Free Agent Guard Thomas Kelati Signs with Lakers, Joining Gaffney, Monds, Gelebale and Fey

Yesterday (Sept. 30) the Los Angeles Lakers signed free-agent guard Thomas Kelati to a non-guaranteed contract. With the addition of Kelati, 6-foot-5, the Lakers’ roster is up to 18 players. Kelati played four years at Washington State and the kicked off his professional career in 2005 in Belgium. He played for Unicaja in Spain last season, averaging 11.8 points and 1.9 rebounds in 22.5 minutes. Prior to his time in Spain, Kelati played in Polant for two seasons, during which he led his team to two Polish League appearances in a row.

The news of the addition of Kelati comes on the heels of the announcement on Monday (Sept. 28) that the Lakers signed forwards Tony Gaffney, David Monds, Mickael Gelebale and Michael Fey. Gaffney finished his senior year at UMASS and was recently a member of the 2009 Lakers summer league team. The 6-8 forward averaged 3.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in four games played with the summer league and was ranked 3rd in the nation in blocked shots. 6-9 forward Monds, out of Oklahoma State, was also a member of the Lakers 2009 summer league and spent last season playing in the NBA Development League, playing for the Albuquerque Thunderbirds. 6-7 French forward Gelable wrapped up the 2008-09 season as a member of the Los Angeles D-Fenders, averaging 16.0 points and 4.3 rebounds in six games. Lastly, 7-0 forward Fey played four seasons at UCLA before spending the 2008-09 season playing for Al Shabab (United Arab Emirates).

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Posted in General on October 1, 2009

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