The Lakers have reached an agreement with undrafted free agent P.J. Dozier, according to Chris Haynes of ESPN.com, who reports (via Twitter) that the former South Carolina guard will sign a free agent contract with Los Angeles. Details of the deal aren’t yet known.
Dozier, who declared for the draft this spring following his sophomore year, averaged 13.9 PPG, 4.9 RPG, and 1.7 SPG for South Carolina last season. Although he wasn’t selected on Thursday night, he was viewed as a top-60 prospect by DraftExpress, ranking 52nd on Jonathan Givony’s big board.
The Lakers won’t be able to make Dozier’s deal official until the new league year begins in July, but when they do, he’ll join a promising group of rookies in Los Angeles. The club added Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Josh Hart, and Thomas Bryant in Thursday’s draft, which was Magic Johnson‘s first as president of basketball operations.
Excellent FA signing. This kid can defend at the 2,3 and even the 1 if it’s the right match up. He has all of the tools…just needs work on his shot. I see him making the squad this fall.
I watch this dude play in high school… he’s 6,8 quick as lighting… great ball player…u don’t need 3pgs if ur the Lakers tho… he can definitely start … great pick up
He should of stayed in school
Like the fit. Kid can defend. Magic Johnson has had a really good couple of days IMO. I might have gone more for a defensive big than Thomas Bryant, but otger than that, I really like what they did so far. They’re going to be super young though. I’d say they need a couple of stop gap 1 year veterans at the guard spot and on the wing. I think Deng will be more useful, if they use him at the 4 also, and his skillset shpuld fit around Ball and the style they’re looking to play IMO