The Lakers are one step closer to adding some depth to their stacked roster. The team worked out Dion Waiters on Monday afternoon, and there are only a few steps left to get him onto the team.
Lakers have completed workout with free agent Dion Waiters and he had an impressive showing, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Next portion of Waiters' visit to the Lakers: Meeting with Frank Vogel, Rob Pelinka and Kurt Rambis.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 2, 2020
The workout comes on the heels of the Lakers waiving Troy Daniels just the day before. Los Angeles worked out the once first-round pick of the Cavaliers in hopes of giving them depth at the guard position.
Waiters saw his playing time take a huge hit this season and was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in a deal that also involved the Minnesota Timberwolves. Waiters was later waived by the Grizzlies.
At his peak, Waiters was averaging close to 16 points a game and moving the ball well. If there has been one upside to his 2019-2020 campaign, it’s that he is shooting a career-best in three-point percentages. The Lakers could certainly use the help in stretching the court.
The Lakers are currently 46-13 and sit 5.5 games up over the Nuggets for the number one seed in the west.
