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Alex Caruso signs two-year, two-way deal with Los Angeles Lakers

July 13, 2017
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As already noted this summer, former Texas A&M point guard, ball boy and all-around basketball sensation Alex Caruso arrived onto the NBA scene with his impressive showing on the Los Angeles Lakers' summer league team.

Caruso's conversations with the Lakers about a two-way contract have been in the works for a few weeks. After seeing his performance in the first few games, the Lakers decided not to wait any longer and offered him a two-year, two-way deal to stay with the organization. This was first reported by Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, and confirmed by TexAgs.


Caruso's sudden rise with LA began a few nights ago when he started in place of the injured Lakers first-round draft pick, Lonzo Ball on Tuesday. In the game, Caruso filled the stat sheet compiling 18 points to go along with nine assists and four steals.

Including the ultimate Caruso hustle play, a steal at one end leading to an alley-oop slam at the other.


The contract signed by Caruso will be a two-way contract. This will give the Lakers the ability to bring Caruso up to the NBA team for a period of 45 days from their new G-League team, the South Bay Lakers. If you want to read more about two-way contracts, here's a good run down.

The Lakers and Caruso are not finished for the summer in Vegas; they will play the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the Vegas Summer League playoffs tonight at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN2.



UPDATE: The Lakers have made it official.


 
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