The Lakers have officially moved on from Jared Dudley, at least on paper.
On Wednesday, HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto reported on X/Twitter that Los Angeles “have officially renounced the free agent rights to LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Dion Waiters, Luke Kennard, Marcus Smart, Maxi Kleber, Nick Smith Jr, Jared Dudley, Avery Bradley, Jaxson Hayes, Markieff Morris, and Wayne Ellington.”
Dudley, who won a championship with the Lakers in 2020, is not an active player and hasn’t been for years. He wrapped up a 14-year NBA career after the 2020-21 season and later moved into coaching.
The Boston College product spent 3.5 years on the Mavericks’ staff, where he coached Luka Doncic, before taking an assistant coaching job with the Denver Nuggets. He just finished his first season there.
Dudley’s playing career began when the Charlotte Hornets, then known as the Bobcats, selected him in the first round of the 2007 NBA Draft with the No. 22 pick. The San Diego native carved out a long run as a role player because of his energy and his three-point shooting.
By the time he arrived in Los Angeles in 2019, though, he was no longer logging major minutes. In two seasons with the Lakers, Dudley averaged 1.0 points and 1.5 rebounds while shooting 31.1% from the field and 38.1% from the field on low volume in 7.4 minutes per game.
Now, five years after his final game with the franchise and in the NBA, the Lakers have officially cut ties with him.
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