Discussing his move from Miami to Los Angeles, Gabe Vincent said that he was “honored (the Lakers) reached out to me” when he became a free agent, as Khobi Price of The Southern California News Group (subscription required) writes.
After earning the minimum salary during his first four seasons in the NBA, Vincent received a considerable raise as a free agent this summer and will make $11MM annually on his new three-year deal with the Lakers. Despite the substantial pay bump, the 27-year-old is ready to accept whatever role the team he wants him to play, big or small.
“I’m just here to add on,” Vincent said. “They have a great core, a great situation, and hopefully I can just add to it and help us bring home a championship.”
Here’s more from around the Pacific:
- After falling short of an NBA title during his time in Houston, Suns guard Eric Gordon is bullish about his chances of contending for a championship with his new team, per Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. Gordon took a significant pay cut, agreeing to a minimum-salary deal with Phoenix. “I’m older in my career so I’ve played for a long time and money is not always such an issue,” Gordon said. “Of course, I want a lot more, don’t get me wrong. But at the end of the day, I want to do well here every year that I’m here and we’ll just see what happens down the line, but that’s why I want to come here, win a championship.”
- Although Sasha Vezenkov has officially signed his contract with the Kings, who submitted it to the NBA’s league office, the forward is still awaiting a letter of clearance from FIBA in order for that contract to become legally binding, a source tells Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee. That’s expected to happen soon, at which point the Kings will officially announce the signing.
- After missing the Warriors‘ first three Las Vegas Summer League games due to a right hamstring injury, second-round pick Trayce Jackson-Davis made his debut on Thursday, scoring 14 points and grabbing seven rebounds in 20 minutes. C.J. Holmes of The San Francisco Chronicle takes a look at what Golden State is getting in Jackson-Davis, a mature 23-year-old rookie who may nonetheless find minutes hard to come by in his first NBA season.
Isn’t the entire reason why GSW traded for Jackson-Davis was that he was the most rotation-ready player available left? I think they are going to use him heavily from the jump.
@8rings Are you complaining about something? Do you have an issue with the Warriors drafting him? He is a perfect fit for the Warriors. How much he plays depends upon how quickly he adjusts to the NBA. You just can’t throw a warm body out there and expect that they became an instant All-Star.
@Giants74 Point to my post where it says I have an issue drafting him? Your reading comprehension is at a 2nd grade level. Once again an L troll by you to me. Why do you let me live rent free? You dont have to reply you can mute if you want, this is all you being a jerk here.
For the record, “may nonetheless find minutes hard to come by in his first NBA season.” is what I was arguing. I think he will get a lot of minutes if he is good. I have no issue drafting him, what an insane take, like can you read AT ALL???
I don’t see TJD being used “heavily”. He probably will get similar playing time that Jordan Bell got in his rookie year which means 10-15 minutes in the games he does play and a good number of DNPs.
He will play some games in G league to learn the system. He looks like a high energy player that stays around the basket for easy mop up lay ups. games Green rest this year he will be in the game with more minutes.
Warriors hit a jackpot with Draymond in 2nd round, so it could happen again.
Yep, I think he might be a difference maker this season. This article saying he might have minutes hard to come by is bad analysis, because GSW are old and have players with injury history and in Wiggins case “left team” history, and GSW actually does have plenty of minutes to fill – which TJD hopefully can!
What about Santos and Reggie Perry? Training camp will be interesting. Just 3 yrs ago, GP2 never ever had standard nba contract. He earned it out of Summer League and training camp.
I am saying Santos will get a 2 way deal. If not I see him going over seas to play. he has the talent to play in the NBA in the near future.
Santos is not going overseas. They will find a way to keep him in Santa Cruz. The Summer has shown a lot of development from him. The two coaching staffs are so interconnected that they will probably want to watch his development closely.
I got the 3 two-way spots going Quinones, Santos and Perry. All 3 are better than Lamb+Jerome. I am happy with this group.
Good deal for someone of Sasha’s calibre…he’ll help put us over the top this year. Hope he’s ready to bring his hard hat on the boards!!