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Lakers make pair of roster moves

Lakers make pair of roster moves

The Lakers made a pair of roster moves Friday, waiving William Kyle III and signing Rafael Castro. Castro received an Exhibit 10 contract, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN.

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Lakers Pick Up Waived Rockets Center in Surprise Move Ahead of Warriors Season Opener

Lakers Pick Up Waived Rockets Center in Surprise Move Ahead of Warriors Season Opener

The Los Angeles Lakers are making another late adjustment to their roster as they prepare for the 2026-27 NBA season. With the regular season approaching, the franchise has added a former Houston Rockets center.

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Lakers Sign Rafael Castro, Waive William Kyle III In Late Offseason Move

Lakers Sign Rafael Castro, Waive William Kyle III In Late Offseason Move

With 21 players on the roster, we knew the Lakers were not done making moves. In fact, before opening night, they’ll have to trim their roster down by several spots to comply with NBA rules.

Lakers Sign Rafael Castro, Waive William Kyle III

Lakers Sign Rafael Castro, Waive William Kyle III

The Lakers announced Friday that they have waived William Kyle III in order to sign Rafael Castro (Twitter link Khobi Price of The California Post). It’s an Exhibit 10 deal for Castro, tweets Dave McMenamin of ESPN.

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With two games left on their NBA preseason schedule and less than two weeks until the regular-season opener on Oct. 21, the Los Angeles Lakers have made a change to their roster.

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Rockets waive two-way center Rafael Castro

Rafael Castro, a 23-year-old big man who was recently signed to a two-way contract back in August, has officially parted company with the Houston Rockets after being waived.

Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / October 2
Rockets Head Coach Explains Decision to Waive Rookie Center

Rockets Head Coach Explains Decision to Waive Rookie Center

This week, the Houston Rockets made the decision to waive Rafael Castro. For the 2025-2026 NCAA season, Castro averaged 15.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game for George Washington University.

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Rockets Waive Two-Way Player Rafael Castro

Rockets Waive Two-Way Player Rafael Castro

The Rockets have waived Rafael Castro, tweets Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. Castro signed a two-way contract with Houston in August. That two-way deal covered two seasons, but all two-way contracts are non-guaranteed and don’t count against the salary cap, so the Rockets won’t carry any dead money on their books by releasing the 6’11” big man.

Houston Rockets News / Houston Rockets on SI / August 26
Houston Rockets make a change to a two-way spot

Houston Rockets make a change to a two-way spot

Roughly a month from the start of training camp, the Houston Rockets have reshuffled the bottom of the roster. Houston has swapped out one of its two-way slots, replacing guard Tristen Newton with center Rafael Castro.

NBA News / Hoops Rumors / August 26
Rockets Sign Rafael Castro To Two-Way Deal, Cut Tristen Newton

Rockets Sign Rafael Castro To Two-Way Deal, Cut Tristen Newton

After signing Sean Pedulla to a two-way contract last week, the Rockets have brought in another newcomer on a two-way deal, announcing today that they’ve finalized an agreement with undrafted George Washington big man Rafael Castro, per Ben DuBose of RocketsWire.

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