 31 minutes per game.
While it seems that Wayne Ellington has stolen the last regular season roster spot, the latest four players added to the training camp team should make for very competitive and high-spirited competition. Who knows? Maybe they’ll find their way onto an NBA roster.