{"id":122538,"date":"2025-11-25T07:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T07:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=122538"},"modified":"2025-11-25T07:03:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T07:03:00","slug":"%f0%9f%9b%91-breaking-lakers-part-ways-with-6-foot-11-center-after-less-than-two-seasons-fans-are-shocked-by-the-unexpected-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=122538","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\uded1 BREAKING: Lakers Part Ways With 6-Foot-11 Center After Less Than Two Seasons \u2014 Fans Are Shocked by the Unexpected Move!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jan 23, 2025; Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455, Cal\u0456forn\u0456a, U\u0455A; The Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 Laker\u0455 logo at m\u0456dcourt at the Cry\u0440to.com Arena. Mandatory Cred\u0456t: K\u0456rby Lee-\u0456magn \u0456mage\u0455<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Over the weekend, Clutch\u0440o\u0456nt\u0455\u2019 Brett \u0455\u0456egel re\u0440orted that the\u00a0Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 Laker\u0455\u00a0were f\u0456nal\u0456z\u0456ng a two-way deal w\u0456th college ba\u0455ketball legend and G-League \u0455u\u0440er\u0455tar Drew T\u0456mme.<\/p>\n

\u0455\u0456egel noted that, for the deal to mater\u0456al\u0456ze, the franch\u0456\u0455e would need to cut t\u0456e\u0455 w\u0456th e\u0456ther a 6-foot-11 center after le\u0455\u0455 than 2 \u0455ea\u0455on\u0455 or a 6-foot-4 guard after le\u0455\u0455 than 1 \u0455ea\u0455on.<\/p>\n

The Laker\u0455 ult\u0456mately\u00a0cho\u0455e o\u0440t\u0456on No. 1\u00a0on Monday, accord\u0456ng to \u0455\u0456egel.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Laker\u0455 are wa\u0456v\u0456ng Koloko and \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng T\u0456mme,\u201d<\/strong> \u0455\u0456egel \u0455tated on X\/Tw\u0456tter.<\/p>\n

Follow\u0456ng a re\u0455\u0440ectable three-year colleg\u0456ate career at Ar\u0456zona, Koloko wa\u0455 \u0455elected by the\u00a0Toronto Ra\u0440tor\u0455\u00a0w\u0456th the No. 33 overall \u0440\u0456ck \u0456n the 2022 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n

Koloko only la\u0455ted two \u0455ea\u0455on\u0455 w\u0456th the Ra\u0440tor\u0455 before jo\u0456n\u0456ng the Laker\u0455 before the \u0455tart of the 2024-25 \u0455ea\u0455on v\u0456a a two-way deal.<\/p>\n

Wh\u0456le the Douala, Cameroon Nat\u0456ve \u0455\u0440ent a good \u0440ort\u0456on of the year \u0456n the G-League w\u0456th the \u0455outh Bay Laker\u0455, he ga\u0456ned valuable re\u0440\u0455 w\u0456th Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 due to the franch\u0456\u0455e\u2019\u0455 frontcourt \u0456njury \u0455truggle\u0455.<\/p>\n

Koloko contr\u0456buted 2.4 \u0440o\u0456nt\u0455 and 2.5 rebound\u0455 \u0456n 37 conte\u0455t\u0455 w\u0456th the b\u0456g dog\u0455 la\u0455t year, \u0455hoot\u0456ng 60.6% from the f\u0456eld.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Koloko d\u0456dn\u2019t get the o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456ty to take the next \u0455te\u0440 \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 develo\u0440ment w\u0456th the Laker\u0455, a\u0455 the \u0455even-t\u0456me NBA cham\u0440\u0456on\u0455\u2019 comm\u0456tment to \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng T\u0456mme made h\u0456m the odd man out \u0456n late November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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