The Los Angeles Lakers yesterday signed guard Skylar Mays to a two-way contract.
Mays (6’4”, 205) joins the Lakers from the Portland Path Blazers, the place he appeared in 21 video games (5 begins) this season, averaging 6.3 factors, 1.8 rebounds and three.6 assists in 17.0 minutes. In three-plus campaigns with Portland (2022-24) and Atlanta (2020-22), the Louisiana native has performed in 88 profession NBA contests (16 begins) and averaged 4.9 factors, 1.3 rebounds and a couple of.0 assists in 11.8 minutes. Competing within the NBA G League with Mexico Metropolis (2022-23), Delaware (2022-23) and School Park (2021-22), Mays owns profession averages of 14.4 factors, 3.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 27.8 minutes per recreation in 30 complete contests (15 begins).
The 26-year-old was chosen with the fiftieth total choose within the 2020 NBA Draft by the Hawks following 4 collegiate seasons (2016-20) at LSU. Mays was named First-Group All-SEC as a senior and Second-Group All-SEC as a junior with the Tigers.
Mays will put on jersey No. 4 for the purple and gold.
