👉 The Lakers claim Kostas Antetokounmpo off waivers

Adam Hernandez

July 21, 2019

👉 The Lakers claim Kostas Antetokounmpo off waivers — Las Vegas, Nevada - July 11, 2018: Dallas Mavericks forward Kostas Antetokounmpo (37) takes to the court after a timeout during a NBA Summer League game against the Chicago Bulls at Thomas & Mack Center. (Bridget Bennett for The Undefeated)

Sunday the Lakers claimed Kostas Antetokounmpo — brother of NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo — off of waivers according to Shams Charania.

The Los Angeles Lakers have claimed Kostas Antetokounmpo off free agency waivers, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 21, 2019

The deal is reportedly two-way Shams later tweeted and appears to be one of the final pieces to the 2019-20 Lakers roster.

A project player, Antetokounmpo averaged 1 point, 1 steal and .5 rebounds in just two games played with the Mavericks last season spending most of his time in the G-League with the Texas Legends. There Antetokounmpo averaged 10.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 2018-19.

Dallas head coach Rick Carlisle recently commented on Kostas saying he needed to develop a “consistent motor” much like his brother but has already made “significant improvements”.

Whether or not the Lakers are able to get that out of him is obviously still yet to be seen however his addition is clearly a low-risk move considering the two-way deal.