Luke Walton on Thomas Robinson: "He earned his spot by bringing it every day."
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) October 24, 2016
With Monday being the deadline for NBA teams to announce their rosters, as the season begins Tuesday, the Los Angeles Lakers had some tough decisions to make.
It was earlier reported that the final roster spot was to be decided between Yi Jianlian, Thomas Robinson and Metta World Peace, but when Yi asked for his release recently due to his possible role with the team not being what he wanted, it appeared as if it was down to Robinson and World Peace for the last roster spots.