Lakers sign Tennessee State free agent Larry Turner

The Los Angles Lakers signed Tennessee State free agent Larry Turner on Wednesday, Aug. 23. The 24-year-old center, who played for the Lakers Summer-Pro League team in Las Vegas and averaged 7.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, becomes the 16th team member for a 15-player season roster, according to an Aug. 23 article on HoopsWorld.com. The logical player to be benched, assuming that the Lakers do not participate in any further trade, would be Turner at this point, according to the article. Turner, the 6′11″, 240-pound Georgia native, will most likely be one of at least two to four more camp invitees that the Lakers will pick up before their intensive training begins at the beginning of October.

During his senior year at Tennessee State, the center averaged 5.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. As the Lakers approach their training camp, which are scheduled to begin ins September, Turner will have as equal an opportunity as the other 15 members to prove himself worthy of making the final roster. Until then, Lakers fans are keeping their fingers crossed that the team’s leading scorer returns this season and that Los Angeles will pick up some additional talent. Don’t have your season tickets yet? Check out Lakers tickets at Stubhub.com for all the best deals.

Posted in General on August 29, 2007

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