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After going undrafted, Gaffney joined the 2009 Los Angeles Lakers Las Vegas Summer League team. [4] Thanks to his strong play in Las Vegas, Gaffney was invited to the 2009–10 Lakers training camp. [5] He was the final player waived (on October 25, 2009) to reach the opening day roster. [6]
The NBA Summer League, also known as the Las Vegas Summer League, is an off-season basketball competition organized by the National Basketball Association (NBA). NBA teams come together to try out different summer rosters instead of their regular season lineups, including rookie, sophomore and G League affiliate players.
The 2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 61st season, 60th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 49th in Los Angeles. Coming off an appearance in the 2008 NBA Finals, the Lakers won their division for the 31st time and appeared in the NBA Finals for the 30th time. [1]
On April 15, 2009, the Cleveland Cavaliers finished the season with a home record of 39–2, just one game shy of matching the all-time record. [32] On April 15, 2009, Shaquille O'Neal led the league in field goal percentage for an NBA-record tenth time. On April 23, 2009, Dikembe Mutombo retired after 18 seasons in the NBA, at age 42. [33]
The Lakers had a team option on Sun Yue to pick up his contract for one year paying him $736,000. [13] But the Lakers decided to release him to keep the roster to 13 players. [14] Sun eventually signed with the New York Knicks. Assistant coach Kurt Rambis left the Lakers to pursue a head-coaching position with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
During the 2009 offseason, Johnson participated in both the Orlando Summer League and the NBA Summer League. He played for the Indiana Pacers in the 2009 Orlando Summer League. He played in all five games, averaging 9.6 points in 28.3 minutes per game. [24] He later took part in the 2009 NBA Summer League as part of the NBA D-League Select Team ...
The 2010 championship marks the 16th NBA championship in Lakers franchise history. The Lakers would claim their first championship led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis in 2020 after defeating the Miami Heat, marking the 17th and tying the Celtics. The list is composed of players who played at least one BAA/NBA game for the Lakers franchise.
In July 2016, Varnado joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2016 NBA Summer League. [30] On August 30, 2016, Varnado was reported to have signed with İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). [31] On February 5, 2017, Varnado was reported to have parted-way with İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor. [32]