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https://www.si.com/fannation/nba/fastbreak/news/nba-los-angeles-lakers-will-reportedly-sign-tristan-thompson-shaquille-harrison

Nice depth pieces. Should we expect more from these?

Tristan Thompson signing is a little strange. Is Bamba still not fully healthy?

I thought the deadline to sign players for the playoffs passed weeks ago?

Kilroy wrote:I thought the deadline to sign players for the playoffs passed weeks ago?

You might be thinking of the date that players need to be waived by another team, and are still playoff eligible. That was March 1st.
We can sign any such player until April 10th, and they can play in the playoffs.

Kilroy wrote:I thought the deadline to sign players for the playoffs passed weeks ago?

A player needed to be waved/bought out by March 1st to be eligible for the playoffs in his new team, but teams can still sign other free agents until the end of the regular season and have them be eligible for the playoffs.

TT didn't play this season so the March 1st deadline doesn't affect him. Harrison played 5 games with the Blazers in late march/early april, but I'm assuming since he wasn't signed to another team before the March 1st deadline, he also qualifies because the deadline doesn't apply to him either , even though he played for the Blazers after that date.

I hope that made sense lol. Basically, the deadline is only for players getting waved/bought out before March 1st, from my understanding. All players who were waved before that deadline, along with all players who hadn't played at all before that deadline are eligible as long they are signed by the end of the regular season.

Kilroy wrote:I thought the deadline to sign players for the playoffs passed weeks ago?

Yep, the others already mentioned re TT. As for Harrison, I think his 10-day lapsed already. Shouldn't count as a waived contract

Harrison is a defensive guard. 2022 DPOY and 2022 ADT, G league. I like it. We needed this. He’ll get some burn when we’re in foul trouble.

TT is the insurance at the C position and a veteran presence. Experience playing with Bron. I am ok with it.

But, Reeds is also a very good defender who shoots well. I don't get why we sign Harrison and waive Reeds. For Harrison's playmaking?

If we want more playmaking, I would really take Rondo over Harrison. A player coach Bron and AD respect. A veteran presence to stablilize the team and youngings and even draw plays in clutch time which Ham is not good at. Defense may be a bit of a problem for him though which if he only plays for a limited stretch of time, we can live with it I think.