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Lakers waive Scotty Pippen Jr. and two other players

The Lakers have decided to waive guard Scotty Pippen Jr. and two other players as they prepare for the start of the regular season.

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).

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.

Lakers sign four players to Exhibit 10 contracts, including Scotty Pippen Jr.

Scotty Pippen Jr., Damion Baugh, Bryce Hamilton and Vincent Valerio-Bodon will get a shot with the Lakers during training camp.

Hours after signing the ultra-skilled but flawed Christian Wood to a two-year contract, the Los Angeles Lakers made moves to round out their roster ahead of training camp.

Wood is projected to play a key role off the bench, at least according to one insider. If he works out and is on his best behavior, he could give the Lakers a significant boost and make them a prolific offensive team this season.

Now, with less than a month remaining before the start of training camp, the team has signed forward Vincent Valerio-Bodon and guards Damion Baugh, Bryce Hamilton and Scotty Pippen Jr to Exhibit 10 contracts.

Of the four, Pippen is the most notable signing. The son of Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, he was with the Lakers last season. Although he only got spot duty, he showed some promise, especially with the South Bay Lakers of the G League, where he averaged 21.4 points and 5.6 assists in 19 games.

Valerio-Bodon stands 6-foot-9 and is originally from Hungary. He appears to have potential as a 3-point shooter, and he made 41.2% of his attempts from that distance last season with Sopron KC of the Hungarian NBIA.

Hamilton was with the South Bay Lakers last season, while Baugh appeared for the organization in this year’s summer league.

Lakers’ summer league roster is set; Scotty Pippen Jr. makes the cut

Scotty Pippen Jr. will be on the Lakers’ summer league team when it begins play on Monday.

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The Los Angeles Lakers’ summer league squad is about to begin play, and it has a rather intriguing, if not impressive, roster.

Headlining the team is the Lakers’ first-round draft pick in June. Jalen Hood-Schifino is a 6-foot-6 guard from Indiana University who has legitimate potential at both ends of the court. Also on the team is Maxwell Lewis, an athletic 3-and-D wing the Lakers took at No. 40, and Max Christie, who was a rookie last season.

At first, it looked like perhaps Scotty Pippen Jr. wouldn’t be on the squad, but he is listed on the Lakers’ final summer league roster.

Los Angeles will begin play on Monday in the first game of the California Classic, which will be against the Miami Heat at 3 p.m. Pacific time.

 

Scotty Pippen Jr. is not on the Lakers’ summer league roster

Lakers fans have been very hopeful for guard Scotty Pippen Jr., but as of now, he isn’t on their summer league roster.

One of the notable undrafted free agents the Los Angeles Lakers brought aboard last summer was Scotty Pippen Jr., the son of Chicago Bulls Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen.

The younger Pippen looked like a mixed bag during summer league play in 2022, and although he barely played for the Lakers this season, he logged significant time in the G League and did rather well.

Many likely believed another year of playing summer league ball would do a lot of good for the younger Pippen. However, he is nowhere to be found on the Lakers’ summer league roster, according to Alberto De Roa of HoopsHype.

Each NBA team is going to be permitted to have three players on two-way contracts. Currently, Colin Castleton and D’Moi Hodge have been signed to two-way contracts, leaving one slot remaining.

Candidates for that final slot include forward Cole Swider, frontcourt player Alex Fudge and guard Damion Baugh.

Lakers 2022-23 season player grades: Scotty Pippen Jr.

A final look at Scotty Pippen Jr.’s performance this season

When the Los Angeles Lakers signed guard Scotty Pippen Jr. last summer as an undrafted free agent, it resulted in some intrigue and even a bit of excitement among fans.

After all, he is the son of Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, a six-time NBA champion and one of the greatest defensive players in league history, not to mention an outstanding open-court performer.

The younger Pippen is a project player, unlike his father, who quickly displayed his potential upon entering the pros. But he has shown some growth since last summer when he received his first taste of the pro ranks during summer league play.

NBA Rising Stars 2023: Full rosters revealed in draft announcement

The NBA on Tuesday unveiled the four seven-player teams for the 2023 NBA Rising Stars game.

The NBA on Tuesday unveiled the four seven-player teams for the 2023 NBA Rising Stars competition set to take place on Feb. 17 as part of All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The showcase will feature four seven-player teams competing in a mini-tournament consisting of three games for the second straight year. Each game will be played to a final target score, meaning a game will end with a made basket or a made free throw instead of a running clock.

The pool of 28 players for the game consists of 11 first-year players, 10 second-year players and seven players from the G League. The rookies and sophomores were selected by assistant coaches, and the G League players were chosen by the league office.

The G League players will comprise one of the four teams.

The three teams from the NBA will be coached by Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah and Deron Williams. The three former players each selected seven players to their teams on Tuesday in an order determined by career All-Star appearances: Gasol (6), Williams (3) and Noah (2).

Here are the four rosters for the NBA Rising Stars competition.

Scotty Pippen Jr. has been selected to NBA Rising Stars game

Lakers undrafted rookie Scotty Pippen Jr. will have the opportunity to showcase his skills during NBA All-Star weekend.

Rookie Los Angeles Lakers guard Scotty Pippen Jr. hasn’t had the start to his pro career some expected.

He has appeared in six games this season while averaging just 5.3 minutes, mostly in garbage time, and scoring a total of 14 points.

Pippen showed potential during summer league play, particularly when it came to attacking the basket and setting up teammates, but he also showed limitations that made it clear why he went undrafted.

He has spent most of this season in the G League. However, he has done very well there, putting up 24.3 points on 50.9% overall shooting and 41% from 3-point range to go along with 6.9 assists a game.

As a result, Pippen will take part in the NBA Rising Stars game during All-Star weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah as part of the G League squad.

It will be an opportunity for him to show his skills to a national audience that may only know him as Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen’s son rather than someone with legitimate NBA potential.

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NBA Rising Stars 2023: Player pool revealed for annual showcase

The NBA on Tuesday unveiled the list of 28 players set to participate in the annual Rising Stars game on Feb. 17.

The NBA on Tuesday unveiled the list of 28 players set to participate in the annual Rising Stars game on Feb. 17 as part of All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The showcase game will feature four seven-player teams competing in a mini-tournament consisting of three games for the second straight year. Each game will be played to a final target score, meaning a game will end with a made basket or a made free throw instead of a running clock.

The pool of 28 players for the game consists of 11 first-year players, 10 second-year players and seven players from the G League. The rookies and sophomores were selected by assistant coaches and the G League players were chosen by the league office.

The 21 NBA players were selected by assistant coaches across the league. Each team submitted a rookie ballot and sophomore ballot featuring four frontcourt players, four guards and two additional players of any position, in order of preference.

The three NBA teams will be coached by Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah and Deron Williams. Jazz assistant coach Jason Terry, who previously coached the Grand Rapids Gold, will lead the G League team. Assistants from the All-Star Game staffs will also coach in the event.

TNT will televise the competition beginning at 9 p.m. EST.

Observations from Lakers vs. Timberwolves preseason game

Although the Lakers lost again in preseason play on Thursday, there were a couple of bright spots.

One night after dropping a close game to the Sacramento Kings in Las Vegas, the Los Angeles Lakers were at it again in Sin City, this time against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

It was a strange-looking lineup that took the floor, as LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Kendrick Nunn and Patrick Beverley were given the night off while Anthony Davis didn’t play for the second straight night because of lower back tightness.

Los Angeles looked solid in the first quarter, but the game got away from it in the second quarter and it never quite caught up, losing by the final score of 114-99.

Scotty Pippen Jr. has ‘chip on his shoulder’ after going undrafted

Scotty Pippen Jr. has been overlooked throughout his basketball career, but he says it has fueled his drive and motivation.

Despite being the son of Hall of Famer and six-time NBA champion Scottie Pippen, Scotty Pippen Jr. wasn’t drawing a whole lot of attention as a college basketball player.

He has a solid career at Vanderbilt University, averaging 17.5 points, 4.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game in three seasons there, but he wasn’t universally considered a legitimate NBA draft prospect.

As it turned out, no one took him on draft day, and the Los Angeles Lakers swooped him up as an undrafted free agent.

During an interview on Spectrum SportsNet’s “Lakeshow” podcast, the younger Pippen admitted he was disappointed he didn’t get drafted, but that he was happy to become a Laker.

“Yeah of course it is disappointing,” Pippen said of not being drafted. “I thought I did everything good, especially during the Combine. I thought I performed well. I had about 15 or 20 workouts where I had a good position to get drafted. But, you know, stuff happens for a reason. I never questioned it. When I didn’t hear my name get called there was still disappoint, but I didn’t think there was a better fit for me than to come to the Lakers and come home. It was still a dream come true. Being able to play for an organization like that who competes for a championship and is a place where I feel like I fit.”

The younger Pippen was born in Portland, Ore., as his father was with the Portland Trail Blazers at the time, but he spent his last two years of high school in the Southland at Sierra Canyon School, the same school Bronny James, LeBron James’ son, currently attends.

The younger Pippen also said that being overlooked at every level has given him a chip on his shoulder and plenty of motivation.

“I think it is always adding fuel to the fire whenever you are counted out. The same thing was with me in high school. Then I was recruited to college and I went to college and did my thing. Just trying to prove that next level where I can compete and prove where I belong. It definitely added a chip to my shoulder and more motivation to work harder.”

During summer league play with the Lakers, he showed multiple weaknesses, but he also displayed the ability to get to the basket and score, as well as a penchant for getting to the foul line and an improving ability to hit the open man.

The younger Pippen is now on a two-way contract with the Purple and Gold. While he lacks elite quickness or athleticism, the type of motivation he says he has can spark the type of otherworldly work ethic and dedication that could give him a serious future in the NBA.

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