He’s a 7-foot shot-blocking intimidator who has left burned bridges in his wake, but Robert Upshaw is a gamble with a big upside for the Los Angeles Lakers.
One of the premier defenders in the college ranks, Upshaw slid right off the wrong end of the draft board in June. But Los Angeles invited him to Las Vegas Summer League, followed by a report from ESPN’s Baxter Holmes that the big man would soon be signing a two-year unguaranteed contract with the team.
Good for Robert Upshaw getting a deal. Now it’s on him to make the team and stick.