Scotty Pippen Jr. Inks Two-Way Deal with Lakers

After 58 selections went by last Thursday night, Scotty Pippen Jr. remained undrafted. The combo guard out of Vanderbilt was among the more notable players left on the board along with UCLA’s Johnny Juzang, Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn, and Villanova’s Colin Gillespie just to name a few. However, shortly after the draft commenced Pippen Jr. got a call from the Los Angeles Lakers offering him a two-way contract.

What does that mean? The Lakers are bringing Scotty in on a non-guaranteed contract, but on a deal that permits him the availability to play in 50 of the league’s 82 regular season games. When not with the Lakers, he can play with their G-League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers. He and…