The Los Angeles Lakers announced the signing of Derrick Williams to a 10-day contract. The former No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 Draft just completed a season in the Chinese Basketball Association.
He averaged 20 points and 6.6 rebounds for Tianjin, whom Williams joined after going unsigned as a free agent during the past offseason. After being released by the Miami Heat, he closed out the 2017 season with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Williams averaged 6.2 points and 2.3 rebounds, and shot 50.5 percent from the field in 25 games with Cleveland. Over his career, the University of Arizona product has averaged 8.