Lakers News: South Bay Lakers Adding Recent Atlanta Hawks Power Forward – All Lakers

Your Los Angeles Lakers’ NBA G League affiliate in El Segundo, the South Bay Lakers, have added a brand new participant with loads of league expertise.

South Bay is waiving Gabe Levin to make room for energy ahead Cameron Oliver, in response to a workforce press launch.

The 6’8″ large man out of the College of Nevada really has appeared for South Bay earlier than.

After going undrafted out of faculty in 2017, Oliver first signed on with the Milwaukee Bucks’ NBAGL affiliate, the Wisconsin Herd for the 2017-18 season. He was flipped midseason, together with ex-Laker Shannon Brown, to the Philadelphia 76ers’ then-affiliate, the Delaware 87ers. He performed for the membership, then re-dubbed the Delaware Blue Coats consistent with the Revolutionary Warfare theme, in 2018-19.

Oliver subsequently explored his professional choices abroad. He first joined Australian NBL membership Cairns Taipans, for whom he carried out admirably, changing into an All-NBL Second Group choice whereas main the league in rebounds (9.1).

The following summer time, he joined Israeli workforce Ironi Nes Ziona, earlier than returning to the Taipans for a second season. He latched on with the Houston Rockets on a 10-day deal in the course of the spring of the 2020-21 NBA season, averaging 10.8 factors and 5.3 boards throughout 4 contests.

He inked a cope with the South Bay Lakers as an affiliate participant for the 2021-22 season, averaging 13.5 factors, seven rebounds, 2.1 dimes, 1.4 blocks and 1.3 steals an evening throughout 25 contests.

Oliver joined the Atlanta Hawks on a 10-day deal halfway by way of 2021-22. He averaged 11.5 factors, three boards and 1.5 dimes throughout 21.5 minutes for Atlanta in two bouts, on .667/.333/.667 taking pictures splits. The Hawks opted to not re-sign him, and he went again to South Bay to wrap up the season. He additionally suited up for worldwide golf equipment in Spain and the Philippines earlier this 12 months.

Levin, a 6’8″ energy ahead out of Lengthy Seaside State, performed in seven contests for South Bay this season. He took the ground fairly minimally for the membership, with averages of two.1 factors and 1.7 boards.