Lakers are set to sign Williams
The Los Angeles Lakers said Sunday that they plan to sign guard Lou Williams, last season's sixth man of the year.
The Los Angeles Lakers said Sunday that they plan to sign guard Lou Williams, last season's sixth man of the year.
They also may unload Nick Young's contract to create cap space to reportedly sign Roy Hibbert and Brandon Bass.
Williams, who spent seven seasons with the Sixers, averaged a career-high 15.5 points and helped Toronto win a franchise-record 49 games last season.
The Lakers have upgraded their guard rotation by adding Williams and drafting Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell with the No. 2 pick.
Bass averaged 10.6 points while playing all 82 games for Boston.
Deals can't be signed until Thursday, but general manager Mitch Kupchak said in a release that the Lakers are negotiating with both players and intend to sign them once the free agent moratorium ends.
Jackson signs extension
The Detroit Pistons and point guard Reggie Jackson have agreed to a five-year, $80 million contract extension, according to reports.
The agreement means the Pistons have locked up their point guard of the future, who was acquired at the trade deadline from the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Jackson averaged 17.6 points and 9.2 assists per game in 26 outings for the Pistons.
Stuckey stays
Free agent guard Rodney Stuckey has agreed to a three-year, $21 million deal to stay with the Indiana Pacers, according to reports. He averaged 12.6 points in 71 games last season.