The Lakers have been quiet in free agency to this point, only signing Troy Daniels as they wait on a decision from Kawhi Leonard. This strategy has seen many of the league’s free agents inked to contracts, leaving a depleted market for them to fill out their roster.
The Lakers, then, did well to sign free agent forward Jared Dudley to a 1-year $2.6 million deal Tuesday, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Dudley’s veteran minimum contract will not affect the team’s cap space. Woj notes that Dudley had at least two other interested suitors, but chose the Lakers:
Both Brooklyn and the Detroit Pistons were interested in signing Dudley, but he was determined to get a chance to play for the Lakers.