The Los Angeles Lakers are waiving second-year small forward Cole Swider, per multiple reports.
Swider’s release corresponds with the Lakers’ two-way signing of 6-foot-9 forward Alex Fudge.
The Los Angeles Lakers are waiving Cole Swider, league sources told @hoopshype.
— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) July 26, 2023
The Lakers are signing Alex Fudge to a two-way slot with the @SouthBayLakers, coming off five summer league appearances for LAL. The 6’9’’ Fudge played 61 games (12 starts) for Florida and LSU.
In a related move, LAL waived Cole Swider.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) July 26, 2023
The Lakers announced they have signed Alex Fudge to a two-way contract and requested waivers on Cole Swider. pic.twitter.com/6yFh46UbOu
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) July 26, 2023
Swider, 24, is coming off a rookie season in which he averaged 1.3 points and 1.0 rebounds per contest through seven games for the Lakers. Before joining Los Angeles as an undrafted free agent last year, he played three collegiate seasons for Villanova and transferred to Syracuse for his senior campaign.
Swider spent most of his rookie year in the G League, averaging 17.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in 27 regular-season contests.
Swider’s replacement, Fudge, put up modest numbers (4.6 points and 3.9 rebounds) over two collegiate seasons with LSU and Florida. But, it seems as though the Lakers see better upside for the athletic 20-year-old forward.
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