The Los Angeles Lakers are weighing their options for the last open roster spot on their team and on Monday, they had one perspective player in for an audition, which was reportedly “impressive” to the Lakers staff who watched.
Dion Waiters, recently traded from the Miami Heat and waived by the Memphis Grizzlies, had a workout on Monday with the Lakers and it was deemed “impressive,” according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The next step for Waiters was a meeting with the Lakers decision-makers in the front-office, Rob Pelinka, and Kurt Rambis, as well as coach Frank Vogel. Rambis, of course, is a Lakers legend who is also married to Linda Rambis, the powerful Director of Special Projects.
The Lakers are also expected to host J.R. Smith for a workout this week. Although Smith, like Waiters, is a client of Klutch Sports and has been a good 3-point shooter in the playoffs, he has been out of the NBA for the better part of two seasons and is 34 years old. Meanwhile, Waiters is only 28, has improved a great deal since, but didn’t fare all that well in his short stint with LeBron James and the Cavs.
