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Lakers signing Skylar Mays to two-way deal

Originally posted on Hoops Wire | By Sam Amico | Last updated 1/8/24

The Lakers are signing guard Skylar Mays to a two-way contract, agent Mark Bartelstein told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Mays becomes the second Bartelstein client to sign such a deal with the Lakers in three days, with guard/forward Dylan Windler being the other. (Full post.)

Mays, 26, is 6-foot-4 and can play both backcourt positions, as he proved in six games with the Blazers last season.

He was pretty impressive in that limited action, starting all six games and averaging 15.3 points and 8.3 assists, shooting 50 percent from the field and 46 percent on 3-pointers.

Mays received spot duty with the Hawks in his first two seasons and was signed and waived by the 76ers a year ago.

Free agent G Skylar Mays has agreed on a two-way deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN. He’s spent parts of the past four seasons with Portland and Atlanta. He gives the Lakers some point guard depth. pic.twitter.com/4KGrbaQgD6

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 8, 2024