Lakers to waive former first-round pick Sekou Doumbouya

Two-way Lakers forward Sekou Doumbouya is set to be waived by LA as he recovers from a foot injury, per Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). The injury-plagued Lakers are replacing the hurt Doumbouya with the uninjured Chaundee Brown, a 6’5″ wing currently with the team’s NBAGL affiliate, the South Bay Lakers. Brown will now occupy Doumbouya’s two-way player roster slot.

Brown, 22, went undrafted out of Michigan this summer. He was initially inked to an Exhibit 10 contract and logged time on the Lakers’ preseason roster before being waived and subsequently added to the club’s South Bay affiliate. Brown, the 60th-ranked prospect on ESPN’s 2021 predraft big board, averaged 8.0 PPG and 3.1 RPG during his senior season in 2020/21.

The 6’8″ Doumbouya, still just 20, was selected by the Pistons with the No. 15 pick in the 2019 NBA draft. After not catching on with a rebuilding Pistons club during his first two NBA seasons, Doumbouya signed a two-way deal with the Lakers this year. He suited up for two contests, averaging 7.0 PPG and 3.0 RPG.

Ramona Shelburne of ESPN reveals (via Twitter) that Doumbouya is currently dealing with a mild foot injury.

Dave McMenamin of ESPN tweets that Brown is not traveling with the Lakers, who are currently set to kick off a five-game road jaunt tomorrow against the Bucks.