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BREAKING: Memphis Grizzlies Announce Signing of Ex-Lakers Player

The Memphis Grizzlies are adding a former Los Angeles Lakers player to their roster.

Kade Kimble

Portland Trail Blazers center Ibou Badji (41) shoots against Los Angeles Lakers center Colin Castleton (14) at Crypto.com Arena.
Portland Trail Blazers center Ibou Badji (41) shoots against Los Angeles Lakers center Colin Castleton (14) at Crypto.com Arena. / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images
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Just four games into regular season play, the Memphis Grizzlies are making a roster addition. They've posted a 2-2 record through four contests and have decided to make a minor move by adding a two-way player.

The club is adding former Los Angeles Lakers center Colin Castleton on a two-way contract. The news was first reported by Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, and has now been officially announced by the team.

Via Grizzlies PR: "The Memphis Grizzlies today announced the team signed center Colin Castleton to a two-way contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Castleton (6-11, 250) spent his rookie 2023-24 campaign as a two-way player for the Los Angeles Lakers after going unselected in the 2023 NBA Draft."

The 24-year-old center appeared in just 16 games for the Lakers a season ago, averaging 1.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game in 3.7 minutes played per game. Castleton's role was limited and he hardly saw the hardwood during his time in Los Angeles.

The Grizzes are adding the 6-foot-11 center to their roster on a two-way contract, and he'll likely spend quite a bit of time with the franchise's G League-affiliated team, as he did with the Lakers a season ago.

While with the South Bay Lakers, the former Michigan and Florida standout center averaged 14.1 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, shining at the G League level. He had a strong Summer League with the Lakers, too.

The Grizzlies currently have a developmental center on the roster, as they selected Zach Edey with a lottery selection in the recent NBA Draft, though more depth at the position certainly doesn't hurt.

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Kade Kimble
KADE KIMBLE

Kade has been covering a wide variety of teams ranging from the NFL to the NBA and college athletics since joining Sports Illustrated's On SI in 2022.

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