Lakers to Sign Former Phoenix Suns Wing

Rob Pelinka is having a busy summer and his team has announced another signing. The Los Angeles Lakers made a move to sign former Phoenix Suns forward Paris Bass. Dave McMenamin from ESPN was among the first to report the signing. Pelinka and Jeanie Buss has so many options right now. They don’t have enough money to sign a superstar, but they can definitely ink cheaper options.

“Forward Paris Bass, who spent time with both the Phoenix Suns and the South Bay Lakers last season, will play for the Los Angeles Lakers summer league team in Las Vegas, his agent Daniel Hazan of Hazan Sports Management told ESPN,” McMenamin tweeted on June 26, 2022.

Bass makes a good sense for the Lakers. In 2021-22, he averaged 17.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.1 steals in the G League. He was shooting 33.9% from long range. Bass joined the Suns in the regular season and averaged 3.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.

Lakers sign former Suns wing and two sons of NBA legends

The Lakers are not wasting their time. They also inked Shareef O’eal and Scotty Pippen Jr. in the offseason. Pelinka drafted Max Christie through a draft day contract with the Orlando Magic.

Getting the sons of two NBA legends is a big deal for the team. Pippen is really excited about the opportunity. It comes with a big price though.

“I’ve always had the name,” Pippen explained. “It always was a pressure to perform, even being a little kid growing up in Chicago. Like, we would go play kids and everyone would go at me. Parents would say, ‘Oh, that Scottie Pippen’s son. Go at him.’ But you know, I’m just used to it. I’m my own person. At the end of the day, I go out there and I compete. You know, my dad’s not out there with me. So I think that at the end of the day, it’s my own legacy, it’s my own name.

“I think the name, it’s a blessing and a curse. You know, people would doubt me because of it, and they expect me to be something and they put certain pressure on me. They think of my dad when they look at me, so I think it is what it is. I’m used to it, but I’m my own person. I’m creating my own legacy here and that’s what I came here to do.”