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As the NBA prepares to converge at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida, the Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly set to bring 17 players with them, including two two-way players, according to Brad Turner of the L.A. Times.
Teams are awaiting word from the NBA on how they may utilize players signed to two-way contracts once the season restarts on July 31. Currently, two-way players would be left out of the bubble environment in order to limit party sizes but teams are petitioning the NBA to allow the inclusion of two-way players as insurance for potential sickness or injury.
Despite questions on how two-way players may be used, the Lakers plan on bringing all 17 players on the roster, including Devontae Cacok and Kostas Antetokounmpo, according to the report.
The league informed teams they will be allowed to travel with about 35 people, including players, as a way to hopefully reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections. The Lakers will take 17 players, which includes two two-way players, to Walt Disney World, which is where teams will stay in mostly secluded hotels that are on the campus of ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex.
Cacok recently revealed that the Lakers were set to call him up from the G League just before the season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. He emerged as one of the top players in the G League this season, though it remains to be seen if either Cacok or Antetokounmpo will log much time with the Lakers.
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