Los Angeles Lakers Sign Jonathan Holmes

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed undrafted player from University of Texas, Jonathan Holmes, to a multi-year contract. Holmes put up good numbers in the NBA Summer League for the Boston Celtics, and now he’s inked a deal with L.A. More from RealGM:

The Los Angeles Lakers have signed forward Jonathan Holmes to a multi-year contract.

 

In five games for the Celtics’ entry in the 2015 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Holmes averaged 12.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.0 steals in 21.8 minutes per game, while shooting 55.6% from the field. The 6’9’’ Holmes also appeared in three games for Boston in the 2015 Utah Jazz Summer League, and in his eight games (seven starts) between the two competitions, shot a perfect 15-15 from the free throw line, and 13-28 (46.4%) from beyond-the-arc.

 

Undrafted after spending four seasons at the University of Texas (2011-15), Holmes averaged 9.2 points and 5.9 rebounds in 23.1 minutes per game over 127 contests with the Longhorns.