{"id":32813,"date":"2025-07-29T22:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T22:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/32813\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T22:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T22:09:08","slug":"lakers-sign-undrafted-former-acc-player-of-the-year-to-help-luka-doncic-and-lebron-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/32813\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers sign undrafted former ACC Player of the Year to help Luka Doncic and LeBron James"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Lakers have plenty of guards at their disposal as they prepare for a new NBA season, but why not add another?<\/p>\n

Last Saturday, the franchise signed an undrafted former ACC Player of the Year to lend a helpful hand<\/a> to Luka Doncic and LeBron James if necessary.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard RJ Davis, forward Eric Dixon, forward Arthur Kaluma, and guard Augustas Mar\u010diulionis,\u201d the organization stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cDavis joins the Lakers after five collegiate seasons at the University of North Carolina (2020-25). In his final season with the Tar Heels, he started all 37 games and averaged 17.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.0 steals in 34.2 minutes, earning All-ACC Second Team honors.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDavis recently competed for the Lakers\u2019 2025 Summer League team, appearing in both the California Classic and NBA 2K26 Summer League.<\/p>\n

In the team\u2019s final game in Las Vegas against the Denver Nuggets, the 23-year-old posted 17 points, one rebound, three assists, and one steal in 25 minutes of action.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Davis was a tremendous five-year contributor at UNC.<\/p>\n

As a sophomore, the ex-McDonald\u2019s All-American guided the Tar Heels to a National title appearance as a No. 8 seed, falling to Kansas in a contest they led by 15 points at the break.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Although Davis didn\u2019t come close to an NCAA championship after that gut-wrenching loss, he solidified himself as one of the upper-echelon point guards in the country between 2022 and 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That said, it\u2019s worth noting that the White Plains, New York native is undersized and is in no means a Ja Morant clone, which may cause problems for him in the NBA.<\/p>\n

Still, with Davis\u2019 knack for drilling pull-up jumpers after tightly coming off high ball screens, winning footraces when he has favorable matchups, and embracing the challenge of being a 94-feet defender, the 6-foot guard could surprise many in the big leagues.<\/p>\n

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