Travis Wear made enough of an impact on the Los Angeles Lakers that the team decided to keep the call-up on their roster for the rest of the season, signing him to a deal to finish out the year after his second 10-day contract expired.
Wear made a clear case for such a move with his play, as the G League veteran is averaging 5.4 points and 2.2 rebounds while shooting a team-high 40.5 percent from 3-point range over his 11 games in the NBA this season.
After the Lakers’ win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night, Wear made it clear at least some of his success can be credited to how easy rookie point guard Lonzo Ball makes the game on his teammates, via Spectrum SportsNet:
“It’s been great (playing with Lonzo).