{"id":726887,"date":"2026-06-26T08:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T08:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/726887\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T08:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T08:47:11","slug":"lakers-begin-signing-multiple-undrafted-free-agents-after-nba-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/726887\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers begin signing multiple undrafted free agents after NBA Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the second round turned out to be a dud<\/a> for the Lakers on Wednesday, the conclusion of the NBA Draft is when the team really starts to get to work.<\/p>\n

The team agreed to two-way deals with both Peter Suder and AK Okereke<\/a>, then began filling out the rest of the Summer League roster in search of the next Austin Reaves.<\/p>\n

First, they agreed to an Exhibit-10 deal with William Kyle III, a big man out of Syracuse.<\/p>\n

Kyle played for three schools in his four years of college, including a season at UCLA in 2024-25. He finished his career on the other side of the country where he played 28.1 minutes per game for the Orange, averaging 8.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots.<\/p>\n

But a short watch of any highlight video will show why the Lakers targeted Kyle. He\u2019s an incredibly athlete on both ends of the floor. He\u2019s a lob threat who can also protect the rim. He\u2019s undersized, which is part of the reason he went undrafted, but he certainly has a lot of bounce.<\/p>\n

The purple and gold also agreed to an Exhibit-10 deal with Robbie Avila out of Saint Louis, too. He was the A10 Player of the Year with some of the best nicknames you\u2019re ever going to find.<\/p>\n

Personally, I\u2019m a fan of Milk Chamberlain, but Cream Abdul-Jabbar is a great one as well.<\/p>\n

As far as his on-court production, Avila is the polar opposite as a big man of Kyle. He averaged 12.8 points per game last season, but is a stretch big who hit 41% of his 4.6 threes per game. He also handed out 4.1 assists and grabbed 4.5 rebounds per contest.<\/p>\n

He will likely be a fan favorite at Summer League, but it\u2019s unlikely he gets much further than that. His lack of athleticism and quickness as a big man will make it hard for him to earn meaningful minutes in NBA games.<\/p>\n

Marquette\u2019s Chase Ross also signed an Exhibit-10 deal with the Lakers.<\/p>\n

In his senior season, Ross averaged 14.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and a conference-leading 2.3 steals per game. He struggled offensively, shooting 42.1% from the field and 29.5% from the 3-point line, but it\u2019s the other end of the court where he made his impact as he was named to the Big East All-Defense team last season.<\/p>\n

Robert McCray V, a guard from Florida State, also signed an Exhibit-10 deal with the Lakers.<\/p>\n

In his sole season with the Seminoles, he averaged 16.3 points and shot 35.5% from 3-point range. In conference tournament play, he had one of his best games, scoring 30 points and shooting 10-17 in a win over California.<\/p>\n

He was the top scorer for Florida State and earned All-ACC honors.<\/p>\n

Under the assumption that both Cameron Carr<\/a> and Adou Theiro<\/a> play this year, the Lakers are quickly rounding out their Summer League roster.<\/p>\n

As a reminder, Exhibit-10 deals are training camp contracts, but are incentivized so that when a team cuts the player, they get an added bonus if they sign with that franchise\u2019s G League team.<\/p>\n

You can follow Jacob on Twitter at @JacobRude<\/a> or on Bluesky at @jacobrude.bsky.social<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Harrison<\/a>\"Silver