It has been a long road back to the NBA for Scott Machado.
Four years in the G League interspersed with stints in France, Estonia, Germany and Spain — an unlikely path to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Yet Machado is officially a member of the purple and gold, having signed a 10-day contract on Thursday.
“I love this game,” Machado said.”To be at the highest level is something I think everyone that plays the game of basketball wants to be at. For me this is my happy place — happy place to be in the NBA, happy place to be playing basketball, period.