The Los Angeles Lakers brought Metta World Peace aboard late in the offseason, which indicated he wasn't guaranteed a place on the final roster. On Monday, the team opted to keep the veteran forward as part of its final 15 players to carry at the start of the 2015-16 season, per the team's official website.
Bill Oram of the Orange County Register reported on Oct. 20 that Los Angeles was deciding between World Peace and Jabari Brown for the final roster spot. Brown averaged 11.9 points in just under 30 minutes per contest last season in 19 games while World Peace was out of the NBA entirely.
Lakers head coach Byron Scott spoke about what he was hoping to see from World Peace to merit a roster bid, per the Los Angeles Times' Eric Pincus:
I think he just needs to show us that he's still Metta, that he can defend at a very high level at multiple positions, that he can still get up and down the floor and that he can play within the offense. I think we already know he can be a great teammate. He's been great at training camp with our young guys. We want to know if he can still play at a high level. That's the biggest thing.
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