OCTOBER 18: The Lakers have officially signed Blue to a two-way contract, the club announced today in a press release.
OCTOBER 17: After being waived by the Lakers on Saturday, shooting guard Vander Blue is returning to the franchise. The Lakers and Blue have reached an agreement on a two-way contract, reports Shams Charania of The Vertical (via Twitter).
Blue, 25, has appeared in just five total regular season NBA games, most recently playing for the Lakers in 2014/15. While he hasn’t seen any NBA action in recent years, he has emerged as one of the G League’s most reliable scorers, averaging more than 23.3 PPG in each of the last three seasons for L.A.’s affiliate.
In 2016/17, Blue racked up 24.8 PPG to go along with 5.1 RPG, 3.0 APG, and 1.6 SPG in 47 games for the Los Angeles D-Fenders, earning G League MVP honors. This season, he’ll return to the club – now known as the South Bay Lakers – as a two-way player, which will result in a pay bump and a chance to spend some time with the NBA club.
The Lakers have now filled both of their two-way slots, with Blue joining Alex Caruso.
This guy has been trying to crack a NBA roster for 10 years now…
since he was 15, damn he got a early start
Aww some ppl don’t understand sarcasm
High school freshman’s what’s next
AAU ?