Officially announced the signing of the contract! Congratulations to the Lakers, officially signing the 2.13-meter center

Get up and support the Los Angeles Lakers! Because Lakers general manager Pelinka brought back a big inside center with a height of 2.13 meters to the team, everyone should not have to worry about the Lakers' inside height in the new season. After all, Mr. Pei has introduced two big inside men up to 2.13 meters tall for the Lakers' penalty area this summer! There is no doubt that the problem of serious shortage of inside players in the Lakers last season has been perfectly solved this summer.

On August 26, the Los Angeles Lakers officially announced that the team has officially signed center Keller Kelly. According to Brett Siegel, a well-known NBA reporter, Keller Kelly signed a training camp contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.

With the Lakers officially announced the official signing of center Keller Kelly, this means that their team has introduced two inside centers up to 2.13 meters tall this summer. Because before this, the Lakers had successfully signed No. 1 pick DeAndre Aiton, who is also 2.13 meters tall! Pelinka's move can be said to have added double insurance to the Lakers' penalty area. In this way, the stubborn problem of severe shortage of insiders last season will be completely cured, and at the same time, their previous weaknesses will become strengths in the new season.

I believe everyone is not very familiar with this new Lakers player, so let's get to know this guy carefully. Keller Kelly is 28 years old, 2.13 meters tall, weighs 104 kg, and is a center player on the field. Five years ago, 23-year-old Keller Kelly participated in the 2020 NBA Draft, but unfortunately lost! Subsequently, Keller Kelly spent a long time in the Development League, and he did not make his NBA debut last season. In the 2024-25 season, Keller Kelly played for the New Orleans Pelicans and the Dallas Mavericks respectively. During this period, he played in a total of 11 regular season games, averaged 11.5 minutes per game, scoring 3.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.1 breaks and 0.3 shots, shooting percentage of 63.6%, and free throw percentage of 60%. In these 11 games, Keller Kelly won two opportunities to start. In the first starting game of his career, he represented the Mavericks, Keller Kelly scored 12 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 hat in the whole game, and his performance can be said to be very eye-catching!

It is reported that Keller Kelly, 28, has been playing in the NBA Development League since the 2020-21 season. He plays for the San Antonio Spurs, the Toronto Raptors, the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. In the 2024-25 season, Keller Kelly played 32 games for the Lakers' team, the South Bay Area Lakers, averaging 26.7 minutes per game, contributing 11.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.4 caps (first in the G League), and shooting percentage was as high as 68.2%. In the end, Keller Kelly successfully selected the Development League All-Defensive Team with the first block per game.

Although Keller Kelly signed a training camp contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, if he can seize the opportunity to prove himself next, it is not impossible to get a two-way player contract. After all, the Lakers still have two two-way player contract places left.

Congratulations to the Lakers for officially signing the 2.13-meter center! Come on, Keller Kelly! May you complete a grassroots counterattack in the Lakers and become the next "Austin Reeves" in Los Angeles.