Lakers They have officially locked up two of their 2023 NBA Draft picks, declaring Saturday in a press release they signed Galen Hood Chevinau And Maxwell Lewis To their first NBA contracts, trans Hope Price From the Southern California Newsgroup.
The 17th overall pick, Hood-Chevino is in line for a four-year contract It amounts to $17.9 millionincluding $3.7 million in the first year, assuming he signs at 120% of the standard rookie metric, which nearly every major does.
The 6-foot-6 winger, who spent last season at Indiana, was named Big Ten Rookie of the Year after averaging 13.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 33.1 minutes per game across 32 contests (all starts). ). He declared for the draft as an early participant after a strong freshman year.
Meanwhile, Lewis was the 40th overall pick, so the details of his deal are not yet known. However, it is possible that the Lakers used the new model Second round selection is an exception to sign him to a three- or four-year contract that included a team option in the final season.
Lewis spent two college seasons at Pepperdine before entering the draft after his sophomore year this spring. In 2022-23, he put up 17.1 points per night shooting .468/.348/.787, adding 5.7 RPG and 2.8 APG in 31 games (31.4 mpg).
With Hood-Chevino and Lewis under contract, the Lakers hold 13 players in record-breaking, three-way deals. They will add at least one more roster, but they won’t necessarily carry a full standard 15-man roster to start the 2023-24 regular season.
like We have a list of draft pick signings It turns out that the 43 players from the Class of 2023 have now officially signed with their respective teams.