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The Los Angeles
Lakers quickly moved on from the reported loss of backup big man
Dwight Howard, agreeing to a two-year contract with NBA Sixth
Man of the Year Montrezl Harrell, ESPN.com reported Friday.
The Athletic also reported that the Lakers were close to a deal
with Harrell, a standout with L.A.'s crosstown rivals, the
Clippers.
Howard has reportedly agreed to a one-year, $2.6 million deal
with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Harrell posted career highs with 18.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and
27.8 minutes per game in 63 games (two starts) before the
interruption of this past season. He didn't play in any
regular-season games after the resumption of play due to the
death of his grandmother, after which his production slipped to
10.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 18.7 minutes per game during the
playoffs.
Harrell, 26, was a second-round pick by Houston in 2015 and
played two seasons with the Rockets before joining the Clippers
as part of the June 2017 trade that sent All-Star guard Chris
Paul to the Rockets.
Through five seasons, Harrell has averaged 12.7 points and 4.9
rebounds in 318 games (25 starts).
The acquisition of Harrell comes on the heels of the Lakers'
reported trade pickup of guard Dennis Schroder from Oklahoma
City. Schroder finished second in last season's Sixth Man of the
Year voting.
--Field Level Media
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