The Los Angeles Lakers opened a two-day veteran minicamp on Tuesday with the hopes of finding a player or two they would be interested in signing for next season whenever that may be with a lockout likely to go into effect on Friday when the league's current collective bargaining agreement expires. The Lakers invited 21 free agents to work out in front of general manager Mitch Kupchak and coach Mike Brown for a double session on Tuesday followed by a four and a half hour practice planned for Wednesday. The group was highlighted by Darius Morris, Andrew Goudelock and Ater Majok, the Lakers' three second-round selections from last week's NBA draft, who got their first taste of life in purple and gold. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=6713616
This is the second time Gerald Green has tried out for us. He's an athletic freak, but never put it together upstairs to stick with a team. He has a lot of physical gifts hopefully he's been humbled and has improved his defense. J.R. Giddens is another former top rate high school talent with a lot of physical gifts. Bobby Brown is a speed guard who can score the basketball. He's put up some decent numbers as a spot starter on other teams.
