The Lakers officially announced the signing of 2.13-meter center! The roster has increased to 21 people: James Doncic leads the new team to compete for the championship

On August 26, the Lakers officially announced the official signing of 2.13-meter center Keller Kelly, and both sides signed training camp contracts. The Lakers roster increased to 21 people, and James and Doncic led the new team to strive for the championship.

28-year-old Keller Kelly lost the draft in 2020 and then played in the G League for a long time. He did not officially enter the NBA until last season; in the 2024-25 season, Kelly played for the Mavericks and the Pelicans, playing in a total of 11 regular season games, averaging 11.5 minutes per game to score 3.1 points and 3.5 rebounds.

Kelly played for the Austin Spurs, Raptors 905, Maine Celtics and South Bay Lakers in his four-year G League career. He played in 108 regular season games (58 starts), averaging 8.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 2.0 blocks per game in 20 minutes. He played for the South Bay Lakers last season, averaging 11.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.4 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 68.2%. He led the league in blocks per game and was selected as the G League's best defensive team of the year.

According to US reporter Brett Siegel, the Lakers and Kelly signed a training camp contract, and famous reporter Marc Stein further confirmed the matter. After the Lakers signed Kelly with training camp contract, the roster increased to 21 players -

14 regular contract players: James, Doncic, Hachimura, Reeves, Vanderbilt, Vincent, Cleber, Ayton, Laravia, Smart, Kneckett, Hayes, Brownie and Tiero

2 two-way contract players: Kroko and Chris Manon

5 training camp teams The same players: Kelly Keller, RJ Davis, Eric Dickson, Arthur Kaluma and Augustas Marciolionis have 1 regular position and 1 two-way position left in the new season. Five players who only get training camp contracts will participate in the Lakers training camp. They hold non-guaranteed contracts and will strive for two-way contracts or regular contracts. If they cannot get the guarantee contract, they will all be cut by the Lakers before the start of the new season.

At present, the core rotation lineup of the Lakers in the new season has been basically confirmed. What results can James and Doncic lead the new Purple and Gold Legion achieve? Let's wait and see.