NBA free agency: Lakers to sign Thomas Bryant to compete for starting center job

The Los Angeles Lakers are signing former Washington Wizards center Thomas Bryant to a one-year deal, according to Yahoo’s Chris Haynes. Bryant will have a chance to win the starting center job, according to Haynes, and his only competition, assuming Anthony Davis is playing most of his minutes at power forward, is Damian Jones, whom the Lakers signed away from the Sacramento Kings.

Both Lakers centers are now in their second stints with the team. Jones spent a brief period in Los Angeles during the 2020-21 season, but left for Sacramento after his 10-day contracts expired. Bryant was a second-round pick of the Lakers in 2017, but was waived after his rookie year.

Source: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-free-agency-lakers-to-sign-thomas-bryant-to-compete-for-starting-center-job-per-report/