Los Angeles Times

Lakers land three undrafted guards

Ayayi (Gonzaga), Reaves (Oklahoma) and McClung (Texas Tech) get deals.

- By Dan Woike

TOKYO — Left without a pick in the NBA draft after using it to help land Russell Westbrook, the Lakers added three high-profile undrafted free agents in the moments after.

Guards Joel Ayayi and Austin Reaves reportedly agreed to two-way contracts with the team. The Lakers also agreed to a training camp deal with guard Mac McClung.

Ayayi and McClung tweeted about joining the Lakers.

Ayayi averaged 12 points and 6.9 rebounds as a junior for Gonzaga last season, hitting 38.9% from three-point range. Reaves averaged 18.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists for Oklahoma. And McClung, a junior who played one year at Texas Tech after starring at Georgetown, scored 15.5 points last season.

Teams are permitted to have two players on “twoway” deals, meaning they can be shuffled between the NBA and G League rosters. For the last two seasons, the Lakers used those slots on Devontae Cacok and Kostas Antetokoun­mpo.

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