On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Lakers added two more players to its roster for the upcoming 2024-24 NBA season. The franchise announced the signings of 7-foot center Kylor Kelley and 6-foot-3 guard Quincy Olivari. The 17-time NBA champions, however, didn’t reveal the exact contract terms of both new signings.
According to The Athletic’s Jovan Buha, Kelley was signed to an Exhibit-10 contract. According to Lakers Nation’s Trevor Lane, Olivari too was signed to an Exhibit-10 contract.
Fans quickly reacted to the Lakers securing Kelley and Olivari’s services on X.
Scores of Lakers faithful mocked Rob Pelinka and Co. for their latest offseason decision.
One fan seemingly took a jibe at the Lakers and claimed that the new signings would help the franchise win another championship.
“As a fan now I have to be delusional bc how are we gonna be better if we keep signing straight G-League players instead of stars,” a fan wrote.
“Dysfunctional family franchise. Please sell the team,” one fan said.
Another X user underlined that signings like these are the reason why the Lakers haven’t won more than one NBA title in the last decade.
“With the additions of an inexperienced podcaster coach, an undeserved draftee and now these two.. the league best watch out,” wrote another fan while taking a dig at the Lakers.
“Don’t post until u make real trades we don’t care about AI signings,” a seemingly furious fan said.
Who are Kylor Kelley and Quincy Olivari?
Kylor Kelley is a 7-foot center who last played for the Maine Celtics in the NBA G League. He averaged 22.1 minutes for them in the 2023-24 season. In 31 games. Kelley averaged 8.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.9 blocks last season, shooting 68.6 percent from the field.
Overall, the former Oregon State University player has played 64 games in the NBA G League and averages 7.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.1 apg and 1.9 bpg. Kelley, who also played for the Raptors 905 and Austin Spurs in the G League, was named to the NBA G League All-Defensive Team last season.
On the flip side, Quincy Olivari is a 6-foot-3 guard who was part of the Lakers’ 2024 Summer League team. Olivari averaged 8.7 ppg in three games on 34.6% shooting from the field and 30.4% from 3-point range.
Olivari was at Rice University for four years and played one season at Xavier University.
