The Los Angeles Lakers have been short-handed lately with Anthony Davis suffering from a stress injury in his right foot and guard Lonnie Walker IV also out of action.
While the type of significant trade fans have been dreaming of for months may take more time to execute, the team has also been looking for some short-term help.
According to Shams Charania, the Lakers are working on signing Sterling Brown, a 6-foot-5, 219-pound wing, to a 10-day contract. Brown has played five seasons in the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks, and although he hasn’t been in the league this season, he has played for the Raptors 905 in the G League.
The Los Angeles Lakers are progressing toward a 10-day contract with five-year NBA veteran G/F Sterling Brown, sources tell me and @jovanbuha. Brown has played for Raptors 905 in G League this season and brings wing depth to the Lakers.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 6, 2023
Brown has a career 3-point shooting accuracy of 36.4%, so there is the potential for him to help the Lakers with their biggest weakness.
He happens to be the younger brother of Shannon Brown, who played for them when they won back-to-back world championships in 2009 and 2010.
