Lakers will sign Ziaire Williams to one-year contract

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The Los Angeles Lakers are still after free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga, but in the meantime, they have made an addition at the forward spot, which is their biggest positional weakness.

On Monday, free agent forward Ziaire Williams reportedly agreed to sign a one-year, $3 million contract with the Lakers. The 24-year-old has been in the NBA for five years and is known as someone who has the ability to be an effective defender.

"The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to sign Ziaire Williams to a one-year, $3 million contract, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Monday," wrote Ben Golliver of ESPN.

"Williams, 24, will join an overhauled frontcourt that lost forwards LeBron James and Rui Hachimura in free agency. The 6-foot-9 forward, who averaged 10.2 points and 2.4 rebounds in 56 games for the Brooklyn Nets last season, will give Lakers coach JJ Redick added length and versatility off the bench."

Williams was the No. 10 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft out of Stanford University. He spent the last two seasons with the Brooklyn Nets and averaged 10.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 23.7 minutes a game during that time.

He is not a good 3-point shooter, as he has a career accuracy of 32.2% from that distance. But he has improved a bit in that department by making 34.2% of his 3-point tries over the last two years.

Williams grew up in the greater Los Angeles area and attended Sierra Canyon School, the same school that Bronny James went to.

This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Lakers will sign Ziaire Williams to one-year contract

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