Report: Lakers to sign Stanley Johnson to two-year deal

The Los Angeles Lakers are keeping Stanley Johnson for the remainder of the season.

The 10-day carousel is over for Stanley Johnson. The Los Angeles Lakers will sign the 25-year-old forward to a two-year deal Thursday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

The second year of the deal is expected to be a team option so the Lakers can maintain flexibility for next year’s roster. Roster flexibility was the reason Johnson signed as many 10-day contracts as allowed before he got the last spot on the 15-man roster.

Johnson has become a staple in the rotation and even started and closed the game against the Brooklyn Nets, the first game he played alongside Anthony Davis.

Also according to Wojnarowski, the Lakers tried making trades around the margins but ultimately settled for inking Johnson to a guaranteed spot:

Players like DeAndre Jordan and Kent Bazemore who don’t contribute to the team anymore are probably not going to stay around much longer with the trade deadline and buyout market approaching. But the key thing for the Lakers is securing Johnson for the rest of the season since he’s become vital to their system.

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