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Lakers announce signing of DJ Augustin

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
The Lakers make it official on the DJ Augustin signing:
💰$393,312 cap hit ($622,467 salary)
💰Tax bill: $43.7M to $45M (+$1.3M)
As of Jan. 1, the Lakers projected tax bill was $45.7M.
There is no set-off in the $7M salary that Augustin is receiving from the Rockets. – 5:43 PM
Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Lakers make it official that they’ve waived DeAndre Jordan and Sekou Doumbouya to bring in DJ Augustin and Wenyen Gabriel (two-way contract). pic.twitter.com/SITy7cyDML5:34 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
The Lakers announced the signing of D.J. Augustin, a veteran point guard who was drafted in 2008 (No. 9 overall). They also signed 24-year-old Wenyen Gabriel to a two-way contract.
In related moves, they waived DeAndre Jordan and Sekou Doumbouya (two-way). – 5:24 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
The Lakers finally made some moves. The signings of D.J. Augustin and Wenyen Gabriel are better than standing pat, but does it move the needle for this season?
On the DJ-DJ swap, LA’s roster needs, the limited buyout market and more: theathletic.com/3155784/?sourc…3:45 PM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Like Jarrett Jack, Steve Blake and many others before and after them, D.J. Augustin is part of a career-backup point guard fraternity whose splits are notably on the high side against the Lakers. AK basketball-reference.com/players/a/augu…11:25 PM
Allen Sliwa @AllenSliwa
‘Lakers Talk’ starts at 7p…
-Are the players still trying?
-Do the Lakers make the ‘Play In’ Tournament?
-Options this offseason…Retool or Start Over?
-DeAndre Jordan reportedly out, DJ Augustin in
@ESPNLosAngeles9:09 PM
Tas Melas @TasMelas
D.J. Augustin once won a whole playoff game by himself. A fact every Raptors fan knows. – 8:04 PM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Does D.J. Augustin address more pressing needs than DeAndre Jordan? Absolutely. But is he as good at throwing passes into the third row? Only time will tell. AK – 7:46 PM
The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
The Lakers are planning to waive DeAndre Jordan and sign DJ Augustin, per @Shams Charania. pic.twitter.com/OrCTrra8E17:27 PM
Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
When DJ Augustin closes games ahead of Russell Westbrook pic.twitter.com/RyJdNzkNhO7:22 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
DJ Augustin to the Lakers has major Prestige Zone implications. – 7:19 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
The Los Angeles Lakers intend to waive DeAndre Jordan and sign free agent guard DJ Augustin, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Lakers are bringing in a veteran, accomplished shooting PG to back up Russell Westbrook. – 7:16 PM

More on this storyline

Keith Smith: Last day for NBA teams to waive players and have them retain playoff eligibility. We’ve already seen/had reported a handful of players waived/to be waived (some took buyouts): Goran Dragic DeAndre Jordan Tomas Satoransky Tristan Thompson Let’s see if anyone else joins them. -via Twitter @KeithSmithNBA / March 1, 2022
The Philadelphia 76ers are emerging as front-runners to acquire center DeAndre Jordan either as a waiver claim or a free-agent signing, sources told ESPN on Monday. The Sixers have been aggressive in pursuit of a backup center since including Andre Drummond in the trade-deadline deal to acquire James Harden from the Brooklyn Nets, sources said, and the Lakers’ waiving of Jordan on Monday moves the Sixers closer to filling that roster hole. -via ESPN / March 1, 2022
Adrian Wojnarowski: The 76ers have been in the market for a backup center and will be aggressive in pursuit of DeAndre Jordan — either placing a waiver claim or working to sign him as a free agent should he clear waivers, sources tell ESPN. -via Twitter @wojespn / February 28, 2022

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