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Lakers News: Team Waives Vander Blue, Briante Weber, Travis Wear

Corey Hansford
Published: 10/14/2017
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Now that the preseason is officially over, the Los Angeles Lakers still have a few moves to make as they trim down their roster to the maximum 15 players. Even though he didn’t play in the preseason, it became pretty clear that Andrew Bogut had locked down the 15th spot.

This became official when the Lakers announced on their team site that they had waived Vander Blue, Briante Weber and Travis Wear, trimming their roster to 16 players, including Alex Caruso on his two-way deal:

“The Los Angeles Lakers have requested waivers on Vander Blue, Travis Wear and Briante Weber, it was announced today.

Blue played in five preseason games and averaged 3.4 points, while Weber notched 3.0 points, 1.7 assists and 1.7 rebounds in three games played.”

This comes as very little surprise as Blue and Weber had seen very minimal playing time during the preseason. Even though Blue had been a key player on the Lakers’ summer league team, he was unable to transfer that success over to the preseason.

Weber had a memorable move during Friday’s preseason finale, but also was ejected for some trash talking with Clippers big man DeAndre Jordan. Wear was just signed, but never really had a chance to make the roster.

The words of head coach Luke Walton had basically made it known that Bogut would be the final player on the Lakers’ roster. Bogut has had injury issues throughout his career and is coming off a fractured tibia last season.

However, Walton is comfortable with him due to their time together with the Golden State Warriors. Bogut hasn’t played this preseason due to a groin injury, but does expect to be ready for the season opener on Thursday.

Whether any of these players signs the Lakers’ second two-way contract remains to be seen. If they don’t it is anyone’s guess as to where they ultimately land.

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ByCorey Hansford
Corey Hansford is the Senior Editor for Lakers Nation, as well as a contributor for Dodger Blue, Rams News Wire, and Raiders News Wire. He is a passionate follower of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chelsea FC, and the UFC. He can usually be seen arguing the merits of Kobe Bryant or cursing the decisions of Jerry Jones. He is also a former producer and associate producer for Sirius XM Sports Radio on both the Fantasy Sports Channel and College Sports Nation. Proud graduate of Long Beach Poly High School and The Real HU, Howard University, with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Follow him on all social media outlets at @TheeCoreyH.
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