Lakers Pick Up Waived Rockets Center in Surprise Move Ahead of Warriors Season Opener

Lakers Pick Up Waived Rockets Center in Surprise Move Ahead of Warriors Season Opener

The Los Angeles Lakers are making another late adjustment to their roster as they prepare for the 2026-27 NBA season. With the regular season approaching, the franchise has added a former Houston Rockets center. The move comes after an 114-110 win over the Kings, as JJ Redick now can evaluate another big before the team opens its campaign against the Golden State Warriors. The move gives Los Angeles another young big man to assess, but Rafael Ca…

Lakers Sign 6'11" Center Coming Off an Impressive 15-Point, 9-Rebound Season

The Los Angeles Lakers are still working out their roster as the preseason plays out. On Friday, it was reported that the Lakers are signing big man Rafael Castro to an Exhibit 10 contract.Castro, 23, will receive an opportunity to compete for the regular season roster, and with the Lakers particularly light at center, the […]

Lakers add undrafted big man to training camp roster

The Los Angeles Lakers announced that they have signed forward Rafael Castro and waived forward/center William Kyle III. Castro (6’10”, 224) started all 29 games at George Washington University during the 2025-26 season, averaging 15.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.7 blocks in 27.3 minutes. The 23-year-old was a two-time Atlantic 10 […]

Lakers Sign Rafael Castro, Waive William Kyle III

The Lakers announced Friday that they have waived William Kyle III in order to sign Rafael Castro (Twitter link Khobi Price of The California Post). It’s an Exhibit 10 deal for Castro, tweets Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Castro signed a two-way contract with Houston in late August, but the Rockets waived him eight days ago. […]