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Lakers Waive Crawford, Giles

  • Written by Daniel Sagal No Comments Comments
    Last Updated: October 22nd, 2008

    According to Lakers.com, the Los Angeles Lakers have waived Joe Crawford and CJ Giles

    “The Los Angeles Lakers have requested waivers on guard Joe Crawford and forward CJ Giles, it was announced today.

    Selected by the Lakers with the 58th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, Crawford, a 22 year-old native of Detroit, Michigan, played four seasons at the University of Kentucky, averaging 11.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 127 games (76 starts). In six preseason games with the Lakers, Crawford averaged 2.8 points in 7.3 minutes.

    Giles, a 6-11 forward who finished his collegiate career at Oregon State after playing two seasons at Kansas, averaged 6.3 points and 5.6 rebounds in ten games last season for the Beavers. Giles played in four preseason games with the Lakers where he averaged 2.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 7.2 minutes.

    The Lakers preseason roster now stands at 15″

    What’s next for the Lakers? Will They still make another cut? Does this mean that Coby Karl is on the team for good? Its going to be interesting!

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