The Los Angeles Lakers have signed 7-foot center Kylor Kelley, a G League All-Defensive Team member with NBA, G League, and international experience.
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed center Kylor Kelley, the team announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Kylor Kelley
Kylor Kelley
Position: PF, C
Age: 28
Height: 213 cm
Weight: 98 kg
Birth place: United States of America
Kelley, who stands 7'0", appeared in 11 NBA games last season with the New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks, making two starts and averaging 3.1 points and 3.5 rebounds in 11.5 minutes per game.
Over four seasons in the NBA G League, Kelley has played 108 games (58 starts) with the South Bay Lakers (2024–25), Maine Celtics (2023–24), Raptors 905 (2022–23), and Austin Spurs (2020–21), posting averages of 8.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 2.0 blocks in 20.1 minutes per game.
With the South Bay Lakers, the 27-year-old played 32 games (27 starts), averaging 11.5 points on a career-high 68.2% shooting, along with 7.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 2.4 blocks in 26.7 minutes per game.
He earned a spot on the 2024 NBA G League All-Defensive Team after leading the league in blocks per game.
In addition to his NBA and G League experience, Kelley has competed internationally in Canada (2022–23), Denmark (2022–23), and England (2021–22).
He played two seasons collegiately at Oregon State University (2018–20) before going undrafted in 2020.
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