Lakers News: Former LA Big Man Inks Deal With Chinese Team

After 12 years of NBA service, he continues to pursue opportunities elsewhere.

One-time Los Angeles Lakers reserve power forward Ed Davis has officially found his next on-court opportunity, and he's gone overseas to do it.

Per Dario Skerletic of Sportando, the 6'9" big man out of the University of North Carolina has agreed to a new deal with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.

Davis was selected with the 13th pick in the 2010 draft by the Toronto Raptors, and spent most of his first three NBA seasons in the Great White North. He logged some time with the Memphis Grizzlies before his lone Lakers season, the club's ill-fated 2014-15 campaign. 

The now-34-Davis has also played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Brooklyn Nets, Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers across 12 NBA seasons. Last year was his first pro season outside of the league. He suited up, briefly, for Puerto Rican club Mets de Guaynabo.

As recently as January, Davis had been angling for a proper NBA return, per Sam Yip of HoopsHype.

“I still work out four times a week,” Davis told Yip at the time. “I’m not staring at my phone all day waiting for my agent to call me. But if it happens, it happens. If it doesn’t, I’m fine either way.”

Playing alongside a declining Kobe Bryant on head coach Byron Scott's dismal 21-61 Lakers team in 79 contests (24 starts), Davis averaged 8.3 points on 60.1% field goal shooting, 7.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.2 blocks and 0.6 steals a night.

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