The Los Angeles Lakers might not have found Mike D'Antoni's ideal stretch 4 this summer, but at least he'll have options.
Marcus Landry is the latest to throw his name in the hat. After averaging 15.2 points and shooting 37.1 percent from beyond the arc for L.A. at the Las Vegas Summer League, he did enough to convince the Lakers that he might be worth keeping around:
The former University of Wisconsin star brings a relatively high offensive ceiling and the body of a 'tweener (6'7", 225 lbs) to his new team. He'll typically leave his biggest imprint with his three-point shooting, but like his older brother Carl Landry, a six-year veteran, he understands how to use his strength to his advantage.
According to Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News, Landry's work for a permanent roster spot is still unfinished:
He'll join a group of roster hopefuls at L.A.'s training camp. The budget-conscious Lakers, who have less than $11 million in guaranteed contracts for the 2014-15 season, also signed forwards Elias Harris, Shawne Williams and Xavier Henry to partially/non-guaranteed deals e ...
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Los Angeles Lakers Sign Marcus Landry to 1-Year Contract
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