Lakers sign Armel Traore, Blake Hinson, Sean East II and Quincy Olivari

The Los Angeles Lakers, after selecting Dalton Knecht with the #17 pick and Bronny James with the #55 pick, have signed some prospects who have ended up undrafted: Armel Traore, Blake Hinson, Sean East II and Quincy Olivari. The four will participate in the California Classic Summer League in San Francisco and the NBA 2K25 Summer League of Las Vegas, then they will probably settle down with the South Bay Lakers.

Armel Traore

The first signed prospectus is Armel Traore (born in 2003, 203 cm for 95 kg). According to Shams Charania by The Athleticthe wing has accepted the Two-Way Contract offered to him by the Lakers.

Last season Traore played with Blois (French PRO A) averaging 10.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 stocks in 25.5 minutes. Previously he played with Monaco and Metropolitans 92, alongside Victor Wembanyama. With the French national team he won silver at the 2021 Under-19 World Championships and gold at the 2023 Under-20 European Championships.

Armel is a decent scorer and a good finisher, capable of finishing near the rim. He is not a great shooter at the moment (26.2% on less than two attempts per game), but he seems to have the potential to justify the contract he signed.

Blake Hinson

It was signed immediately after Blake Hinson (class of 1999, 201 cm for 107 kg). For Shams Charania, the Florida native guard also signed a Two-Way Contract.

Hinson played two years with the University of Mississippi at Oxford before transferring to Iowa State. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and unspecified physical problems, he has never worn the jersey in two seasons Cyclones. As a result, in the summer of 2022 he requested a transfer for theUniversity of Pittsburgh.

In the two-year period with the Panthers He averaged 16.8 points on 40.1% from three (7.5 attempts per game) and 5.3 rebounds in 32.6 minutes on average. In both seasons he was included in the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Teams.

Sean East II

The Lakers then signed Sean East II (born 1999, 191 cm and 82 kg), who according to Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress has signed a exhibit 10 contract ahead of the Summer League.

East bounced around between smaller colleges (University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Bradley University at Peoria and John A. Logan College at Carterville) and played two years with theUniversity of Missouri. In the last season with the Tigers He averaged 17.6 points with a 63.0 TS%, 3.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.1 steals in 34.3 minutes per game.

Quincy Olivari

Finally, for Michael Scotto of HoopsHype too Quincy Olivari (born in 2001, 191 cm, 91 kg) signed a exhibit 10 contract.

For four years Olivari played with Rice University in Houston, then last season he transferred to Xavier University of Cincinnati. With i Musketeers He averaged 19.1 points on 40.9% from three (7.6 attempts per game), 5.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals in 32.2 minutes on average.

Cover: Armel Traore, Blake Hinson, Sean East II and Quincy Olivari. (Tuan Nguyen, University of Pittsburgh Athletics, LG Patterson via AP and Sam Greene via The Enquirer)

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