Woke up this morning scrolling through my phone and coffee in hand, wondering who the Lakers actually signed this time around. Figured I’d actually track it down properly like I always do instead of just skimming headlines. Grabbed my laptop first thing.
Started simple – typed “Lakers recent signings” into Google. Saw a bunch of clickbait titles from last month, useless. Refined my search to “Lakers signings July 2023”. Ah, much better. Sports sites started popping up. Clicked through a few trusty ones like ESPN’s post. Took notes on the names:
- Gabe Vincent – guard coming from Miami. Liked him in the playoffs.
- Taurean Prince – forward, saw him play for Minnesota.
- Cam Reddish – young wing player, bounced around a bit.
Okay, decent role players. But my coffee was kicking in now, and I wanted depth. Opened up another tab for salary cap stuff – needed context. Searched “Lakers cap space after signing Vincent”. Found a forum breakdown. Looks like they used part of their Mid-Level Exception for Gabe. Made sense financially.
Got sidetracked for a second reading Reddit threads – saw wild rumours about DeMar DeRozan, laughed. Back on track. Checked the Lakers official site news section. Confirmed those first three names officially, dates and all. Solid backup signings.
But wait – I scrolled down further on ESPN. Missed one big one! Almost choked on my toast. D’Angelo Russell re-signed?! Searched “D’Angelo Russell Lakers contract”. Saw it right there – 2 years, around $36 million. Massive news! Lakers keeping their point guard after his playoff ups and downs. Whew.
Then remembered the center spot was thin. Dug into NBA insiders on Twitter briefly. Right! Jaxson Hayes. Searched specifically for that. Yep, Lakers got him. Young, athletic big man. Highlight reel potential, development project for sure. Added him to my list.
Almost wrapped up, but did a final double-check. Oh! Forgot Jarred Vanderbilt. Searched “Vanderbilt contract Lakers”. Yeah, they brought him back too. Crucial energy guy off the bench. Locked in the hustle players.
Closed the laptop after about an hour. Built my final little roster update:
- Re-signed: D’Angelo Russell (PG), Jarred Vanderbilt (F)
- New Signings: Gabe Vincent (G), Taurean Prince (F), Cam Reddish (F), Jaxson Hayes (C)
Cleaned up my messy scribbles. Not flashy superstar names like people yell about online, but smart depth moves and keeping key guys like D-Lo and Vando. Team looks deeper than last year, gotta see them play now. Refresh, rinse, repeat tomorrow.
