With training camp just a few days away, the Los Angeles Lakers have made a couple of roster moves on the margins as they prepare for the 2025-26 NBA season.
On Saturday, they signed forward Anton Watson and guard Nate Williams. Watson, 24, spent five seasons at Gonzaga University and was a second-round draft pick in 2024. He appeared in nine games with the New York Knicks last season and also spent a good amount of time in the G League.
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The 6-foot-8, 225-pound frontcourt player earned first-team All-WCC honors for the 2023-24 season by averaging 14.5 points and 7.1 rebounds a game while shooting 57.8% from the field.
Williams, who is 6-foot-5 and 205 pounds, is going into his fourth NBA season. He was with the Houston Rockets the last two seasons after going undrafted out of the University of Buffalo.
The Lakers have also reportedly waived guard Tevian Jones, whom they signed earlier this week to an Exhibit 10 contract, as well as Eric Dixon, a 6-foot-8, 265-pound frontcourt player they had signed to a two-way contract in June.
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That means the team will have a two-way contract spot open moving forward. It already has center Christian Koloko and guard Chris Mañon signed to two-way deals.
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