Posted at 1:49 p.m., Tuesday, October 23, 2007
NBA: Lakers waive three players
Advertiser Staff
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers have requested waivers on forwards Elton Brown and Andre Patterson and center Larry Turner.The moves today leave 15 players on the roster — 14 with guaranteed contracts and rookie free agent guard Coby Karl, the son of Denver Nuggets coach George Karl.
The 6-foot-9 Brown averaged 18.4 points, 96 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 50 games for the NBA Development League's Colorado 14ers last season. Brown, who played his college ball at Virginia, had one point, two rebounds and one assist in three preseason games for the Lakers.
The 6-7 Patterson, who played for UCLA before transferring to Tennessee for his junior and senior years, averaged 10.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.62 blocked shots in 50 games for the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the Development League last season. He had two points, six rebounds and four blocks in three preseason games with the Lakers.
The 6-11 Turner, averaged 5.8 points and 6.1 rebounds last year as a senior at Tennessee State. He had five points, six rebounds and one assist in two preseason games with the Lakers.
