ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported on Tuesday that the Los Angeles Lakers held several workouts with NBA free agents. One was D.J. Wilson, who spent the majority of last season on the G League affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Oklahoma City Blue.
The Lakers held a free agent workout on Tuesday, sources told ESPN. Participants included Langston Galloway, Kyle Guy, Alize Johnson, Louis King and D.J. Wilson. LAL could have as many as seven open roster spots to fill this summer on its 15-man roster.
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) June 8, 2022
Wilson appeared in four games with the Toronto Raptors last season and averaged 7.5 points and four rebounds. The 26-year-old is a five-year veteran who spent the first four seasons of his career with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Blue head coach Grant Gibbs admitted thinking Wilson was probably too good for the G League and deserved an NBA spot. With the Thunder focusing on player development, giving Wilson rotation minutes didn’t align with the team’s goals despite his being good enough to warrant a roster spot at the very least.
In 17 games last season with the Blue, Wilson averaged 19.5 points on 60% shooting, 11.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists.
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