{"id":817,"date":"2016-09-21T19:35:28","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T23:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=817"},"modified":"2016-09-21T19:36:30","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T23:36:30","slug":"los-angeles-lakers-sign-metta-world-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2016\/09\/21\/los-angeles-lakers-sign-metta-world-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Lakers Sign Metta World Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Los Angeles Lakers<\/strong> have agreed to sign forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/artesro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metta World Peace<\/a>.<\/strong> No details of the contract have been released, but the 16-year <strong>NBA<\/strong> veteran is expected to fight for a roster spot.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was first announced by <strong>Shams Charania<\/strong> of <strong>The Vertical\u00a0<\/strong>on <strong>Wednesday<\/strong> afternoon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Metta World Peace has reached agreement on a deal to re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources tell The Vertical.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/778657331945103360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 21, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Los Angeles Lakers Sign Metta World Peace\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>World Peace, 36, is heading into his 17th season and adds a veteran presence to a young Lakers roster. Last season World Peace averaged 5.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 35 games. World Peace signed a similar deal last season and made the roster. The Lakers currently have a maximum 15 guaranteed contracts and have 19 in total. But with Lakers small forward <a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/y\/youngni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Young<\/a> in an unstable situation, World Peace could easily win that final roster spot. Young is expected to be released in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>In other Lakers news the team has also signed former fifth\u00a0overall pick <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/robinth01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas Robinson<\/a><\/strong>. Robinson was a top five pick of the <strong>Sacramento Kings<\/strong> back in 2012, but has since turned into a journeyman, playing for five different teams since being drafted. Robinson averaged 4.3 points and 5.1 rebounds last season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/2016\/09\/09\/brooklyn-nets-rebuilding-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Brooklyn Nets<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the World Peace and Robinson signings, the Lakers have added forwards <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/augusza01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zach Auguste<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/weartr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Travis Wear<\/a>,<\/strong> along with guard <strong>Julian Jacobs<\/strong>. All three players were added earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Both World Peace and Robinson have good opportunities to make the final 15 man roster. World Peace is a strong veteran presence and Robinson makes the Lakers a more athletic team.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers head into the new season with a slightly different look than the previous campaign, with a new head coach in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/waltolu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke Walton<\/a><\/strong> and several new faces added to the roster. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/denglu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luol Deng<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mozgoti01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Timofey Mozgov<\/strong><\/a> were both signed to four-year deals.\u00a0The Lakers are still young, but the roster looks much better off than last season.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/161108203\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 79.629630% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/161108203?et=Se_VVOZCSVxLsV-rkcmI1A&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=rg5XNUwVhBychiXRS_MZV0wzmxCiLqkITUxti1pUHqA=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"473\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed a deal to sign veteran forward Metta World Peace. 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