Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Armel Traore has found a new home this upcoming season. More news: Luka Doncic Prefers LeBron James to End Career in Los Angeles Traore has signed a deal with LDLC ASVEL from France.
The LA Lakers re-shaped project has seen a number of comings and goings through the season. Along with the Luka Doncic trade, the LA Lakers have made a number of tweaks to their roster through 2024-25.
Armel Traore had been in his rookie season playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. The 22-year-old appeared in nine games with averages of 1.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per contest while shooting 31.6% from the field.
The Lakers made another move on the fringes on Friday, reportedly signing Jordan Goodwin to a two-way deal. After their roster reshuffle before the trade deadline, the Lakers are making some moves much further down the roster.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
While critics continue to question Bronny James's NBA readiness, his South Bay Lakers teammate Armel Traore is standing firmly in his corner. When TMZ caught up with the French two-way player at LAX, he had nothing but praise for the rookie guard.
The LA Lakers win over the San Antonio Spurs saw undrafted rookie Armel Traore score his first ever NBA points. Armel Traore scored two points in the LA Lakers 119-101 win over the San Antonio Spurs.
The Los Angeles Lakers have been giving opportunities to some of their two-way and Exhibit 10 players during the first three games of preseason. One of those players is two-way forward Armel Traore, an undrafted rookie out of France.
After the conclusion of the NBA Draft every year, teams rush to add undrafted free agents to the organization on two-way and Exhibit 10 contracts ahead of the start of Summer League.
New Los Angeles Lakers two-way player Armel Traore had an encouraging start for the club's Summer League team. In the Lakers' 108-94 Saturday loss to the Sacramento Kings, Traore scored six points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field and pulled down three rebounds across just 13 minutes off the bench.
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed center Colin Castleton and forwards Blake Hinson and Armel Traore to two-way contracts, it was announced by Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka.
Armel Traore did not get selected in the 2024 NBA Draft last month. That said, he is coming off a year where he averaged 10.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest while shooting 54.1% from the field and 26.2% from the three-point range in 33 games for ADA Blois Basket 41.
The 2024 NBA Draft has come and gone and the Los Angeles Lakers were pegged as winners of the two-day event. First, the Lakers wound up standing pat and taking Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht with the No.