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Los Angeles Lakers waive two players from training camp roster

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LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 08: (L-R) Vander Blue #17, Stephen Zimmerman #21, Tyler Ennis #10, Briante Weber #12, Kyle Kuzma #0 and Lonzo Ball #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers wear #VegasStrong T-shirts as they lock arms during a moment of silence held to honor victims of last Sunday's mass shooting before their preseason game against the Sacramento Kings at T-Mobile Arena on October 8, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. On October 1, Stephen Paddock killed at least 58 people and injured more than 450 after he opened fire on a large crowd at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. The massacre is one of the deadliest mass shooting events in U.S. history. Los Angeles won 75-69. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 08: (L-R) Vander Blue #17, Stephen Zimmerman #21, Tyler Ennis #10, Briante Weber #12, Kyle Kuzma #0 and Lonzo Ball #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers wear #VegasStrong T-shirts as they lock arms during a moment of silence held to honor victims of last Sunday's mass shooting before their preseason game against the Sacramento Kings at T-Mobile Arena on October 8, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. On October 1, Stephen Paddock killed at least 58 people and injured more than 450 after he opened fire on a large crowd at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. The massacre is one of the deadliest mass shooting events in U.S. history. Los Angeles won 75-69. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The Los Angeles Lakers have waived forward V.J. Beachem and center Stephen Zimmerman.

The Los Angeles Lakers have only 10 days until the regular season begins. From now until then, they will be evaluating the players on the training camp roster, seeing which they want to keep on the 17-man roster for the regular season, and which will be waived.

We saw their first wave of player movement today. The Lakers cut their training camp roster down to 18 players this afternoon.

The Lakers announced that they have waived forward V.J. Beachem and center Stephen Zimmerman.

The Lakers announced the decision on their official Twitter account.

Beachem and Zimmerman both played sparingly this preseason. Beachem, an undrafted free agent out of Notre Dame, played with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Las Vegas Summer League before joining the Lakers for training camp.

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Beachem appeared in only one game, playing four minutes on October 4th against the Denver Nuggets. He scored two points with one assist. He is likely ticketed for a trip to the South Bay Lakers, the NBA G-League affiliate for the Lakers. Beachem is a worthwhile prospect for the Lakers to develop, as he possesses a skill set that could develop into a 3-and-D player.

Zimmerman was selected in the second round 2016 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic. He appeared in 19 games as a rookie but was waived right before free agency this summer.

Zimmerman played with the Orlando Magic in the Orlando Summer League and the Milwaukee Bucks in the Las Vegas Summer League. The Lakers signed him to their roster on August 9th but was unable to build much on his Summer League performances.

Zimmerman appeared in only one game with the Lakers in the preseason. Like Beachem, he appeared only against the Denver Nuggets on October 4th. Zimmerman scored two points with one rebound and one assist in three minutes.

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With two players being waived, the Lakers are down to 18 players on the roster. There is only one two-way contract remaining, so there will be more moves made in the coming days as the Lakers move closer to the regular season.

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