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Los Angeles Lakers two-way rookie Devontae Cacok revealed recently that he was set to be called up from the G League prior to the season getting suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As Cacok explained to Matt Evans on “The Lake Lake Show” podcast, he played on March 11 in the G League with the South Bay Lakers and was set to earn a call-up the next day. The Lakers were scheduled to play the Houston Rockets on March 12 but the game was eventually postponed.
That day [on March 11] of our G League game was a very interesting day because there had been a lot planned out. I had some family coming in, the next day the Lakers were supposed to play the Rockets. I was supposed to get a call-up the next day and we had a G League game the day before. We started hearing about things and games being canceled in the NBA when we saw the Oklahoma [City]-Utah game get canceled. That was the first time really I started getting calls that the NBA was probably about to get suspended.
Cacok started the 2019-20 season in the G League but eventually earned a two-way contract with the Lakers in December. He emerged as one of the best players in the G League prior to the season suspension and was apparently close to making his NBA debut.
Cacok led all players in the G League this season with 27 double-doubles after averaging 19.4 points and 11.9 rebounds, which ranked fourth among all players.
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