The Los Angeles Lakers are moving toward the start of the 2023-24 regular season, which they hope will be very successful and serve as a lead-in to their 18th NBA championship.
They have played five preseason games so far. Although they’re only 2-3 in those contests, they have shown quite a bit of promise, especially on the offensive end of the court.
Head coach Darvin Ham has played his rookies and young players quite a bit in the second halves of these games, particularly in the fourth quarter. After getting a look at them several times, the team decided to waive three: guard Scotty Pippen Jr, guard Damon Baugh and forward Vincent Valerio-Bodon (h/t Lakers Daily).
Lakers announce they have waived Scotty Pippen Jr, Vincent Valerio-Bodon, Damion Baugh pic.twitter.com/VBgdFaKsCF
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 16, 2023
Pippen received quite a bit of playing time on Sunday versus the Milwaukee Bucks. He shot 2-of-9 from the field and 4-of-9 from the free-throw line, but he showed great effort and hustle. The son of Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen finished with six assists, four rebounds and three steals.