The Lakers officially announced two cuts and one signing! James congratulates Olivari on his two-way contract and the new 15+3 roster is released

On October 20, Beijing time, according to a report from Shams of the Athletic, the Lakers signed a two-way contract with Olivari and cut 2.11-meter-high center Castleton to make room for Olivari. After the Lakers officially confirmed, they announced that they also cut Murphy. James forwarded to congratulate Olivari: "Yay!! Q (nickname), congratulations on your child! ”

Olivari has been a great performer in the preseason, averaging 8.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in four preseason games (one start) while shooting 57.1 percent from three-point range. In the preseason finale against the Warriors, Olivari made 5-of-9 three-pointers and finished with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. In the previous game against the Bucks, he played 9 minutes in the fourth quarter and scored 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Olivari is 23 years old, from Xavier University, 1.91m tall, and plays as a defender on the field. Last season, he averaged 19.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game in college while shooting 40.9% from three-point range. He is an undrafted player in 2024 and is now a two-way contract player for the Lakers.

After the game against the Warriors, Curry gave Olivari a pair of signed shoes and talked to him on the sidelines. The Lakers' new signing's favorite player is none other than Curry.

Speaking at the post-match press conference, Olivari said: "It's crazy because I've loved him since sixth grade, I don't even know what to say because he's my favorite player of all time, and the first thing he said to me was that I'm a big fan of you, I said I'm a big fan of his, I have his shirt, he signed me twice, I used to sleep in that shirt and I really wanted to be like him so I could see him, I could get some respect and talk to him. ”

"He gave me a pair of his shoes and signed them, and it means the whole world to me, and my dad knows it, and my mom knows it, and it means a lot of ......" At this point, Olivari was already crying.

Castleton, who was cut, made 16 appearances for the Lakers on a two-way contract last season, averaging 1.5 points and 0.8 rebounds per game. He performed well in the G League, averaging 16.4 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.

At the moment, the Lakers are plagued by some injuries on the interior and should have been a good opportunity for Castleton to buy time, but he had a poor preseason performance, averaging 13.7 minutes per game and contributing only 2.4 points. It is reported that the Lakers are currently looking to bring in a new big man.

The Lakers previously signed Murphy to a training camp contract for Exhibit 10, and he was also cut. The Lakers' current regular roster of 15 players and 3 two-way contracts are already full, and the new roster is as follows-

The 15 regular contract players are James, Bushy Eyebrows, Russell, Hachimura Reaves, Vincent, Vanderbilt, Christie, Hood Schifino, Knecht, Wood, Hayes, Reddish, Lewis, Bronny.

The three players on two-way contracts are Olivari, Koloko and Traore.