The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly re-signing Stanley Johnson to a 10-day contract on Thursday, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN.
Johnson’s original 10-day contract as a replacement player expired on Monday. The team will wait until Thursday to re-sign him so that they could agree to a regular 10-day contract and not one as a replacement player, thus saving money — and increasing flexibility — in the long run.
The Lakers will likely sign small ball big man Stanley Johnson to a 10-day contract on Thursday, league sources told ESPN.