Lakers Sign Quinndary Weatherspoon After Impressive Preseason Performances

October 19, 2023

The Los Angeles Lakers are signing point guard Quinndary Weatherspoon, agent Daniel Hazan tells Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes.

While playing with the Israeli club, Maccabi Ra’anana, Weatherspoon showcased back-to-back impressive preseason performances, averaging 15.5 points (52% FG, 40% 3P) in 2 exhibition games vs. the Nets (17 points) and Cavs (14 points). As a result, Weatherspoon has earned another shot at playing in the NBA.

Weatherspoon, 27, 6-foot-3, played four years at Mississippi state, before going on to be selected by the Spurs in the second round with the 49th pick of the 2019 NBA draft.

Spending two seasons in San Antonio, Weatherspoon appeared in 31 games and averaged only 1.9 points in 7 minutes per contest.

Then in January of 2022, the Warriors signed him to a two-way deal, where Weatherspoon appeared in 29 games for Golden State’s G-League affiliate, Santa Cruz Warriors, averaging 25.3 points (51.8% FG, 28.2% 3P), 6.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.0 steals in 31.4 minutes per game.

After only appearing in 11 NBA games for the Warriors in limited minutes, he was later waived by the team at the start of last season.

Still, Weatherspoon received high praise from head coach Steve Kerr, “Quinndary helped us win a championship last year,” Kerr said. “He was here all summer, he’s a great, great teammate, he’s a heck of a player.”

After Weatherspoon wasn’t picked up by any other NBA team for the 2022-23 season, he joined the Tianjin Pioneers in the CBA (Chinese Basketball Association), where he averaged 16.5 points through 23 games.

Weatherspoon gives versatility on defense, as a guard with a strong and lengthy frame, and has shown his ability to score the basketball in both international and G-league play.

Although, to note, Weatherspoon may have an uphill battle fighting for playing time, as the Lakers’ depth chart in the backcourt features other role players such as: Jalen Hood-Schifino, Gabe Vincent, and Cam Reddish. With this in mind, it’s feasible that Weatherspoon may eventually be waived by the Lakers to join their G-League affiliate, South Bay Lakers.