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The Los Angeles Lakers recently added fourth-year point guard Skylar Mays on a two-way contract. In doing so, Lakers head coach Darvin Ham saw an opportunity to get more reps for 2023 first-round draft pick Jalen Hood-Schifino by sending him to the South Bay Lakers of the G League.
Mays is in his fourth NBA campaign, spending two years with the Atlanta Hawks and two with the Portland Trail Blazers. He was waived by the Trail Blazers on Jan. 6 and quickly found another home with the Lakers. He has played in 88 career NBA games, averaging 4.9 points in 11.8 minutes per contest.
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard Skylar Mays to a two-way contract, it was announced today by Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka.
Mays (6’4”, 205) joins the Lakers from the Portland Trail Blazers, where he appeared in 21 games (five starts) this season, averaging 6.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 17.0 minutes. In three-plus campaigns with Portland (2022-24) and Atlanta (2020-22), the Louisiana native has played in 88 career NBA contests (16 starts) and averaged 4.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 11.8 minutes. Competing in the NBA G League with Mexico City (2022-23), Delaware (2022-23) and College Park (2021-22), Mays owns career averages of 14.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 27.8 minutes per game in 30 total contests (15 starts).
The 26-year-old was selected with the 50th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft by the Hawks following four collegiate seasons (2016-20) at LSU. Mays was named First-Team All-SEC as a senior and Second-Team All-SEC as a junior with the Tigers.