This off-season the Los Angeles Lakers have remained to be the hot topic conversation as they continue to add to their roster by signing Greg Somogyi and Reeves Nelson.
Somogyi is a 7'3" center out of UC Santa Barbara, who averaged 3.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 12.2 minutes per game. Nelson, a 6'8" forward out of UCLA, played in 68 games, averaging 12.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 27.0 minutes.
The signing of these two players add height and power to the Lakers roster.
After the signing of Jodie Meeks, the Lakers roster was basically set with 14 players under contract for the upcoming season. The 15th and final spot for the Lakers was thought to be filled by either rookie center Robert Sacre or guard Darius Johnson-Odom, but the acquisition of Somogyi and Nelson may have changed that.
With the Lakers being pitted against the Oklahoma City Thunder as the teams to beat in the west, these recent signings may have given the Lakers a little more breathing room.
Training camp for the Lakers is set to get underway on October 2 followed by the start of the pre-season on October 7 against the Golden State Warriors in Fresno, California, where Reeves and Somogyi will be competing against Sacre and Johnson-Odom for the 15th and final spot.
