Coming into this year’s free agency period armed with just a few veteran’s minimum contracts and the taxpayer mid-level exception, the Lakers had few major moves they could even make. However, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, they’ve made their biggest one by signing Lonnie Walker IV to their full TPMLE for a one-year deal worth $6.5 million.
Lonnie Walker IV is signing a one-year, $6.5M deal with the Lakers, sources said. https://t.co/7xBnStLWfo
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2022
Walker comes to the team after spending four seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, who drafted him out of the University of Miami with the 18th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.