The Los Angeles Lakers have had a busy past few days and they have a lot of work to do when it comes to remaking their backcourt. As a way to help build depth in the backcourt, the Lakers already made their trade for Dennis Schröder but they also looked at the incoming talent coming into the league and found another player who can help them at point guard.
Zavier Simpson out of Michigan has agreed to a deal with the Lakers, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic/Stadium. Simpson averaged 12.9 points, 7.9 assists and shot 47.6% from the field and 36% from the 3-point line during his last season with the Wolverines.
Michigan's Zavier Simpson has agreed to an undrafted free-agent deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 19, 2020
It remains to be seen what kind of deal they are signing him to, whether it’s a two-way contract or a traditional roster deal, but considering their guard situation at present, it wouldn’t be a surprise if they signed Simpson to their 15-man roster, particularly after the team made the decision to waive Quinn Cook on Thursday.
