By: EFE Updated 24 Jun 2022, 12: 00 pm EDT
The night of the 2022 NBA draft this Thursday left Paolo Banchero number one on his way to the Orlando Magic, but The Los Angeles Lakers starred in one of the anecdotes of the day by betting on the sons of two league legends like Shaquille O’Neal and Scottie Pippen.
The Athletic portal assured this Thursday that the Lakers have incorporated Scotty Pippen Jr. (his name is Scotty unlike his father’s Scottie) with a two-way contract, so he will divide his time between the Los Angeles franchise and the development league G League.
The Athletic also announced that Shareef O’Neal will play with the purple and gold in the NBA Summer League, which is played in Las Vegas and is the highlight of the preseason.
Both players had submitted to the draft but were not chosen by any No team in both rounds, so the Lakers got his services as free agents.
Pippen Jr., who played at Vanderbilt in his college career, and O’Neal, who was part of LSU, will try to gain a foothold in some Lakers who aspire to completely turn the situation around after the failure of last year, in which they were left out of the playoffs with a squad that included stars like LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook or Carmelo Anthony.
In addition to Pippen Jr. and O’Neal, the Lakers closed the night of the draft with the addition of Max Christie (Michigan State), who was elected to the position 35 ; and Cole Swider (Syracuse), who was not selected in the draft and who will also sign a two-way contract.
Scottie Pippen Jr will sign a contract two way with the Los Angeles Lakers
Shareef O’Neal will train with the Los Angeles Lakers and will play the Summer League in search of a contract pic.twitter.com/7qLodMwB8U— Pasion Basket (@PasionBasketNBA) June 24, 2022
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