Los Angeles Lakers Announce Roster Move

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Vincent Valerio-Bodon.

May 20, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; The Los Angeles Lakers logo at center court during game three of the Western Conference Finals for the 2023 NBA playoffs at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

UPDATE: The Lakers have waived Vincent Valerio-Bodon .

OFFICIAL: The Lakers have requested waivers on guard-forward Vincent Valerio-Bodon.

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) September 5, 2024

Vincent Valerio-Bodon is coming off a year where he played for the South Bay Lakers (G League).

He finished the regular season with averages of 6.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest while shooting 39.4% from the field and 30.6% from the three-point range in 25 games (five starts).

Valerio-Bodon played for the Los Angeles Lakers at NBA Summer League.

On Wednesday evening, the Lakers announced that they have signed the 23-year-old.

Via The Los Angeles Lakers: "The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard-forward Vincent Valerio-Bodon."

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard-forward Vincent Valerio-Bodon.https://t.co/8gqZEPHOkq

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) September 5, 2024

Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported that the deal is an Exhibit 10.

Via Scotto: "The Los Angeles Lakers are signing Vincent Valerio-Bodon to an Exhibit-10 deal, league sources told @hoopshype. He spent last season with the South Bay Lakers in the G League."

The Los Angeles Lakers are signing Vincent Valerio-Bodon to an Exhibit-10 deal, league sources told @hoopshype. He spent last season with the South Bay Lakers in the G League.

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) September 4, 2024

Based on the contract, it's likely that Valerio-Bodon will be waived before the 2024-25 NBA season.

He will probably end up back with South Bay for the regular season.

That said, Valerio-Bodon could be a good candidate to land a two-way (or ten-day) contract.

Lakers announce they’ve signed guard/forward Vincent Valerio-Bodon pic.twitter.com/R4iHK2zHm9

— Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) September 5, 2024

The Lakers have done a good job of developing underrated talent over the last decade.

They have had success stories such as Alex Caruso, Kyle Kuzma, Talen Horton-Tucker, Austin Reaves and others.

Jul 7, 2024; San Francisco, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward/guard Vincent Valerio-Bodon (27) passes the ball against the Golden State Warriors during the third quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images / Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images

This past season, the Lakers were the seventh seed in the Western Conference with a 47-35 record.

They made the NBA playoffs for the second straight season but lost to Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in the first round (in five games).