洛杉矶湖人队用650万美元的中场特例签下了23岁的边锋隆尼·沃克四世，他在NBA的头四个赛季是在圣安东尼奥马刺队度过的。
湖人队还与中锋达米安·琼斯和后卫小特洛伊·布朗签订了最低限度的合同，使他们目前2022-23赛季的阵容增加到12名球员。现在他们纳税人的MLE已经没有了，湖人队将不得不使用最低合同来充实阵容。
沃克四世代表着湖人队一笔高回报的签约，在去年夏天他们错误的、老将式的做法之后，他们公开表示希望变得更年轻、更全能、更防守、更运动。罗伯·佩林卡说湖人队将用他们的中场球员来寻找三维翼。
身高6尺4寸的沃克四世并不是很多湖人球迷所期待的“长翼”，尽管湖人队确信他们自诩的球探部门可以最大限度地发挥他的潜力。这位前迈阿密飓风队（MiamiHurricane）在2018年NBA选秀中排名第18位，在2021至2022年间，马刺队在70场比赛中平均拿下职业生涯最好的12.1分。在前三个赛季的三分命中率达到37%后，沃克四世去年的命中率下降到了31.4%。他是一个可靠的控球后卫。
•12.1 PPG•40.7%FG•31.4%3pt
6英尺4英寸，翼展6英尺10英寸
我不确定他是否接受了min，但是
湖人可以给他上场时间；他是个笨蛋🤷♂️ 照片。啁啾com/qcKohBJcIy
— 🌟 2022年6月29日
圣安东尼奥队在周四取消了他的资格赛报价，使他成为一名不受限制的自由球员。沃克四世将接替马利克·蒙克，他是湖人队MLE的候选人，但选择了与萨克拉门托国王队签约两年，价值1900万美元。
和小布朗一样，沃克四世也是Rich Paul和Klutch Sports的客户。
原标题：
Lakers sign Lonnie Walker IV to 1-year, $6.5 million deal
原文：
The Los Angeles Lakers used their $6.5 million mid-level exception on 23-year-old wing Lonnie Walker IV, who spent his first four NBA seasons with the San Antonio Spurs.
The Lakers also signed center Damian Jones and guard Troy Brown Jr. to minimum contracts, bringing their current roster for 2022-23 to 12 players. Now that their taxpayer MLE is gone, the Lakers will have to use minimum contracts to fill out the squad.
Walker IV represents a high-upside signing for the Lakers, who openly stated their desire to get younger, more versatile, more defensive, and more athletic after their misguided, veteran-heavy approach last summer. Rob Pelinka said the Lakers would seek 3-and-D wings with their midlevel.
At 6’4, Walker IV isn’t quite the “long wing” that many Lakers fans anticipated, though the Lakers surely believe their vaunted scouting department can maximize his potential. The former Miami Hurricane — the No. 18 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft — averaged a career-best 12.1 points in 70 games for the Spurs in 2021-22. After shooting 37% from three-point range over his first three seasons, Walker IV regressed to 31.4% last year. He’s a solid on-ball defender.
• 12.1 PPG• 40.7% FG• 31.4% 3pt
6’4 with a 6’10 wingspan
Not sure he takes the min but
Lakers can offer him playing time & he’s Klutch 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/qcKohBJcIy
— 🌟 June 29, 2022
San Antonio pulled his qualifying offer on Thursday, rendering him an unrestricted free agent. Walker IV will replace Malik Monk , who was a candidate to receive the Lakers’ MLE but opted to sign with the Sacramento Kings for two years, $19 million.
Walker IV, like Brown Jr., is a client of Rich Paul and Klutch Sports.
