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Lakers officially cut ties with 6-foot-3 ex-Celtics All-Defensive guard, NBA champion
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On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Lakers completed a roster move that many won't comprehend initially.
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According to HoopsHype's Michael Scotto , the Lakers are officially cutting ties with 6-foot-3 ex-Boston Celtics All-Defensive guard and NBA champion who's four years removed from his last appearance in a Los Angeles uniform.
"The Los Angeles Lakers have officially renounced the free agent rights to LeBron James , Carmelo Anthony , Dwight Howard , Dion Waiters , Luke Kennard , Marcus Smart , Maxi Kleber , Nick Smith Jr , Jared Dudley , Avery Bradley , Jaxson Hayes , Markieff Morris , and Wayne Ellington ," Scotto said on X/Twitter.
Essentially, the Lakers renounced the free-agent rights of Bradley and several other current and former contributors to create room for their new free-agent additions ( Sandro Mamukelashvili , Quentin Grimes , and Collin Sexton ).
Bradley was a beneficial three-and-D asset for the Lakers in 2019-20, averaging 8.6 points and 1.9 steals per game while shooting 44.4% from the field and 36.4% from three-point land on the LeBron James-led championship squad.
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The Texas product, who was an all-world two-way stud with the Celtics in his prime, briefly departed the Lakers before re-joining the organization in 2021-22. Once again, Bradley played his role well, contributing 6.4 points and 0.9 steals on 42.3% shooting from the field and 39.0% shooting from beyond the arc.
The Lakers failed to punch their ticket to the postseason, though, causing Bradley to end his NBA journey on a sour note. On the bright side, the former No. 19 overall pick carved out a respectable career for himself in the big leagues and captured a title before it was all said and done.
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